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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 survivingsuicideloss@afsp.org to find out how to become an organizer for your local area.

US Memory Quilt organizers

Alabama
Elaine Cole
(571) 275-4785, necole107@gmail.com
Area Served: Birmingham
California
Barbara Chiesa
(209) 918-4599, chiesa3@aol.com
Area Served: Modesto/Stanislaus County
Bobbi Rich
949-466-5117, brich5347@gmail.com
Area Served: Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
Colorado
Cambrey Cammon
(303) 888-9846, camingolden@yahoo.com
Area Served: Colorado
Connecticut
Heather Eng
(860) 343-8492, TheLoneWitch86@Aol.com
Area Served: Middlesex County and Hartford County
Costa Rica
Vivian Thomas
506 22 67 6991, vivianthomas41@hotmail.com
Area Served: Costa Rica
District of Columbia
Mary Anne Burke
mabswim@aol.com
Area Served: Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia
Florida
Marie Dudek Brown
(773) 620-8605, mdudek.afsp@gmail.com
Area Served: OrlandoArea/Central Florida including the counties of Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia
Ann Simanoff
(904) 821-0070, anniesue113@me.com
Area Served: Jacksonville area
Mary Jean Coleman
(727) 378-4894, mjcoleman@afsp.org
Area Served: Martin, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties
Georgia
Diane Gillen
(770) 516-1382, gillen102@comcast.net
Area Served: Georgia
Kaitlyn Dudzinski
732.804.4980, ksdudzinski@gmail.com
Area Served: Georgia
Hawaii
Pua Kaninau-Santos
(808) 271-8582, pkshawaii@gmail.com
Area Served: Hawaii
Indiana
Dr. Sherri Wynn
(317) 690-1353, herri.wynn@comcast.net
Area Served: Indiana
Janet Schnell
(812) 630-6779, 1SuicideSurvivor@Gmail.com
Area Served: Indiana
Maine
Christine Hensley
(207) 625-3291, christine257me@yahoo.com
Area Served: Maine
Massachusetts
Jennifer Lynch-Serrano
(413) 682-4205, jenslp1971@yahoo.com
Area Served: Western Massachusetts
Minnesota
Elizabeth Murphy
(413) 682-4205, elizabethblankenfeld@gmail.com
Area Served: Minnesota
Mississippi
Betty Reid
(601) 297-1841, info@thequiltedpetal.com
Area Served: Hattiesburg
Missouri
Phyllis Blackwelder
(636) 395-3100, pmblackwelder@gmail.com
Area Served: Eastern Missouri area
Montana
Mare Sanford
(406) 260-3768, imjaminjaxmom@gmail.com
Area Served: Western Montana
Nebraska
nebraska@afsp.org
Area Served: Nebraska
New Hampshire
Kelly Derrico
(603) 464-3363, kellyderrico@comcast.net
Area Served: New Hampshire
New Jersey
Patricia Keenan
(732) 722-8586, ginkok@optonline.net
Area Served: Monmouth and Ocean County
New York
Jeanette Dippo
(607) 836-6683, jpdippo@aol.com
Area Served: Onondaga, Oswego, Oneida, Cortland, Madison, Lewis, Herkimer, Cayuga, Jefferson, Tompkins
Sherri Allen lilymims@gmail.com
Area Served: Otsego, Delaware, Schoharie, Broome, Tioga and Chenango counties
Marie Moran
(914) 204-6935, lighthouse766@gmail.com
Area Served: Dutchess, Ulster, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, Putnam Counties, Westchester Count
Kim Buchanan
(518) 770-6567, kimbuchanan531@yahoo.com
Area Served: New York Capital Region
Linda Chearmonte
(716) 868-6332, lchearmonte@gmail.com
Area Served: Western New York
North Carolina
Blair Hedgecock
(336) 257-8850, blair.hedgecock@gmail.com
Area Served: North Carolina
Ohio
Brigitte Boiano
(513) 477-1251, boianobm@yahoo.com
Area Served: Southern Ohio
Sandra Manon
(419) 788-0347, remember9107@gmail.com
Area Served: Henry County, Northwest Ohio
Oklahoma
Robin Hudson LeBlanc
(918) 313-4113, myonlysonty@gmail.com
Area Served: Oklahoma
Candace Wietelman
(405) 833-2068, cbentley1@cox.net
Area Served: Oklahom
Pennsylvania
Sharon Curran
(267) 893-5500, scurran@lenapevf.org
Area Served: Philadelphia and surrounding counties
Jenna Pilkington
(484) 318-5910, jenna.pilk@gmail.com
Area Served: Montgomery and Chester counties
South Carolina
Dana Crocker
(843) 761-1007, dmcrocker@homesc.com
Area Served: Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties
South Dakota
Carolyn Giessinger
(605) 949-0045, sewsweet23@aol.com
Area Served: South Dakota
Texas
Emily Ashton
(903) 312-0312, emashton521@live.com
Area Served: Tyler/East Texas
Darleen Cameron
(512) 925-7129, darleenanurse@msn.com
Area Served: Central Texas
Lynda Arnold
(281) 796-0162, lyndala@sbcglobal.net
Area Served: Harris, Montgomery, and surrounding counties
Utah
Kimberly Vera
(801) 473-6656, kim.vera2008@gmail.com
Area Served: Utah
Vermont
Mary Butler
(802) 744-6284, butlerm@sisna.com
Area Served: Vermont
Washington
(206) 459-7617 washington@afsp.org
Area Served: Washington
West Virginia
Amy Christian
(304) 237-5747, amychristian1@hotmail.com
Area Served: West Virginia
Wyoming
Trena Anastasia
(970) 690-7797, trenaanastasia@gmail.com
Area Served: States of Wyoming and Colorado

International Memory Quilt organizers

Brazil
Karen Scavacini
+5511 50843568, contato@vitaalere.com.br
Area Served: Brazil
Canada
Robyn Greene
(506) 331-5361, sethrobyn@outlook.com
Area Served: New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
Fran Morrison
(902) 565-7976, fran@franmorrison.ca
Area Served: Nova Scotia

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