The Turban Project is 10 years old and has become a worldwide organization that has donated 190,000 items of handmade headwear blessed by a priest to people who have lost their hair because of a medical condition, usually from cancer treatment.
It was started in 2012 by women of Knights of Columbus Council 10820 in Dresden and now has volunteers from all faiths, with sewing groups in every state and 13 other nations.
The local Turban Project organization does presentations to groups and is looking for new volunteers who sew or want to perform other needed tasks. All Turban Project items are free for the recipient. Besides the gift of time, donations of gift cards to Joann Fabrics or Hobby Lobby, novelty fabric and monetary donations are appreciated.
If you have questions, want to make a donation or volunteer, email turbanproject@outlook.com; visit www.turbanproject.com; mail The Turban Project at 7871 Ridge Road, Frazeysburg OH 43822; or call Kathy Braidich at (740) 504-6133.
Ann Arbor Dominican sisters celebrating 25th anniversary
The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, who are teachers at Worthington St. Michael School, are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year.
To mark the occasion, they are sponsoring an event, “Radiance of Truth,” from 1 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 30 at the convocation center of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.
The program will include Eucharistic Adoration, dinner, talks, games and activities for all ages. Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing, Michigan, a former rector/president of the Pontifical College Josephinum, will celebrate a Sunday vigil Mass at 4 p.m.
For more information or to register, go to www.sistersofmary.org/anniversary-event.
Biking for Babies riders starting in Columbus
Two groups of bicycle riders will be starting from Columbus on a six-day ride to earn money and raise awareness for pregnancy resource centers.
The riders will be among six groups of college students and young adults, totaling 56 people, traveling six routes averaging 100 miles per day from Monday, July 11 to Saturday, July 16. Besides the two routes starting in Columbus, others will begin in Minneapolis; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Natchez, Mississippi; and Dodge City, Kansas.
Five of the routes, including one that will begin in Columbus, will converge in St. Louis. The other route starting in Columbus will end in Washington, with celebrations of life taking place at the close of the rides in both cities. This will be the first time for Washington to host such an event.
The goal of the 13th annual Biking for Babies ride is to raise $250,000 for 56 pregnancy resource centers nationwide. Last year’s ride collected about $200,000 for 42 centers, with 49 riders taking part.
For more information, go to www.bikingforbabies.com.