The link abouve will take you to an audio slideshow and a story I did in 2011 about Prayer Shawls and some local people who distribute them and who have been touched by them. This story was presented online in many forms and on a few different sites. The audio slideshow marries words with pictures and the voices of the people involved here locally. Recently it was recognized by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association with a second place in the Online Special Project category of the Keystone Press Awards. Awards are nice to receive for sure. The great benefit is that the story reaches more people and gets to have a second life as we pat ourselves on the back and share the story all over again. And even though this story was completed and released over a year ago, the project continues on. Search prayer shawls and I'm sure you'll find somewhere in your area that there is a group dedicating their time to making and getting the people in need of the comfort the shawl can provide. Here in Meadville, its as simple as contacting the Yolanda Barco Oncology Institute and asking for Sue. She has passed out hundreds of shawls. Please check out the story and the audio slideshow!