What Did The Lilliputian Alzheimer's Quilt Enjoin To The Big Alzheimer's Quilt?
Answer: I raised $805 for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative.
The AAQI holds online auctions during the starting fourth dimension 10 days of every month.
Woodard's quilt, Making Waves inwards the Fight Against Alzheimer’s, sets a new AAQI record for Priority: Alzheimer's Quilt sales.
This surpassed Sue Nickels' quilt, This Bud's For You, which sold for $350 inwards 2009.
Wow, that is 1 modest simply powerful quilt if yous inquire me.
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Small Quilt Raises $805 for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative
"I am inwards shock—a expert shock. How exciting!" said Woodard later on the auction closed." She continued, "I loved making the quilt as well as grew real attached to it. I know the somebody who purchased it volition honey it too. I am then pleased that my quilt raised then much for Alzheimer's research."
Woodard's quilt was created equally utilization of a challenge issued past times the Shawnee Quilters of Southern Illinois.
The grouping has supported the AAQI for several years through the AAQI's Priority: Alzheimer's Quilts project. More than 8,500 quilts (none larger than 9" x 12") convey been donated past times quilt guilds as well as private quilters since 2006 equally quilters brand finding a cure for Alzheimer's a priority inwards their lives.
To download high resolution images for publication acquire to http://www.alzquilts.org/WoodardQuilt.html.
The AAQI's Nov auction (November 1-10) inwards abide by of National Alzheimer's Awareness Month features quilts past times Alex Anderson, Hollis Chatelain, John Flynn, Becky Goldsmith, Renae Haddadin, Sue Nickels, Caryl Bryer Fallert, Pat Holly, Libby Lehman, Judy Mathieson, Mary Sorensen, as well as Ricky Tims, equally they compete inwards the "Stanley Cup Quilt-Off."
To brand a Priority: Alzheimer's Quilt, acquire to http://www.alzquilts.org/paq.html.
To larn to a greater extent than nearly the Stanley Cup Quilt-Off, acquire to: http://www.alzquilts.org/qo.html.
The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative is a national, grassroots scheme whose mission is to heighten awareness as well as fund research. It auctions as well as sells donated quilts through the Priority: Alzheimer's Quilt projection as well as sponsors a touring exhibit of quilts nearly Alzheimer's called "Alzheimer's Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope."
Ami Simms of Flint, Michigan is the founder as well as executive managing director of the AAQI, a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation operated alone past times volunteers. She is a quilter. Her woman parent had Alzheimer's.
For to a greater extent than data on the AAQI or to brand a donation, contact Ami Simms at 810-637-5586 (9 a.m. – iii p.m. Eastern), ami@alzquilts.org or www.alzquilts.org.
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