DONATION: South Shore Hospital NeoNatal ICU

Wrapped Up in Sports donates 20 quilts to the South Shore Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

 

They are already in use and are the perfect size for the isolettes.
When the infant patients are ready to go home, they will go home with one of the quilts that helped to keep the light out and keep them warm.

ABOUT

At South Shore Hospital, our family-centered care is the primary reason why we’ve become the region’s number one choice for maternity care.

Family-centered care means honoring patient and family preferences. Our approach is built on five principles:

1. Respect
2. Information sharing
3. Collaboration
4. Family-to-family support
5. Confidence building

When you combine our philosophy with our medical and nursing expertise and our partnerships with world-renowned academic medical centers, families experience an ideal blend of skill and compassion.

Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Staff believes:

• In caring for babies with tenderness and love.
• That families are not visitors.
• In promoting strong family bonds.
• In working with parents so they develop confidence and skill to care for their babies in the hospital and at home.
• In maintaining a warm and nurturing environment for families.
• In providing the most advanced technology delivered by a skilled team of professionals.
• In welcoming families to provide care and comfort for their babies.
• In creating opportunities for mother/baby intimacy within the context of a high-tech environment.

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EVENT: Day of Servie at Vertex Pharmaceuticals

WUIS participated at the Vertex Pharmaceuticals Day of Service on Thursday, Oct. 6.

15 Vertex employees volunteered to help make quilt kits, complete quilts and assist in other tasks.

Many thanks to Vertex and the volunteers for helping out!
It was a great day and we had a lot of fun and shared a lot of laughs.

 

 

 

Photo Album

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EXHIBIT: 9/11 Peace Story Quilt

While in NYC for the September 11th 10 year anniversary memorial, Wrapped Up in Sports founder, Kate McCullough, came across the 9/11 Peace Story Quilt at the MET. We hope many of you get the chance to see exhibition.

9/11 Peace Story Quilt

August 30, 2011–January 22, 2012

The 9/11 Peace Story Quilt was designed by Faith Ringgold and constructed in collaboration with New York City students ages eight through nineteen. The quilt poignantly conveys the importance of communication across cultures and religions to achieve the goal of peace. Comprised of three panels, each with twelve squares on the theme of peace, the quilt will be displayed alongside several original works of art that inspired its content.

Faith Ringgold is well known for her story quilts: art that combines painting, quilted fabric, and storytelling. Her work has been exhibited in major museums around the world and can be found in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and The Museum of Modern Art, among others. In addition to writing and illustrating eleven children’s books, she has been the recipient of more than seventy-five awards, fellowships, citations, and honors, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Fellowship for painting, two National Endowment for the Arts Awards, and seventeen honorary doctorates.

http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2011/the-911-peace-story-quilt

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PROFILE: Fairfield Processing

Thank you to Fairfield Processing for donating 16 packages of queen-sized low-loft batting!
All the quilt tops waiting to be completed will now be quilted and donated!!
Thank you for your support!

Fairfield Processing

http://www.fairfieldworld.com/

ABOUT
Poly-fil® is now recognized as the brand name of polyester products trusted by crafters. To satisfy the demands of retailers and consumers, Fairfield Processing maintains manufacturing and distribution sites strategically located in the United States.

Fairfield Processing remains focused on providing products that meet the high performance standards of crafters, as well as satisfying the need to remain responsible stewards of our planet earth.

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PRESS RELEASE: Wrapped Up in Sports will be partnering with the NY Rangers

WUIS welcomes the NY Rangers as its newest partner!

The NY Rangers have agreed to supply their surplus of sports apparel to WUIS at the end of the 2011-2012 season,
which will be used to make NY Rangers specific quilts that will be donated to
NY area hospitals and organizations supported by the NY Rangers!

 

VOLUNTEER

Any quilters out there in NY and NJ who are interested in making Rangers quilts, please contact us at info@wrappedupinsports.org

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SPECIAL THANKS

HUGE thanks to:

• Terry Burris
• Jill Whiffen
• Ann Cummings
• Janice Ewing

These rockstar volunteers have generously offered their longarm and midarm services to quilt many of our quilt tops waiting to be completed!

We appreciate your time and your service. Thank you!

If you are interested in volunteering with Wrapped Up in Sports please email us at

kate [at] wrappedupinsports [dot] org

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UPDATE: A Thank You from The Marchioni Family

Email sent from “Stars & Stitches” quilt recipient Niki Marchioni whose husband is currently serving in the US Military:

Hi!
I just wanted to say thank you so much for my Red Sox blanket for my daughter. I received it this past week and it is adorable and perfect! I adore the little star that I send to my husband as well. I know that he will love the idea of carrying a piece of it on his missions. Thank you so much for this organization and everything you guys do.

Much Love,
The Marchioni Family

Our pleasure!
Thank you to your husband for his service to our country and to your family.  We appreciate all that you sacrifice and hope this quilt brings you comfort.

VOLUNTEER

If you are interested in volunteering with our Stars & Stitches project please email Kate [at] WrappedUpInSports [dot] org

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