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Now wait just a cotton-picking minute! Tucked back in a room at the Cottonwood Community Centre is a group that meets just twice a month but produces big results. The Cotton Pickers, as they have named themselves, are a group of dedicated quilters who enjoy each other’s company and their art form.
They came together 11 years ago and since that time have been using their skillsets for good throughout our community. “We are a little guild of about 40 people,” explains Val McDougall, a member of the club. “We are not a big group, small like sisters.
We try to help out in our community. When we started we took on the hospice as our charity to make quilts for the beds and it grew from there.” The group now not only makes quilts for the hospice beds but also makes items to sell in the hospice’s
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annual holiday storefront with proceeds going to the charity. They have also always collected food for the Food Bank at Christmas but this year decided to do something a little bit different. “This year we decided to quilt baby blankets for Basics for Babies,” continues Val. “Every child deserves to be warm and have a baby blanket. We all have extra fabric. We phoned Wes Graham at the Food Bank and after he came and spoke to us about the program we were all on-board.” What happened after that was magical. The little group managed to create 65 baby quilts and five afghan blankets. The quilts will be presented on stage at the Basics for Babies breakfast by four members of the club. This one act shows us the spirit of community that is alive here in Kamloops. Their one act of kindness will give 70 babies in the Kamloops area the gift of warmth this year and no matter how you look at that, it is priceless! “When you join a group like this,” finishes Val. “You are a bud that just blossoms. We are just like a family. There is a real kinship in quilting.” The Kamloops Food Bank Basics for Babies breakfast happened last Friday, November 21. The money and goods raised ensures the most innocent clients at Kamloops Food Bank have formula, diapers, jarred - continued on page 2 Instructions: Mix Protein & Greens with water, juice or non-dairy beverage, shake and go! Or blend into your favorite smoothie recipe.