Called by Braidich her “right-hand woman,” Oldham helps promote the effort, recruit volunteers, seek donations, sew turbans and purchase fabric and embellishments.

"I said 'How about I make them for you?' and I didn't even sew," Braidich recalls. She learned, with the help of a pattern she found online. Braidich wouldn't accept payment then, and she doesn't now, ...

The Turban Project has grown tremendously in the 10 years since it began. ... When this project began Braidich did not know how to sew, she is self-taught. Very quickly though, ...

After sewing the turbans, volunteers have them blessed by a priest or minister and send them on to 23 hospitals and cancer units in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia, ...

NEWARK - Celebrating One will have a lunch honoring Turban Project founder Kathy Braidich of Newark at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, Park Place Bistro, 10 N. Park Place. The project started in 2012 and ...