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Basketball Players’ Moms, Camelot Fabrics Support Kids with Quilts

 

Lucille O'Neal and Shaquille O'Neal share a hug.
Lucille O’Neal and Shaquille O’Neal share a hug.

Renowned fabric manufacturer CAMELOT FABRICS has partnered with THE MOTHERS OF PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS (The MPBP) for their #SewSocial Project, a charitable cause that will provide lap quilts to the Quilts for kids organization.

MPBP members expected:

Lucille O’Neal – [Mother of Shaquille O’Neal]; Annette Fisher – [Mother of Derek Fisher]; Flora Allen Hopson –[Mother of Ray Allen]; Marilyn Jennings – [Mother of Vernon Jennings]; Camilla Ratliff-Eatrmon – [Mother of Theo Ratliff]; Jeanne Rose – [Mother of Jalen Rose]; Queen Warrick – [Mother of Hakim Warrick]; Elizabeth Washington – [Mother of Damon Stoudemire]; Christine Leslie Espinoza – [Mother of Lisa Leslie]; Dr. Jackie Scott – [Mother of Olympia Scott]; Juanita Brown – [Mother of Rashard Lewis]; Beverly Jones – [Mother of Fred Jones]; Linda Shanklin – [Mother of Andre Iguodala]

Quilts For Kids Founding President expected: Linda Arye

CAMELOT FABRICS President expected: Steven Haupt

WHAT

CAMELOT FABRICS, along with The MPBP and Quilty magazine creator Mary Fons, will host an exclusive quilting party in Orlando, Florida, to initiate the #SewSocial project. Artwork, family photos, and unique messages will be transferred onto fabric that will serve as centerpieces for the lap quilts. CAMELOT FABRICS will also launch a microsite for those wishing to collaborate on ‘virtual quilts’, which will then be converted into actual lap quilts and included in the donation.

WHY

The #SewSocial project will provide lap quilts to Quilts for Kids, an organization dedicated to providing comfort to children of abuse and those with life-threatening illnesses.

WHEN

August 4th, 2013

WHERE

ORLANDO, FLORIDA

DISNEY YACHT CLUB RESORT

1700 Epcot Resorts Blvd Orlando, FL 32830, United States

407.934.7000

CONTACTS: PRECISION COMMUNICATIONS GROUP

ZANTHI GALIATSATOS: COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

[email protected] | 514.343.4949 x 105

PASCALE LEBLANC: PR SPECIALIST

[email protected] | 514.343.4949 x 121

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