Last night I got to attend a meeting of Marine parents with the leader of our local
Quilts of Valor group. She was expecting to get to present a quilt to one of the local Marine recruiters. Well... there were 4 local Marine recruiters that showed up at the meeting, and none of them had even heard of Quilts of Valor, much less received a quilt for their deployments. The recruiters deployments ranged from 1 deployment to 5 deployments.
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| Rita presenting a quilt. This man has been on 5 deployments |
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| Rita presenting a quilt |
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| Marine recruiters with their quilts |
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| wrapping up in their quilts |
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| Me, Rita and the 4 Marine recruiters with their Quilts of Valor |
I've only been at 2 other presentations before. This was a special presentation. After the presentation, I received hugs from each of the Marines. The Marine parents that were there for the parents support group were all excited that their Marines would receive a quilt when they return from their deployments.
We also signed up some of the mothers/ family members to help make quilts for other returning and injured soldiers.
What a great evening! There is more info on this group on the link above.
PS: Yes, I had permission from all of the Marines pictured to show them on my blog.
How very rewarding! Great job!
ReplyDeleteGreat work, I'm sure the quilts will be treasured!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, or should I say "ooo-rah!"
ReplyDeleteWhat a great cause! And the quilts are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAw, this is so cool! What a special night. Love the quilts and the pictures of the Marines with them. :) xo
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post. What a rewarding thing to do. The men look so happy .
ReplyDeleteawesome that you got to be there! I'd probably be crying like a baby.
ReplyDeleteIt is always so exciting for me to read posts like this. I support American Hero Quilts, but it's under the umbrella count of Quilts of Valor. I hear such wonderful stories, and sometimes tear-jerking stories, from Sue, and love reading more posts about presentations. Thank you for all you do!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very touching post....Great job!
ReplyDeletegreat. congratulations for your work. hugs
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