Innovation Studio Volunteer Receives Quilt of Valor for Work with Veterans

Authors

Deann Gayman, Nebraska Innovation Campus, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date of this Version

7-29-2022

Document Type

News Article

Citation

Nebraska Today, https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/innovation-studio-volunteer-receives-quilt-of-valor-for-work-with-veterans/

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Abstract

Jim Young was wrapped in gratitude and honor for the many lives he’s touched—including hundreds of veterans—when he received a Quilt of Valor during a presentation July 29 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Nebraska Innovation Studio. At the presentation, Young was flanked by sister-in-law, Pat Young, and wife, Victoria, and seated near the same lathes he’s spent countless hours standing over to train veterans on woodturning. They are lessons that double as therapy, helping the veterans heal. In his remarks, [Jerry] Reif [Innovation Studio assistant director] said that 227 veterans have benefited from the program, with an average of 30 taking part in any given month. Some began with the program in January 2018 and continue to participate.