Hosting Hospitality
Friendly. Relaxed. Supportive. Low-key. Peaceful. Nurturing. Accommodating. Home-like. All of these words could be used to describe the atmosphere in the morning […]
Tag: hospitality
Fuzzy, Four-Legged Friends
There’s Roxie, Shawn’s spaniel who snores loudly from under the main office desk and whose coat is so satiny soft that everyone […]
A Well-Oiled Machine
I overheard the short conversation from my office. A man walked past with Pete, our bike shop coordinator, on their way out […]
Into 2024
Patchwork has been open this week to kick off 2024, and we were already busy! In the kitchen, our Hospitality volunteers were […]
Chosen Family
For most of us, the holidays are a time to gather with family. Perhaps we’re flying to see our parents across the […]
An Unexpected Visitor
The last we’d heard from him was a letter from prison several years ago. Last Tuesday, he walked into Patchwork’s main office […]
Patchwork Philosophy
“When I was younger, I thought that God’s gift was Jesus and women. Now that I’m older, I think it’s soap and […]
Small things, Big Impact
As always in life, it’s surprisingly small things that make a big difference. Here are several stories from recent mornings at Patchwork […]
A Journey
The last three years have been a journey. It was just over three years ago that everything shut down at the start […]
Persistence
There is a small patch of crocuses that lives just outside Patchwork’s front door. Last week, a hint of spring was in […]