Airedale Rescue Quilting Bee: INCENTIVE #7

~~INCENTIVE #7 BEGINS TODAY~~

~~Incentive #7 starts today, Friday, August 30th at 12:01 AM PST and ends on Monday, September 2nd at 8 PM EDT.~~

INCENTIVE #7 IS THREE SEPARATE PRIZE PACKAGES.

INCENTIVE #7A

AVANTI AIREDALE PUPPY
circa 1986
Donated by Candy Kramlich

This exquisite Airedale Terrier Puppy was hand-made in Italy using the original patterns and models created in the late 1970s and early 1980s by Jockline, an Italian firm that came to be known the world over for its stunningly realistic, often life-size plush renditions of dogs, cats, and other animals. In the 1980s, many of the Jockline animals were marketed in the United States under the Avanti trade name, and even today the Avanti animals from this era are sought after and highly prized by collectors.

From a small town in Italy, the same family has been creating these legendary plush animals since 1978, originally for Jockline and since 1993 under the PiutrÃ name. An artist is responsible for each animal and personally sees each one from the tiniest mouse to life-size polar bears through all the exacting details of PiutrÃ's production process. Only when he or she is completely satisfied that a PiutrÃ animal has been superbly executed is it tagged and packaged. The tag, individually signed by the artist, is your hallmark of the uncompromising artistry and craftsmanship that goes into the making of each PiutrÃ animal. "Mad Only by Hand...Made Only in Italy."

Hangin' With the Monkeys
By Graham Storrs, 2010, online download in various e-book formats
Donor: Graham Storrs
Links: http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/
and http://www.amazon.com/Graham-Storrs/e/B001KE3I04/

Hanging with the monkeys - the humans that is - is always loads of fun. I'm a dog that needs lots of fun in my life. And food. I'm not sure what this was all about. Monkey Girl started it. But it involved everyone getting wet, me saving the day, and me being fed. Now that's my kind of story!

Hangin' With the Monkeys is a children's book, suitable for 6- to 8-year-olds and their parents.

INCENTIVE #7B

INCENTIVE #7C

Why the Last Quilt?

For the last few years, it has become increasingly harder to find volunteers to run/manage the Bee. The steering committee has done all it can, but is retiring. We want to be very clear, it is not a financial issue for the volunteers of the Bee, it is a lack of dependable people stepping up to manage and participate in the behind-the-scenes running of the fundraiser. Currently, there are NO plans to continue any managerial portion of the Bee or to create additional quilts.

The steering committee has taken on all the managerial aspects of what is literally running a small business. Each and every one of us has devoted endless hours and money to making this a successful fundraiser for NAR. Running the Bee consists of many tasks and this is by no means a complete list: finding artists, finding block makers, finding quilters, deciding on themes, preparing block packets, coordinating timelines, finding a professional photographer, securing ticket printing/ purchasing, obtaining raffle license, selling tickets (donations), having a presence at MCKC, having a blog and/or website to promote the quilt, obtaining rescue stories and photos for marketing, acquiring donations for prizes, and ‘nagging’ members to complete their jobs in a timely fashion. Many times the steering committee has had to step in and do a job at the last minute because of the lack of volunteers or follow-through.

It has been a great 17 year run for the Quilting Bee, as the largest fundraiser for NAR. We know many Airedales have been supported through this effort.

Incentive Winners

"Aire Leaps Through the Seasons" - Charles Jones, III - GA
"Table Runn-Aire" - Helena Epstein, NY
"Dive Bombing Swallows" - Lynn Mathers, WA
"Straw Hat Girl" - Cathy Gaidos, KS
"Leap Y'Aire" - Donna Cardamone, OH
#9-5 Martha Calligan, OH
#9-4 Barbara Bonfield, CA
#9-3 Judith Luckett, TX
#9-2 Lisa Panno
#9-1 Ann Cosgrove, VA
$25,000 Milestone - Patty Eisenbraun, MI
$20,000 Milestone - Judy Luckett, TX
#8-5 Sharon Rafferty, CO
#8-4 Cindy Trimble, FL
#8-3 Caroline Thibodeau, CA
#8-2 Heidi Klaus, Freehold, NJ
#8-1 Nancie Secher, CA
#7-5 Dean Incopero, IL
#7-4 Sandra Swanson, NY
#7-3 Virginia Slowik, NY
#7-2 Barbara Morrison, WV
#7-1 Katherine Appleton, PA
$16,000 Milestone - Dina Rabanal, NM
#6-5 Lisa Hedman, WA
#6-4 Marcia L. Smith, NY
#6-3 Nancy Wagner-Hislip, NJ
#6-2 Linda McVey, British Columbia
#6-1 Donna Couch Jones, AZ
#5-5 Nancy Tripp - MA
#5-4 Denise Seis, IN
#5-3 George Core - AZ
#5-2 Patty Eisenbraun, MI
#5-1 Elisa Burnsed, GA
#4-4 Christine Votel Sheffer, NY
#4-3 Wendy Hodgson, Australia
#4-2 Pam Vandergrift
#4-1 Susan Winnett, Australia
$10,000 Milestone - Paul Pistell, MD
#3-4 New England Airedale Rescue, CT
#3-3 Ginger Robinson, VA
#3-2 Jean Naragdao, OR
#3-1 New England Airedale Rescue, CT
#2-4 Nora Davidson, TX
#2-3 Pat Bently, AZ
#2-2 Robert Haney, NJ
#2-1 Frances Murphy, AZ
$5,000 Milestone - Ruth Ellen Hill, TX
#1-4 Barbara Bonfield, CA
#1-3 Debbie Butler, KS
#1-2 Carole Evans, IN
#1-1 Leah Bokovitz, OH

Explaining the National Airedale Quilting Bee

Every year since 1999, a group of dedicated quilters and Airedale lovers has gathered in cyberspace to create a very down-to-Earth work of art as a fundraiser for National Airedale Rescue (NAR), the 501c3 corporation which is the Official Treasury of the Airedale Terrier Club of America Rescue & Adoption (ATCA R/A) Committee. Almost all of the materials and every one of the hundreds of hours of labor are volunteered, so that the proceeds of the fundraiser go 100% to NAR.

The donations are in increments and each donation you make (online or by check) will make you eligible for the main quilt and/or one of four bonus wall hangings. The donation structure is set up as follows: for each $5 donation you make, you will receive one entry for the main quilt; for each $25 donation increment you make, you will receive 5 entries for the main quilt and 1 bonus wall hanging entry. For example, if you donate $50, you receive 10 main quilt entries and 2 bonus entries, and so on.

INCENTIVE #7

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