Cleveland Sews: Sew-A-Thon - MAY 4, 2024 VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION

Thank you for participating in the Cleveland Sews Community Sew-A-Thon on Saturday, May 4, 2024 as gather at St. Vincent Charity Community Health Center (on the 6th floor) to transform the inpatient drapes that hung in the hospital into reusable tote bags for their Mission Kitchen + Pantry program!

The Community Sew-A-Thon is a city-wide participatory event around an emerging practice called Social Manufacturing. It's a mass individualized paradigm where community and social collaboration creates new forms of value for neighborhoods. We're putting a new lens of manufacturing and the power of social capital - exploring how our relationships and networks can reskill our communities and build circular economies in our city.

Sign up as a sewist or non-sewist! Our collabortive manufacturing process makes room for everyone to learn and grow together! Come for the whole and day and collaborate with a whole team of enthusiasts or share your manufacturing muscle for a shift. Our goal is to make 500 bags, but our BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) is 2,000 bags! Let's define what social manufacturing can mean to our city.

All volunteers are required to complete this form. All responses are strictly confidential and will not be sold. Any demographic information is voluntarily submitted and used in de-identified aggregate numbers to support program development and grant writing activity.

Please don't hesitate to let us know if there are any questions.

We are SEW excited to stitch the social fabric of our community with you!

Leading up the event, we will have smaller events - we like to call them Community Hubs- a way for you to be a part of the entire process of social manufacturing! We'll be sure to send that information your way!

Schedule (Subject to Change):

8:30 AM - 8:45AM - Morning Registration

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Welcome + Program Overview + Morning Remarks

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM 1st Shift Production

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM LUNCH

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Afternoon Registration + Room Assignments

12:15 PM - 2:15 PM 2nd Shift Production

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Break/Snack - 3rd Shift Registration + Room Assignments

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM 3rd Shift Production

4:30 - 4:45 PM Clean-Up, Countdown Celebration

Contact Information

Name

First Name

Last Name

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Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Phone

What is the best number to reach you?

Volunteer Profile

Please tell us about yourself.

Are you volunteering on behalf of an organization? If so, which one?

We would love to thank your organization!

Interest

Please describe your interest in volunteering; feel free to share your strengths, goals, resources or any other contributions or information you feel relevant/would like to share. We love to hear from you and any thoughts, ideas or inspiration you have to share.

General Availability for considerations

This is an optional field for those interested in volunteering outside of the Sew-A-Thon. If possible, please list best times and dates during the week for general availability to help with planning purposes as needed prior to the actual event date. We understand that this information is for general planning only and still subject to confirmation.

Event Volunteer Profile

Please check which category best describes your profile:

Sewist Needing a Machine

Sewist Bringing Their Own Machine

Non-Sewist

Industrial Lockstitch machine operator

Industrial Serger operator

Sewing Experience (if any)

Please describe your sewing experience, if any (eg. industrial vs home sewing machine, experience with serger, beginner vs advanced).

Sew-A-Thon Volunteer Opportunities

We are currently in the Pre-Production Phase and will send separate communications by email if indicated below. Please indicate your availability for May 4th, if applicable, and arrive at least 15 minutes early. Also allow 15 minutes for parking. Please check all shifts for which you are available. Breakfast and lunch are provided for attendees participating in the full day of events. Lunch is provided for 1st and 2nd shift. Snacks throughout the day for everyone.

I would love to have more information separately via email about pre production volunteer opportunities prior to May 4.

I am attending the full day of events on May 4, 2024.

1st Shift 9 am - 11:15 am

2nd Shift 12 pm - 2:15 pm

3rd Shift 2:30 - 4:45 pm

Lunch for 1st or 2nd Shift Only

Breakfast snacks, lunch, and an afternoon snack is provided for attendees participating in the full-day of events. If you are only attending the morning or afternoon session, lunch will still be provided for attendees working either shift.

I would like lunch as a 1st shift participant.

I would like lunch as a 2nd shift participant.

I am working 1st or 2nd shift, but do not want lunch.

Dietary Restrictions

Describe accommodations or dietary restrictions, if any, for consideration.

Accommodations

Do you have any mobility or physical restrictions we should know about?

Demographic Information (Optional)

Your responses are voluntary and confidential and will aid greatly in future funding efforts. We would be very grateful for your help by filling out this section.

Gender

Please describe your gender

Male

Female

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Age group

What is your age range (years):

<21

22-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65 and over

Race

Please describe your race:

White

Black or African American

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

More than one race

Other

Ethnicity

Are you Hispanic or Latino origin?

Yes

Income

How would you describe your annual household income?

Less than $29,999

$30, 000- $39,000

$40,000-$49,999

$50,000-$69,999

$70,000-$159,999

More than $160,000

Liability Waiver - Please type in your name to sign below.

Intending to be legally bound hereby, the abovesigned agrees and does hereby release from liability and to indemnify and hold harmless Cosmic Bobbins/Cleveland Sews and any of its employees or agents representing or related to Cosmic Bobbins. This release is for any and all liability for personal injuries or damage occasioned by, on in connections with any activity or accommodations. The abovesigned further agrees to abide by all the rules and regulations promulgated by Cosmic Bobbins/Cleveland Sews and/or its affiliate groups and vendors.