“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”
—Booker T. Washington

Since Russia invaded the Ukraine in February 2022, over 6 million people have fled the Ukraine, most of them women and children. Taking only what they could carry, they ended up in countries they didn’t know, whose language they didn’t speak. With sparse money and little means of support and survival, they were especially vulnerable to exploitation. Through church groups and social service agencies, some of these refugees have been resettled safely into welcoming communities in other countries, including in our area.

In the spirit of the quote, some of the women of All Hands In (AHI) have been working on a project to raise money for Ukrainian refugees. The AHI Sewing Studio women have crafted a quilt in the blue and gold of the Ukrainian flag, with the theme of sunflowers, the national flower, and wheat, a primary export.

We were greatly assisted in our quilt-making by the women of the Arts and Crafts Ministry of Messiah Baptist Church in Brockton. They welcomed us when our previous space closed, and we have learned a lot from them while enjoying creative sisterhood. This beautiful, hand-crafted quilt is traveling to churches and other organizations and events to help raise funds for war-displaced Ukrainian women and children.

All donors will be given the “opportunity” to enter their name into a future drawing to own the 94-by-68-inch quilt. 

WAYS YOU CAN HELP

Get Involved!

We need to share this finished product in as many places as possible to raise the money for which it was intended. We need your help to do it!

1. INVITE US to present at your local church or organization.
2. EMAIL US to offer your ideas and help.
3. CONTACT US to get involved.

For more information on the All Hands In Ukraine Project or the Sewing Studio,
please contact one of the following:

Vicki Bassett, Sewing Studio Leader at vabassett55@gmail.com

Judy Mackenzie at judeleven@gmail.com

All Hands In at allhandsin3@gmail.com