Philanthropy Luncheon

This is what we work hard for all year long in the shop. All year long we sell needlepoint, gifts, and paper goods so that we can give all our proceeds away to organizations within our community.

This year we supported 19 different organizations with a wide variety of projects including literary centers for 2 classrooms at Cornerstone Center for Early Learning, hot lunches for Aim High’s summer program, mental health services through Care and Counseling and outreach programs for Gateway to Hope, a breast cancer treatment program for the uninsured.

Each year we celebrate our abilitity to serve needy organizations around St. Louis with a luncheon for our volunteers and recipients. We thank you all for helping us to achieve over $3,000,000 in contributions through your shopping and volunteering.

1st Annual “Stitch ’n Pitch”

August 6 the Sign of the Arrow stitchers had a great time at the 1st Annual “Stitch ’n Pitch”. We enjoyed a great game at the Cardinals baseball game while we promoted all the needlearts including needlepoint, cross-stitch, knitting and more. Join us next year for what promises to be another great night.

Sign of the Arrow Names New Manager

Julie Ann Filean is the new manager of Sign of the Arrow. She will be responsible for continuing the shop’s dedication to customer service, supervising the staff and volunteers, maintaining the shop and serving as a liaison to the Board of Directors.

Filean formerly was an executive with May Department Store Company. A long-time Kirkwood resident, she is an active volunteer with the Japan American Society, 1st Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood and the St. Louis Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi. Filean is a graduate of Drake University in Des Moines, IA.

Sign of the Arrow is a non-profit specialty and needlepoint boutique located on Clayton Road in Ladue, Mo and staffed by community volunteers. The shop was established in 1966 by the St. Louis Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi, a national fraternity for women, to continue the Pi Beta Phi tradition of providing philanthropic support to the community. Since its inception, Sign of the Arrow has donated more than $3 million to local charities.