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Colby-Sawyer College Shows the ABC's of Helping Those in Need Through the Annual ABC Quilt Project
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 11, 2004 – Colby-Sawyer College will host the annual ABC Quilt Project to benefit at-risk babies born HIV-positive, abandoned or affected by drug or alcohol abuse. Several volunteers from the college and surrounding areas create numerous quilts, which are sent to hospitals throughout the United States and in other countries.
The ABC Quilt Project will be held on Wednesday, April 14, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Wheeler Hall at the Ware Campus Center.
Colby-Sawyer students, faculty and staff, as well as many New London area community members, gather materials and handcraft quilts for the children. These volunteers buy, wash and pin the fabric while others cut, sew or knot the quilts.
Liz Reinecker '05, Colby-Sawyer Community Service Club president, is one of the many students running the project in its 14th year at the college. Last year, with the help of around 200 volunteers, approximately 65 quilts were produced.
For those who do not know how to sew, there are plenty of other things volunteers can do to help, according to Reinecker. They can organize materials prior to the event or simply lend their sewing machine for the day. She states, “The Quilt Project is a perfect opportunity to take your mind off of all the work and responsibilities of every day life and truly show your care and concern for others.”
The project, founded in 1988 by Ellen Ahlgren in Northwood, N.H., stands for “At-Risk Babies Crib” Quilts. More than a quarter million quilts to date are made and distributed in the United States and other countries such as Russia, Chile, Puerto Rico and Romania.
For further information on the college's event, please contact Community Service Club President Liz Reinecker at (603) 526-3507 or e-mail her at ereinecker@colby-sawyer.edu . To learn more about how individuals or organizations can get involved with the ABC Quilt Project, visit their Web site at http://abcquilts.org/home.html.
—Tara Pannell '05
Colby-Sawyer, founded in 1837, is a comprehensive liberal arts college located in the scenic Lake Sunapee Region of central New Hampshire. Students from 25 states and five foreign countries learn in small classes through a select array of programs that integrate the liberal arts and sciences with pre-professional experience. Visit us on the World Wide Web at www.colby-sawyer.edu. Colby-Sawyer College, 541 Main Street, New London, N.H. 03257 (603) 526-3000 (phone).
