Watch your mailbox for the winter issue of The Crier to learn more about this year’s Chameleon’s Journey experience.
Chameleon’s Journey – Handmade Quilts for the Campers!!
Chameleon’s Journey is an overnight grief camp at Camp Thunderbird in Lake Wylie, SC for children and teens (ages 7-16) who have lost a significant person in their lives. It’s a place where kids who have suffered tremendous loss find their “tribe” — others who understand exactly what they’re going through because they’ve been there. It’s a place where they can relax and have fun, and not feel guilty about enjoying themselves.
Lisa Verrier-Christy, member of the Cabarrus Quilter’s Guild, has experienced a lot of lost. This past January, she went to a guild meeting where they were discussing ways to give back to the community and Lisa had a wonderful idea. She had recently completed her thesis on childhood bereavement and had Chameleon’s Journey on her mind. She knew it would be an amazing treat (and a unique gift) if each camper had his or her own quilt to have at camp and then take home as a reminder of their weekend. Lisa pitched the idea to HPCCR and (naturally) received approval. And thus, the challenge began.
Lisa Verrier-Christy and her many workers made beautiful quilts and donated them to the kids at Chameleon’s Journey.
Here are some of the quilts:
Watch your mailbox for the winter issue of The Crier to learn more about this year’s Chameleon’s Journey experience.
Watch your mailbox for the winter issue of The Crier to learn more about this year’s Chameleon’s Journey experience.
