We ended December 2011 with so many great adventures that I saved this one to start out 2012.
On December 30th, Quilts of Honor went on a road trip to Thornton Commons in Stockton, CA where, along with Karl Ross Post 16, we awarded 19 Quilts of Honor. The Karl Ross Post posted the colors and Teresa sang the national anthem. I hope one day you will be able to hear Teresa sing – what a gift she has and to also be a veteran makes it mean so much more.
Then we started the awarding of the quilts. Each recipient was called by name and two of the Karl Ross Honor Guard members held open the QOH for all to see, then folded the quilt like a flag, walked over to each recipient and thanked them for their sacrifice as they saluted them. Not one recipient had a dry eye after receiving their quilt. One recipient asked the person sitting next to him, “did you know we were getting these?” He replied, “H### no but isn’t it nice.” We are still getting responses even from family members that they were so honored that we honored their parents.
There were three females: a Marine, a Navy driver of a PT boat, and an Army nurse. The men ranged from WWII to Vietnam. The stories were awesome. There was so much history in that room and we will probably never see and hear so much again. We made some very deserving veterans a lifetime honor.
Thank you to Karl Ross Post 16 for making it such an honorable ceremony.
We are setting our schedule for some yearly events so be ready – you never know where Quilts of Honor will end up.
Our workshop for January will be the 25th – hope to see you there.
Do you have a favorite recipe? We are beginning work on a Quilts of Honor Cookbook. This isn’t going to be just a cookbook, we are also going to include quilt pictures, and have pages where you can honor of memorialize a loved one. Carl, an Army Veteran, has graciously volunteered to master this for us. You can send your recipes, photos, or questions to Carl’s email: msged@earthlink.net. Let’s make this a QOH Cookbook to be proud of! Check with your friends – they might have a great recipe or maybe they would like to honor a loved one.
Our first QOH Booth and the unveiling of Lady Liberty will be at the Turlock Quilt Show, February 18-19, at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds – please come by and say hello.
We are always looking for volunteers. If you would like to help (and you don’t have to sew), email myself (gail@quiltsofhonor.org) or Jan (jan@quiltsofhonor.org) and we’ll sign you up.
God Bless you. May we have another productive year and continue to honor our veterans with our Quilted Hugs of Gratitude.
Gail Belmont
Director
Quilts of Honor
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- Posting Colors with Teresa singing National Anthem
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- QOH
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- QOH Recipient
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- QOH Recipient
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- CDR of Karl Ross Post Receiving QOH
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- CDR Karl Ross Post
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- Flo visiting with Army Nurse who served at Letterman Hospital
