-S-T-I-T-C-H-E-S-Vol. 40 No. 2 A bimonthly newsletter of Patchwork Central, Inc. Autumn 2016

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Life Is Connections by Amy Rich

“Life is connections.” That was one of the lessons from Susan Fowler during this summer’s Arts & Smarts program.

Susan told stories about the writing of Indiana’s Constitution in the shadeof an elm tree in Corydon during the sweltering summer of 1816. Shebrought a boy named Ashton to the center of the circle of children andhad Ashton play the elm tree. She explained that the Constitution Elm wasovercome by Dutch Elm Disease and died, but its trunk was enshrined intar and stone. Ashton could now stand for ash trees, like the one in frontof Patchwork. Now ash trees are dying from nonnative emerald ash borers.We gather as a group beneath the ash tree at the end of every day of oursummer Art Garden program. During that time, we do a recap of the dayand say a prayer of thanksgiving and of the hope that we will all returnsafely tomorrow.

This idea of connections is important to me and to my work at Patchwork.Every day, there are many small moments: talking to Caroline as shelooks through items in our free area, laughing with Herschel as he stepsthrough the main office door and pretends to be The Fonz, talking toClyde about the picnic he cooked up for his apartment complex, helpingthe mother of two-year-old twins send a fax, or taking a moment tolook carefully at the details Addy has added to her Mary, Joseph, andbaby Jesus.

I believe that the consequences of these small moments ripple outwardfrom Patchwork, touching our immediate neighborhood, the city, andbeyond. When my neighbors have things like food, safety, transporta-tion, access to resources, respect, health care, and new knowledge, theirlives are better. Patchwork cannot provide everything that someone may need, but we can surely help. When my neighbors’ lives are better, all of our lives are better. We have a stronger community in which we can all live together.

In this issue of Patchwork’s Stitches newsletter, we thank those who have given to Patchwork financially. As I created this list, I thought of everyone on it and their connections to me and to Patchwork. Some I know well, many I do not. Some have been giving for Patchwork’s entire 40-year history. Some have given just once. Some are clients who gave just because they wanted to and were able. I read each name and I am grateful.

This list is a network of interconnected people all working together to keep Patchwork strong and to maintain our presence in this neighborhood. Rippling inward. Rippling outward. Linking together and making connections to make this place and through it, the world, better.

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T H A N K Y O U !Individuals:Amy & Scott AdamsEric AhlbrandLeola AhrensPat & Salim AkrabawiMartha AlldredgeGreg & Mary AllenElaine & Phil AmersonShirley AndrewsAnonymousAngela ArnoldLinda ArpBill AsburyJohn AtkinsonJohn & Cathi BaerCharlene & Alan BaileyGretchen BallardMargaret BallardRobert & Mary BartlettElizabeth BeckmanEric & Patti BeckmanJean BeckmanMargaret BeckmanHelen BellevilleGordon & Mary Jo BennettBonnie & Rodney BensonSharon BernhardtTimothy BlackPaul & Lora BlaylockSharon BournigalJane BradfordAl & Cathy BraginDr. & Mrs. Charles BriziusAngela BrownLynda BrowneCarolyn BrowningGloria BryantElmer BuchtaFrederick Bullinger, Jr.Dick & Diana BusbyJohn & Sue ButhodGeorge & Rita CaddickLisa & Casey CalvertJudy CarrellMissie Carrigan & Daniel KnightAmy & John CasavantMary Jo & Peter Cashel-CordoAngela CayneNeil ChapmanPeggy ChastainChaz & Emily CheadleJerry & Deanne CheadleJohn & Barbara CheadleRobin ChurchJill & Frank CiciKristen CirinoBill & Carolyn ClippingerBruce & Rebecca ConenAngie ConnellyDick & Meg ConnollyCandice & Ed CookJack & Phyllis CornJeff & Barbara CoxJT & Shawn CraddockRyan Craddock

