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Holiday Bazaar Quilt to Benefit
People in Third World Countries
From left to right Joann Haapala,
Sally Wiitanen, Shirley Maden, and Janet
Whitmarsh. Missing from the photo are,
Helen Norman, Louise Heeti, Ruth Maki.
The
Sion Lutheran Church is having a
Holiday Bazaar Saturday, December 4th
from 10 am to 2 pm. The Church is
located on the south side of Chatham on
M-94. They will offer crafts, a white
elephant table, baked goods, cookies,
bars, quick and yeast breads and candy.
Lunch will also be
served. On the menu are homemade soups,
sloppy joes, hot dogs, beverages and a
sampling of the baked goods for desert.
Featured will be the beautiful quilt
shown in the picture. The proceeds form
the sale of the quilt and from the
bazaar will go toward making quilts for
people in third world countries.
The Ladies Guild of
Sion Lutheran Church focus on making
quilts for those in need. The quilts
are not only used for blankets, they are
often used as partitions and walls in
tents and buildings. The ladies are
always in need of sheets and blankets
that can be used as backing for the
quilts they lovingly make. The quilts
needed must be durable and constructed
of large pieces of fabric. Any donations
are greatly appreciated.
Sally Wiitanen with some of the
quilts that are made for third world
countries.
The ladies also put
together different kits that accompany
the quilts. Some of the kits that the
ladies provide are layettes for babies,
school kits, and health kits. The
layette kit consists of a receiving
blanket, a shirt or onesie, a sleeper, 2
bars of soap, diapers and a wash cloth.
The school kits include a bag with
handles, spiral bound notebook,
construction paper, 6 #2 pencils, pencil
sharpener, eraser, scissors, and a box
of crayons. The health kit consists of
a hand towel wrapped around a bar of
soap, wash cloth, tooth brush,
toothpaste, nail clippers, file and a
comb.
From left to right Joann Haapala,
Sally Wiitanen, Shirley Maden, and Janet
Whitmarsh. Missing from the photo are,
Helen Norman, Louise Heeti, Ruth Maki.
Last October the
Ladies Guild of Sion Lutheran Church
sent out 260 quilts. The recipients are
thankful to receive the kits and
quilts. Many of the items go to
orphanages that have a great need. The
Ladies Guild of Sion Lutheran Church
collects the items, assembles the kits,
sew the quilts and then bring them to a
designated drop off point. From there
the Lutheran World Relief organization (http://www.lwr.org/
) distributes it around the globe to
people in third world countries.
The proceeds from this beautiful quilt
will go to make many quilts for people
in need.
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