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Volunteer Bill from Inverness shares his Stitch journey in this article

Making friends over 50 in Inverness, Scotland … and across the world!

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Community Champion Volunteers are Stitch members who volunteer their time to host events that help other members connect and engage with others in the community, especially in areas where the community isn’t active yet. Bill from Scotland is one of our superstar Community Champion Volunteers, dedicating hours of his time every week to connecting, entertaining, […]

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We all have a passion, skill or knowledge about a particular topic. Is it time you shared yours?

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The Stitch community is incredibly diverse — culturally and geographically, but also in term of our members’ interests, passions and skills. Below are some of our members who are hosting events whereby they’re sharing their skills, passion and knowledge with the community, and making like-minded friends in the process. Read their fascinating stories below! Lily,

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Volunteer Bill from Colorado shares his Stitch journey in this article

Bill from Colorado: “I found community”

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Community Champion Volunteers are members of Stitch who volunteer their time to hosting events that connect and engage our community, especially in areas where we don’t have active Stitch communities as yet. Bill from Colorado is one of our superstar Community Champion Volunteers, dedicating hours of his time every week to connecting, entertaining and educating

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Dinners. Dances. Drawing. The Stitch Community in Parramatta and surrounds is getting active!

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In 2020 we announced that Parramatta City Council was joining the Stitch party and together we would be working to connect and engage more residents of the Parramatta Local Government Area (LGA)! Several Stitch members volunteered to help by hosting activities right across the 34 suburbs of the LGA. From dinners, bush walks, concerts and

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Codenames. Canasta. Scattergories: Stitch members take to gaming during pandemic

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Right across our global community, enterprising Stitch organizers have taken to hosting games as a way of breaking the ice and making new friends …  and have amassed a loyal following in the process!  From Codenames to Canasta, Liar Liar to Mah Jongg, Stitchers are meeting like-minded members over a casual game, both online and

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Men-vember: Raising awareness of men’s mental health this November

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Welcome to Men-vember!  This November, Stitch will be raising the awareness of mental health throughout our community, in particular men’s mental health. With so many men in our community, we believe this is an important issue to rally behind.  Our community-wide initiative will aim to raise the awareness of the importance of our social connections

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What does it take to start an active Stitch Community? Stitch members in Queensland share their stories

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“How do I grow and engage my local Stitch Community?” That’s a question we get asked time and again here at Stitch, from members all around the world. Our response is always the same. There is no secret and no magic formula when it comes to growing and engaging your local Stitch Community. All it

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Stitch members in South Australia reveal their secrets to building a thriving Stitch community

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From little things … big things grow.  I’m reminded of Paul Kelly’s song every time I browse the upcoming activities section in Adelaide.  Only a few months ago South Australia’s capital had very few in-person local activities on Stitch, with members relying on virtual activities to stay socially connected. Several members had suggested things to do

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