Jack & Amy CunninghamMary DammCarolyn DearmondAmanda & Mark DelaneyJack Deppe & Shari BarrettJohn DewittTerry DillardRobert DillowBrian & Lita DoeskenPhyllis DonahueGeorge DoniganMichael Drake & Nancy TarsitanoCarolyn DraperJerome DulinMary DunganRita DurninJohn & Janet DyckJohn & Leah EadsJoseph & Patricia EasleyDesiree EddingtonPeg EhlenCaroline EickhoffPete EmeryValerie EwersJanice FarmerRon & Norma FaustArlene FechtmeisterAmy FehnTim & Anne FiedlerDonald & Martha FischerCarol FisherPhilip & Helen FisherLinda FolzPeggy ForbesSusie FoxCara FranklinFriends from Amy’s Fountain View Mini MartLinda GannonKelly GatesDon & Cecelia GoerlitzNatasha GoodgeCheryl GravesCynthia Graves & Glenn TindellJerry & Iris-Marie GravilleJane GrizzellJeffrey GruszewskiBob & Patricia GwaltneyEd HaferCarolyn HaffnerDonna HamiltonRenee HanftElizabeth HannekenRuth Harder & Jesse GraberCristie & Lloyd HarryBill & Jill HemmingerFreida HennebergerWayne & Jewell HenningMichael & Helen HerrellJanice HesemanHelene HillTyler HindsKindra HirtNancy & Theodore HitchVictoria Hoehn

Patrick & Patricia HoffmanRobert & Linda HolderEdward HowardBob & Charlotte HowellDan HowellJ. David & Sarah HuberLisa & Jon HubersCedric HuestisJoyce HunsbergerThomas & Jean HunsbergerKaren HusbyDiane IgleheartRay & Mary Gail Nagai JacobsonRonald & Charles Ann JarvisNils & Jane JohansenMarisa JonesPaul JonesBarbara & Thomas JosenhansNorma KacenElizabeth KalbFrank & Kathy KanowskyRebecca KashaJoan KeckMary & Gene KennardDorothy KincaidJack & Linda KinkelDonald KorbDouglass KorbJohn & Mari Lyn KorteBrian & Deborah KushmaulJoann LaugelJay & Sylvia LautzenheiserJohn LawlerJudith & Patrick LawlerJoyce LawrenceSharon LichlyterDorene LoeschThomas Loesch Jr & William HedelWilliam & Mary LongtineChristine Lovasz-Kaiser & Alan KaiserJulie LovinsLynn LoweKathryn LynchMary Macgregor & Phil LiebermanTennie MahrenholzDavid & Pat MarienauAlice MarshallColleen MartinDiane MastersonSondra MatthewsBarbara MayGary MayMary McCarthyCarolyn McClintock & Lloyd WinneckeRebecca McclureTerri McCoyDee McDonaldCharmaine McDowellJane & Gregg McManusDorothy MeachamRuth MilgateJames & Carol MillerMary & Lawrence Miller

Patricia MillerVence MillerCarolyn MillsSpiro & Patricia MitsosMaris MobleyJeffrey & Susan MooreChristy MorlockStephanie & Scott MorrisJoyne Morris & Edward DiekmannBill & Sue MorrisonDon & Susan MosbeyThomas & Lydia MurrayAshley MurrayDawn Murtaugh & William TortorielloRobyn & John MusgraveIra NealPeggy NeireiterSuzan NorthEllen & Kim NortonPat NovakPhil & Karen OttJane OwenMonica OwensPete & Catharine ParadossiCarolyn PattonRandy PeaseR. Wayne & Sally PerkinsJoseph & Melissa PetersonDamon & Mary PhillipsLew & Jeanette PlaneJohn & Barbara PulciniLisa RabenSherry RalstonJenni & Lafe RansomBrenda & Gray ReavisHelen ReedMartha ReekJim & Lynn RenneMary RexingGretchen ReynoldsLisa & Jack RheinhardtKathy RiceJohn & Carolyn RichOlive RichNelson & Joyse RiversNetah RobertsLeslie Roberts & John GibsonSharon RothFelicia RudolphJeff & Karen RuthenburgMary & Charlie RutherfordLois SadlerTricia SamilaEllen SanderCarl & Judy SandlinJohn ScheerNancy & Edward SchenkJames SchnautzJoann SchwentkerAlexander ScottSue & Russ SeilerMarlene Shaw

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T H A N K Y O U ! (con’t)

