Sept. 24, 2008

Delivering Comfort and Care

The Weinstein JCC Knitzvah Knitters donate hand-made blankets to the VTCC

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Several women from the Weinstein Jewish Community Center Knitzvah Knitters visited the Virginia Treatment Center for Children at Virginia Commonwealth University in September to donate eight hand-made comfort blankets for the children. Back row, L-R, Larry Robinson, Nancy Doyle, Jennifer DeSanto, Norm Geller, Lynn Swartz (JCC), Jean Hovey-Murray (VTCC Advisory Council Chairman) Front: Delores Richards-Madikiza, Linda Bradford, Lynn Swartz, Stephanie Spencer, Rhona Arenstein (JCC). Photo by Sathya Achia Abraham, VCU Communications and Public Relations
Several women from the Weinstein Jewish Community Center Knitzvah Knitters visited the Virginia Treatment Center for Children at Virginia Commonwealth University in September to donate eight hand-made comfort blankets for the children. Back row, L-R, Larry Robinson, Nancy Doyle, Jennifer DeSanto, Norm Geller, Lynn Swartz (JCC), Jean Hovey-Murray (VTCC Advisory Council Chairman) Front: Delores Richards-Madikiza, Linda Bradford, Lynn Swartz, Stephanie Spencer, Rhona Arenstein (JCC). Photo by Sathya Achia Abraham, VCU Communications and Public Relations


At left, Aradhana Bela Sood, M.D., medical director of the VTCC, wraps herself in one of the soft, hand-made blankets donated by the Weinstein Jewish Community Center Knitzvah Knitters. The Weinstein Jewish Community Center Knitzvah Knitters began meeting in June of this year. The goal of the project, spearheaded by Rhona Arenstein with the Weinstein JCC, was to knit blankets for children in acute or residential care at the VTCC that will provide them with comfort and security as they go through treatment. The group started with three or four women, but has now grown to approximately 70. Each blanket is made up of 28 squares. Pictured at right, Jean Hovey-Murray (left), Rhona Arenstein (JCC), Rebecca Winston (JCC) in back, Devvie Schnur. Photos by Sathya Achia Abraham, VCU Communications and Public Relatons.
At left, Aradhana Bela Sood, M.D., medical director of the VTCC, wraps herself in one of the soft, hand-made blankets donated by the Weinstein Jewish Community Center Knitzvah Knitters. The Weinstein Jewish Community Center Knitzvah Knitters began meeting in June of this year. The goal of the project, spearheaded by Rhona Arenstein with the Weinstein JCC, was to knit blankets for children in acute or residential care at the VTCC that will provide them with comfort and security as they go through treatment. The group started with three or four women, but has now grown to approximately 70. Each blanket is made up of 28 squares. Pictured at right, Jean Hovey-Murray (left), Rhona Arenstein (JCC), Rebecca Winston (JCC) in back, Devvie Schnur. Photos by Sathya Achia Abraham, VCU Communications and Public Relatons.