How Many of These Have You Made?

17,000 of our camouflage quilts have been made and distributed to our troops! That's a lot of our brave men and women that now have a bit of comfort during their deployment and have been encouraged knowing that people "back home" have not forgotten them. Each quilt takes about 3 hours to make so that is at least 51,000 volunteer hours!

Thanks to our many faithful volunteers we currently have a stock of completed quilts ready to send out as orders are received.  Our mission is to provide the quilts to U.S. military serving in the Middle East and we ask that the quilt you request be used for that purpose.We accept orders from individuals or from units. See "How to Order a Quilt" in the sidebar.

Applebee's Dining to Donate - July 12, 2012

On July 12th, 2012 you can support the Camo Quilt Project by doing what you love, eating at Applebee's in Wisconsin.

When you Dine-in or order your food Carside to Go at any of the 38 Wisconsin Hospitality Group Applebee's on this special day, just present the flyer and they will donate at least 15% of food sales from the guest check of all flyers redeemed to our project.  If you go to the Sheboygan Applebee's they will donate 25% of food sales from the guest check of all Sheboygan flyers redeemed!  Yes, that's right, the Sheboygan Applebee's will give us 25%!!! 

REMEMBER:  JULY 12th  - ALL DAY - at APPLEBEE'S.

 You must present the Dining to Donate Flyer available below.

       SHEBOYGAN WI 25% Applebee's Flyer

ALL OTHER PARTICIPATING 15% Applebee's Flyer
      

So enjoy yourself and eat well to help the Camo Quilt Project support our troops.

 

Equipment and Materials Wishlist

Can you help? If you can donate or help us find any of the items, contact Linda at linda.camoquilt@gmail.com.

Janome Sewing Machines - We are looking for heavy duty machines with a top loading, jam free, bobbin. The Janome Memory Craft6600 with the built in walking foot is amazing! We have several at our facility in Plymouth, but could use several more for our satellite facilities in Milwaukee, Janesville, Fredonia, West Bend and Mayville.

Warm & Natural Batting - 100% Cotton. A 40yd bolt of 45" wide costs about $100 plus shipping costs. One bolt is enough for 20 quilts. We use over 24 bolts a month!

SOLDIER GIVES A PERSONAL THANKS

Nothing motivates our volunteers more than having someone who received a camo quilt stop into our workshop to say thank you.  This happened a couple months ago.  LTC Robert Grierson and his family were travelling from their home town, Dubuque IA, to vacation in northern WI.  Their travel plans included stopping in Plymouth WI to visit the Camo Quilt Project.  Robert and his family happened to stop in just as Linda Wieck was leaving for the day.  Linda invited them in and The Grierson Family was given a grand tour of the workshop.  LTC Grierson was especially thankful for receiving his quilt while serving in Afghanistan.  He told Linda, "It was the only piece of bedding I had for half my tour".  Hugs, tears and thank yous were shared before this special family were on their way again.

Although the Griersons arrived at the Camo Quilt Project after the volunteers had left for the day, Linda was sure to let our volunteers know they came and how grateful LTC Grierson was to have a camo quilt.  Having that visit is really an encouragement to keep on cutting, sewing and sending the quilts to our young men and women serving in the Middle East.

APPLEBEE'S DINE TO DONATE - UPDATE

THANK YOU to everyone who supported the CQP by dining at Applebee's on Feb 2, 2012. The result was a donation of $1,182.

On February 2, 2012, APPLEBEE'S restaurants owned by Wisconsin Hospitality Group held a Dine to Donate event to support the Camo Quilt Project. Applebee's donated 15% of the total of the Guest Check for all who brought in a Dine to Donate/Camo Quilt Project flyer. The Sheboygan WI location was "bursting at the seams" with CQP supporters and volunteers from all over Wisconsin reported seeing CQP supporters dining at Applebee's that day. THANK YOU!

CQP on NBC Nightly News Website

NBC News has advised us that they will NOT be airing the segment on the Camo Quilt Project.  They have, however, posted the report on their website and have released the report to their affiliates.  You can view the report at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/. You will need to go to "Latest Programs" and scroll down until you find the report about our project.  Linda Wieck, founder and designed of the quilt, has received MANY calls and emails from all across the U.S. letting her know they have seen the report on their local station.

CQP - Benefit Dinner a Success!

The Chicken & Beef Tips dinner that was held at Laack's Hall on November 17, 2011 was a big success. We served 457 people. A special THANK YOU to the 14 National Honor Society members from Plymouth Middle School who helped serve our guests beverages and bussed tables for us. We also thank the kitchen staff at Laack's Hall for preparing delicious food and having everything so well organized.

Besides the dinner, we had a Silent Auction, a Bucket Raffle, 50/50 raffles and 12 Bottles of Kessler's were raffled off.

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Missed the Dinner? You can still donate to the project
by clicking on the Donate Button below,
or sending a donation to:

Franklin Legion Post # 387
c/o Steven Bender

N7417 Bittersweet Rd

Plymouth, WI 53073