Randall Shepard & Amy MacDonellKokila & Mohit ShethKathy ShouldersCarole ShullCarole SieskyCharles & Jan SieskyIsabel SilvaBill SimmonsLarry & Lois SimonDean & Heather SkinnerAndrea SmithCookie & Stewart SmithMarjorie SmithMarylu SonntagEric & Julie SpaldingHelen SpencerSteve & Jean SpradleyEllen SpradlinErnest StairRuth StarrJane StatonDawn StevensCharlotte StoltzDorothy StoneF. Beth StoneSue StuckemeyerBob & Linda SuterCharles & Lisa SuttonNancy SynowiecHelen TempletonBeverly ThomasJessica ThompsonMelissa & Mark Tiessen-DyckWilliam & Beverly TonsoDaniel TownsenKathy TrentiniBarbara TrockmanJames & Joan TrueloveSue UnderhillJan UnfriedLorita UtleyMaria UtleyDave VanLandinghamJane & David VickersLuella WagnerRuth WahoskiEvelyn WalkerElizabeth WardKathryn Waters & Mathew GrahamRoger & Carol WatsonJohn & Anne WeaverLaura WeaverMudie & Ted WeberJennifer WestJohn & Rebecca WestJohn WhinreyBruce & Becca WhiteheadJoselyn WhittickerLora & Bob WilliamsCharleen WilliamsonDixie WilsbacherAlan WinslowDavid & Amy WinslowEvelyn WoolleyDorothy Word

Kathleen WorkmanBetty WorthingtonPeiyu WuScott WylieMarian YoderPatricia ZivkovicBarb Zwickel

Businesses, Organizations,& Foundations:Alpha Sigma AlphaArts Council of Southwestern IndianaBaize Contracting Inc.Best Klean Cleaning Service Inc.Blackford’s Grove Neighborhood AssociationBokeh Lounge, LLCBristol Myers Squibb Employee Gift MatchCDBG Grant ProgramCity of Evansville Endowment FundClear Window SolutionsCommunity Foundation Alliance, Inc.Control Specialists, Inc.Craddock Finishing CorporationCraig Benefit Group, Inc..Crescent-Cresline-Wabash PlasticsCruise Planners Dream VacationsDeaconess HospitalDrew HeckertEpiscopal Fund for Human NeedEvansville Audubon SocietyEvansville Bicycle ClubEvansville Day SchoolEvansville Downtown Optimists FoundationEvansville Empty BowlsEvansville-Vanderburgh Public LibraryFirst BankFranklin Street Events AssociationG.R. Freeman Heating and AirGerman American Financial AdvisorsGreen River Kiwanis Club of EvansvilleHaynie’s Corner PubHoliday Management Foundation, Inc.Hoosier Memory ProductsHousecall Home InspectionIndiana Arts CommissionIndiana Youth InstituteInternational Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersJeanne’s Gelato & MoreKappa Kappa Kappa, Inc.KohlsKrowl Law LLCMaley & Wertz, IncMcmahon Exterminating, Inc.Mead Johnson Foundation Employee Engagement FundMelvin SimmonsNational Benevolent AssociationNational Inspection Service of

Indiana, Inc.Old National BankP.E.O. Sisterhood Chapter CcPeephole Bar and GrillRebecca Langford LLCRhythm Spa & SalonRich RoyaltyRick Watkins Financial ServicesScotty’s Lawn EquipmentStrategic Alloys Minerals Metals Inc.Substance Abuse Council of Vanderburgh CountySummit Enterprises, Inc.Talley Medical-Surgical Eye Care AssociatesThe Next LegendTom & Evelyn Ingle Charitable TrustTraylor BrothersTrinity United Methodist ChurchUnited Way of Gibson CountyVanderburgh Community FoundationWest Side Nut ClubWildflower BoutiqueWoodward Commercial RealtyYouth Resources of Southwestern IndianaZips Equipment Service, Inc.

