LOWER LAKE, Calif. – “Star Chain,” the 42nd quilt block on the Lake County Quilt Trail has been placed on the Community Care building at 8050 B Lake St. in Lower Lake.
“The special connection to this quilt block is that it represents our community,” said Sandy Richards, MSN, RN at the Community Care center.
The block colors are blue, yellow, orange, purple, turquoise, red and white.
The colors were chosen for the quilt block to represent life, healing, sun, nature, art, harmony and spirit.
The “Star Chain” quilt is an important way to remember and honor the lives of ones lost to AIDS.
CCHAP is a home and place of healing and support for those who have contracted the disease. CCHAP staff and clients provide outreach activities to educate the public about the disease.
Quilting and AIDS have an important relationship, remembering people who have died and people who can be saved in the future.
The original site of this location is adorned by 400 to 500 year old oaks and was a resort in the 1950s.
CCHAP’s building resembles the false front of a western building. In the fall of 2011, the building was purchased by Community Care to serve two programs, the Community Care HIV AIDS Program and the Multipurpose Senior Service Program.
Both programs provide services to low income people so they may continue to live in their homes.
The GPS location of “Star Chain” is Latitude: 38.02, Longitude: -122.61.
The Lake County Quilt Trail is an agricultural and tourism project designed to promote community pride.
The 8-foot by 8-foot quilt block was drawn and painted by the Lake County Quilt Trail team, a group of dedicated quilters, graphic artists, painters, writers, carpenters and a videographer.
For more information about the Lake County Quilt Trail, visit www.lakecountyquilttrail.com or go to the Lake County Quilt Trail Facebook page.