Program suspended until after COVID is no longer a health concern:
Please keep painting memory boxes for future use.
2021: CADANC members currently support the Memory Box program. Hand painted/decorated boxes are donated to area hospitals.
The boxes are given to
families who have lost a newborn, as a special place to keep mementos of the infant
they lost. Boxes to be painted may be
picked up at Artful Endeavors, Liz Miller’s studio, and should be given to the
Philanthropy Chair when completed.
Please be sure to paint the entire box (inside and bottom) and varnish
it. It is helpful if you will write on
the bottom of the box: Capital Area
Decorative Artists, NC Memory Box Program.
Today (January 22, 2021), Trish Shaw
brought out 12 Memory Boxes from Liz’s studio to my home. I have placed
cards in them and taken a photo. They are really nice!! Thank you
to Carol Burns, Diane Wooldridge, Pat Reid. You all are very creative in
using paper napkins and tape around the outer edge of the lid. Last
year, I received 13 boxes. We will check to see if the Women’s Center is
receptive to receiving all 25 boxes. They were not last year. Tough
times, I’m sure. I will continue to store them until they are.
Jean Soehnlein, Philanthropy Chair
