Atlanta, Georgia, USA - The group of Call My Name volunteers is in Atlanta, Georgia, creating 100 new panels for the AIDS quilt.  Since the AIDS epidemic began, approximately 42 percent of the infected have been black, but according to the quilt's curator, fewer than 400 of the 47,000 panels in the quilt represent African Americans who have died from the disease. The group of Call My Name volunteers is creating panels to honor these forgotten victims.

Some of the quilters have selected names of strangers, others are there to pay tribute to a friend or family member.  When completed, the 100 panels will be stitched together and will be displayed in 2008 at various African American universities in the United States. 

The Call My Name project is organized byThe NAMES Project Foundation, which is headquartered in Atlanta, and is the caretaker of the quilt.  Click here for more information about this project.