The Moving Journey of the 48 Quilts
A Gift of Love and Warmth from Marin County to Bodh Gaya
Women and children in communities from Mill Valley and Tiburon, CA, joined hands to sew warm quilts for vulnerable children in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India. These children were abandoned at the local railway station and are being educated, counseled and rehabilitated by One World grantee, People First Educational Trust.
Martha Cliff, a One World supporter, had made a site visit to People First with her family a few years ago, and was very moved by their efforts to educate children who lived on the railway platforms. She teamed with Chyah Weitzman, an art teacher at St. Hilary School in Tiburon, who has led several quilting projects, to bring a group of quilters together to sew blankets for children in Bodh Gaya.
Chyah worked with her K-8 students at St. Hilary School, who drew their self portraits on a muslin cloth that were stiched lovingly into the quilts by the women. The beautiful quilts--48 of them!--were flown to India by Mallory Moser, who volunteered at People First, spent time with the children and helped paint their classrooms.
Students at St. Hilary School in Tiburon, CA draw self-portraits for the quilts
Quilters and friends gather at a fundraiser to support People First
Ecstatic children in Bohd Gaya receive the colorful quilts that
will keep them warm in the cold northern winters
