November 2023

Dear Danville businesses who love to appreciate their employees!

This is a great opportunity to purchase River District Dollars for employee appreciation this holiday season.

If you register as a "Patron" you can purchase gift cards without the e-delivery fee. This is great for employees AND for River District businesses! (RDA does not receive any fund from these sales, it's all for the businesses!)

LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED CLOTHING DESIGN SEAMSTRESS/TAILORS FOR CONTRACT WORK 

• Paid training opportunity. 
• Applicants must be able to sew & have previous experience as seamstress &/or tailor. 
• THIS IS AN INTERVIEW PROCESS -- NOT A CLASSROOM LEARNING EXPERIENCE 
• Program completion leads to in-store &/or take-home contract work. 

Apprentice Training Program 

at X-S Fashion Design and Alterations on Main St. in Danville, VA 

Earn $240 during a 4-day program with a successful and experienced seamstress at a local clothing design and repair business here in Danville, Virginia. 

We are looking for candidates with limited (or years) of sewing experience to participate in a 20-hour program set up through the RDA for X-S Alterations. The applicants must show some tailoring/sewing experience and the social skills necessary to work on clothing design and repair. The students will be instructed one-on-one by a professional seamstress and learning how to work on industrial straight-stitch machines. 

Please contact us to schedule an interview – Nuel West / 434-250-1062 / nuelw@aol.com 

Classes will be held during four 5-Hour Saturday sessions in Nov/Dec/Jan 

Be prepared to provide a history of your sewing capabilities and experience as well as samples (&/or photos) of previous clothing articles worked on. During the interview, we will be evaluating the background, personality and samples provided to choose 5 suitable candidates for the ‘Apprentice Program’. 

You will receive a Program Certificate and a $240 check upon completion of the 20-hour training period. Our hope is to find capable individuals who can perform quality ‘contract’ work to help us provide timely services to our growing customer base.