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June 3, 2005/Iyar 25 5765, Volume 57, No. 40
East Valley JCC students design, raffle quilts
BENJAMIN LEATHERMAN
Special to Jewish News
The East Valley Jewish Community Center helped sew up fund-raising success for its early childhood department recently, when it raffled off a collection of 10 colorful quilts created by its students.
The quilts, which measured approximately 40 inches by 50 inches, consisted of 16 panels, each decorated by individual students in the preschool, kindergarten and day school classes at the JCC.
Younger children created simple contributions, such as handprints, while the older kids crafted elaborate drawings and artistic samples. Teachers also put photo transfers of some students on panels.
Administrative assistant Diane Umeda then sewed the panels together, sometimes with help from volunteers, which included parents.
The quilts were raffled off during special open house events last month, with tickets going for $2 each. Money raised from the event goes to the early childhood department to buy materials for classrooms, including toys and equipment.
Ilene Blau, EVJCC's executive director, said several hundred dollars are raised each year, because demand for the quilts is "frantic."
"They're a very hotly contested item," Blau said. "All the children want to win their class quilt because it has either a drawing, a picture or a handprint of theirs on it."
This year's winners included Rachel Morris, Keren Schneider, Tamar Kugelmass, Maya Benedict, Jacob Briscoe, and Sam and Jake Benedict. Damon Marcinko also won a quilt, but gave it to his friend Jared Andell.
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