AIDS Memorial Quilt to come to Rockland

July

The international AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display at Rockland Community College in October. Residents are being asked to contribute a quilt panel to the is a 54-ton, handmade tapestry.

The memorial quilt is comprised of 40,000 panels that include the names of more than 91,000 people who died of AIDS.

The quilt is being sponsored by RCC and TOUCH, Together Our Unity Can Heal, a Rockland group that provides services for people with AIDS and HIV.

For more information about the Quilt or to volunteer or to make a donation, contact TOUCH at (845) 268 – 8023×11, or visit: www.sunyrockland.edu/go/aids-quilt

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 at 3:46 pm by Jane Lerner. Print This Post | Email This Post

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