Just so you know our Colorado friend, Miss Jackie, is superwoman! Not only does she sacrifice her body (and maybe sanity some days) for the sake of her high calling to help raise and guide her grandchildren, somewhere in there she sews for charity! (and other stuff too like wifey stuff, etc.)
Today the postal carrier brought a wonderful surprise -- a package from Jackie for the Nicholas Project! She sent a beautiful quilt, with gorgeous embroidery on some of the squares, PLUS some extra squares already cut out!
...and a little birdie just emailed me that another package is on the way from another Colorado friend!
Today the Nicholas Project ladies worked hard all day again, with a fun lunch break to celebrate a member's birthday. She has been our quilt queen (Janet K.) and we were so happy to get to celebrate her birthday and thank her for all she's done. She has a gifted eye for color combinations and placements. With the help of our internet friends, we are pretty sure we'll be at our goal within two weeks! We will meet next Thursday for the last time this year and then take time off until January. Of course we will ALL go together to the Southridge Nursing and Rehab Center to present the quilts to the residents, just before Christmas. I plan to request the little local newspaper to cover the presentation and I'll upload the article and pics if it happens. Either way, I'll upload pics because we'll have our own cameras there. I believe there'll be restrictions on photos due to HIIPA Laws, but we should be able to take pics of staff and ourselves and the holiday-decorated facility at least.
We decided that if we actually end up with more quilts than patients (not likely, but possibly), then we'll have a little inventory for those situations that arise where someone will be in need and we could respond quickly. We have a closet at the church and my house and our goal is to have a few of each type of item on hand, such as burial outfits, preemie outfits, lap quilts, prayer shawls, etc. -- just a little bit of each.
Today we heard of a residential place that houses 8 teen boys who have no family, and are cared for by a house-parent. We may try to do something quickly for them for Christmas, perhaps shoeboxes with stuff like socks, toiletries, gift certificates, etc. We'd like to just do something quick and inexpensive if we can.
We'll meet in December just as a planning meeting, so we start 2010 with an organized plan for the first six months, and then also be flexible in case something critical comes up where we can help.
Love and peace, Donna
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