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EmoryEagles

Journalism
10/14/15

FeatureStory

IstherecomfortinyourpillowAfterwatchingaspecialnewscastofthechildreninthe
localhospital,juniorTamekaJudsonthoughtofthePillowcaseProjecttobrightenthingsupin
thehospitalrooms.

WhenIwatchedthatspecialnewscastonthechildrenshospitalinthewinter,Icried
andcried.Iwastouchedbythestrengthandcharacterofthosechildrenandtheir
parents.,Judsonsaid.

JudsoncontactedDougLent,thehospitaladministrator,toshareherideawithhim,and
helovedthepillowcaseprojectideaandgaveherapprovaltocarryonwithherproject.

Thishasbeenanabsolutelywonderfulprojectatthehospital.Ihadnoideahowmucha
pillowcasecouldmeantoalittlechild,Lentsaid.

Judsonaskedherfriendstoaidherinherproject.Shecontactedlocalbusinessestohelp
donatemoneyforthesuppliessheneedstomakeherideacometolife.Afterreceivingenough
moneyfromdonations,Tamekaandherfriendsstartedsewthepillowcases.

Iamnotaverygoodonthesewingmachine,soIdomostofthecuttingandpinning,
JuniorSoniaBusatmantesaid.

Oncethefirstbatchofpillowcasesweremadethegirlssetouttodeliverthemtothe
childreninthehospitalonFebruary15andwilldeliverthesecondbatchonMarch8.

ThatpillowcasemadeahugedifferenceforourSara.Whenshewasscared,shewould
hugittightandtellusWhiskerswouldprotecther,saidValeriaGallegos

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