SubmittedJanuary 21, 2019

The River Heritage Quilters' Guild and its Quilts of Valor Committee received a $150 donation from the John Guild Chapter DAR on Jan. 14 2019. The mission of the national Quilts of Valor Foundation is "to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor." Over 200,000 quilts have been awarded by volunteers in all 50 states. ...

Evelyn Beussink
Pictured left to right: Donna Irwin, and Karla Kiefner, River Heritage Quilters' guild Quilts of Valor (QOV) Committee, Regent Beth Biri, DAR, Janet Bockting, DAR, Cheryl Cook, DAR, Mary Meyer DAR, and Mary Green, River Heritage Quilters' Guild QOV committee.
Pictured left to right: Donna Irwin, and Karla Kiefner, River Heritage Quilters' guild Quilts of Valor (QOV) Committee, Regent Beth Biri, DAR, Janet Bockting, DAR, Cheryl Cook, DAR, Mary Meyer DAR, and Mary Green, River Heritage Quilters' Guild QOV committee.
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The River Heritage Quilters' Guild and its Quilts of Valor Committee received a $150 donation from the John Guild Chapter DAR on Jan. 14 2019. The mission of the national Quilts of Valor Foundation is "to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor." Over 200,000 quilts have been awarded by volunteers in all 50 states. The River Heritage Quilters' Guild presents quilts hand-made by it's members to veterans throughout the year, and in a ceremony each year in November.

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