ALLOWS THE CITY TO BYPASS SOME LAWS AND BUREAUCRATIC HURDLES. FILTER BEING SENT FROM ACROSS THE NATIOASN GIFTS OF THE CALDOR FIRE. FAMILIES PICKED OUT A NEW FAMILY KEEPSAKE TO CHERISH. >> THERE’S A LOT OF LOVE. >> COLORFUL AND ORNATE. THOUSANDS OF STITCHES LATER, THE ESQUILTS ARE IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE LIKE KELLANY D HER SON CALVIN. >> WE’VE HAD A FEW QUILTS FROM GREAT GRDPARANENTS AND GREAT GRANDMAS’S AND THEY GET LOST IN THE FIRE. >> THEIR FAMILY IS SURVIVORS OF THE CALDOR FIRE. >> WE DID NOT KNOW FOR A COUPLE DAYS IF OUR HOUSE KNOW IT -- MADE IT OR NOT. WE LTOS EVERYTHING. >> FINALLY IN A RENLTA HOME, THEY HAVE A NEW KEEPSAKE OF THEIR OWN. >> I WANTED TO BE PRESERVED AS WELL AS IT C,AN AND MAYBE PASS IT ON TO, MAYBE, IF I EVER HAVE CHILDREN, SO THEY CANAVE H MEMORIES OF ME. >> THESE ARE SOME OF THE HUNDREDS OF QUILTS SENT FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. >> EVERYONE HEARD ABOUTHE T TERRIBLE FIRES. >> GIFTS TO THE THOUSANDSHO W LOST EVERYTHING. >> I LEIK THIS ONE. >> EACH PERSON PICKING THEIR FAVORITE. >> HAD A LITTLE COTTAGE THAT MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER RENT,ED AND WE LOVED IT, IAS W GOING TO DO CHRISTMAS AND IT WAS GOING TBEO PERFECT. A LITTLE CHRISTMAS HOUSE. >> SHE SAID SHE WAS HELPING HER FRIEND CAUGHINT THE DISH -- DIEXI FIRE, THEN WEEKS LATER, CALDOR TOOK HS.ER >> IT’S ALMOST OVERWHELMING, IT’S ALMOST LIKE I WLIL WAKE UP AND HAVE MY LITTLE HOUSE IN MY STUFF. >> SHE SAID IT WAS THE FIRST HOME SHE BOUGHT ON HER OWN. >> I AM REALLY, REALLY OVERTAKEN BY THESE WOMEN AND JUST THE COMMUNITY, THE SUPPORT. >> HER LOVED ONES HAD THIS PAINTINGAD ME OF HER LITTLE SKI LIKE CHALET. SOMETHING SHE SAYS GIVES HER HOPE SHE WILL FIND ANOTHER PLACE SHE CANALL C HER O.WN >> SO SOMEDAY WHEN I HAVE ANOTHER HOUSE, I WILL HEAV THAT AND I WILL HAVE TH.IS >> I LOVE IT,EW N BEGINNING. >> RIGHT. WALTER: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE A QUILT, WE HAVE A LINK
Wildfire survivors are being gifted homemade quilts from people across the country
Updated: 11:17 AM EST Dec 19, 2021
Sewn by hand, hundreds of quilts are being sent to one Placerville, California, quilt shop and then being gifted to each Caldor Fire survivor."Our first giveaway, we had people walking in just in shock. They didn't know what to expect, it was hard for them to even walk through the door. But by the time they left, they were cuddled up in their quilts and smiling and hugging us," said Janet Barnard, the organizer of Caldor Quilts.Barnard helped organize a group called Caldor Quilts, which provide free quilts to the thousands of people who lost everything."Everyone heard about the terrible fires, and quilters love to help," Barnard said.Organizers say quilts have been made both locally and across the United States, and have been arriving in literal truckloads."We had a few quilts from great grandparents, and grandmas, and they all got lost in the fire," said Kelly Disalvi, as she and her son picked out quilts of their own. Their family lived in Grizzly Flats, and she said they had moments to evacuate before the fire overtook their mountain.Disalvi's teenage son, Calvin while picking out a quilt, explained he hopes to keep his new quilt and pass it along to his own kids one day.Caldor Quilts has gifted over 200 quilts to survivors."I am really, really overtaken by these women and just the community, the support," said another survivor, Debi Goedeck, while selecting her new quilt.Challenges facing the many Caldor survivors are many, including the sacristy of rental homes in their area. Caldor Quilts said it's important they provide options to the survivors to give them the power of choice in selecting something for themselves.If you would like to make and gift a quilt to a Caldor survivor, email [email protected].
Sewn by hand, hundreds of quilts are being sent to one Placerville, California, quilt shop and then being gifted to each Caldor Fire survivor.
"Our first giveaway, we had people walking in just in shock. They didn't know what to expect, it was hard for them to even walk through the door. But by the time they left, they were cuddled up in their quilts and smiling and hugging us," said Janet Barnard, the organizer of Caldor Quilts.
Barnard helped organize a group called Caldor Quilts, which provide free quilts to the thousands of people who lost everything.
"Everyone heard about the terrible fires, and quilters love to help," Barnard said.
Organizers say quilts have been made both locally and across the United States, and have been arriving in literal truckloads.
"We had a few quilts from great grandparents, and grandmas, and they all got lost in the fire," said Kelly Disalvi, as she and her son picked out quilts of their own. Their family lived in Grizzly Flats, and she said they had moments to evacuate before the fire overtook their mountain.
Disalvi's teenage son, Calvin while picking out a quilt, explained he hopes to keep his new quilt and pass it along to his own kids one day.
Caldor Quilts has gifted over 200 quilts to survivors.
"I am really, really overtaken by these women and just the community, the support," said another survivor, Debi Goedeck, while selecting her new quilt.
Challenges facing the many Caldor survivors are many, including the sacristy of rental homes in their area. Caldor Quilts said it's important they provide options to the survivors to give them the power of choice in selecting something for themselves.
If you would like to make and gift a quilt to a Caldor survivor, email [email protected].
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