Quilting Project Will Comfort Children With Heart Disease
Whitefish Bay Middle School student Aviya Stein created 18 quilts and raised $2,600 to benefit children with heart defects in the Herma Heart Center at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
One year ago, Aviya Stein set out to sew 18 quilts and raise $1,800 for children with heart defects. It wasn't an easy mission, but the seventh grade student at Whitefish Bay Middle School was able to accomplish her goals by her Bat Mitzvah, which she celebrated on Sept. 8. In fact, Aviya exceeded her goals by $800, raising a total of $2,600 from friends, teachers, and other groups and individuals from across the country who found out about her online fundraising effort. Her 18 quilts will soon be delivered to the Herma Heart Center at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, where they will be distributed to the young patients. The quilting project is close to home for Aviya, whose 10-year-old brother Asher has been in and out of Children's …
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Kristin Sanden
8:59 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
What a wonderful project and beautiful quilts too. The quilt that was given to my son when he was in the NICU at CHW meant so much to me 13 years ago. You will be bringing a bit of joy to families going through a really tough time. more ›