Compass for Youngsters is well-known within the Springfield neighborhood for the numerous methods it serves youngsters and households by way of after-school and summer season packages that present educational and social-emotional assist. Their purpose is to empower Springfield youngsters and households underserved by the neighborhood.
Membership Compass is an after-school program for college students at 5 elementary faculties in District 186. As well as, an after-school Youth Management Growth Program (YLDP) held at Laurel United Methodist Church is designed particularly for center and highschool college students who have been beforehand a part of the Membership Compass program throughout elementary college. Due to the generosity of three native quilting and stitching teams, each pupil in Membership Compass and the YLDP and their youthful siblings acquired a hand-crafted quilt or blanket in December.
Shelly Kinner, volunteer and particular occasions coordinator for Compass for Youngsters, says she instructed just a few volunteers about their want for blankets and quilts. That led to teams of ladies working all year long to create lovely and sensible quilts and blankets for youngsters in want.
Folded Frenzies is a gaggle of about 10 ladies who’re a part of the bigger Springfield Quilt Guild. The ladies wish to quilt and are dedicated to utilizing their abilities to create quilts to donate for charitable functions. They meet month-to-month on the Chatham library. They’ve donated quilts to Sojourn Shelter, Mini O’Beirne Disaster Nursery, M.E.R.C.Y Communities, veterans’ houses and different entities. Bonnie Moe mentioned they selected Camp Compass final 12 months for his or her charitable donations and labored on making quilts all year long.
Moe instructed her quilting pal, Gwen Pollock, in regards to the want for quilts for Compass for Youngsters. Pollock is a part of the Peace by Piece Quilters, who meet at South Facet Christian Church. Representatives of their group have been invited to look at a Membership Compass program for college students from Black Hawk Elementary Faculty, who additionally meet at South Facet Christian Church. The ladies have been impressed to get entangled after seeing firsthand what the youngsters have been studying and doing by way of this impactful program. From Could by way of October this group of 10-15 ladies pieced and quilted 154 quilts, which they donated to Camp Compass. The church was so pleased with their efforts they took all of the chairs out of the sanctuary to {photograph} the ladies with their quilts.
Sew ‘N Go is a gaggle of greater than 30 ladies who meet at Laurel United Methodist Church. Additionally they share a ardour for serving others by way of their abilities of stitching, knitting and crocheting. The beneficiaries are each native and international. They discovered about Compass for Youngsters greater than 5 years in the past and have been impressed to assist. Thus far Sew ‘N Go has donated 216 fleece blankets in addition to 125 fidget squares, 66 fleece hats and 66 fleece scarves. “Our group is named to assist the place we are able to, and supporting Compass children is a precedence,” mentioned Barb Needham, one of many leaders of the group.
Compass for Youngsters is grateful for the gorgeous, handmade quilts and blankets that present consolation and heat to the Compass youth. For extra details about Compass for Youngsters and methods to get entangled, go to compassforkids.org or name 217/691-8103.
