Hi lovely readers. Below you will find some information on an incredible fundraiser being organized by an incredible woman and veteran, who also just happens to be an incredible quilter. If you can help out in any way, know that it is a fabulous cause! Please spread the word!
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Stroke of Luck Quilting
& Design, LLC
11220 Keota
Street
Parker, CO
80134
For a little over a year
Juliet Madsen has been on a mission. After becoming one of the thousands of
American military members who have been medically evacuated from
Iraq or Afghanistan, Juliet decided to take
her life back and make it count. In 2004 Juliet sustained injuries that damaged
her kidneys, heart, and brain resulting in a stroke which left her with tremors,
left sided weakness, migraines, difficulty walking and talking as well as severe
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. After extensive physical and vocational
rehabilitation she has made it her goal to give back to the Care Givers of the
Veterans Administration and the veterans she encounters at the VA hospital.
Juliet’s idea? A fundraiser
to support paralyzed veterans as well as people like herself being med evac’d
from Iraq and Afghanistan. “It had to be something
that would help
as many veterans as possible
and in a way that I could really make a difference,” Juliet said. On September
27, 2008 Juliet rented the Colorado History Museum and hosted the first annual
Ultimate Sew-In where 50 quilters and volunteers got together to create as many
quilt tops as possible to be donated to evacuating troops in U. S. military
hospitals in Germany; where Juliet was herself a patient. All of the completed
quilts will be auctioned off on September 4, 2009 at DU’s Phipps Tennis Pavilion
during a cocktail party from 5:30-9:30 p.m.
The auctioned Quilts will be
donated to the injured and wounded in Germany, as they begin their journey
home. The money raised from the auction and donations to the program will be
given to the Paralyzed Veterans of America. The money for each quilt is being
given to the Paralyzed Veterans of America to help ease the financial burden of
the 550+ competitors. This is the first time Denver will host the Wheel Chair Games which will bring in
veterans from across the United States in July of 2010. “As a
veteran, it is so important to regain our independence and confidence through
programs like this, where we can spend time with others who understand where we
have been and what we go through from day to day.” Juliet continued, “What makes
our program unique is that we are impacting veterans who served from WWII
through to today’s veterans. “
As a tax exempt non-profit
fundraising program we would like to ask for your support through a financial
donation. Currently we need financial backing so that we can pre-pay the set-up,
location, and all that the Auction will need. For more information please visit
www.strokeofluckquilting.com or
contact Juliet Madsen at juliet@strokeofluckquilting.com.
Donations can be sent to:
Stroke of Luck Quilting & Design,
LLC
11220 Keota Street
Park
Parker, CO 80134
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Thank you for your support;
together no one will be left behind.
Thank you for your
support. By returning this portion of the letter in the self addressed stamped
envelope provided, along with your donation you will have donated more
than just money; you will have supported Veterans around the United
States. On behalf of the National Wheel Chair
Game’s Athletes and the Troops evacuating from Iraq and Afghanistan we thank you from the
bottom of our hearts. Please make all checks out to: Stroke of Luck Quilting
& Design, LLC
Donation Amount:
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in-house tracking only):
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**Additional comments to
be given with your donation to one of the many Veterans benefiting from your
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