At our Bag Stuffing Workshops, volunteers, many of whom are Necessities Bag recipients, gather to assemble the many components of the bags. Our workshop in March, 2009, was held at the offices of neighboring businesses and supporters, Little Property Management and Union Travel in East Sacramento. A record 100 Bags were fully assembled in addition to extra Hospital, Stationery, and Wound Care kits for future Bag stuffing. Mare Pare, Breast Cancer Navigator for Sutter Cancer Center, spoke to the volunteers about the impact Necessities Bags make on the patients she meets. Our local Peet’s Coffee contributed an urn of their finest brew, and volunteers enjoyed sharing the treats they made and brought to the event.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
Card Making Workshop & Fundraiser
Saturday, April 9, 2011
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Round Table Pizza
1566 Howe Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95825
Cathy Williams, Independent Demonstrator for Stampin’ Up! is teaming with Necessities Bag Sacramento for a fun afternoon of card making to benefit NBS and Sacramento’s mastectomy patients. Cathy, a recent Necessities Bag recipient, has been donating her handmade cards to Necessities Bag for over a year. She has offered to share her talents with us by designing and providing the materials needed for everyone to make 4 cards. You can then choose to keep the cards for your personal use or donate them to Necessities Bags.
Plan to spend about 2 hours for the workshop. No stamping experience is required – all you need is your favorite dry adhesive such as Tombow Mono Adhesive or a glue stick, a pair of scissors and a willingness to have fun!
COST: Your donation of $25
SPACE IS LIMITED!!!!! Please RSVP by March 31st to Ellen Mack at:
ellen@necessitiesbagsac.org
or (860) 214-9972
Saint Pattys Potluck Pillow Party
Event To Help Local Mastectomy Patients
Monday, March 14
Potluck at 6:00 p.m.; Work Stations from 6:30--8:30 p.m.
Location: Central United Methodist Church Social Hall
5265 H Street
East Sacramento, CA 95819
A community work party to hand-craft comfort pillows used by local women undergoing treatment for breast cancer is scheduled for Monday, March 14th, 2011, in East Sacramento. This Pillow Party Service Project is sponsored by nonprofit Necessities Bag Sacramento and The Table at Central United Methodist Church. Pillows are a hand-made item sewn by volunteers, and tucked, with more supplies, into a beautiful tote bag filled with free, practical items given to women diagnosed with breast cancer at our local hospitals.
Join others for the Saint Patty’s Day Potato potluck at 6:00 p.m. (bring any potato topping or dessert). Work stations begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. We will cut and match donated fabric, pin, machine-stitch, turn & iron, stuff, and hand-stitch shut these beautiful comfort pillows. Sewing skills not required for many stations. Please join us!
PLEASE RSVP to Joan Eddy
eddyjk@comcast.net
or (916) 451-3831
Ideas for Saint Patty’s Potato: potluck:
Potato Toppings:
· cheese
· sour cream
· green onions
· broccoli bits
· bacon bits
· butter
Appetizers and Desserts
Fall Bunco - Girls Night Out
Friday, October 22 · 6:00pm - 10:00pm
St. Michaels Episcopal Church
2140 Mission Ave.
Carmichael, CA
January Pillow Party
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
6:30—8:30 p.m.
Assembling Pillows for Mastectomy Patients
Sponsored by:
CUMC Women’s Group &
Necessities Bag Sacramento: www.necessitiesbagsac.org
This community work party will take place at:
Central United Methodist Church
5265 H. Street, Sacramento, CA 95819
Please bring a salad, soup or dessert to share 6:30-7:00
And please bring a Friend!
RSVP: Joan Eddy, email: eddyjk@comcast.net, or call (916) 451-3831.
October 21, 2009 Bag Stuffing Workshop
Come help us assemble and stuff Necessities Bags! This event is being held at 4201 H Street, Sacramento, at the offices of Little Real Estate and Union Travel, who have donated the use of their space - thanks Chris and Robin!
At our Bag Stuffing Workshops, volunteers, many of whom are Necessities Bag recipients, gather to assemble the many components of the bags as well as extra Hospital, Stationery and Wound Care kits for future Bag stuffing events.
March 2009 Bag Stuffing Workshop
At our Bag Stuffing Workshops, volunteers, many of whom are Necessities Bag recipients, gather to assemble the many components of the bags...A record 100 Bags were fully assembled in addition to extra Hospital, Stationery and Wound Care kits for future Bag stuffing.
Our First Bag Stuffing Event, July 2008
"This was so much fun! When is the next workshop?"
