How Many Pillows Did We Stuff?

It has been an unbelievable few weeks for Matthew's Hearts of Hope.  We had 5 different pillow projects totaling 984 pillows stuffed with poly-fill, love and a little hope one child to another!  We would like to thank . . .

• JFK Elementary School in Brewster - 274 pillows
• Washington Boys and Girls Scouts - 200 pillows
• Sherman School - 435 pillows
• Kids Care Club in New Fairfield - 25 pillows
• St. Francis Xavier 5th Grade Religious Education Class - 50 pillows

We would also like to thank Fairfield Processing for donating the poly-fill, Clothing Labels 4u for the tags, JoAnn Fabric for the discounted fabric and lastly all the cutters, pre sewers and sewers who helped behind the scenes before, during and after all the pillow projects.  We could not have done it without you!

Our friend Allison Heffer is a Child Life Specialist on the cardiac floor at Children's Hospital of New York and sees the pediatric heart patients when they come down from ICU.  Here is what she had to say about how important the pillows are for these patients:  “They are a God-Sent to the kids in the hospital. They bring a smile to their faces and they help their recovery process go faster.”

So, they are more than just pillows!  Thank you to everyone.