A group of Colorado families grieving over gun deaths — many of whom lost children in the — donated fabric squares to a quilt exhibit intended to raise awareness about gun violence in America.
The Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is hosting a series of exhibits for The Mother’s Dream Quilt project through Sept. 8.
The project is a national campaign that takes fabric submitted by mothers and gun violence survivors around the country with the goal of symbolizing the human toll of gun violence, according to a news release by Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America.
“The fully assembled quilts show how gun violence has become part of the fabric of America, but also show the strength, power and beauty of people joining together to find healing and solutions,” the release said.
Rena and Greg Medek, whose daughter was murdered in the Aurora theater shooting, donated a Hello Kitty fabric square to the quilt exhibit, the release said.
Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, who lost daughter in the theater shooting, donated fabric from a square of Ghawi’s shorts.
, killed in the theater shooting, had squares of superhero T-shirts donated by his parents, Terry and Tom.
Squares of white T-shirts also were donated by Caren and Tom Teves, parents of theater shooting victim , who was famous for wearing the plain shirts to school every day.
, a Colorado resident whose sister Mary Sherlach was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, donated a square made from her sister’s wedding gown, which Dougherty designed and made.
The traveling exhibit will be on display in Fort Collins, Aurora and Denver during the next week.
On Sunday, the exhibit will be in Fort Collins from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Plymouth Congregational Church.
On Wednesday, the quilts will be on display from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Summit Center in Aurora.
Some parents of Aurora theater shooting victims are scheduled to attend.
From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 8, the exhibit will be on display at the Oriental Theater in Denver.
Anyone interested in learning more about the project or the exhibits can visit
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