Wrapped In Love

This annual public art display raises funds for Middle Way House while educating our community about our services and promoting our 24/7 Help & Crisis Line.

This year, we are continuing our annual tradition of adorning trees throughout downtown Bloomington with tree sweaters crafted by local fabric artists!

Just as Middle Way House wraps survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in warmth and support, fabric artists lovingly created tree sweaters for dozens of downtown Bloomington trees. The tree sweaters are hung throughout numerous locations in the heart of Bloomington and feature our 24/7 help & crisis line phone number, (812) 336-0846, in hopes of raising awareness about domestic violence. The public art display will span nearly six months, starting in October 2022, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and ending on March 1st of 2023.

Each beautiful tree sweater is sponsored by a business, person, or organization committed to helping us provide meaningful alternatives to living with violence. Each tree sweater will have a sponsorship patch containing sponsor names and our 24/7 Help & Crisis Line phone number to be seen by tens of thousands of residents and many of the nearly 2 million annual visitors to Bloomington. Last year, our help & crisis line answered over 5,000 calls, and we provided nearly 7,000 nights of emergency shelter to survivors of domestic violence.

This is a very special Wrapped in Love for us, as we are celebrating 50 years of serving the community. We would like to extend a huge thank you to every volunteer, fabric artist, sponsor, and community member who helped us make this happen!

Sponsorships are still available!

Signage on a tree sweater publicizes your support for Middle Way House over five months of the year; your investment funds support groups, childcare, legal advocacy, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and more services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. If you are interested in sponsoring a tree sweater this year, email development@middlewayhouse.org.

Thank you to our supporters!

We would like to thank our Volunteer Event Chair, Erin Hollinden, the fabric artists, and our current sponsors for all their support!

Fabric Artists

Bloomington Community Orchard Enthusiasts

Bloomin' Book Buddies 

Tara Babcock

Morgan Bedwell

Marianna Brough 

Peggy Brown

Danielle Bruce

Kalie Chuke

Erin Davis

Peggy Daniels

Katherine Devich

Christopher DeYoung

Amy Easton

Elizabeth Fleming

Karen Gastineau Hash

Bonnie Gordon-Lucas

Jen Grady

Tammy Guerretaz

Kathy Strickler 

The Knit Wits

Tina Haley 

Linda Handelsman 

Vicky Haralovich

Joan Hongen

Barb Kleindorfer

The Knitting Nomads

Ana Lim

Cathy Lipscomb

Mary Lostutter

Lauren McCalister

Susie McLaughlin

Alyssa McPherson

Meg Prince

Ellyn Pruitt

Saige Sentell

Coleman Shipley

Peg Smith

Donna Storm

Ashley Sullivan

Elizabeth Taylor

Courtney Walcott

Yvonne Wittmann

Sara Vargas

Jackie Vest

Beth Shalom's Knitwitz

Gold Leaf Sponsors: $2,000+

Anna Strout in honor of Toby Strout, Martha Voyles, Ekah Yoga, and the People’s Market

Bob Arnove

Ivy Tech - Bloomington, Indiana

Silver Spruce Sponsors: $1,000+

Bloomin' Book Buddies

Indiana University Health 

Loren Wood Builders

Middle Way House Board of Directors

Plant Brothers Excavating

Peg and Brian Smith in memory of Jenny Triebel LaPointe, Sue Dickelman Sullivan, and Judy Ellerman Petrushka

Vibrant Life

WFHB

Bronze Birch Sponsors: $500+

Anonymous 

Patrick Brantlinger

Family Dental Centre

FASTSIGNS

Haralovich Properties

Debby Herbenick

The Jellison Family

Paul Laudeman

ISU, the May Agency

Pictura Gallery and the FAR Center for Contemporary Arts

Copper Maple Sponsors: $300+

Alpha Chi Omega

Artful Blooms

Danielle Bruce in honor of the Resilience Theater Company

Christopher DeYoung 

geoConvergence

Hometown Insurance Group 

Muddy Fork Bakery

Erika Oliphant

Project Middle Way at Bloomington High School North