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Sherborn demonstrates the power of quilt

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff After a rough day, most people come home, get into their pajamas, and wrap themselves in their favorite blanket. That is not always the case for people receiving cancer treatment. As a way to make the fight against cancer a little more comfortable, volunteers at the Unitarian Universalist...
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Quilters provide comfort, warmth to neighbors

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter   On Saturday, November 10, the Unitarian Universalist Area Church held a Quilt-A-Thon for quilters in the community.   The Quilt-A-Thon is part of the Power of the Quilt Project, which focuses on donating comfort quilts to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. [caption id="attachment_30029" align="alignleft" width="300"]A member of the Power... 			
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Stitching together love and community

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter While many were celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, a group of women was spending the day at Sherborn’s Unitarian Universalist Area Church celebrating something else. As they stitched, ironed, and hand-tied blankets at the Power of the Quilts Project’s (PQP) Quilt-a-Thon volunteers from Sherborn and neighboring communities...
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Sherborn residents quilt for a cause

Sixteen women, including Cris Crawford, Barbie Breer and Sally Demler of Sherborn, gathered together to work on and create handmade quilts at The Power of the Quilt Project's annual MLK Day community service quilt-a-thon at the Unitarian Universalist Area Church, First Parish of Sherborn. All three are members of the church and believe in putting...
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