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Quilts of Honor holds $10 fundraiser in Valley Springs to support veterans' quilts
Summary
Gail Belmont, executive director and founder of Quilts of Honor, spoke at a Marvell's event in Valley Springs about the volunteer-run nonprofit's fundraising, its cost per quilt, and how to donate or start chapters.
Gail Belmont, executive director and founder of Quilts of Honor, said at a fundraiser at Marvell's in Valley Springs that the nonprofit is selling $10 spaghetti lunches and other items to raise money to make quilts for combat veterans and women who have served more than three years.
Belmont said Quilts of Honor is an all-volunteer organization based in Valley Springs that has given more than 11,000 quilts since it began and is marking its 15th year as a nonprofit. "An average quilt costs us $400 out the door, and that's with no…
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