Creative Expression: Community Projects
Our community is built on the stories of donors, recipients, and their families. While our traditional Threads of Life Quilt remains a cornerstone of how we honor these lives, we have expanded our horizon to include new ways of sharing.
Explore our past, present, and future community tributes below.
Current Project: Tastes of Gratitude
Status: Submissions Open!
This year, we are honoring our loved ones through recipes. Whether it's the secret ingredient for a recipient's Sunday sauce, or the specific recipe for a donor's favorite cake, every recipe tells a story.
How to Participate: Submit a favorite recipe now, through August 31, 2026
Past Community Highlights
Quilts
The Threads of Life Quilts will now be created every few years. The next quilt will be created in 2028, with submissions opening in 2027. You can see prior quilts, or request a quilt for show, by visiting our quilt page.
Poetry
In 2025, we hosted a poetry contest, and turned the submissions into a beautiful book of poetry. You can read the winning pieces, look through the other submissions, or request a hard copy of the poetry book here.
Art
In 2024, we hosted an art contest. You can view the photos of the art, as well as request notecards with the winning pieces, by visiting our art contest page here.