Quilt of Valor Quilt at the Goodwill
#11
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Location: Minnesota
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I wonder if this means the person it was given to didn't really like it, but was polite enough not to say so. These quilts don't have to go to the Quilt Of Valor foundation. They can go to other charities, like women's shelters. I would buy it and try to find someone who needs it. We know how much love and care is put into these quilts.
#15
Wow, I just finished getting the fabric for a QOV. That quilt should have a label with complete info on it. Maker, presenter, recipient. The works. I would have bought it and sent an email to the Regional Coordinator. Maybe they could present it to another war vet. This is very sad to hear. There have been over 85K quilts given out to Vets across the nation, in honor of their service.
#16
These quilts are given to veterans to honor their service. After the veteran receives the quilt, it is his (or hers) to do with as he or she wishes. Perhaps the veteran passed and the quilt was donated by the family, perhaps the veteran donated, it doesn't matter. The quilt itself is not what's important, it's the gift, the acknowledgment, the honor to the veteran. That is accomplished when the quilt is presented. I don't think QOV would permit a used quilt to be presented to another veteran, but the quilt could certainly be donated to a shelter, without the QOV label.
#19
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Omaha, NE
Posts: 51
I'm a military widow, Gold Star Wife. No worries--it was from Viet Nam, so it was a long time ago. Anyway, I'm wondering if there was a death. Widows grieve in different ways. Some of us keep everything, some of us unload everything, some of us find a happy medium. It could have ended up at the Goodwill as a donation from the widow who unloads everything. Anyway, that was my immediate thought.
#20
Life happens: moves, thining out our 'stuff' to fit our 'newer' digs, homelessness, and even death.
While we may not know what happened to the quilt or it's intended recipient at least we can pray the quilt will continue to have a life of blessing others, whoever that may be.
While we may not know what happened to the quilt or it's intended recipient at least we can pray the quilt will continue to have a life of blessing others, whoever that may be.
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