Airedale Rescue Quilting Bee: EARLY 'DALE DRAWING NO. 1

EARLY ‘DALE DRAWING NO. 1 BEGINS TODAY!
THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE PRIZES.

~~Anyone who makes a donation between Saturday, August 2nd at 12:01 AM PST and Monday, August 4th at 8 PM EDT is eligible to participate in this drawing.~~

NO. 1A TRINKET BOX - Winner: Joey Warren
Made and Donated by Jan Williams, ArcticAire
arcticaire@mtaonline.net
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArcticAire
Graphic by Ann Curran of Ragtail Airedales
http://www.ragtail.co.uk

Top of Box

The box is 6.5" x 6.5" x 2.5". The tile is 4.24" x 4.25". The box and printing is from Jan Williams of ArcticAire. The image on the tile (“Curious Puppy”) is courtesy of Ann Curran of Ragtail Airedales. This lovely trinket box will become a treasured keepsake.

Inside of Box

NO. 1B TOY PACKAGE - Winner: Shirley Bomgaars
Donated by

ATCMNY (Airedale Rescue & Adoption of Metro New York) and

SWAT (Southwest Airedale Terrier Rescue)/Sidney Hardie

SoftFlex Ball w/Handle (ATCMNY)
Set of 2 Kong Medium Tennis Balls w/Squeaker (ATCMNY)
Snake - Plush Puppies Invincibles (SWAT)

The SoftFlex Ball is one of Pinky's favorite toys. She loves to chase it, grab it, and then lay down and squish it with her mouth. She has several of these balls, and she has me trained to throw them for her and also to retrieve them! Pinky doesn't retrieve - she's trained me to do that! And I've seen on Sidney Hardie's Facebook page where here fosters love playing w/their snake. And every Airedale loves to chase tennis balls - these squeak!

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.

3 comments :

lAugust 2, 2014 at 12:03 AM
what a great box! I just love this quilt and it's another job well done.
DukeAugust 2, 2014 at 1:25 AM
Good job on teaching your mom how to retrieve, Pinky! We MUST have one of these balls! Great prizes!
UnknownAugust 2, 2014 at 12:04 PM
What a nice incentive to donate with tis beautiful trinket box donated by Jan. Candy had Jan make a tile of Saxon in the black eyed Susans, (from a picture I took.) Candy did the bonus quilt from this picture. Jan does a fabulous job with the tiles and the winner will cherish it. THe toys are always a winner and this time for your dog! Donate now for a chance!