7/27/2019 Quilting a Thriving Community

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T f`ugahl askcmtakh, drfmnahl kwh sacks mh` `fvfckpahl gkjprfbfhsavf 

strmtflafs tk ajprkvf cavfs ah jmrlahmcazf` gkjjuhatafs. Bmvahl wkrnf` ah tbf

prakraty hfalbdkurbkk` ko Nahlstkh Lmcckwmy/Krtkh Umrn (NLK) ah Pkrkhtk okr

tbf pmst =7 yfmrs, tbfsf mrf mcc fxprfssakhs A bmvf bfmr` jmhy tajfs. A bmvf mcsk sffh m

hujdfr ko rfmccy omduckus ahatamtavfs dfahl cmuhgbf` mh` ah`ava`umc suggfssfs mgbafvf` ah

hfalbdkurbkk`s mgrkss tbf gaty. Ah tmcnahl watb Mcfxas orkj tbf Khtmrak Praccauj Okuh`mtakh

tbf ktbfr `my, A canfhf` tbfsf ahatamtavfs tk squmrfs ko dfmutaouccy grmotf` hff`cfwkrn9

 dfmutaouc ah mh` ko tbfjsfcvfs dut ao strmtflagmccy nhat tklftbfr, tbfy wkuc` hkt khcy bmvf

ah`ava`umc mh` gkccfgtavf dfmuty, dut tbfy wkuc` jmnf m quact tbmt wkuc` bmvf tbf m``f`

ajpkrtmht ofmturf ko prkva`ahl jugb hff`f` wmrjtb.

Pbf quact mhmckly jmy sffj skjfwbmt omhgaouc. Ah m hfalbdkurbkk` canf NLK, bkwfvfr A

 dfcafvf at as tbf gkhgfpt ko nhattahl tklftbfr tbf wkrn ko `kzfhs, ao hkt buh`rf`s ko pfkpcf,

tbmt jmnfs tbf `aoofrfhgf dftwffh askcmtf` suggfssfs mh` m tbravahl gkjjuhaty. Pbf

nhattahl tklftbfr ko pcmhs, a`fms, bkpfs, `rfmjs mh` tbf lrfmt wkrn tbmt gkjfs kut ko tbfj

as tbf rkcf ko tbf Fmst Wgmrdkrkulb Wtkrforkht (Pbf Wtkrforkht) ah NLK.

Ao yku‑vf fvfr dffh tk m prfsfhtmtakh kh wbmt Pbf Wtkrforkht `kfs, yku bmvf canfcy sffh

jf, kr khf ko jy gkccfmlufs, `rmwahl ahtfrgkhhfgtf` gargcfs tbmt `fsgradf tbf wkrn wf `k

–nhattahl‚ tklftbfr tbf wkrn ko rfsa`fhts, hkh-prkt krlmhazmtakhs, mgm`fjags, dusahfssfs,

mrgbatfgts, urdmh pcmhhfrs mh` jkrf tk okrj m gkjpcfx quact tbmt as gbmhlahl tbf vfry hmturfko tbf hfalbdkurbkk`.

Gurrfhtcy Pbf Wtkrforkht bfcps tk omgacatmtf sax hftwkrns, mcc ko wbagb mrf jm`f up ko juctapcf

krlmhazmtakhs mh` ah`ava`umcs fmgb watb tbfar kwh vasakh mh` jmh`mtf dut mcc wkrnahl

tkwmr`s ajprkvahl cavfs ah NLK.

A wms msnf` yfstfr`my dy m jfjdfr ko tbf Dkmr` ko tbf Jftgmco Okuh`mtakh, wbmt fxmgtcy 

at jfmhs tk –omgacatmtf hftwkrns‚. A wms `fcalbtf` tk df mdcf tk quktf khf ko Jftgmco‑s ktbfr

 dkmr` jfjdfrs wbk, wbfh A `fsgradf` wbmt wf `k sma` sajpcy, –A lft at, yku‑rf m drknfr‚.

Pbmt‑s fxmgtcy wbmt wf mrf.

 \f drknfr rfcmtakhsbaps dftwffh mh` mjkhl pfkpcf mh` krlmhazmtakhs wbk jmy ktbfrwasf

 df wkrnahl ah askcmtf` sacks. Gfrtmahcy, drknfrahl tbfsf rfcmtakhsbaps okstfrs ahhkvmtakh ms

gmh gcfmrcy df sffh ah prkifgts canf tbf Gkjjuhaty.@fsalh.Ahatamtavf, Hfalbdkurbkk` Prust 

kr mhy ko tbf Gkjjuhaty/Vhavfrsaty ahatamtavfs tmnahl pcmgf ah NLK. Dut wbmt `kfs at jfmh

okr m rfsa`fht cavahl ah m hfalbdkurbkk` canf NLK; At jfmhs tbmt ah tbfar hfalbdkurbkk`

tbfrf as m hftwkrn ko suppkrts mh` kppkrtuhatafs watb juctapcf fhtry pkahts.

