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Local quilts keeping refugee children in Jordan
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February 21, 2017 |
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Just a few of
the 40 quilts recently sent to Syrian
refugee children, each hand-made by northwest
quilters via Quilts Without Borders. |
Quilters in Boundary County have been busy for
some time now making and donating quilts to
Quilts Beyond Borders, a non profit organization
dedicated "To provide quilts to children in
need, especially orphans living in under-served
areas of the world where the warmth of a quilt
is needed at night."
From the Northwest Region, a beautiful array of
40 colorful quilts traveled by container ship to
the Syrian refugees in Jordan.
They arrived in November and were delivered to
the children in December just in time for the
winter, where temperatures can dip into the 40s
and the refugees continue to live in tents. The
added warmth of our quilts is greatly needed and
appreciated.
Local quilters have been sewing at home and
several get together once a month for a sew day
to make quilt tops for the cause. Finished
quilts from Boundary County are sent to
Northwest Regional Coordinator Susan Schmidt,
who passes them on to be hand-delivered to other
charitable organizations for final delivery to
recipients around the world.
All quilters welcome to join in this great
cause. The next Boundary County sew day will be
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, March 27, at the
Boundary County Extension Office.
To find out more, call Carol Jean Hubbard at
(208) 255-6980. You can read more about QBB by
visiting their blog at
Quilts Beyond Borders. |
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