SEATTLE BLANKET DONATION
On December 5, 2011, we delivered quilted baby blankets and reversible baby pants to the Pediatric Interim Care Center (PICC: http://www.picc.net/index.htm) in Kent, Washington. Our long-time member Itsuko Bodzewski diligently sewed them over the past months with the help of her daughter Michelle; the reversible pants show cat, dog, and flower motifs on the main side and are complimented on the reverse with cat and dog paws or butterflies. Really cute! These little pants were sewn with much creativity and thoughtfulness. Much of the material was donated by Patricia Couweleers, our former chairwoman in Washington.
The PICC is a warm and loving nursery caring for babies that are medically fragile, specializing in infants prenatally exposed to drugs. Elaine Purchase, the Development Director, gave us a tour of the new nursery and home of PICC. Originally we met the founders of PICC, Barbara Richards and Barbara Drennen, during the Bridge of Peace ceremonies in 1995/1996. Since then Itsuko Bodzewski has continuously led WFWP projects sewing baby quilts. After about 40 days, each baby goes home free from any drugs and with a baby blanket.
Look up PICC on Facebook and "Like Them!" I was inspired by the fact that a small project, started in a home by two caring women and consistently pursued has impacted and found the support of the community to prosper into a service that has saved many children and even educates the medically needy.
