Random Acts of Kindness

The other day my husband filled his truck up with gas, and realized once he started pumping that there was $20 credit on the pump he was using. So he went to the office where the attendant just shrugged his shoulders and said, “I guess it’s your lucky day.” Now THAT’s never happened before. He figured somebody just goofed. But I told him that maybe it was a random act of kindness. You know, one of those “pay it forward” kind of things. After all, there ARE kind people in this world.

 And that incident made me think about all the kind things that quilters do. Every month we get to see an incredible array of quilts for AASK kids . . . children who must deal with family disruption and who wait for a stable “forever home”. Our own PAQA quilters spend hours and hours making beautiful quilts for these kids, and the kids have no idea who we are. Talk about random acts of kindness! We don’t see the smiles, or hear the “oooohs” and “aaaahs”, but that doesn’t really mat-ter. We know the quilts are appreciated and loved, as the kids have something to keep forever that shows them that someone cared. Keep it up, quilters. Picture a little boy or girl who is living in a strange home without his or her parents. Now picture that boy or girl covered snugly in a special quilt made by someone they’ll never meet but who wanted to give a random act of kindness. As givers, we can feel warmed as well. 

 Special thanks to Dorothy Alliss who has been organizing this project for many years. She can provide you with fabric to make a quilt top, or a finished top that needs binding. Look for her and her bags of goodies at every meeting. 

 Like I said . . . . let’s keep it up. 

 Happy Quilting! 
Kathy Neary, President

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