Hari family makes donation to Wings Cancer Foundation

On Apri l 29, 2 014 , Wings Cancer Foundation was the recipient of a very generous donation f rom t he Hari Fa mily, owners of the Quality Inn in Southaven, in memory of Magan Hari.

I n l ieu of f lowers at their grandfather’s funeral they asked everyone to donate money for cancer research. They collected $7,001, part of which was used to purchase t hree iPads for patient use at the West Clinic’s Southaven location. The remainder of the money, $6,084.86, will be used for cancer research at the West Clinic.

At t he presentat ion were Magan’s widow Laxmi Hari, son Steve Hari, d aug hter- i n- l aw Mi n a Ha r i , g r a ndd a u g hte r s Cayla Hari a nd Aleena Hari and grandson Alec Hari. Representing Wings Cancer Foundation was executive director Chris West and programs coordinator Karen Sudduth.

The Hari family gathered to ri ng t he Bell of Hope after the presentation

Wings Cancer Foundation is a nonprofit organization meeting t he physical, emotional and spiritual needs of cancer patients and t heir fa milies. The foundation has three locations: Midtown, 1 588 Union; East Memphis, 100 N. Humphreys Blvd . ; a nd Sout haven , 7668 Airways Blvd. For more, visit wingscancerfoundation.org.

St. George’s Art Gallery, at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 2425 S. Germantown Road, hosts an exhibit by the Memphis Cotton Patchers Quilt Guild through April 26.

This colorful display by 10 members of the guild will showcase their first quilts and their most recent quilts. A variety of quilting techniques, i ncluding machine pieced, hand and machine appliqué, machine and hand quilting, will be displayed.

“The idea of comparing our first quilt to our last quilt is to see how we have evolved in technique, color and creativ- ity,” explained Georgette Carpenter, spokeswoman for the guild exhibit about the “First and Last Quilt” theme. “The first quilt will always have a special place in memory. We remember the good times, the stressful times and the victory of completion. Our latest quilt is freshest i n our minds.”

A reception is planned for April 25 at 7 p.m. in conjunction with the St. George’s Friends of Music concert. St. George’s Art Gallery is open Sundays, from 9 a.m. to noon, and weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.