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Great Canadian Quilt | News Video
The Great Canadian Quilt has 205 signatures of Canadians who
have made important contributions in many facets of Canadian
life.
The Quilt was created by the CanGo Grannies of Kamloops,
one of 150 Granny Groups nationwide who raise funds for the
Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen
Lewis Foundation. The Campaign helps grandmothers caring for
children orphaned by AIDS. Often older women are viewed as
having little value to the fabric of society. In Africa, the future of an entire generation of children now depends on the Grandmothers. And here, Canadian grandmothers have proven that we can, and will, and are doing something to help.
Our members created a master list of influential Canadians. Using the principle of “Six Degrees of Separation”, we combed the internet, explored personal contacts, made cold calls, and used the most powerful method of all, calling people’s mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers. Some patches were sent multiple times, some names did not respond. 205 Signatures were received in support of the project.
If we all get together, we can quilt a better world, one square at
a time.
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