Category Archives: charity projects

Festival of Trees

Posted on November 20, 2010 by ginabean • 7 Comments
This weekend is the Festival of Trees to benefit the Brenner’s Children’s Hospital. Local organizations and individuals decorate trees that are then actioned off to raise money for the hospital. I belong to the Forsyth Piecers and Quilter’s Guild and they have been participating in the benefit for 20 years.
This year I was the chair person for the decorating committee. A wonderful group of ladies helped to hand make 85 pears, 50 birds and 80 pear blossoms for our “Partridge in a Pear Tree” themed tree. All of their hard work payed off and we had a beautiful tree to show for it. I wonder how I can con them into doing all that hard work to decorate my Christmas tree at home. Hummm?
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Rally for the Cure

Posted on October 7, 2010 by ginabean • 1 Comment
Yesterday was the Rally for the Cure put on by the Oak Valley Ladies Golf Association. I made the quilt that they raffled off to raise money to go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. I’m happy to say that a sweet lady named Joann Marion won the quilt. I hope that she will enjoy it! I am also happy to report that the sale of raffle tickets raised about $820. I wanted to thank everyone who helped to sell the raffle tickets. We really could not have done it without you! Also, thanks to everyone who bought tickets. I am so pleased with the outcome!
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Pears Please

Posted on September 13, 2010 by ginabean • 6 Comments
The Forsyth Piecers and Quilters Guild that I belong to participates in the Brenner Tree Project every year to help raise money for the Brenner Children’s Hospital. People from the community decorate Christmas trees that are then auctioned off to community members. It is a great project for a great cause. This year we are doing a Partridge in a Pear Tree themed tree. Some of the ladies got together with me last Friday and made these beautiful pears. Don’t they look so delicious! Only about 75 more to make. Shew!
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