This week I had quite a thrill – the US Mission to the Geneva UN posted a video interview about my quilt “Rocky Mountain Poison” in the exhibit there. Also, the exhibit has been extended twice – now through April 11! This is so exciting for the 40 artists who have participated in this very important project.
You can see 2 other interviews with “Water is Life” artists, on this page. (Donnette Cooper and Phyllis Stephens)
We continue to receive donated quilts for Nepal, and I continue to find volunteers traveling to Nepal, who can deliver your donated quilts directly to those in need. This week I connected with 2 new groups who can continue to take quilts to Nepal. Tomorrow I am going to an Engineers Without Borders event for the CU (Univ of Colorado – Boulder) chapter, who are traveling to Nepal soon.
Mission of Love is making another cleft lip & palate surgery trip to Guatemala May 1st, and they could really use extra funds to help pay for the team of surgeons and nurses travel expenses. These selfless professionals go to Guatemala once a year to do a week’s worth of FREE surgeries for the children living in poverty there. If you are looking for a great charity that will squeeze every drop out of your dollars, Mission of Love certainly has my awe and admiration for their work.
Mission of Love is another great place to send donated quilts! They will be taking quilts down to Guatemala in a few weeks (see photos from my trip with MOL 4 years ago) – for the kids receiving surgery. You can send a quilt to MOL in Ohio any time and they will make sure it is lovingly presented to a child in need – in Guatemala, Pine Ridge SD (with Jane Goodall), or wherever Kathy Price finds children in dire need.
Earlier today I spent time with a 94 year old friend who is also concerned about water issues. She told me a great story from her childhood. She was attending a school in Washington DC and noticed a girl who seemed very lonely. After befriending this girl, she was invited to come over to play. The address turned out to be the White House, where the girl was living with her uncle… FDR. In those days she could just walk up to the front door and knock. Eventually she was included in movie nights with Pres. Roosevelt and the family. What a story!
If you got to the bottom of this page, I also want to tell you that the quilting industry is changing very quickly and the drop-dead gorgeous digital printed designs we are ordering for 2016 are going to knock your socks off!
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