By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current
Residents at the Hammond-Henry Hospital Long Term Care Living Center (LTC) have been working on a special Christmas project and they are ready to share it with the public.
Hammond-Henry Hospital Long Term Care Living Center (LTC) residents Gladys Martin, left; and Jenny Anderson, at right, and Laura Jahns, activities aide in LTC, are holding the Christmas quilt made by the residents. The quilt will be awarded in a raffle drawing on Friday, Dec. 20, and raffle tickets are available to purchase at LTC. Photo by Claudia Loucks
The project got underway at the close of summer when the LTC Activities Staff began working with some of the residents in creating a Christmas quilt.
The residents have chosen to award the quilt in a raffle drawing with proceeds from the sale of raffle tickets being used to help fund special project in LTC, similar to creating the quilt.
The quilt can be seen in the LTC entryway during regular business hours.
Raffle tickets are available to purchase from the Activities Staff in the LTC at Hammond-Henry Hospital, and the cost is $1 per ticket or six tickets for $5. Cash or checks made out to Hammond-Henry Foundation will be accepted for the purchase of raffle tickets.
The Christmas quilt will be awarded in a drawing to be held at 12 noon on Friday, Dec. 20. For more information, contact Laura Jahns in the LTC, at 309-944-6431, ext. 1506.
According to Laura Jahns, activities aide in LTC, for some of the residents, making the quilt “was an opportunity to try something new, and others proudly mastered a rusty skill. Together, they worked to line up the fabric squares a few different ways. They meticulously chose which fabrics went into each block and carefully lined up the rows to be sewn.”
“Our residents are very proud of the hard work they put into the quilt,” Jahns added. “Other than pushing the foot pedal on the sewing machine, the quilt was completed by the residents. From the design decisions to the final touches, the residents collaborated with Activities Staff to create this sparkling winter wonderland quilt.”
Jahns credited Janette Dwyer and LaNae Rayburn for adding the finishing touches to the quilt project.