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The kindness of strangers: ‘That quilt serves as a daily reminder of all the goodness in this world’
I was secretly devastated to have missed out on the quilt. To my surprise, the woman who’d won it wanted me to have it
TL;DR
- The author attended a fundraiser for Nepal to rebuild a school damaged by the 2015 earthquake.
- A hand-sewn quilt, made in the “drunkard’s path” pattern, was up for raffle.
- The author and her husband, Sam, both bought raffle tickets, but Sam won.
- Sam began auctioning the quilt to raise more money, devastating the author.
- The woman who won the final bid saw the author's disappointment and gifted her the quilt.
- The author sent a heartfelt thank you card to the stranger.
- The quilt now serves as a reminder of the goodness in the world.