Quilt in the Capital

In 1996, my family headed down to Washington D.C. to view the AIDS Quilt on The Mall. This was the first time we were seeing the quilts we made for my Uncle Mitch. My Grandparents made a quilt along with my family. Getting the chance to see the whole quilt laid out on The Mall was an amazing scene. And lucky for us, we got the chance to see it once again!

Yesterday, Courtney, McKaila, Amber and I, along with our friends Daniel and Jen headed downtown to see the AIDS Quilt along with all the other sites in D.C. We weren't lucky enough to see Mitch's quilt in person, but they did have a digital patchwork on a touch screen. So, we were able to search for both of Mitch's quilts! It was pretty exciting to get to see them again.

 Here is a website with more information about the AIDS Quilt http://www.aidsquilt.org/

Along with showing the quilts, they had a concert. They had cheerleaders, drum chorus line, Wyclef Jean, and Rev. Al Sharpton. There were probably more appearances then that, but that is all we saw.

Wyclef Jean is in the white

Rev. Al Sharpton

Here are some random photos from our day in D.C.

President Obama in the helicopter heading to Andrews, then off to Aurora, Colorado

It was a great day walking through the city with family and friends, plus getting the chance to see the AIDS Quilt laid out on The Mall made the day that much better. 

Love you Uncle Mitch

RIP