Airedale Rescue Quilting Bee: EARLY 'DALE DRAWING NO. 11

EARLY ‘DALE DRAWING NO. 11 BEGINS TODAY!
THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE PRIZES.

Anyone who makes a donation between Monday, September 8th at 12:01 AM PST and Wednesday, September 10th at 8 PM EDT is eligible to participate in this drawing.

NO. 11A - CERAMIC SUGAR BOWL, CREAMER AND TRAY
WINNER: PAM VANDERGRIFTDonated by Denise Lucas

Closeup of Back Side of Sugar Bowl and Creamer

“I’m gonna get those Ducks!! This is a beautifully painted ceramic plate/tray with a sugar bowl and creamer. It is painted and signed by Patricia Lazar, The tray is 10 ½ in. x 7 ¾ in., the Creamer is 4 ½ in. tall with a base of 3½ in. and the Sugar Bowl is 3 ½ in. tall with a base of 4 ½ in. The set is painted with Airedales playing in the water and chasing bright yellow ducks . This will make a great addition to your Airedale Collection. And will be the talk of your Airedale friends when they come for coffee or tea. Denise says “Thank you for supporting Airedale Rescue.”

NO. 11 B - MATTED & FRAMED PRINT – "THIN ICE"
WINNER: LAURENCE TURNER, BEACONSFIELD, CANADA

Donated by Carol Domeracki, Anything Airedale

anythingairedale@aol.com

Framed

Closeup

The remarkable talent of artist, Joyce Haynes, has supported Airedale Rescue efforts for years. This print is Joyce's 1999 design, "Thin Ice". It is matted and framed in a white-washed 8" x 10" frame. Donated in honor of Joyce by Carol Domeracki of AnythingAiredale.com

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 :

DukeSeptember 8, 2014 at 2:24 AM
Beautiful incentive gifts! Thank you so much, donors!
lSeptember 8, 2014 at 7:09 AM
Those are some very interesting Airedale art pieces! so generous of the donors to share.
BCRSeptember 8, 2014 at 2:41 PM
I benefited! I was the winner of the Early Dale #5A prize - a matted and framed watercolor print of Pugcasso Airedale by David King donated by Maryellen Estes. Love it!