Airedale Rescue Quilting Bee: WHY SHOULD YOU SUPPORT THE QUILTING BEE?

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE EARLY 'DALE NO. 14 WINNERS:

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

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

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE 2014 AIREDALE QUILT FUNDRAISER!

The Airedale Rescue Quilting Bee -- and the wonderful works of art it creates annually -- is the primary fundraiser for National Airedale Rescue, the official treasury of the Airedale Terrier Club of America Rescue & Adoption Committee.

Donations to the fundraiser -- which could bring the quilt into your home -- account for almost half of the annual funds of the committee, which then distributes funds as needed to regional rescue groups to help pay boarding and vet bills for Airedales brought into rescue.

This quilt is a vital part of the rescue net. So please dig deep and donate today.

www.airedalerescue.net/2014quilt

Without your support, these Airedales might not have been healed.

Fiona - Kentucky (ATRVA)

Frankie -Texas (TART)

Quinn - Oklahoma (OKAR)

Robin & Duncan - Oklahoma (OKAR)

Marla - Arizona (SWAT)

Sandy - Oklahoma (OKAR

Abbey - Texas (TART)

Holly - Oklahoma (OKAR)

See Marla's video below.

~~Don't forget! Early 'Dale Drawing No. 14 is TONIGHT at 8 PM EDT. If you donated between Mon., 9/18 and tonight by 8 PM EDT, you might win one of the two Christmas Packages.~~

~~#14A includes the 2014 NAR Ornament, Dog Bone Christmas Stocking and Christmas Airedale Flag.~~

~~#14B includes the Gold-plated Airedale Ornament from Kingsheart Forge and the Snowman with Chenille Airedale.~~

There are 8 days left until the end of online ticket donations. Online donations for quilt tickets ends on Saturday, Sept. 27th. After that you can only get your quilt tickets at either the Hospitality Room of the Headquarters Hotel on Thursday, Oct. 2nd at 5 PM or on Sunday, Oct. 5th at the Quilt Display Tent near the Airedale Ring until the time of the drawing.

You could be one of the lucky people to win either the main quilt "HATtitude", the bonus quilt "Harmony in Red", or one of the 3 bonus wall hangins - "Come Play With Me", "The Mischief Makers", "Saxon Among the Black Eyed Susans". That's 5 opportunities to own one of these in the 2014 Airedale Quilt Fundraiser.

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 20, 2014 at 2:11 AM
We are so happy for all of these beautiful pups! Bless the Quilting Bee and bless Airedale Rescue ♥
UnknownSeptember 20, 2014 at 7:34 AM
It's good to see Marla playing with her leg all healed. Happy, lucky pups.
lSeptember 20, 2014 at 10:13 AM
Airedale Rescue makes the world a better place... these beautiful dogs prove it! good job!