The Names Project Foundation AIDS Memorial Quilt is currently in the midst of “World AIDS Day” season — sending out blocks of the quilt around the country as the annual Dec. 1 commemoration nears.
“This is the time of year we call ‘World AIDS Day season,’” says Jada Harris, director of programs for the AIDS Memorial Quilt, which has its national headquarters in Atlanta.
“Most quilts will be off the shelves in the next couple of weeks. We get requests from different countries, but most requests come from the U.S.,” Harris says.
Blocks of the Quilt are shipped via UPS and FedEx from the Atlanta warehouse where the 54-ton quilt is housed. Larger blocks of the Quilt are also shipped via trucks.