Charity Opportunities

• ALS - "Here's a challenge for all quilters. Kathy Thompson, owner of Quilter's Dream Batting Co. has issued a Hopes and Dreams Quilt Challenge. They would like to receive donated quilts for ALS patients or to be used as fundraisers. Donated quilts are eligible for many great prizes. Kathy's son, Josh, is afflicted. Their tragic story is in a NY Times article at the bottom of the page: http://www.quiltersdreambatting.com/HD/ALS.htm You can find the rules and list of prizes there. Questions or for more information you may contact Linda Cooper cooperate@cox.net.

• Fort Hood Victims - A project to create quilts for the families of victims of the Ft. Hood shooting, as well as quilts for the injured is being organized by an online quilt shop in Merkle, TX. They are asking for 6-1/2" quilt blocks." For more information see the website http://www.splintersandthreads.com/signature-quilt-ideas . Or contact Kathleen Chevalie kathleen.sews@verizon.net

• Bethesda Naval Hospital - Sheilah Musselman is taking quilts she made for injured Marines to Bethesda Naval Hospital shortly. If anyone has any quilts they would like her to take along, please contact her at shemuss1@gmail.com

Note: Please let Lynne Fishburn know of any quilt donations you make. lfishburn@hotmail.com.