Immediate Release
October 12, 2009
Batavia, Ohio. A box full of colorful quilts will be used to comfort women and their children fleeing from domestic violence. The quilts were handmade by a group of local women and presented to the Clermont County YWCA House of Peace shelter. “I am touched by your generosity,” said Director of Eastern-area Services of the YWCA Cara Good. “Donations such as this will give comfort to those who are often forced to flee their homes with only the clothes on their backs. Last year we provided shelter and services to over 216 women and children; this year the demand is even greater.”
“We’ve enjoyed making the quilts and are happy that we have found a perfect place to donate them to,” said Kathleen Johnson, president of the Felicity Cardinal Quilters, a group that meets each month at the Felicity Branch Library.
Amy Vogel with the Felicity Branch Library says she came up with the idea for a quilters club about two years ago. “The quilters group originally made seasonal quilts and a patriotic quilt for display at our library,” said Vogel. “When they wanted to continue donating materials and crafting the quilts, I thought of my mother, Madeline Richmond, who was a founder of the House of Peace battered women’s shelter. When contacted, the shelter was quite happy to begin a partnership with the quilters.”
“I would like to invite anyone interested in learning the basics of quilting to contact the library for meeting days and times,” said Johnson. Contact the Felicity Branch Library at (513) 876-4134.
Pictured above: Cara Good (YWCA), Amy Vogel (Felicity Library Branch), Vivian Sims, Kathleen Johnson, Sue Perry, and Maryann Napier at the quilt presentation to the House of Peace shelter.
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For additional information about this or other county news, contact Clermont County Communications Director Kathryn Lehr at (513) 732-7597 or by e-mail, klehr@co.clermont.oh.us.