From the desk of Deb Rogers, Founder/COO

The Quilters Pen & Quilt Newsletter

Volume 605, Edition 1

We are entering our seventh year, April 1st is not that far away, I can�t say it�s been easy or that it�s flown by because it hasn�t! We have had some real struggles and road bumps this year but things are looking a lot brighter now. A heartfelt thanks you for all the donations over the last year and welcome to all the new team members, quilters and volunteers. I�m so excited about the volunteers; I am getting emails asking about tasks that can be done on the Internet. We have had a record number of Circle of Friends (COF) quilters joining the team, and in just the last month, two new Workshops started. I have made friends with a wonderful lady in Canada that received a quilt from our Canadian branch, she told me a friend of hers, in England, would like to start a Workshop, would I send her our guidelines. Victoria�s Quilts can cross borders, it already has, and there are no limits to where a quilter lives, or where a Workshop opens a door. In fact, my hats off to a Quilter on the east coast she is coordinating 2 or 3 workshops.

The Pampered Chef Fundraiser ended Feb 28, thank you to all those that participated. We were given some donations without product purchases so I want to thank those donors too. We received more donations than purchases so I think that is a sign to just leave the finances in the hands of the donors.

We�ve had fundraisers each year and have never brought in as much as individual donations throughout the year. I think we need to stick to what we do best and that is cover cancer patients with quilts, so they�re:

�Just a Little Warmer and a Little More Comfortable�� and leave the finances to someone who knows just what is needed.

Quilting Hands Are Happy Hands �