19 Jun

I hope the program at the June meeting was good for everybody. Thank you all for the kind words and surprises. I was a nervous wreck, but I thought Maureen (Prester-Henry) did a great job with her presentations to Eli and David. It seems like things went well for our veterans, so: “mission accomplished.” During the talk I mentioned how the Quilts of Valor program makes a "spider web" and our goal is to assist in that. That reminds me of a spider web story that occurred on May 29. I...

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19 May

Usually the heaviest months for the Quilts of Valor Committee are May and November, but this year has been different. We have had presentations throughout the first four months, and we even have requests for November already. It is going to be a good year for all of us! In April we had two different presentations: one at Vet Court and one at the Nolensville Coffee Club, where a WWII veteran was honored. He is 91 years old and was thrilled at your efforts. In May we had a presentation at...

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18 Mar

It has been a busy, busy time for our Quilts of Valor group! We had a presentation at Vet Court on February 23, and a presentation on February 12 at a church in Spring Hill. We’ve been so busy, we ran completely out of batting but got more ordered and delivered. Pam also selected some new backing fabrics as we were getting very low. I ordered more new folders for the certificates and bought more bags to put the quilts in for you guys to work on. Pam has done...

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19 Jan

We presented 131 Quilts of Valor in 2025 – thank you all. I’ve received several thank you's and thought I would share two with you. The first, a vet that Jan recognized at a DAR pinning ceremony wrote, "The quilt I received is absolutely beautiful and I will treasure it for the rest of my life." The second came from the group that Kathleen awarded in Naples, Florida, at her RV camp: "Dear Quilts of Valor team, we are deeply touched and wish to express our sincere gratitude and admiration for your...

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21 Dec

Sometimes we are burning the candle at both ends, and that is the case for the QOV committee! This is a combination report for both November and December: In November, we had a presentation for a group of veterans identified by the Spring Hill DAR group, and it was amazing! On November 17, Sandy Cole and Pam DeLong did a presentation at a nursing home for seven veterans. We had a presentation at Vet Court that Pam did because I was at a retreat. (I learned a lot and had...

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17 Oct

It has been an interesting time for us: We had a graduation at Vet Court on September 22. Eileen and Joyce attended with me to wrap the graduates in their quilts. There was a full house with lots of distinguished guests and the graduates loved their quilts. Thank you for supporting this noble cause. I supplied a bunch of quilts to Kathleen Hardin that she will present in November at her RV campground in Florida. We had a booth at Vet Fest on October 4, and presented six quilts to...

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24 Sep

At the historic courthouse in Franklin on September 22, our precious Pat McMahon was presented this beautiful plaque from the Veterans Treatment Court and the local American Legion post. It was a beautiful afternoon of honor for many veterans at the 10th anniversary of the Court, which culminated in the presentation for Pat, and she got a standing ovation! Of course, she passes the recognition on to all the quilters who make the Quilts of Valor, but without her faithful leadership and organization, we would not reach the hundreds of veterans...

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23 Sep

I was at the CVQA retreat in September and it was wonderful. So many talented people and so many helpful hints! I made seven pillowcases and two tops! We have multiple presentations in the next few weeks. There are so many ladies working hard to assure our veterans know they are appreciated. A special thanks to Cathy, Pam, Sandy, Jan, Kathleen, Eileen, Janice, Colleen and all the others that work so hard on this committee. I couldn't do it without all of you. It is the ladies working so hard who...

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22 Aug

August was a busy month for us. At our guild meeting we received 12 completed pillowcases, 6 completed quilts and 12 completed tops. Thank you, ladies, for all your hard work! And that’s not all: On August 9 Jan Edleson spearheaded a presentation of ten quilts at the Hometown Heroes program at the Williamson County Fair. In the photo below you can see nine of the veteran recipients with the two Old Glory DAR members who presented the quilts. And you can read more about the presentation in an article from...

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25 Jul

We presented two quilts on July 14. I have picked up four bins of fabric donated to QOV by one of our veterans who is moving to assisted living as his wife has Alzheimer’s. He has a lot on his plate, as he needs to sell their house, conduct an estate sale, and handle moving their furniture. I am going through the fabric, measuring it, and will be sharing some with others in our guild as a lot of it is not patriotic fabric. At our August meeting I will have about...

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