The Pillow Project NCJW

The Heart Pillows Project is a community service project of the National Council of Jewish Women/Cleveland. We make pillows in the shape of a heart. The pillows are created with fabric prints of every kind: whimsical, floral, striped, solid, bold, muted, primary and pastel. The recipients are women of all ages who have had breast cancer surgery at a local hospital system. The nurses tell us that the pillows bring comfort to the women as they recover at home. Since we started, we have created 449 pillows. All of our sewers and stuffers know women who have had, or do have, breast cancer. While we are having our pillow-making session, we are laughing and talking about everyday things. Our hope is that the women who receive the pillows will have days ahead where they are laughing and talking about everyday things. – Susan Ringel