on display

Go to the Henry  and see this great exhibit.  I forgot that these were actually prayer shawls that will sent out and used. Very cool.

This is what the creator of this project has to say

I am writing to you to tell you that we did it!! Thank you dearly to each and every one of you for contributing to this effort to create prayer shawls for mass shooting survivor communities. It is from your active hearts and hands that we have not only enough for 5 shawls, but enough for 10 prayer shawls!! We received squares from all over the world from Great Britain, Mexico, Boston, California, Portland, Texas, and Seattle. It is so amazing what word of mouth and social media can accomplish these days and how far this effort has stretched our correspondence.

The first 5 prayer shawls are on view at the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, WA and will be up from May 25 through June 20. On June 20th, we will have a Sending Ceremony at the Henry Art Gallery at 7 pm. Please send me an email if you are interested in attending this interfaith event. You will find images of the completed shawls in their installed form to this email! I will keep you posted as we send them off and if we hear back from the communities when they receive the shawls.

As many of you know, we will be sending the first 5 shawls to the 2 Christchurch Mosques, to Emanuel AME church in Charleston, to Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, and Stoneman Douglas HS in Parkland. We will be sending 2 of the next 5 shawls to Pulse Nightclub and St. Louis. Since we have 3 without destinations named right now, I would love to hear your feedback on where the other 3 shawls should go :)

Finally, because of the outpouring of squares, there is an opportunity to add edging and embroidery to the next 5 shawls as well. As of now, I don't have enough funds to make this happen, but if you and your community would like to donate money, we need $500 more for the labor of the embroidery and seamstress to add the borders. Please let me know if you are willing to contribute financially to help make this next group of 5 shawls to the same standards as the first 5.

Thank you all again for your love, prayer, and support to make this project come to fruition! It has truly been an honor, privilege, and blessing to connect with each one of you even if for a little bit or for an extended time. Bless you, and I send my love and gratitude to y'all!