Back

5th Annual Haberman Fabrics Superbowl Sunday
Football Widows Sewing Retreat
-A Benefit For Haven-

February 3, 2002

Our merry band of new and experienced sew-ers, more and more each year, had a great time at the 5th Annual Sew-In February 3, 2002, and raised $750.00 for HAVEN with admission donations full day’s events. It was a special day for everyone to enjoy their sewing passion together, visiting, sharing with other creative people, learning new sewing techniques at our demos, enjoying light refreshments, problem solving with our experts, working in our classroom on sewing projects brought in, or starting new ones to complete in the evening at home during the football game.

Our GAME PLAN for the day included the all day PROBLEM SOLVING CLINIC, where Lucky helped find solutions to questions on projects brought to the CLINIC. There were four great demonstrations too. These demo lessons included Rebecca’s very popular FAUX FUR SHRUG (Instructions are on the Sewing Tips page of this website.); Lucky’s CHATELAINES, sewers’ necklaces, easily made from gorgeous French ribbons to hold thread snippers, pins, even eyeglasses; Evelyn’s FABRIC COVERED BOXES, beautiful finishing touches for home décor; and Lynn’s introduction to the wonderful world of DECORATIVE TRIMS, what the multitude of styles are and how to use them for professional designer’s results. More fun and games? We even played sewer’s bingo.

We were so happy to have the local media there too. Their cameras and newspapers helped show the entire community how great it is to sew, enjoy creative expression and each other’s company.

HAVEN, beneficiary of this event, is the only organization in Oakland County, which provides treatment, and prevention services focused exclusively on the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. Their programs include emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children, residential and non-residential counseling for domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse, advocacy in the courts and a "first response" program on call to hospitals, police departments and other locations, to provide advocacy and support to victims. They also provide counseling and treatment for those who have survived sexual assault both as adults and as children, counseling for adults molested as children, supervised parenting time, and prevention education to school, community groups and systems such as health care, law enforcement and clergy.