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Rotaplast in Bangladesh

This link to Rotaplast shows only a couple of quilts but the story of Shathi will warm you. This is just one of many stories showing why Wrap-A-Smile is committed to supplying quilts for these life-changing missions.  Thank you to ALL the quilters who continue to give us beautiful quilts to share. https://rotaplast.org/2019/01/day-6-keep-you-forever/

What a year we had!

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Over one thousand one hundred   cotton quilts were gifted to Wrap-A-Smile this past year,  sewn and donated by generous quilters from all over our country.  The quilts were labeled, bundled and sent off to both Rotaplast and Alliance for Smiles , with most of those quilts already being at work somewhere in the world.  (See earlier posts on this site for pictures of "quilts in action"). It takes a whole network of caring people to keep this project going: the quilters, the gatherers, the packers, and those who donate funds for shipping expenses.  Without each and every one of you who helped we couldn't have accomplished what we did.  Congratulations and my heartfelt thanks to all of you! By the numbers, the grand total of WAS quilts since 2001 is now 25, 172!   But remember we are not just counting quilts, we are counting lives changed.  Every quilt shared is now part of a bigger story - the story of the child whose repaired cleft lip will allow them to come out of th