Sewing Seeds Canada 4th Annual Gala Event
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Sun Ice Ltd. founder and distinguished Calgarian, Sylvia Rempel began giving ‘The Gift’ of sewing back in 2003, when she started her own non-profit, Sewing Seeds (SSI). The first trip was to Sierra Leone just as the country’s civil war was coming to an end. Sewing Seeds had their first ever sewing training program with 40 war widows—now 15 years later one of those widows has seen her dream of opening her own Sewing Training Centre come to life. N’mamah Kamara embodies the mission and values of Sewing Seeds by teaching teachers in her own community. She will be our special guest at the upcoming Gala. SSC, is a registered Canadian charity, offering a unique sewing training program plus micro-credit lending, bringing independence, empowerment, skills, confidence, and employability to the students they serve. Sylvia, along with family members and volunteers, are continuing to give ‘The Gift’ of sewing in Sierra Leone, Ukraine, Peru, Mexico, and Calgary. In 2017, the Calgary Sewing Centre implemented two beginner sewing training programs to immigrant communities in our own backyard. Sewing Seeds Canada is transforming lives and communities at home and abroad.
Sewing Seeds graciously extends an invitation to the PRESS (email Kelly for tickets):
SSC 4th Annual Gala Event
Saturday, October 14, 2017 5:30 pm
Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park
*The ‘family’ will be available for interviews (live or via phone) October 1-14, 2017
Sylvia Rempel, Founder (403) 615-8116
Tammy Bartel, Co-founder, (daughter) Vice-president SSC, Director SSI (604) 615-6023
Angela Grams, (daughter) President SSI (403) 540- 1181
Carol Bartel, (daughter) Finances (403) 818-8732
For further details contact: Kelly Grams | grams.kelly@gmail.com | (403) 804-7155