Wrap A Smile Quilts

I have postponed writing this post, and I do it now with a heavy heart.   Last spring Rotary-related medical teams which provide free corrective surgeries for children born with cleft lip and cleft palate anomalies, sadly suspended all of their international trips due to COVID-19 concerns. Unfortunately there is now a large backlog of children awaiting treatment, but plans are in place to resume missions just as soon as it is deemed safe to do so. In the meantime, innovative new programs of virtual trainings for local health providers have been created.  Helping to train clinicians in the host countries has always been a part of the medical missions and technology is now helping to facilitate that. The good news in this story is that thanks to the generosity of quilters from all over the country there is now a generous inventory of children’s quilts safely stored, awaiting the days when they can be put to work comforting patients.  Wrap-A-Smile extends its hear...