Humanitarian Day

“The tradition of holding a Humanitarian Day in Alpine, Utah has occurred annually for 22 years! Months before the event, men, women, and children begin the process of gathering and preparing fabric, batting, apartment kits, hygiene kit, and school kit items, etc. We also make what I like to call, “Dolls and Balls and Bears, oh my!” which are sewn together as toys, although left unstuffed until the Humanitarian Day. Hospital gowns are sewn ahead of time for the “Hospital Buddies” to be dressed in. These dolls are given to the local hospitals for the children to draw and decorate with where their particular surgeries are going to take place. On Humanitarian Day men, women, children, scouts, young adults, and families of all ages come to tie quilts, and stuff dolls. It is a fun day-long Quilting Bee spent with friends old and new, neighbors, families, community members.” shared Carol Snyder.