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Redwood
Empire Quilters Guild Textile Grants
Administered by Humboldt Area Foundation |
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| 2010 |
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- Susie Freese of Susie Sews Eureka,
CA - $1,000
This grant is for long-arm quilting supplies for quilts which
she is quilting for charitable purposes. Some of the agencies
included are Safe & Sober, Cancer society, Dialysis Patient
Quilts, Redwood Memorial Hospital, Wrap A Smile, Ferndale
Fundraiser for a five year old boy with cancer, and Military
quilts for families of service people in our local area as well
as many more groups.
- Georgia Jessen Eureka, CA - $1,000
This grant is for backing, batting and thread needed for full
sized quilts being made for low ranking military families as a
thank you for their service to our country. This is the 9th year
of donating such quilts. Their goal was to donate 25 quilts this
year.
- Kim Harris Arcata, CA - $1,000
This grant is for supplies needed in the Healthy Moms Program,
an Intensive Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program for women who are
parents. In addition to counseling in the above program, Kim
facilitates a Creativity and Recovery art group, in which the
women learn to sew and quilt, taking home their own quilt at the
time of their graduation.
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| 2009 |
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- Susie Freese of Susie Sews Eureka,
CA - $300
This grant is for long-arm quilting supplies for quilts which
she is quilting for charitable purposes. Some of the agencies
included are Safe & Sober, Cancer society, Dialysis Patient
Quilts, Redwood Memorial Hospital, Wrap A Smile, Ferndale
Fundraiser for a five year old boy with cancer, and Military
quilts for families of service people in our local area as well
as many more groups.
- Susan Lewis Humboldt County, CA - $350
This grant is going towards the purchase of
a sewing machine for her project of making quilts and other
items which she donates to non profit organizations, especially
Miranda’s Rescue and Sequoia Humane Society.
- Kim Harris Arcata, CA - $500
This grant is for supplies needed in the Healthy Moms Program,
an Intensive Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program for women who are
parents. In addition to counseling in the above program, Kim
facilitates a Creativity and Recovery art group, in which the
women learn to sew and quilt, taking home their own quilt at the
time of their graduation.
- Katie's Krafters Humboldt County, CA - $350
Katie’s Krafters (RSVP of Volunteer Center of the Redwoods
(VCOR) Area1 Agency on Aging).
This grant is to cover costs of materials used for
hand-made donations, especially batting for quilts. These quilts
are donated to a multitude of organizations each year.
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| 2008 |
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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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| 2006 |
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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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| 2005 |
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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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| 2004 |
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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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