Lazos de Amor donates 36 blankets for the sick and in need

Volunteers for the campaign, also known as "Healing Blankets," made the blankets which were then blessed by a reverend at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church.

By Observer Staff
| 12:00 p.m. April 28, 2023

John Merced Sr. is presented a blanket from the Lazos de Amor volunteers. Photo courtesy of Lazos de Amor.

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The Lazos de Amor campaign has collected 36 blankets for donation so far in 2023.

The blankets were blessed by the Rev. Rob Trujillo at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church on April 13 and donated. A third of the blankets went to the local hospital, another third to the church’s parishioners and the remainder to those sick or in need in the community, according to a press release from the campaign.

The blankets are made by volunteers from the Hispanic Club and the Portuguese American Cultural Center. The blankets are donated to those with a myriad of illness, including cancer, diabetes, addiction or depression.

John Merced Sr., who began Lazos de Amor, also known as “Healing Blankets,” recently received one to support him while he receives chemotherapy treatments for cancer, the press release said.

To donate blankets, or yarn to create blankets, contact Maria Elizabeth Frazão Pereira at 386-446-0356.