I need your advice! A couple of years ago, the Minneapolis VA announced that their stock of Quilts of Valor greatly exceeded the demand and their ability to store them. They publicly asked us quilters to stop. Needless to say, this was difficult to hear.
Having just googled QOV + Minneapolis VA, I discovered another group,
http://www.eagleshealingnest.com. I've sent them an email, asking if they're still interested in quilt donations. In the meantime, can you help me identify other organizations that would actually welcome quilt gifts? I don't mind mailing them to far-flung places, if they'll be appreciated.
PS: My father enlisted in the Navy when he graduated from high school in 1944. Recognizing his talent, they sent him to the United States Military Academy at West Point to attend college. Needless to say, WW2 was over by the time he graduated. While he'd intended to spend his career in the army, his father died shortly before Dad had finished his 5-year commitment and he acceded to his mother's request that he return home to run the family business. While he's now in late-stage Parkinson's disease at age 87, almost everyone still calls him "General" (tho he never got close to that rank!). The military persona was permanently attached! FWIW, one of his grandsons is an Annapolis grad and serving as an officer in the submarine service.