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Hey Members!! Fidget Quilts
Do you know what they are? Do
you know someone who might find
one useful? Would you like to help
Put on your walking shoes and Trinity shirts
make one or more - and maybe
and join us in the Fourth of July parade!! supply some items needed to
make them? A fidget quilt is a
small (25" by 35" or so) made up of
five inch squares and decorated
We will be collecting items with rickrack, buttons (less than 1
inch), beads and string, woven rib-
for the Blessing Box.
bons (think lattice on a pie), velcro,
elastic, zippers (even those that
don't have pulls) and other things
Kids, invite a friend and help push one of four that can be touched and create a
shopping carts borrowed from Pacemaker. sensation to one's fingertips. They
are especially good for people with
Families, get grandparents and kids involved Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's
and even decorate a cart!! I will arrange to Disease or anything that causes
get carts early if you want to decorate!! Con- them to fidget. The quilts give
them something to touch and may
tact Sharon Beksel to reserve your cart or to help them fidget less. I have plen-
volunteer to help! We will have a vehicle so if ty of material thanks to a donation
anyone gets tired we can switch pushers!! by Janet Metzler. What I need are
some of the items listed above. If
Join us in our ministry for World Hunger and you have some leftovers you could
assisting those in need in our community and donate, if you would like to make a
let's have fun!! quilt or just learn more about them,
please contact Mary Nuss. Per-
haps we can find a time for people
to meet to put them together.
Euchre Players
We will not be meeting in
July and August. We will resume
playing Euchre in
September on the
second and fourth
Tuesdays.
