Amador Valley Quilters Host Quilt of Valor Presentation

The Mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation is to cover Service Members and Veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. Beth Taylor, an Amador Valley Quilters member and a US Army veteran, will receive a Quilt of Valor at the June 22-23, 2004 quilt show Quilted Treasures XVIII: Together Again. This presentation will take place on Saturday, June 22 at 2:00 PM during the quilt show. The quilt show location is Trinity Church, 557 Olivina Ave., Livermore, CA 94551.

Local Quilts of Valor group leader Michelle McCumber reports that she learned about Quilts of Valor while attending the Niles Quilt Show with a friend whose son suffered severe war injuries in Iraq. He received a Quilt of Valor to honor his valiant military service. Michelle was inspired to make and present Quilts of Valor to local veterans. She was able to accomplish this mission with the help of Amador Valley Quilters member Bonnie Schwergle, who was active in the American Legion Auxiliary in Niles, CA. Together they convinced the AVQ Board in 2013 that Quilts of Valor was a worthy philanthropic cause, and AVQ has continued this affiliation into the present. Currently there are 620 QOV groups and 11,000 QOV members nationwide. The Amador Valley Quilters have currently presented  968  quilts to local male and female military veterans, and are eager to continue sewing. The Quilts of Valor Foundation has presented 393, 702 quilts at this current time. Michelle reports that an often asked question from the general public is,” How long will your group keep sewing these quilts?” Her reply is, “We will keep sewing them as long as there are military veterans to honor.”

The Quilts of Valor sewing group meets at the Veterans Memorial Hall, 522 South L St. Livermore, CA 94551 every Monday from 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM. New members are always welcome!