Freedom Quilts 2009 Ride

Just a couple of pictures of Freedom Quilts Ride the rest of them will be in Facebook

Freedom Quilts 2009 Ride

After the 9-11, 8th anniversary the Legion Riders had a Freedom Quilts Fundraiser Ride. Everyone was invite to come and help out. It started at Marcus Iowa and ended at the Freedom Quilts Shop in Fonda IA where there was door prize and food and a tour of the building and all the thing that Freedom Quilts have done through the years and items received through the years. Freedom Quilts is up to 6,600 quilts these quilts start with the 9-11 families then the flood victims from Katrine and Cedar Rapids to our fallen soldiers. Freedom Quilts try to make sure that each parents of our fallen heroes and spouse receive a quilt to honor their beloved love ones. Our shop is open by appointment since we are not always in the shop. Right now we have to get our crops all in before we can get more quilts made and sent out to fallen soldiers families. Freedom Quilts got a chance to have more great friends. One of those really good friends is Jana who came to help in the ride and became a Freedom Quilter. Gary Emery President of the Souixland Chapter of the Legion Riders and his Vice President Chris Persson along with their wives set the event up in less then month. With the help from Sherry Wells our fundraiser coordinator who went out to get business to help and support us also and in short period of time they got the event going. The event went so well that The Legion Riders plan on doing this event once a year for the Freedom Quilts. American Legion Riders fit so well with Freedom Quilts. They also try to comfort families of our fallen by keeping protester away from families that are dealing with grief during the funeral. It's sad when you have protester come and try to be so disrespectful to these families that have already given so much to this country. These men and women at one time serve their country or had some one in their families serve their country. There is a time and a place to protest but not at a funeral that is totally disrespectful. Freedom Quilts has made new friends and enjoy knowing others care also and want to keep Freedom Quilts going. Freedom Quilts want to thank all those that was a part of the Freedom Quilts Ride and hope that next year we have many more come. One of our many prizes will be a Freedom Quilts Quilt. Next year we plan on having the fundraiser on September 11 the day Freedom Quilts was born the day my life any countless others life change. I'm hoping for many new faces and new friends to come next year we are also hoping that all of us take time to remember that what makes this country so great is that we all gather together to help one another and by doing that we make a huge different in our lives and others we help.