![]() Other than that, the basic recommendation is a throw-size quilt (average is 60″ x 80″) with a patriotic theme and red, white and blue colors. There aren’t a lot of formal requirements for the quilt but there are a few (such as being machine quilted for durability) so read the requirements before starting. (You don’t have to be affiliated with a chapter to make a quilt.) Here is the information for making and/or presenting a quilt. If you would like to get involved in the organization, you can find the contact info for local chapters here. The Quilts of Valor Foundation is very well organized with local chapters in every state. ![]() (Not to mention their spouses and children who sacrifice so much too!) HOW TO HELP QUILTS OF VALOR: We were so touched by the many experiences they’ve shared with us and I’ve grown to have an ever greater appreciation for those who volunteer to serve my country at great personal sacrifice. The are a retired military couple themselves, so they feel a special bond with all of those they’re helping. They volunteered at the USO, taught Resiliency classes to service members and their families, supported families with deployed spouses, and fed and mentored young service members away from home for the first time. My husband’s parents were serving as Military Relations Missionaries for our church near the many military installments in the Virginia Beach area. This is cause became a little bit extra near and dear to my heart a couple years ago. This video from the Quilts of Valor website is a moving example of what these quilts mean – both to those who receive and those who make the quilts. There’s also a Quilts of Valor organization for Canada. This cause is so well organized and has already delivered almost 190,000 quilts to veterans pf all ages since it was organized in 2003. ***Photos: Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 989 and Quilts of Valor members with Northern Nevada State Veterans Home residents.You can read more about the history of this inspired organization here. Quilts of Valor are not awarded posthumously. ![]() Members of the activated National Guard and activated or active duty-special work reservists are also eligible as are members of the Army National Guard, Air Force National Guard, Merchant Marines (from 1941-1945), and members of the Dover Mortuary Facility. Only veterans with an Honorable or General Discharge status are eligible. To be eligible to receive a Quilt of Valor, one must have served in the U.S. Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard. Quilts of Valor is a nonprofit foundation whose mission is to cover service members and veterans, who have been touched by war, with comforting and healing hand-made quilts, made just for them. The quilts contain a personalized label with the veteran’s name, branch of service, as well as the engagements or war in which the recipient served. The presentations were followed by an Ice Cream and Cake Social for all residents to enjoy. Due to COVID-19 safety precautions, the event was not open to the public. Volunteers with the organization, Comstock Lode Quilters for Quilts of Valor , along with members of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Sierra Nevada Chapter #989 , presented 96 hand-made quilts to honor all of the veterans and spouses living at the Northern Nevada State Veterans Home (NNSVH) on Wednesday, December 8, 2021.Įach quilt is a unique design, featuring patriotic colors.
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