Airedale Rescue Quilting Bee: 2015 RESCUE SLIDESHOW VIDEO AND $5,000 MILESTONE INCENTIVE

Once again Jean Seibert stepped forward and volunteered to do the slideshow video again this year. I am so grateful to her for undertaking this and she did a wonderful job. Thanks, Jean!

This slideshow video showcases the 2015 Airedale Rescue Quilting Bee Quilt, CalendAIRE, and it's individual blocks, as well as the Rescue Airedales helped with National Airedale Rescue funds last year. Enjoy!

***The person whose donation puts us at the

~~$5,000 mark~~

will win this lovely collectible.***

The Winner of the $5,000 milestone incentive is
Wanda Cordelli of Indialantic, Florida

Congratulations, Wanda, and thank you for supporting the Airedale Rescue Quilting Bee Fundraiser!

AIREDALE MUSIC "BOX"

Donated by Candy Kramlich

Approximately 8 1/2" tall and 6" wide on wooden base. Airedale figurine is on a carousel pole that rotates around while part of the music from the song "Carousel" plays.

~~Reminder Early 'Dale No. 4 Drawing Ends~~
~~Wednesday, August 26 at 8 PM EDT.~~

NO. 4-1 "Straw Hat Girl" T-Shirt

NO. 4-2 Two Mugs - "Straw Hat Girl" and "Reese with Watering Can" from the 2012 Garden Party Quilt

NO. 4-3 Book - One Big Happy Family featurig the story of Sunshade and her guinea pigs

NO. 4-4 Embroidered Airedale Head Pillow with vintage Airedale button closure

Click Here for Ordering Information

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.

5 comments :

lAugust 23, 2015 at 1:32 AM
Great video..thanks Jean! and thanks Candy for donating a lovely incentive. I hope the sales roll on in!
DukeAugust 23, 2015 at 2:28 AM
Beautiful video! Thank you so much, Miss Jean! And that is one handsome music box, Candy!
Marianne in MDAugust 23, 2015 at 5:30 AM
Beautiful video-dogs and blocks!Thank you, Jean, for doing the video.
And, Candy, for bringing this all together again on the blog!
SidneyAugust 23, 2015 at 5:50 AM
Great job on the video! And, I love the music box.
Baby Rocket Dog and HootieAugust 24, 2015 at 11:47 AM
So cool! Congrats to the quilt winner. If we ever get an internet connection at our place, maybe I won't miss out on these events.