Seniors Create Baby Hats, Blankets for Hospital Patients
April 18, 2023
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 17, 2023) — A group of senior citizens is using their creative talents to help hospital patients.
About 15 people living at the Templeton of Cary, a retirement community, make blankets and baby hats every other week.
They donate what they make to WakeMed, which is across the street.
Members say it is wonderful to know they are making a difference with their hobby.
Avda Bartsch founded the group about three years ago.
“I was a sickly child. Hey, [it] had to give me something to do and that's how I learned how to crochet. And, I've just kept doing it," Bartsch said. "We can contribute to the to the community, and it's right across the street — which is even nicer. So, we know where it's going and the fact that it's appreciated."
The group has received service awards from the hospital for their continued donations.
"Some of the recipients would like to pay us back, and we said, 'No, that's that's not what we're here for,'" Bartsch said.
About WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed is a not-for-profit health care system founded and based in Raleigh, N.C. WakeMed exists to improve the health and well-being of our community by providing outstanding and compassionate care to all. WakeMed’s 970-bed system comprises a network of facilities throughout the Triangle area, including three full-service hospitals, seven emergency departments, a dedicated Children’s Hospital and Rehabilitation Hospital, more than 90 physician offices and Wake County’s only Level I Trauma Center. WakeMed’s mission-driven team includes more than 10,300 employees, 1,400 volunteers and 1,300 affiliated physicians, along with the more than 700 physicians and providers with WakeMed Physician Practices – all representing the best minds and the biggest hearts and the finest quality in health care and community health. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org or follow WakeMed on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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