A bit of history
As the story goes, when Terry (Hodskins) Fullam saw those Rotaplast babies wrapped in paper drapes after their cleft surgeries, she famously said "We can do better!" And Wrap-A-Smile was formed.
She immediately took her idea to her guild, Evergreen Quilters of Kennebunk, Maine, and by their next meeting she had 121 quilts ready to comfort the little people whose lives were being changed by the volunteer surgeries of Rotaplast International. These are women of action!
Current tally records 26,569 quilts that have now been shared around the world, thanks to Terry's original inspiration. Quite a legacy!! And those are just the quilts of which we are aware. As the history of this program has spread, the mission volunteers themselves frequently take quilts contributed by their friends and family.
Terry recently gave me another 13 quilts from the Evergreen Guild. These loyal quilters were also Terry's "label ladies" when she ran Wrap-A-Smile from her home. They would gather once a month to add the WAS labels and prepare the quilts for shipping. Thank you to the Evergreen ladies for their ongoing commitment and generosity.
She immediately took her idea to her guild, Evergreen Quilters of Kennebunk, Maine, and by their next meeting she had 121 quilts ready to comfort the little people whose lives were being changed by the volunteer surgeries of Rotaplast International. These are women of action!
Current tally records 26,569 quilts that have now been shared around the world, thanks to Terry's original inspiration. Quite a legacy!! And those are just the quilts of which we are aware. As the history of this program has spread, the mission volunteers themselves frequently take quilts contributed by their friends and family.
Terry recently gave me another 13 quilts from the Evergreen Guild. These loyal quilters were also Terry's "label ladies" when she ran Wrap-A-Smile from her home. They would gather once a month to add the WAS labels and prepare the quilts for shipping. Thank you to the Evergreen ladies for their ongoing commitment and generosity.
And here are the latest contributions from Terry and the Evergreen quilters
Beautiful quilts from generous hearts! Many thanks to the Evergreens :)
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