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Lifekeeper Memory Quilts

Each Lifekeeper Memory Quilt is made of squares created by suicide loss survivors in memory of loved ones. The quilts serve as memories of loved ones lost to suicide, and each time quilts are displayed, they help increase public awareness of suicide.

About the Lifekeeper Memory Quilts

Each square in the quilt tells the story of someone who took their life. The squares are lovingly stitched together, and the quilts are publically displayed at local and national events to remind us that no survivor of suicide loss stands alone.

You don’t need to have sewing or other special skills to make a quilt square. To learn more, volunteer, or submit a square, contact the Lifekeeper Memory Quilt Organizer nearest you or reach out to your local chapter.

In addition to the Lifekeeper Memory Quilt, loss survivors can also make quilt squares digitally. The Digital Memory Quilt is an online space where suicide loss survivors everywhere can honor their loved ones by using photos and stories that serve as squares in our virtual quilt.

If you are interested in becoming a Quilt Organizer please download and read our Informational Packet for Quilt Organizers and contact [email protected] to find out how to become an organizer for your local area.

US Memory Quilt organizers

Alabama
Elaine Cole
(571) 275-4785, [email protected]
Area Served: Birmingham
California
Barbara Chiesa
(209) 918-4599, [email protected]
Area Served: Modesto/Stanislaus County
Bobbi Rich
949-466-5117, [email protected]
Area Served: Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
Colorado
Cambrey Cammon
(303) 888-9846, [email protected]
Area Served: Colorado
Connecticut
Heather Eng
(860) 343-8492, [email protected]
Area Served: Middlesex County and Hartford County
Costa Rica
Vivian Thomas
506 22 67 6991, [email protected]
Area Served: Costa Rica
District of Columbia
Mary Anne Burke
[email protected]
Area Served: Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia
Florida
Marie Dudek Brown
(773) 620-8605, [email protected]
Area Served: OrlandoArea/Central Florida including the counties of Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia
Ann Simanoff
(904) 821-0070, [email protected]
Area Served: Jacksonville area
Mary Jean Coleman
(727) 378-4894, [email protected]
Area Served: Martin, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties
Georgia
Diane Gillen
(770) 516-1382, [email protected]
Area Served: Georgia
Kaitlyn Dudzinski
732.804.4980, [email protected]
Area Served: Georgia
Hawaii
Pua Kaninau-Santos
(808) 271-8582, [email protected]
Area Served: Hawaii
Indiana
Dr. Sherri Wynn
(317) 690-1353, [email protected]
Area Served: Indiana
Janet Schnell
(812) 630-6779, [email protected]
Area Served: Indiana
Maine
Christine Hensley
(207) 625-3291, [email protected]
Area Served: Maine
Massachusetts
Jennifer Lynch-Serrano
(413) 682-4205, [email protected]
Area Served: Western Massachusetts
Minnesota
Elizabeth Murphy
(413) 682-4205, [email protected]
Area Served: Minnesota
Mississippi
Betty Reid
(601) 297-1841, [email protected]
Area Served: Hattiesburg
Missouri
Phyllis Blackwelder
(636) 395-3100, [email protected]
Area Served: Eastern Missouri area
Montana
Mare Sanford
(406) 260-3768, [email protected]
Area Served: Western Montana
Nebraska
[email protected]
Area Served: Nebraska
New Hampshire
Kelly Derrico
(603) 464-3363, [email protected]
Area Served: New Hampshire
New Jersey
Patricia Keenan
(732) 722-8586, [email protected]
Area Served: Monmouth and Ocean County
New York
Jeanette Dippo
(607) 836-6683, [email protected]
Area Served: Onondaga, Oswego, Oneida, Cortland, Madison, Lewis, Herkimer, Cayuga, Jefferson, Tompkins
Sherri Allen [email protected]
Area Served: Otsego, Delaware, Schoharie, Broome, Tioga and Chenango counties
Marie Moran
(914) 204-6935, [email protected]
Area Served: Dutchess, Ulster, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, Putnam Counties, Westchester Count
Kim Buchanan
(518) 770-6567, [email protected]
Area Served: New York Capital Region
Linda Chearmonte
(716) 868-6332, [email protected]
Area Served: Western New York
North Carolina
Blair Hedgecock
(336) 257-8850, [email protected]
Area Served: North Carolina
Ohio
Brigitte Boiano
(513) 477-1251, [email protected]
Area Served: Southern Ohio
Sandra Manon
(419) 788-0347, [email protected]
Area Served: Henry County, Northwest Ohio
Oklahoma
Robin Hudson LeBlanc
(918) 313-4113, [email protected]
Area Served: Oklahoma
Candace Wietelman
(405) 833-2068, [email protected]
Area Served: Oklahom
Pennsylvania
Sharon Curran
(267) 893-5500, [email protected]
Area Served: Philadelphia and surrounding counties
Jenna Pilkington
(484) 318-5910, [email protected]
Area Served: Montgomery and Chester counties
South Carolina
Dana Crocker
(843) 761-1007, [email protected]
Area Served: Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties
South Dakota
Carolyn Giessinger
(605) 949-0045, [email protected]
Area Served: South Dakota
Texas
Emily Ashton
(903) 312-0312, [email protected]
Area Served: Tyler/East Texas
Darleen Cameron
(512) 925-7129, [email protected]
Area Served: Central Texas
Lynda Arnold
(281) 796-0162, [email protected]
Area Served: Harris, Montgomery, and surrounding counties
Utah
Kimberly Vera
(801) 473-6656, [email protected]
Area Served: Utah
Vermont
Mary Butler
(802) 744-6284, [email protected]
Area Served: Vermont
Washington
(206) 459-7617 [email protected]
Area Served: Washington
West Virginia
Amy Christian
(304) 237-5747, [email protected]
Area Served: West Virginia
Wyoming
Trena Anastasia
(970) 690-7797, [email protected]
Area Served: States of Wyoming and Colorado

International Memory Quilt organizers

Brazil
Karen Scavacini
+5511 50843568, [email protected]
Area Served: Brazil
Canada
Robyn Greene
(506) 331-5361, [email protected]
Area Served: New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
Fran Morrison
(902) 565-7976, [email protected]
Area Served: Nova Scotia

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