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Redwood
Empire Quilters Guild Textile Grants
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- Linus Project of Josephine Couny, OR - $1000.00
This grant is to be used to purchase materials for making
quilts for seriously ill and traumatized children. This is
a regional chapter of a national non-profit organization that
provides quilted, crocheted, and knitted "blankets" to qualified
children in their community.
- Molly Miles - $350.00
Molly is a guild member who will use her grant to continue
her education in the area of whole cloth quilts.
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- Bridgeville Community Center - $160.00
This grant is to be used to purchase materials for a
community quilt to be raffled off at Bridge Fest in Bridgeville.
Proceeds will be used to benefit the Bridgeville Community
Center which is an integral part of that rural community
- Teresa Luchessi-Cook / Garfield Elementary School -
$600.00
This grant is to be used towards the purchase of a sewing
machine to enable staff and volunteers to continue teaching
sewing and quilting skills to the students. Ms. Cook has
been using her personal sewing machine for this purpose fo the
last eight years.
- Oceana Madrone / Domestic Violence Survivors Group -
$300.00
This grant is to be used for the purchase of materials and
display items to showcase quilts and comforters made by the
participants in this group. Their goal is to give voice to
the pain, fear, and isolation while honoring their courage,
strength, and creativity. Oceana's objective is to educate
the community about the long tradition quilts have of addressing
social issues and acknowledge the joy, comfort, and healing that
quilts bring. The quilts will be on display in a traveling
exhibit featured in several different local venues.
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- HCAR - $150.00
This grant is used to buy supplies for HCAR's fiber
arts program. It will enable disabled adults to make quilts to
supplement their income.
- South Fork High School - $150.00
This grant continues to support a program at the
high school that encourages disabled teens and teaches them life
skills. They have been making quilts for some time, showing
their work in various fairs and other venues
- Linda Hartshorn - $150.00
This grant supplies the Fiber Arts Studio in Ferndale
with funds to repair the weaving looms and/or purchase parts for
those looms. Linda's goal is to create a program that will offer
techniques in dyeing and weaving not available elsewhere.
- Manila Community Center - $350
This grant is used to purchase supplies that will be used
to make mola quilts by 7 - 13 year old children in the summer
recreation program. The quilts will be raffled off to keep
their after school program going.
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Linda Hartshorn - $200.00
This grant supplies the Fiber Arts Studio in Ferndale
with equipment for their weaving looms. Linda's goal is to
create a program that will offer techniques in dyeing and
weaving not available elsewhere.
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Arcata School District - $200.00
The Home Economics program at Sunny Brae Middle School
will be offering two advanced sewing classes this next
semester. They have a continuing need for materials such as
bobbins, needles, threat, and sports themed fabrics.
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California Conservation Corps - $400.00
The CCC employs young adults ages 18 - 25. They earn
minimum wage and pay $300 for room and board monthly. These
young people do volunteer work throughout Humboldt county.
Betty Lee, Lucy Wilcox, and Sue Perkins have agreed to come and
teach sewing and quilting techniques to CCC. In return, they
will help the REQG with our community quilt projects.
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