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Today (25th February) we had a meeting with Claire (our tutor for this module) to discuss our initial thoughts for the project. It was raised by Claire that it would be ideal for us to come up with a concept with longevity so Inn Churches could continue our work easily once the project had passed (or we could continue working on it ourselves should we wish to continue working with the project).

The other main points we discussed included:

Donation Boxes - Would this be practical? One of the worries I had was whether this would generate enough materials for us to create a substantial amount of products to be included in the home starter packs. Claire had mentioned that Inn Churches had connections with a 'Live At Home' group. Live At Home is a organisation which allows elderly individuals who live independently at home to get together a few days a week and participate in various activities, the intention being to combat the isolation these individuals can sometimes experience. We decided it may be a good idea to utilise this contact and perhaps put on a workshop with them where they could bring in samples and fabrics with a story behind them for donation. They could tell the group about why it's special to them in exchange for tea and cake!

Social Media - Could we use social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to raise the profile of the project and encourage donations from a wider community?

The Story - Claire was really supportive of the idea of each object having a personal story and how this could convey the time and care taken by so many people to make that object unique. This has become the key concept within our project as it will really allow us to capture how special the pieces are. It will make each one like a one of a kind piece of art for their home.

I think the meeting really got us thinking about our idea and how we still need to get a little clarity on things before we go to our meeting with June, Juli and Ben at the Hope Centre on Thursday! The base concept feels really strong but I feel like how we're going to carry it out is really cloudy at the moment and we need to have another meeting as a group to really clarify what we plan to do before our meeting on Thursday!