Meet the Board

Gayle Walch

President

Gayle is a proud military spouse of 36 years and devoted mother and has always had a love for all things creative. For over 20 years, she has worked closely with Christian elementary schools in many different capacities. But no matter what her role, she was always involved with the school plays, designing and creating costumes, as well as decorating classrooms and offices for the staff. While creativity is one of her greatest passions, Gayle’s true joy comes from helping others. That’s what drew her to Community Threads—a place where she can combine her love of sewing and crafting with her desire to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those in need.

Linda Foldvik

Treasurer

Bertha

Board Member

Bertha and her husband owned a small store and a towing company. They did towing for the State Corporation Commission and AAA. She taught Sunday school for several years. Bertha taught herself to crochet and sew. Bertha has been sewing for over 50 years and crocheting for over 54 years. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in sewing and crocheting to Community Threads. She has been involved in giving back to the community through her stitching for over 11 years. Bertha has been involved in several nonprofit organizations and was one of the founding members of Community Threads.

Elerose

Secretary

I am a widow, mother, Marine Veteran and Realtor. I relocated to King George in 2023 after retiring from federal service. I was looking to get involved a crochet club and came across Community Threads. I was invited to a meeting the rest is history as they say. It has been my pleasure to be part of this group, and I look forward to meeting you and providing great services to the community.

Sharon Monaccio

Fredericksburg Coordinator

Sharon is a wife to an AF veteran, mom of three and grandma to two. She has lived in Stafford for 26 years. She has worked as a Special Ed paraprofessional and more recently volunteered teaching yoga and functional movement for The Yoga Foundation of Fredericksburg. She has always loved creative hobbies, finding them very meditative and loves making pretty things! “I found Community Threads online, looking for a place to donate yarn. I love that at Community Threads; we share our creative skills as service. The act of turning donated yarn and fabric, with our time and effort, into functional items that help meet the needs of our community is very fulfilling. I love that in supporting our greater community, we are also creating opportunity for fellowship and new friendships for our members.”

Marcia

King George Coordinator

Marcia attended Parsons School of Design. She designed for J C Penny and Lerner’s, eventually starting her own children’s clothing company, White Winged Dove. Switching professions, she became a Professional Image Consultant focusing on design and color. Marcia has volunteered as a Domestic Violence Victim’s Advocate for over seven years. After the death of her mother, she was invited to join a local nonprofit and utilize her sewing skills to help the community. She has been an active member of Community Threads since the beginning.

Francine

Board Member

Frankie is a military spouse who loves the fiber community and thrives from the energy of her fellow artisans. Tabitha is her inspiration, a woman devoted to good works and charity for the less fortunate and those in need. (Acts 9:36-43) To be a resource for the greater good of humanity. Learning to crochet at the age of 8 from her mother and great- grandmother and picked up the hook years later. In 2019, becoming a certified crochet instructor through the Craft Yarn Council (CYC) and intensive at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Her favorite initiatives are military blankets and newborn red hats for the American Heart Association.

Pam

Founder

For more than 17 years, I have shared my time and talents with nonprofit organizations by crocheting handmade items for people in need throughout the community. I have more than 64 years of crocheting experience and enjoy making items for others. I played an important role in starting a local group, welcoming and supporting its members. Although no longer serving on the Community Threads board, as the founder I was able to connect Community Threads with a significant number of local organizations that benefited from the items we make, supported Community Threads in various ways and helped to spread the word about the good work this organization does for the community.