With the help from a donation from Holly’s Quilt Cabin, FHQ and our volunteers were able to put a smile on this precious little face. We included her brother and sister with some “Quilt love,” because they were at home while their big sister was recovering at Children’s Hospital.
Trevor is 5 years old and spent 8 days in the hospital after surgery for a ruptured appendix. Mom said, “As you can see by the pictures, Trevor is feeling MUCH better! It is so nice to have my happy little boy back. Thank you so much for visiting him in the hospital and bringing […]
Today we received a thank you note from Denver Health. We donate all kinds of things (but mostly small quilts & fleece blankies) for Newborns in Need at this wonderful medical center. Over 5,000 babies are born to low income families each year. Our contribution is just a drop in the bucket to what they […]
Another thank you from a grateful mom. Hello, I am writing to thank your organization for the quilt that was recently given to my 3 year old daughter when she was taken by ambulance to the ER few weeks ago. She had a seizure in the bathtub, and as a result, was only haphazardly dressed […]
Every year, volunteers of Firehouse Quilts are thrilled to make quilts with hearts on them for Highlands Ranch Community Association. A fun group of young adults belong to the HRCA Therapeutic Program and each year they have a Sweetheart Dance around Valentines Day where they come and dance, have snacks and door prizes. That’s where […]
Each time Action Care Ambulance is called on an emergency involving children, the EMTs and firefighters give them a choice of our snuggle quilts. Periodically, we get updates from Action Care about why the child was picked up in the ambulance and how they and their parents react to our quilts. Just got these this […]
Hello Firehouse Quilters! It started off with a phone call telling me there were around 100 handmade snuggle quilts that had been collected throughout the state of Colorado and made their way to Fort Collins via the Colorado Quilting Council. They were to be donated to those families who lost their homes in the High […]
To Firehouse Quilts volunteers, I wanted to say Thank you for the beautiful quilt my son received while being transferred to Children’s Hospital in Aurora. He is three years old and had a rare complication from getting his adenoids removed. He flew fixed wing airplane to Centennial Airport around midnight The paramedics in the ambulance […]
Dear volunteers of Firehouse Quilts, A few weeks ago, our daughter, Eliana Rose was admitted to Swedish Medical for a severe respiratory illness. Attached is a picture of her with the quilt when she was brought into the ambulance to be taken to the hospital, where she was eventually placed into the Pediatric ICU unit. […]
I’ve been corresponding by email for a few weeks with Tori (Hope’s mom) about our quilt her daughter received on the way to the hospital recently. Here’s a nice thank you note she sent. “Hi wonderful volunteers, I would like to send a thank you for the quilt we received when our 2-year-old daughter was […]