Airedale Rescue Quilting Bee: THANK YOU!

I just wanted to take the time to thank the Bee members who worked so hard to make the 2015 Airedale Rescue Quilt come to fruition and those folks who generously donated items to be used for the Early 'Dale Drawings. And I can't foget the adopters and regional rescue groups that shared the Rescue stories and photos. They contributed to making the 2015 Airedale Rescue Quilt Fundraiser a success!

Artists: Patty Eisenbraun, Jane Miller, Rose Knowles, Sue Ingold and Mary Burns Blood
Block Makers: Linda Bell, Karen Brown, Rebecca Eash, Jeanne Esmond, Carolyn Finlayson, Jeannette Grantner, Rose Knowles, Candy Kramlich, Jeri Langman, Sue Senerchia, Lori Taylor, Eileen Tedesco
Bonus Wall Hangings: Linda Bell, Jeanne Esmond, Carolyn Finlayson and Candy Kramlich
Top Assembly: Carolyn Finlayson
Machine Quilting: Grace Anderson
Quilt Label: Rebecca Eash
Final Assembly: Sharon DeBoer
Donation Processing: Eileen Tedesco & Sidney Hardie
Blog: Candy Kramlich with the help of Sidney Hardie, Lydia Ross and Sue Senerchia
Marketing: Lori Taylor
Internal Bee Website: Holly Coes Harris
Slide Show Video: Jean Seibert
Steering Committee: Sharon DeBoer, Rebecca Eash, Candy Kramlich, Lori Taylor, Jeri Langman - all helped to move the process along
Snail Mail Ticket Master: Sidney Hardie
Ticket Master (Online Sales):: Eileen Tedesco
Candy's Technical Consultant: Sidney Hardie

Early 'Dale Donors (in alphabetical order):
Linda Bell
Karen Brown
Henry Curtis
Jeanne Esmond
Barbara Fruchtman
Candy Kramlich
Jeri Langman
Stephanie Lingelbach
Donette Loehr/Christine Sheffer
Sandra J. Merwin
Lydia Ross
Sue Senerchia
Terry Stevens
Lori Taylor

THANK YOU!!!

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.

4 comments :

lSeptember 27, 2015 at 9:28 AM
Thanks to everyone that makes this happen. I know the Airedales thank you. and a special thank you to Candy for doing this blog--it's AWESOME!
DukeSeptember 27, 2015 at 10:55 AM
We totally agree with the above comment! Everyone did an outstanding job -especially you with the blog, Miss Candy!
UnknownSeptember 28, 2015 at 4:57 AM
I'll add my voice to the two above. Fabulous effort Candy, quilters, designers, donors .... everyone involved in the 1,001 jobs that need to be done to make this a success.
UnknownSeptember 29, 2015 at 6:34 AM
As every year, you folks did an outstanding job! Thank you for your dedication to the breed we love so much and all those needs forever homes. Looking forward to seeing the quilts in real life on Sunday @ Montgomery.