Carol White At each venue that the Quilt of Belonging visits we ask for volunteers to assist with the installation and dismantling. A well planned out job requires a considerable amount of preparation and lots of patience and cooperation. During that time helpers receive a first hand, up close glimpse at the Quilt as they […]
Read MoreCarol White The Quilt of Belonging Project will soon be included in educational programs. Now children can experience a “trip around the world” without ever leaving their desks!
Read MoreCarol White More Changes – A big welcome to Mackie Robertson as he becomes the newest member of the Board of Directors. Mackie is a longtime volunteer for the Quilt of Belonging and was a member of the Arctic Tour Team. Rejeanne Desrosiers, a former Job Creation Program Participant and also longtime devoted volunteer joins […]
Read MoreCarol White Readers may have noticed a new look to our website. Along with an updated image, we are proud to feature one of our favourite pictures from the Arctic Tour on our opening page. This little boy’s expression of joy has come to depict what people experience when they first see the Quilt of […]
Read MoreCarol White With the Arctic Tour behind us and the Canadian Provincial Tour well established, Carol White, Tour Manager for the Quilt of Belonging has moved on to other challenges. (P) But wait! She’s not really gone. Carol accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors in June 2006. She said that it was […]
Read MoreCarol White Service Canada’s Phase III Job Creation Program came to an end in July 2006 and participants Betina Spathis, Marlene Bigelow, Sylvie Beauchamp and Rejeanne Desrosiers have moved on to new challenges. The Quilt of Belonging Board wishes them all the best in their future endeavors and thanks them for their tremendous contributions.
Read MoreCarol White The boxes which transport the Quilt of Belonging seem to draw a lot of attention at the exhibits. Wherever possible, the installation team leaves them visible to the public. Folks seem fascinated by the construction and typically ask questions about how the Quilt is dismantled, stored and shipped. The exhibit has travelled throughout […]
Read MoreCarol White Visitors to the Western Development Museum will be delighted to learn that the exhibition of the Quilt of Belonging will be extended until October 15th, 2006. Response to the exhibit has been terrific with more than 10,000 visitors in July alone. Book sales are also going extremely well.
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