Bee Highlight—Maple Mountain Quilters
The Maple Mountain Quilters group, 40+ strong, meets in the High Chaparral Room at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds
on the 1st Wednesday of each month September through May. The president this year is Jana Griffin.
This Bee welcomes new members of all skill levels. Although most of the members are from southern
Utah County, several come from the Provo/Orem area.
This is a fun, active Bee. They hold at least 2 parties a year—a tea party
and a Christmas lunch. Each summer they hold a 2 –3 day retreat at a
member's home. They also select a humanitarian project to participate
in every year—Quilts of Valor, Dresses for Africa, comfort pillows,
Days for Girls, etc.—and hold a work day to make items for the chosen
charity. At the other meetings members present programs, teach tips
and tricks, and show their projects in progress. There is always something
fun to look forward to with Maple Mountain!
March Service Day
We had 60 wonderful helpers at Service Day and we completed 152 quilts with 40+ in the
process of completion. We've completed 226 quilts this year! This year so far we have
given 143 to the Utah County Baby Your Baby, and 9 will go the Utah County Refugee Center.
The people at Baby Your Baby were teary-eyed and grateful. Thank you to all who were able
to attend and help! And a big thank you to Kathie Zobell and Karren Barley, our Service Day
heroes, for all their hard work and organization to make this wonderful day a success, and thank you to all who came. Quilters
are amazing people!
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