#NoahStrong

During our semester, we have been assigned a project to make quilts. These quilts were a way for us to reach out to an organization that we support and care for. Personally, I'm not the best at sewing. I used to sew when I was younger with my grandma, but I lost touch with it. This project gave me the opportunity to reintroduce myself to it. In addition, this project has helped my patience and realizing the level of difficulty throughout the work. My group chose to help out the #Noahstrong organization. Noah was a strong and loved boy who was and will always part of our Barons family. Hence, why we would like to dedicate our profits to his family in this difficult time.

Since a very young age, sports have been a very big part of my life. This organization is very important to me for many reasons, being able to give a donations toward a child with a dream to have the ability to keep playing the sport they love means so much to a fellow athlete. In addition, seeing the passion he has towards his sport has influenced us to create the quilt in his memory and honor by making an ice hockey rink. He has brought so many smiles and laughter in many people's lives, and his soul will never be forgotten. An inspiration to many.

My group has decided to donate to #NoahStrong. Noah has unfortunately struggled with many health issues and has recently passed. Noah was extremely passionate about hockey, so we decided to make our quilt as a rink to represent his love for the game. I also grew up playing hockey, so I can relate to his passion towards the game. Also, during this project, I’ve learnt how to sew. This is a skill that I’ve always admired, and I hope to continue sewing in the future. Finally, Noah was and always will be a part of our ESCA family so we honor him by making this quilt. Noah was always super positive, loving and stayed strong right until the end. He has and will always impact so many.

We decided to make these quilts in honor of Noah Strong. He was a grade 8 student from my school and this quilt is being dedicated in his honor. As a group, we agreed on this cause because we all supported Noah and his family. I believe this quilt will help show our love for Noah and his family and that we are here for them in this difficult time. Sewing has been a very big challenge for me because it was my very first time. It helped me understand the time and dedication that it takes to make such a piece of art. I really enjoyed working on this project and hope to be able to work on many more teamwork projects. I’ve always been a very big sports person, I played baseball, softball, football and basketball. Being in a sports team is like a second family and I really understand the emotional attachment. It is very tragic to see someone so loved and important go like he did.

This quilt is important to me because I support the cause it's going towards. I am an athlete who plays hockey for the North Bay trappers like him. I’ve only seen Noah a couple at school and the rink. Noah Strong was a part of our schools family, and it's very important to me to dedicate this quilt to Noah's family in his honor.

My teammates and I have decided to dedicate this project towards the Noah Strong foundation. Noah was unfortunately battling a health problem and has recently passed away. Personally, I never met him nor have spoken to him, but, I do know he was very passionate about his sport. This project taught me many new skills, for example, sewing. Sewing was never a skill that were on my top priority list, so creating a quilt as a team was definitely a challenge for me. As a group, we created a quilt which resembles his favourite sport, hockey. Noah was and will always be a part of our Barons family, and we will always keep him in our thoughts and prayers. He had a pure soul and was loved by many. Therefore, all the proceeds received will be donated to his family.

We decided to make quilts in honor of Noah strong since we support his cause and other kids that are experiencing similar situations. This project can give us all positivity in his name.