We were touched to learn that, during a Bank of America blanket making event in Illinois, one of the volunteers told her co-workers that she was in the foster care system when she was a child and felt a deep connection to Jessica Rudolph’s TEDx talk, played at the beginning of the session.
The volunteer confirmed that her story happened exactly as Jessica described, with the school just sending her home to a different family one day. She even remembers receiving a handmade gift from a volunteer just like us, although hers was not a blanket, but a crocheted teddy bear. She remembers that bear fondly to this day.
Her story had a happy ending, a reunion with her family after many months in foster care, but we know that not all kids get to have that reunion. She felt very proud to be part of our event and make a blanket for a child just like her. Please know that your time at blanket-making events really does make a difference!
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