Mission: The mission of The NAMES Project Foundation is to preserve, care for, and use The AIDS Memorial Quilt to promote healing, inform and educate, heighten awareness, and inspire action in the struggle against HIV and AIDS.
Programs: Quilt Display Program- encouraging schools, churches, businesses, and community groups to host displays with "blocks" of the Quilt to educate, heighten awareness and call people to action. The Quilt is the tool used by various groups to inform and educate their communities and to assist them in raising funds for their local organizations and awareness efforts.
I sent in a donation in honor of my best friend who was getting married. Within a week, I received a warm thank you letter signed by the executive director, receipt of the donation for tax purposes, notification that my best friend was being sent an acknowledgment of my gift and a simple "I'm a Friend of The Quilt" sticker. It was timely and thoughtful.