N&FQG Quilt Challenge for 2009-2010
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"Fire & Ice"
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N&FQG paired up with the
Liberal Fire Department to help
purchase "Fire Pup" literature to teach 1,700
children in the classrooms about fire safety
by making quilts for display.

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Quilts were displayed at First National Bank, Liberal, April 7-27.
"Voting" for a favorite quilt was accomplished by

purchasing tickets then depositing the tickets
into the corresponding numbered box.
Chair was Ginny Anderson.
Twenty quilts were on display:



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RESULTS
At our May 4 meeting,
    we were pleased to present a check for $1,000
and the "Fire Pup" quilt made by Luana Walker to
Skeety Poulton, Deputy Chief of Operations of the
Liberal Fire Department.

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AWARD WINNERS
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Bank Viewers' Choice:
1st Place--Nancy Tolenta

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2nd Place--Sharon Meek

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3rd Place, Sherrill Lambert

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Best Representation of "Fire & Ice":
Sharon Meek

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First National Bank Presendent's Award:
Kathleen Furr

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Techniques in Piecing:
1st Place, Cynthia Shattles

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2nd Place, Sydney Bond

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Techniques in Free Design:
1st Place, Freddie Seaman

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2nd Place, Bonita Campbell

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Techniques in Applique
1st Place, Vicki Cooper

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2nd Place, Ginny Anderson

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These additional quilts rounded out the number of quilts on display:

Bonnie Rypma
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Dixie Failes
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Kathy Holland
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Kay Oller
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LaNelda George
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Linda Brooks
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Lisa Curry
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Luana Walker
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Peggy Luck
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Ronda Widener
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Many Thanks to First National Bank
for allowing us to host this fund raiser!
AND
A BIG THANK YOU!
to all who made this community project such a success!
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Photos courtesy of Ronda Widener
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JUNE 8 MEETING
The Liberal Fire Department presented to the guild
a picture of the quilts with the firemen's signatures.
Vicki Cooper presented the picture to
Ginny Annderson, Chair of the Challenge.

Thanks to Sharon Fox for the picture.
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