Sew & Fill Busy Bags or Embroider Patches & Appliques

Helpertunity is utilizing the help of sewing volunteers to make customized wheelchair, walker, bed-rail, and arm-chair "Busy Bags" for able care-facility clients.  

Our Busy Bags Kit Packing Team Volunteering at the Helpertunity Home-Office in 2020
Our Busy Bags Kit Packing Team Volunteering at the Helpertunity Home-Office in 2020

 

We also invite Volunteer Fashionistas to sew and donate Designer and Embellished Busy Bags... OR... to create and donate customized Embroidery-Patches and Iron-On-Appliques for use in Helpertunity's Busy Bag Project fundraising & advocacy efforts. 

Testing Out the New Six Needle Embroidery Machine with Ms. Janet

 

This project was created in order to advocate for increased patient-access to "independent and skill-based recreational pursuits" by nursing home residents.

Download the Complete 7 Page Printable PDF Instructions & Pattern of the Helpertunity Busy Bag by Clicking Here!

 

Diane Showing the Helpertunity Busy Bag Patterns new Drawstring Upgrade in 2018
Diane Showing the Helpertunity Busy Bag Patterns new Drawstring Upgrade in 2018

 

Completed bags, as well as crafting resources such as clean quality fabric, thread, velcro, zippers, puzzle books, click pens, grown-up coloring books, markers, scissors, silk flowers & fashion stringing beads may be sent to:  Helpertunity, PO Box 1956, Apopka, FL  32704

Click to print a poster containing a more complete listing of in-kind resource-needs below:

Busy Bag Sewing Volunteers and Specific Craft Supplies Needed Poster
Busy Bag Sewing Volunteers and Specific Craft Supplies Needed Poster