Alzheimer's Foundation of America to Display 'Quilt to Remember' in Washington, DC This Week

The AFA Quilt to Remember will be displayed today through September 6 at the AARP Life at 50+ National Event and Expo, Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC.

AFA announced the AFA Quilt to Remember project in late 2005, and the collection now includes more than 100 panels. By coincidence, the 100th quilt was received just in time for Mother’s Day and pays tribute to a mom, Virginia Loepker of Jasper, IN.; intricately sewn by Phyllis Boor of Elkhart, IN, the panel features a three-dimensional yellow sunflower to denote her mom’s love for flowers.

The goals of the heartfelt initiative include educating the public about the disease and “speaking for those who can no longer speak for themselves,” Hall said.