Congratulations!  We did it again.  We made our goal of the year of over 200 donated quilts.  “Thank you” to all of those who participated (you know who you are).  Some of you donated your time and talent from home, some participated in the Koffee Klatch Wednesdays.  It doesn’t matter if you used your long arm machine, or just helped by piecing a top or sewing on a label.  Others helped by sandwiching tops, batting and backings to get the quilts ready to be quilted.  JOB WELL DONE!

We delivered your quilts to the following:
54      Ronald McDonald House
21      Creekside Sr. Village
20      WEAVE
16      Chix n Crisis
10      Mary House (part of Loaves and Fishes)
121 total
           
We have additional 77 quilts ready to be delivered, but the agencies have not returned our call.  The following is the intent.
   37      St. John’s Homeless Shelter
   10      Mary House
   15      Crisis Nursery
    15      Chix n Crisis
    77      total

 198 Grand Total     Plus 28 large quilts that need quilting = 226

Going forward our emphasis will be on adult/teen size (48” - 54”   X  60” – 72”). With the economy as it is, this size is sorely needed.  Every quilt guild in the county donates baby and lap quilts and it was hard to get agencies to take our donations.  So the goal for the 2009-2010 year is 150 larger quilts.  If you can only piece together a top, we will get them quilted.  Thanks again to all of you.

We'll get back together on September 23.

Merrill-Lee West-Servin, Community Service Chair