Churches:Aldersgate UMCBaker Chapel UMCBethel UCCBlue Grass UMCDowntown Ministers AssociationEast Side Christian ChurchEastminster Presbyterian ChurchFairlawn UMCFaith UMCFirst Presbyterian Church of EvansvilleFirst Presbyterian Church of Mount VernonFletcher Chapel ChurchMcCutchanville Community ChurchMethodist TempleSalem UMCTrinity United Methodist WomenUnitarian Universalist ChurchUnity Church of EvansvilleZion Evangelical UCC

In Kind Donations:Matt BartekJeanne BellBeth BlossMeg ConnollyRichard CookPhil & Robyn CooperMary DammDeaconess Main Campus Unit 5100David DeckerKarla DehnerCyndi DonleyEastside Christian ChurchEvansville Power Yoga

Fairlawn United Methodist ChurchFirst Baptist ChurchBilly Hedel & Tom LoeschEd HowardSherry HurtJane JohansenChris & Alan KaiserThe KennedysTobi LoeschMcCutchanville Community ChurchBurkes Menefield IIIStephanie MorrisKara MorrisseyCindy MurphyDawn MurtaughRobyn MusgraveOrder of the OwlsDr. Linda ParkerPeg RayMarion RoseDee RussellAnn and Paul RyanSalem United Methodist ChurchJim SchnautzLou Ann ShooffCarole SieskySMILE on Down SyndromeKaren SommersGerald SummersAngela TaylorThompkins Middle School 8th GradeUnitarian Universalist Church of EvansvilleUniversity of Evansville StudentsJudy WilliamsCharlene WilliamsonLinda WilsonBarbara WitteAdam Woodard

In Honor & In Memory:In honor of Alan Winslow:Martha Alldredge Jingle Igleheart Hagey & Chandler Hagey

In Memory of Eric Lester: Cheryl Bryant Gloria Bryant Larry Hart Nickolette Hart Bruce & Sarah Lester Danielle Norris Lezlie Simmons Stacy & Jerry Warren

In Memory of Judi Jacobson: Pam Cahoon Linda Gannon Silver Jacobson Connie Warren

Art & Company Teams Up with Old National Bank

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In Memory of Michael Hedel Carol Hedel Thomas Loesch Jr & William Hedel

In Memory of Norbert Woolley Anonymous Nicholas & Jennifer Blessinger Jim & Sandy Brenneman Ronnie & Sue Forney Scott Gartner Larry Hantle & Judith Forney-Hantle Jerry David Enterprises, Inc. Larry Mackey & Barnes & Thornburg LLP Bernice Rudolph James & June Schwengel USS Wasp Association Jack & Martha Vanstone John & Elaine Wellemeyer

Reflecting on the Summer

Others: Thomas Loesch Jr & William Hedel in Honor of Dr. Robert & Judy WargelDonald Roberts in Honor of Helen FisherMary Beckman & Michelle Garvin in Honor of Jean Beckman & Helen TempletonAnn Kautzmann in Honor of John Gordon KautzmannThomas Loesch Jr & William Hedel in Honor of Lily Mast & EzequielDorothy Kincaid in Honor of Mary Macgregor & Phil LiebermanP.C. & C.L. Huestis in Honor of Phyllis Cooling & Christine OsborneVectren Employee Activities Organization in Memory of Lana RiddleTimothy & Karen Walthall in Memory of Lee MetzLois Sadler in Memory of Lorraine Walther, Bonnie Phipps, Jeanne Nowlin, Joan Hickey & Mattie Lee BledsoJudith Fiddick in Memory of Robert Schlea & Sylvia HemmingerAlicia Lopez in Memory of Victor Jorge Lopez Downs

This list includes gifts received between 7/1/2015 and 9/30/2016. We are very grateful for every donation we receive. While we have worked to assure that this list is correct, we apologize for any errors we may have made.

In July we wrapped up another successful summer of children’s programming at Patch-work. As always, the summer was a family-like experience with multiple generations of people all participating together. We had everyone from three-year-old Calvin par-ticipating in his fourth summer with us (yes, you read that right!) to 90-year-old Helen Belleville being introduced to the children of the children she used to teach here as a volunteer.

Thanks to our two Sculpture Weeks, we have some new sculptures in ourBlackford’s Grove Forest at the corner of 6th and Blackford. Every participanthad an opportunity to try welding, under the tutelage of this summer’s visit-ing sculptor, Adam Rakestraw. The group worked together to design,fabricate, and install gates for the garden made from old bike parts anda one-of-a-kind bottle tree. In the process of installation, we used neonstring to stabilize the piece as its concrete base dried. The group decidedthe string added to the piece, so we left it connected. Participants duringArt Garden Week II created bottle tree jewelry to add to the tree as well.Stop by and check out our fun and quirky new art!

