- November 28, 2024
-
-
Loading
Loading
A group of local quilters, led by Palm Coast resident Pam Taylor, donated their 200th hand-sewn quilt Thursday, Feb. 24, to the Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House. It has taken the group nearly four years to sew the 200 quilts.
A self-taught quilter, Taylor has turned her house into a full-service quilting shop — the house's second master suite is now the quilting room.
"Quilts are comforting for both patients and their families," Taylor said. "Sometimes it means more to the family members (than to the patient) to see their loved ones wrapped in a colorful, warm quilt, rather than a cold, hospital-issued blanket."
Taylor said she understands the hospice mission because her father was once a hospice patient.
"He was a patient at Florida Hospital Flagler and needed in-patient hospice care before the local Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House was built," Taylor said. "After he passed and the hospice house was built, I knew I wanted to get involved in volunteering."
JoAnne King, Florida Hospital HospiceCare administrative director, said she is honored to be associated with this group of ladies.
"It gives me such joy to see these community members supporting other community members — people they may never even get the chance to meet," King said. "They may not know anything about who receives these quilts, but they do it anyway."