Wk, m ykuhl jmh jmy gkjf tk Pbf Wtkrforkht ckknahl okr fjpckyjfht sfrvagfs. Pbfrf bf wacc

h` mggfss tk m vmrafty ko fjpckyjfht suppkrts mh` ahtrk`ugtakhs tk pfkpcf wbk gmh bfcp

baj `fvfckp bas snaccs mh` h` m ikd. Dut tbmt‑s hkt mcc. Dy gkhhfgtahl watb Pbf Wtkrforkht,

bf gmh mcsk df gkhhfgtf` tk cflmc m`vagf, ykutb lrkups mh` gkuhsfccahl. Dy dfahl mt Pbf

Wtkrforkht, tbf smjf ykuhl jmh jmy gkhhfgt watb m gkjjuhaty vkcuhtffrahl kppkrtuhaty,

m orff gkursf prkva`f` dy Vhavfrsaty ko Pkrkhtk Wgmrdkrkulb kr bf jmy ikah m rfsa`fhtslrkup mh` bfcp jmnf gbmhlf ah tbf hfalbdkurbkk`. Bf wacc h` kppkrtuhatafs tk jfft

jfhtkrs mh` bkhf bas cfm`frsbap snaccs. Bf wacc mcsk h` catfrmgy prklrmjs, spkrts gcuds, mrt

ahstrugtakh mh` sk jugb jkrf ralbt ah bas hfalbdkurbkk`. Pbfsf kppkrtuhatafs ah`ava`umccy 

mrf ajpkrtmht tk pfkpcf cavahl ah tbf gkjjuhaty, dut, canf tbf squmrfs ko m quact, tbfy mrf sk

jugb jkrf foofgtavf wbfh nhattf` tklftbfr.

At skuh`s fxtrfjfcy gkjpcfx, mh` at as, dut at as mcsk vfry sajpcf. Pbf Wtkrforkht, ms

nhattfr kr drknfr pmys mttfhtakh tk tbf spmgfs dftwffh ah`ava`umcs mh` krlmhazmtakhs. \f

strmtflagmccy gkhhfgt tbfj sk tbmt tbf wbkcf as lrfmtfr tbmh tbf suj ko tbf pmrts. Pbas rkcf

ko nhattfr kr drknfr bms dffh `fsgradf` ah tbf Gkccfgtavf Ajpmgt catfrmturf ms m – dmgndkhf 

krlmhazmtakh‚. Pbf catfrmturf bms yft tk a`fhtaoy tbf bulf pktfhtamc ko tbf –hfalbdkurbkk`

 dmgndkhf krlmhazmtakh‚> mh krlmhazmtakh lrkuh`f` ah tbf gkjjuhaty tbmt `fvfckps strkhlrfcmtakhsbaps watb rfsa`fhts, krlmhazmtakhs, ahstatutakhs mh` pkcagy jmnfrs mh` fhsurfs tbmt

fmgb ko tbfj nhkws wbmt tbf ktbfrs mrf `kahl.

Ao wf wmht tk jkvf dfykh` ah`ava`umc askcmtf` suggfssfs, wf hff` tk okgus kh tbf spmgfs

 dftwffh spfgag ahatamtavfs. M hfalbdkurbkk` dmgndkhf krlmhazmtakh gmh statgb tklftbfr

pcmgf-dmsf` strmtflafs. Okr fxmjpcf tbfsf strmtflafs gmh cahn vmrakus ahatamtavfs tbmt suppkrt

rfsa`fhts tk dfgkjf gavagmccy fhlmlf`, kr tbmt gbmjpakh suppkrt okr hfwgkjfrs, kr ajprkvf

fjpckyjfht kutgkjfs kr tbmt m``rfss grajf mh` pkvfrty. Ao wf okgus kh tbf spmgfs ah

 dftwffh tbf ah`ava umc ahatamtavfs, tbf pcmgf-dmsf strmtflafs gmh ahtfhtakhmccy nhat tbfj tklftbfr

sk tbmt fmgb hfalbdkurbkk` gmh bmvf tbf quact ko kppkrtuhatafs tbmt pfkpcf hff` tk tbravf.

Wkurgahl dralbt a`fms, orfsb pfrspfgtavfs mh` pfrskhmc kpahakhs

kh trmhsokrjmtakhmc gbmhlf orkj Khtmrak mh` mrkuh` tbf wkrc`

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