When love has wings, hearts are touched.  For years, Natural Tease has been helping the Wings of Love project. They silk screen the verses on fabric supplied through donations.  Once the fabric has been washed, cut to size and dropped off at their business, it only takes a short time before they call for the collection pickup.  As soon as Peg gets them in her hands, she begins distributing them to the Wings sewers and Wings of Love with the verse sewn right on make their way to many, in hospital, at the Ronald McDonald House, or through a personal special request.

Located in Lake Havasu City, AZ, Natural Tease has been in business for 28 years.  Nancy and Dave Leamons, the proprietors, are frequent participants in community events and have helped many non-profit organizations through their business.  We are thankful and proud to have them help us too.

They first came into the Wings program during the run up to 2007 Relay for Life event in LHC.  Jenny had a desire to supply Wings of Love to all the cancer survivors who attended.  It was estimated the prior year that 100 survivors would participate. While gathering volunteers to help sew the necessary number of Wings, the idea to sew the verse directly onto the Wings instead of attaching a card which could be lost, came to mind. Finding a company to donate the silk screening service became a priority.  When Natural Tease graciously agreed to do the silk screening, everything changed.  Bless their hearts!

It is coming up on the second anniversary of the creation of the first pair of Wings of Love (February 2006 for Sharon Geisler). It wasn’t until later in the Spring of 2006 that we really started sewing and into the summer before the International Association of Touchers was officially formed.

You may ask what have we accomplished in two short years. I’d like to take this opportunity to tell you.

We have introduced the Wings of Love to the world – literally. The wings have taken off and landed in Africa, Australia, Canada, India, Germany, Japan, and all over the USA. Not bad for a few ladies on a mission.

I’ve tried to keep the website current, but without you folks reporting back to me it’s hard to tell where else the wings have landed. So please take a few minutes to send me an email with your updates. (pegquallen@cinci.rr.com or Wingsoflove@cinci.rr.com)

Here’s mine:

2006 Peg Quallen             Cincinnati/Newtown Ohio   254     15

2007 Peg Quallen             Cincinnati/Newtown Ohio   618     47

2008 Peg Quallen             Cincinnati/Newtown Ohio   56       1

2006 Betty Jane Dziech     Deer Park/Cincinnati Ohio  3

2007 Betty Jane Dziech     Deer Park/Cincinnati Ohio 21

2006 Carolyn Thullen       Cincinnati/Newtown Ohio     6

2007 Carolyn Thullen       Cincinnati/Newtown Ohio     6

2008 Carolyn Thullen       Cincinnati/Newtown Ohio     2

2006 Jenny Wern             Lake Havasu City AZ          ?       16

2007 Jenny Wern             Lake Havasu Ciry AZ          ?

2008 Jenny Wern             Lake Havasu City AZ          2

2006 Barbara Timmers     Cincinnati/Amelia Ohio       10

2007 Barbara Timmers     Cincinnati/Amelia Ohio        8

Thanks to everyone who has participated in the making and distribution of the Wings of Love – you have helped share the love and comfort needed by us all. God Bless you.

Peg