The Quilting Project:A Silent Auction of Quilts
Rochester, NY is a cradle of socially active groups. Among them is the program “Women Helping Girls” run by the the Rochester chapter of the American Association of University Women. Organised 15 years ago to pair girls with adult mentors, this years auction is the second major fund raiser held by this group.
Women Helping Girls works with about 60 teenage girls from the Wilson Commencement Academy, one of the Rochester School Districts sucessful magnet schools. Ranked 24th in the nation by Newsweek Magazine, the school focuses on science, medicine, and engineering. Women Helping Girls purpose is to encourage girls to graduate from high school and go on to college, which is now happening with the first group of girls who participated in this effort.
The event is a silent auction of more than 30 quilts donated by individual quilters as well as quilting groups such as The Genesee Valley Quilt Club and the Irondequoit Quilt Club. There will be small quilts suitable for wall hanging, regular quilts as well as an unusual origami art quilt made from maps! Kitty Van Bortal will emcee the event.
This fundraiser takes place on Sunday, February 24th between 1-4:00PM, at the Otto A. Schults Community Center at Nazareth College, East Avenue in Pittsford. Admission is $20.00. You can buy tickets at the Parkleigh on Park Avenue, through Van Bortel Subaru on Rt 96 in Victor or by calling Lori Marra at 585-943-2039.
Quilts seen are not representative of quilts being auctioned off. They are exhibited for illustrative content only.
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