Valued Sixteenth Street volunteer, Rochelle Neu, was featured in Urban Milwaukee’s Milwaukee Volunteer’s section for the amazing work and time she devotes to Sixteenth Street.
Rochelle Neu has always had a passion and talent for making baby blankets and 4 years ago she found the perfect counterpart to that passion; moms in need at Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers. After having a conversation with Laura Vargas, manager of the Parenting Resource Center at Sixteenth Street, about the work that she does within her department, Rochelle made the decision to dedicate her time and sewing skills to those moms in need-and has been doing it ever since. Rochelle struggles with a degenerative eye problem and soon expects to go completely blind, but wanted “to keep being worthwhile” until she could no longer see. To our moms she has been more than “worthwhile” she has been lifesaving. Rochelle makes by hand and donates a variety of items to the Parenting Resource Center as fast and as often as she can produce them. She sews adult blankets, receiving blankets, car seat safe blankets, petite washcloths for infants and infant quilts. She spends approximately 6-8 hours per day sewing, making a quilt about every day and a half. In September of 2014 she celebrated her 4 year anniversary of providing us with quilts and calculated that in total she has made and donated over 800 quilts. In addition to the quilts, she had made and donated hundreds of receiving blankets, floor mats and infant cloths.
Don’t miss out on this amazing insight into Rochelle and her work with Sixteenth Street.
And a sincere, heart felt thank you to Rochelle – her value is beyond measure.