Patchwork held our monthly bike distribution event last week. During the four weeks prior, Pete and Paul had been refurbishing bikes in order to have a good selection available. Additionally, they were doing quick repairs for people whose existing bikes needed work. The morning of the distribution event was rainy, so we held off until […]
Sometimes people don’t know what they don’t know. That’s why points of access within the community are important. Patchwork Central is one such point of access. Someone came to us recently to pick up some food from our food pantry. Shawn worked through the intake questions that are required to get a food order. Name. […]
It all started with one vaccination. One of our regulars—we’ll call her “Marge”—heard that last month (April), Patchwork would be the site of a mobile vaccination clinic. It would distribute the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the “one-shot” that doesn’t require a second dose. Marge excitedly pre-registered for the shot. Then the vaccine changed. The Johnson […]
This week we celebrated all of our accomplishments in the Arts & Smarts Program during this school year. It was a year unlike any before it, but it was full of fun and new friends. We ended with two festive parties for our participants and their families. The parties included art tours, videos, awards, and […]
Patchwork’s garden has been buzzing this spring, and it hasn’t only been the pollinators buzzing around the blossoms in the redbud, sassafras, apple, and plum trees. The Southwestern Indiana Master Gardeners have been hard at work constructing four new raised beds for us to use with the kids in the Arts & Smarts Program. Funding […]
In Patchwork Central’s Arts & Smarts Children’s Program, we’re always talking about Sparks. They are the things that someone loves to do, that bring joy, that make someone feel like their best self. They’re things like painting, taking care of cats, caring for other people, playing sports, playing guitar, or dancing. We spend time talking about […]
Patchwork’s Neighborhood Hospitality is all about being here to chat. It’s about saying hello and having time to talk. It’s about being here to check on old friends. It’s about a good cup of coffee and time to vent. It’s about telling tall tales and laughing together. It’s even about meeting the neighborhood’s famous Amazon […]
“You been riding your bike lately? It’s been nice outside. Riding bike is my therapy, man,” said one of our friends this week as a group sat in Patchwork’s front courtyard, drinking coffee and chatting. There’s a lot that riding a bike can do. It can bring freedom and peace of mind. It can provide […]
It’s been quiet at Patchwork over the last two weeks. We’ve been closed for much of the time because of all the winter weather. We care about the safety of our staff and volunteers, and so our policy is to close whenever school is cancelled in Evansville. It has been a brief sabbatical in the […]
Every so often, someone appears at Patchwork and they linger a little longer than usual while looking around the building. Or we’ll see them posing their child for a photo on the Welcome Matt sculpture in Patchwork’s front yard. Or we’ll overhear them as they point to a portrait on Patchwork’s wall and ask their […]