Airedale Rescue Quilting Bee

A happy ending for Marley!

Marley with Dr. Catherine

Delia Hardie reports that Marley is doing amazingly well. She was turned into rescue because she got into a sago palm when she was only 4 months old. Sago Palms are extremely poisonous. Her owners tried their best to save her, but it was very expensive. They were faced with putting her down or re-homing her.

Fortunately for Marley, her veterinarian is one who has worked closely with Airedale Rescue over the years. We almost did not take her because we were told that she would not make it, but we decided to try. The poison in the sago palm causes extra-hepatic shunts in the liver which caused the blood to bypass the liver and the cleansing function that the liver does. Through a wonderful specialist and the local homeopathic vet, Marley has steadily improved. Neither of these wonderful vets had had a dog survive more than 2 years after ingesting the poison from a sago palm (leaves, pods, bark and all). Marley's most recent liver tests show that 2 of the 4 tests are now within the normal range and, while the other 2 are not, they are closing in on the normal range much to the astonishment of several local vets. It has been a long and expensive road with special food and 12 different medications a day given to her 4 times a day. While we do not know what her life span will be, today at 4 1/2 years old she looks amazing for an Airedale who has been through so much. I am especially thankful to the local homeopathic veterinarian who I believe has made the difference.

Marley when she first came into Rescue 4 yrs ago

I can not say it enough how important it was to Marley's progress that Dr. Catherine, her specialist veterinarian, and Dr. Sagrera, her homeopathic veterinarian, worked together to get her where she is today. Neither of them believed in the beginning that Marley would survive much less make it to 4 years and now her liver tests are looking good. Who knows how much longer she will have.

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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 :

lAugust 21, 2016 at 12:40 AM
WOW, that is some story---Hope she never sees another Sago Palm! eeeek. I'm so glad Marley is doing well. NOthing like great Vets doing what they do best--helping Marley!
DukeAugust 21, 2016 at 2:00 AM
Thank doG for your vets, Marley! We are so happy to see that you're doing well. We hope you live to 14!
UnknownAugust 26, 2016 at 8:52 AM
Sounds like Marley surely lived up to another Marley's antics... she is one lucky Airedale ... thanks to the vets and her adoptive family attending to her condition daily. Thank you all!

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