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BKinCO 08-07-2010 02:52 PM

What an amazing story.Thanks so much for sharing. Keep up the great work!!!! You are truly making a difference in these men's lives.

dphelps 08-07-2010 03:31 PM

Such an awesome program. You are indeed a HERO for keeping this program going. I know these men must feel some sense of acheivement and delight in seeing their finished products/creations.Have they put all of you on TV yet? What a great story to tell.

manyana 08-07-2010 03:36 PM

I am amazed at reading about your program. I have never even thought that this would be possible. Quilting sure does bring the best out of people. It joins people at all levels. Thankyou for sharing and may this continue and grow.
Colleen

skydiver70 08-07-2010 04:20 PM

What a great program. You are to be commended for this effort. You are making a difference in the lives of all these men. In return, they are making a difference in the lives of the individuals who receive their quilts.

Keep up the good work. What a difference one person can make in the lives of others.

Thanks! for sharing.

Honey 08-07-2010 04:33 PM

God bless you and all of your work. If a good friend had had a program like yours to look forward to, he might not have taken his own life while incarcerated. If teaching someone to quilt can turn around even one life, it is successful.

KathyM 08-07-2010 05:10 PM

What a wonderful program. They have in the past made quilts at the St Cloud Prison in Minnesota. I wish our jail would allow inmates to make quilts.

tweetee 08-07-2010 05:32 PM

Great reading and a very intereresting insight on your job. I imagine it provides some releif for the inmates too, so they are not so bored, and ready to get into mischief.

Those quilts you posted are really nice, they have done some great work havnt they? You can see they take pride in their work.

Great program that you are running, keep up the good work

mawmawbeve_60 08-07-2010 05:32 PM

All I can say is "WOW"..wonderful and Just makes me proud there are people like you who care..even though these Men have done wrong, they still have hearts and minds..and skills...Great Job!..and those are some really pretty quilts!..Yea To them!....

dkabasketlady 08-07-2010 05:54 PM

Thank you for taking the time and patience(which I'm sure is tested every day) to help these troubled men. I think it's great that these men can give back to the community after they have MESSED UP their lives. This may be the turning point for many. Keep up the good work and tell the men that CONGRATULATIONS are in order for a job well done on all of their quilts.

seazteddy 08-07-2010 06:13 PM

They have some great quilts, it makes me jealous, I don't hand quilt. I think that is great to have such a program for guys in prison. What about the women? Unfortunately, they are also in prison.


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