Airedale Rescue Quilting Bee: EARLY 'DALE DRAWING NO. 14

EARLY ‘DALE DRAWING NO. 14 BEGINS TODAY!
THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE PRIZE PACKAGES.

Anyone who makes a donation between Thursday, September 18th at 12:01 AM PST and Saturday, September 20th at 8 EDT is eligible to participate in this drawing.

NO. 14A - CHRISTMAS PACKAGE 1
WINNER: VIRGINIA SLOWIK OF HUNTINGTON STATION, NY

Donated by Jan Williams, ArcticAire; Sadie Moore; Virginia Slowik

2014 NAR Ornament

Donated by Jan Williams, ArcticAire

Front of Ornament

Back of Ornament

2014 Limited Edition, #245 of 250 - "Christmas with Caleb". Diameter is 2 ¾ inches. Use of the "Christmas with Caleb" image was generously donated by Ann Curran.

Caleb (Ragtail Back to the Future)
Ann Curran writes: Born on 14 September 1997, Caleb was one of a litter of nine boys. He was a gentle boy who didn’t like toys that squeaked and actually caught a rabbit without harming it. He placed it on the ground and waited. When it didn’t run, he approached and barked once. That did the trick! He was very obedient and although he went to “school”, he neither enjoyed nor needed the work there. So he watched his big loud brother from the ringside and never in his life got into trouble. Caleb was helped to The Rainbow Bridge last year – a month before his 15th birthday. He had a very bad back pain, a condition he had struggled with in the last year of his life.

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Dog Bone Christmas Stocking
Donated by Sadie Moore

Sadie loved and bred Airedales for over 35 years. Had terriertattletails.com for a while and may activate again sometime.

Oversized 16-inch Airedale Christmas Stocking with big pocket

Christmas Airedale Flag

Donated by Virginia Slowik

Flag measures 18 inches x 12.5 inches and is made of a durable construction and is fade resistant. By Precious Pets Paintings.

NO. 14B - CHRISTMAS PACKAGE 2
WINNER: GINGER ROBINSON OF FAIRFAX, VA

Donated by Barbara Curtiss/NEAR and Sadie Moore

Gold plated Airedale Ornament with gift box
from Kingsheart Forge
Donated by Barbara Curtiss/NEAR

This is a 24-karet gold-plated hanging ornament, new in the box, handcrafted by Kingsheart Forge (I believe they are no longer available). It also has a display stand included so this can be enjoyed year round. It measures 3" x 3" and comes in a lovely box.

Stuffed Snowman with Birdhouse and Handmade Chenille Airedale
13 inches tall
Donated by Sadie Moore

Sadie loved and bred Airedales for over 35 years. Had terriertattletails.com for a while and may activate again sometime.

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.

EARLY 'DALE DRAWING NO. 14

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