After WW2, many British families were sent packages of food from strangers in the US. But nine-year-old Joseph Briddock and his family were given something unexpected.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34515388
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After WW2, many British families were sent packages of food from strangers in the US. But nine-year-old Joseph Briddock and his family were given something unexpected.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34515388
that was an interesting read thank you for sharing, it is sad how it all has to still be done today, donations of all sorts by so many kind people...
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Thanks for the post. It was a very touching story about a quilt made her in America. I hope the Foster kids that I make quilts for will treasure them like this man did his.
A Good Friend, like an old quilt, is both a Treasure and a Comfort
what a beautiful story...sometimes a kind act goes a very long way...
I still have two quilts made by a church group and haphazardly quilted on a DSM that was given to us after a house fire nearly 60 years ago. I treasure them so much. Yes they are very used but due to the close machine stitching they didn't dare wear out! They will be handed out to my kids when we are gone as family heirlooms. I tried years ago to find the ladies who made them but the group had disbanded and most were dead so I couldn't thank them (again) or tell them how precious their quilts are to me. So ladies if you make disaster quilts, you may never know how much they mean to the recipients!
I remember my grandmothers talking about how they donated different items to go to the UK and they had little themselves. both grew gardens to help make ends meet. Such a great read, and thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing this. Amazing how goodness can triumph and bring good feelings after so many years. We never know how far the ripples of kindness will spread.
"A woman is like a tea bag-you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt
Great story! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Thanks for sharing. Quilts really are a positive amidst such negative happenings in history.
I love that story. Our quilt club makes charity quilts and that encourages me.
Linda
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