More than 100 members create stuffed animals, fleece blankets and neck pillows for patients at Riverside Methodist Hospital.
It’s not a new group. In fact, the Riverside Sewing Guild is older than Riverside Methodist Hospital itself.
“We are very proud to still be here,” said Mary McNabb, the Sewing Guild President. “That vision that they had all those years ago. We still have that today.” Now members make comfort care items, such as neck pillows, blankets, stuffed animals and even the newest item, a little pouch to hold hearing aides so it is not thrown out during meal service. Their current catalog is 40 items, but rotates based on what is needed most. Right now, it’s neck pillows.
They racked up shelves of neck pillows, and 29,000 hours of donated volunteer time. One of its greatest accomplishments dates back to 1927, when the superintendent of White Cross Hospital asked the guild to help pay down its debt. The Guild raised $6,000 and was able to keep the hospital doors open.
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