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The 2007 KPFA Crafts & Music Fair will be featuring our Children's Quilt
program.
The fair runs the 8th & 9th of December at the Concourse Exhibition Center
in San Francisco. More information about the fair can be found at
http://www.kpfa.org/craftsfair".
You can also view a copy of their press
release about Children's Quilts.
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Work Days: Note new Time and Location
Children's Quilts now meets at the same time and location as Saturday's drop-in
at the Albany United Methodist Church, 980 Stannage, Albany (at Marin).
Note: The Saturday drop-in and Children's Quilts usually meets the
3rd Saturday of the month.
Come help to cut, sew, tie and bind quilts for special children.
History:
In 1988, one woman in Berkeley decided to make a quilt to comfort a child
with AIDS. Friends and neighbors soon joined the effort,
and then more and more joined. As the years passed, the network
of volunteers in Children's Quilt Project (CQP) grew to reach
every state and six foreign countries. After eight years, Diane Dehler,
the founder and Executive Director of CQP officially
closed the non-project organization, stating, “I feel that
we have served our purpose of educating the public about the need
of babies and children living with AIDS for comfort and love.
When CQP first started, we were the only voice at
national AIDS conferences for these children. As the
needs and numbers were brought to the attention
of quilters across the country, their outpouring of love and
concern helped to develop education and understanding.
When CQP officially closed in 1996 thousands of community
organizations across the nation had developed new networks to
provide comfort to three groups of special children: children
living with AIDS and HIV disease, children born drug-addicted
and homeless children. At this time, the Executive Board of East Bay Heritage
Quilters voted to act as the coordinating organization to continue CQP established activities in the Greater Bay Area under the name of Children's
Quilts/East Bay Heritage Quilters.
Over a 1,000 quilts are made and distributed each year.
If you have any questions about the Children's Quilt project contact Deanna at:
deannadavi@comcast.net.
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