Out & About Vietnam Veterans Day Shell Point residents, families, friends and community members gathered at The Village Church on Tuesday, March 29 for National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The event featured a pin presentation, with our WWII and Korea Veterans honoring several of Shell Point’s 90 Vietnam Veterans who served worldwide from 1955 to 1975. Last year, Shell Point was officially registered as a National Commemorative Partner for National Vietnam War Veterans Day.
Lenny Brown, Ron Wertz (Estuary), Arlen Johnson and Earl Kennedy (Parkwood)
Walt Govertsen (Junonia) and Jay Bubb (Parkwood)
Quilts for Ukraine Carol St.Clair (Palm Acres), a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, explained that her team usually makes Quilts of Valor for local veterans. The state Quilts of Valor coordinator, partnering with World Vision, requested that all of the volunteer quilters instead make quilts for the Ukrainian women and children refugees as part of Quilts for Humanity. “I brought that challenge back to the Shell Point Quilters, and together we made a dozen quilts for the refugees in a very short period of time,” said Carol. “Many used precut fabric donated by Gerri Harris and Mary Mazur, and others used fabrics from their own stash, but together we’re making a difference.” Along with Carol, participating quilters included LaMoyne Ebner, Pat Meredith, Elaine Neighbors, Michelle McCarthy, Joan Bell and Gail Creager. Their quilts, along with those made by Florida Quilts of Valor volunteers, were sent to Poland last month.
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Shell Point Life | May/June 2022