Dance Week was presented in collaboration with the Children’s Centerfor Dance Education. Participants had a wonderful time jumping, mov-ing, and dancing with Sadia. The week included learning Spanish dances,large and colorful streamers, and a Soul Train dance line for whicheveryone laughed and had fun.

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Reflecting on the Summer (con’t)

Our summer activities opened and closed with Patchwork’ssignature Art Garden Weeks. Susan Fowler returned for hertenth summer at Patchwork and told stories from Indiana’shistory in honor of Indiana’s bicentennial. We learned aboutthe writing of the constitution; Abraham Lincoln’s early life;the plight of elm and ash trees; the state’s rivers, streams,canals, and native animals; Larry Bird; the history of women’sbasketball; and the Olympics. In the studio, we createdceramic mushroom sculptures and created tree jewelry forthe bottle tree from Sculpture Weeks. In the garden, wetended our native butterfly garden, planted beans, andpicked plums, blackberries, cucumbers, and zinnias. Wealso dug a bountiful harvest of potatoes and onions. In thekitchen, we roasted the potatoes and onions, chopped upthe plums and cucumbers, mixed up Jello and cookies,made cobblers, and scrambled fresh duck eggs.

Special thanks to the Arts Council of SouthwesternIndiana, the Evansville Audubon Society, the IndianaArts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts,and the Vanderburgh Community Foundation for provid-ing special funding for our summer arts activities.

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We’re excited that Patchwork is turning 40!

Look for special events in 2017 that will celebrate this milestone including our annual Soup, Salad, & Style luncheon on Thursday, February 23, and a special birthday party in July.

We’ll also be celebrating Alan Winslow’s 95th birthday on Saturday, July 15th.

Mark your calendars now and keep an eye out for further details. We hope it will be an oppor-tunity to connect with friends here in Evansville and across the globe!

Helen Belleville’s 90th Birthday

Helen turned 90 this October and we celebrated with a party at Patchwork. She has been volunteering here since 1999, and in that time she has cared for the children who come to us and has given to them from her years of experience as an art teacher. She previously taught art in Mount Vernon, Indiana for almost 30 years.

These days, Helen is able to visit us only occasionally, but at times she was here three to four days each week. Her influence can still be seen in our arts programming, most notably during easel painting time which she began early in her tenure. Even today, participants eagerly wait their turn at the big easels where they can paint whatever they want. They find joy in mixing this color and that color, dunking different kinds of brushes into the paint, and swirling them across the page.

If you know Helen, you can send her birthday wishes in care of Patchwork. You can also make a donation to our Arts & Smarts program in her honor in order to help more children learn about and love art.

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envelope provided for your convenience. Your generosity will help us continue the

Patchwork tradition of providing these many creative programs.

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Sunday Worship The Patchwork Community meets for worship every Sunday 5:15 p.m. at the Meetinghouse,

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All are welcome!

BequestsThe next time you update your will, please consider adding Patchwork Central, Inc. as a beneficiary. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Patchwork is eligible to receive donations from bequests. Any size of gift makes a big difference in providing for our programming and contributing to our long-term stability.

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PATCHWORK’S MISSION STATEMENTBased in Evansville, Indiana, Patchwork Central, Inc creates community and encourages spiritual and social growth by offering hospitality, by providing opportunities for learning, by fostering creativity and involvement in the arts, and by working toward a more peaceful and just world.

Patchwork anticipates that we will receive additional tax credits to make available to our donors through the State of Indiana’s Neigh-borhood Assistance Program (NAP). We are allotted a set number of these credits each year and can give them to our donors on a first-come basis.

NAP donors receive a credit on their state taxes that is equal to half of their donation to Patchwork. For instance, a donation of $200 through the NAP program will result in a $100 tax credit for the donor. As usual, the full amount of the donation can be deducted from your federal taxes. Individuals and businesses who owe Indiana state taxes can take advantage of this program. The minimum NAP donation is $100.

If you would like to know more about how to give through the NAPprogram, or if you would like to be contacted when Patchwork has tax credits available, please contact John Rich (812-424-2735 or JohnRich@Patchwork.org).

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In This Issue...

• Life Is Connections

• Thank You!

• Reflecting on the Summer

• Helen Belleville’s 90th Birthday

• Save the Dates!

• NAP Tax Credits AvailableToday

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