Quilt Stories

Brice's Quilt

The very first quilt was made for a bright young boy, Brice, who was diagnosed with a brain stem tumor at the age of ten. After becoming aware of Brice's battle with cancer, volunteers from the Caring Community Foundation solicited artwork from Brice's school classmates. The quilt that resulted allowed his friends to show their love and support for Brice during a very difficult time. Although Brice lost his young life to cancer, his family still treasures the quilt, generated by the love of his friends and the compassion of Foundation volunteers. Brice inspired us as we worked to implement the Caring Community Kids initiative, and his memory will forever hold a special place in our hearts. Each year at our annual fundraising event, we honor Brice's memory by displaying the work of Caring Community Kids in "Brice's Corner."

The Healing Garden

Girl Scouts Kristin, Kit, and Courtney worked towards their Girl Scout Silver Award. They began by planning their project and preparing the materials needed. They coordinated groups of kids, including a Brownie troop, a Cub Scouts group, and a Sunday school group to make art squares. They made a quilt "The Healing Garden" with the Brownie Troop art and gave the quilt to a 9 year old girl who had been in the Brownie Troop and who had leukemia.

"Trucks and Tractors" and "Under Construction" Quilts

These two quilts were given to a five year old boy diagnosed with leukemia and his brother. A neighbor who delivered the quilts provided the following feedback: "Thank you for all of the hard work and for the whole idea of making the quilts for cancer patients! The two construction quilts were a very big hit with both boys and their parents. He took his quilt into the play room, periodically emerging to get more and more cars, trucks and planes to play with on the Matchbox map on the back of the quilt. The whole quilt was full of vehicles and he and his brother were having a grand time." The parents were very touched by the gesture, thought it was great how the Caring Community Foundation came together, and really appreciated that other kids had contributed the art work. They loved the colors and felt the theme was perfect for their kids.