Since 2000, a group of dedicated LPS volunteers have been using their sewing talents as a way to share love and warmth. The quilting volunteers—made up of current and retired LPS employees—sew quilts that are then gifted to students and adults, near and far. Averaging 60 quilts per year, the group has gifted more than 1,000 blankets to community members including LPS students, the Arapahoe House and homeless families. Additionally, blankets have made their way around the world, including to an orphanage in China. This year, the LPS quilters Jeanette Egan, Chris Peepgrass, Nancy Parsons, Kathy Gibbons and Daphne Cole made 78 blankets for students at the Village North Preschool.

LPS is grateful to the volunteers and donations that make programs like this possible. Meeting on Tuesdays from 3-7pm, the quilters accept donations of fabric, batting, thread and embroidery floss. To volunteer of donate, contact Pam Hubbard, district volunteer coordinator, at 303-347-3414.