Xoxi Munoz

10/29/14
The Pillowcase Project
A blank sheet above the hospital covered every inch like the white linens that cover the
deceased or their expired furniture. Colors. Different pigmentations, the light spectrum and color
wheels. Colors have power to: calm, anger, fright and delight. The hospital only contained only
pale white walls, white sheets, and white blankets.
Junior Tameka Judson , astraught, determined and angered, wanted an adjustment, the
Pillowcase Project was born. My bedroom is a rainbow of colors - every color of the sun, said
Judson. Having been surrounded by colors every which way, Tameka decided to spark a little
glow of happiness in the hospital. Judson completed her mission by creating colorful, lively
pillowcases for all ages.
The first set of 30 pillowcases have already been sent to the hospital on February 15 .
March 8 Tameka will be able to send the second set to the childrens cancer ward in the local
hospital.
We have seven girls making the pillowcases right now," Judson said, she also desires
that will be able to receive more donations as well as helpers.
Tamekas goal is to give 1,000 pillowcases away before she graduates. She intends to
achieve this by getting more volunteers to make the pillowcases and a couple more sewing
machines.
"Then, the girls spend so much time with each child getting know his or her story and
listening to the child's fears and dreams, said Doug Lent, hospital administrator. These simple
pillowcases help build reliable relationships for the children; creating more comfort and a sense
of stability for the child which aids not only their physical state, but also psyche.
One of the deeply touched children, Sara, had a pillowcase she named Whiskers that was
covered with bunnies and carrots. Whiskers was later known to comfort Sara for the 21-day stay
she had at the hospital as well as taken home to be held for many nights to come.

" Color did make a difference for Sara, Sara's mother Valeria Gallegos said.
That pillowcase was the first thing she saw every morning and the last thing she saw at night.
And it always made her smile. Valeria said.