Hi Everyone, just a reminder that the Sunshine Linus AGM will be held this coming Monday March 31. The AGM is an important event on the Sunshine Linus calendar so please make it a priority to be there. The meeting will begin at 9:30am with Show and Tell and normal distribution to follow. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Monday, March 24, 2025
Monday, March 17, 2025
March Activity Day
Thank you to Val for sending through photos telling the story of Sunshine Linus's Activity Day.
During the day, take away packs of materials to make the eyepatches were assembled. Packs will be ready to pick up at meeting on Monday. The patches were requested by SCUH for stroke patients who have lost control of a muscle in their eye.
Eye patches |
Lyn was sorting in the material department. |
Jenny, Sharon and Maureen preparing eye patch packs. They will be ready to be collected at our next meeting. |
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Activity Day - Monday March 17
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Notes from our February meeting.
The second meeting of the year began with general housekeeping including fire safety and first aid. We quickly moved on to what Sunshine Linus does best, distributing quilts and other comforts to community groups on the Sunshine Coast.
This month's focus: THE DISTRIBUTION TEAM
The distribution team is the engine room of Sunshine Linus. Every month the team led by Jenny D and assisted by Denise collate community requests and notify members of the requests via a Wishlist. Sounds simple but it is a complex process.
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Items being gathered for distribution. |
How to we know what the community needs?
- Requests from community groups are sent into Sunshine Linus.
- Requests are collated and information is emailed via a 'Wish List' to members.
- Members set to work creating beautiful items to bring into monthly meetings.
How are the items distributed?
- Members bring items to monthly meetings and place them on relevant tables.
- Each table is provided with a Client List detailing requests.
- After our formal meeting it is all hands-on deck to complete the distribution process.
- Chairs are set out in a circle in the centre of the room. On each chair is a list of requests.
- Team members fulfill requests and bag items up ready for delivery
- A 'Distribution List' detailing where the items have been sent is emailed to members.
Jenny D showed visitors from Sundale some of the items they could request from the Touchy Feely table.
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Conversation mats are especially popular. |
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"We love that we can request items to suit individuals needs". Kylie and Rachelle |
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Following the process requires constant checking with paperwork. |
A circle of chairs. Each community group has a chair and a list of requested items. |
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Items ready to go. |
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Beautiful blankets with a smile. |
Ready to be packed. |
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Packed and ready for distribution. |
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Imagine what stories the dolls could tell? |
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Great for travelling - small bags to carry essentials |
THE RAFFLE
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Quilt using left over binding. Made by Jill and Leonie quilted by Judy B |
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Blue Pinwheel Quilt |
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Dr Seuss by Deb - loop the loop |
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Chocolate square on square quilt. A quilt for a man with plain chocolate brown backing. |
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Deb made a yellow quilt from the scrap table. |
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Cream half square triangle quilt - Judy B. |
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Purple edge -intricate quilt with a floral backing. |
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Chris use of colour makes for a striking quilt. |
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A doona provides a great backing for Chris's quilt. |
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Purple orphan block quilt. |
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Masculine retro 80's quilt with a chocolate brown backing and custom quilting. |
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One block quilt. |
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One block quilt |
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Deb - navy strip quilt. |
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Annie - full of colour and vibrancy |
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Annie with more great colour. |
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Eye spy transport quilt. |
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Fun backing for an eye spy quilt. |
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Row by row orphan quilt. |
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Backing of the row by row orphan quilt. |
Claire introduced us to Jenny. Claire and Jenny have been working on a number of projects both individually and together. |
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We met 'The Dirty Dinosaur". Children develop language skills discussing the parts of the body that get dirty and remember the sequence. |
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"Pete the Cat" His shoes change colour depending on what he has stepped in. |
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Nursery Rhyme Mats, Can you guess the name? |
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Jenny and Claire are working together to create 26 individual interactive letter mats. |
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Jenny makes exquisite vanity cases and her friends donate the contents. |
IMPORTANT DATES