Global News Podcast The Happy Pod: Hugs from Texas
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Aug 30, 2025 Discover a heartwarming initiative as volunteers create quilts to comfort those affected by floods, showcasing the community's spirit. Learn about the cultural significance of a baby's first laugh, celebrated in Indigenous traditions. Celebrate a unique football match between two clubs marking 100 years of friendship. Explore the surprising friendship between an ocelot and an opossum, defying predator-prey norms. Delve into a Somerset farm's efforts to aid homeless individuals in recovery through cooperative work.
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Grassroots Quilt Drive Grows Big
- Connie Kortz started a quilting drive after flood survivors secretly sewed in her shop and set a goal of 100 quilts.
- The effort grew to roughly 750 quilts through volunteers when demand outstripped her shop's quilting capacity.
Quilts As Comfort For Loss
- Quilts were given to flood survivors, bereaved families, and children as tangible comfort after tragic losses.
- Connie emphasised that blocks came from around the world, making each quilt a global expression of care.
Why Quilts Feel Like Hugs
- Connie explains a quilt conveys history and love in a way a store-bought blanket cannot.
- Receiving a quilt becomes a unifying, treasured act that passes on the maker's affection.