Volunteers needed to help sew quilts for veterans April 15
Miracle Quilts for our Wounded Troops hosts a sew-in event from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 15 at UAW Local 5960, 180 E. Silverbell Road, Lake Orion.
“This has been a rough year for us,” said Miracle Quilts founder Carole Carroll. “We just canceled our quilt show/display for the second year. It would have been a major fundraiser.”
Donations are needed for fabric, batting, thread and postage to mail the quilts.
“We are sending 100 quilts to a veteran retreat center in Alaska run by the Samaritan’s Purse nonprofit organization,” Carroll said. “Quilts are very heavy. One box with about eight to 10 quilts runs about $50 to send. … If anyone has office space they would like to donate, we (also) need heat and light to store completed quilts, fabric and batting.”
Donations are tax deductible for this 501c3 nonprofit and forms will be provided.
The organization was not able to meet for several months due to COVID-19 and has since been invited to use the UAW facility in Lake Orion. It is large, and attendees can be safely seated apart.
Volunteers must bring sewing machine, sewing a supplies and extension cords. Kits to sew will be available, and volunteers can choose to either sew-in or take home to sew. Masks are required at this event. Coffee will be provided.
For more information, call Carole at 248-321-8669 or email chefc2@sbcglobal. net.
• Fish/Steak Dinners: Royal Oak American Legion Post 253 hosts a Friday Fish Dinner/Shrimp Basket from 5 to 8 p.m. April 9, at 1505 N. Main Street. There are a variety of meal choices from $9 to 12. Seating is limited, and carry-out orders are welcome. Post 253 also hosts a Sons of the American Legion Steak Fry fundraiser from 4 to 8 p.m. or while supplies last on Saturday, April 10 at the post. Dinner costs $12 and includes steak made to order plus a baked potato and corn. Seating is limited, and carry-out is available. For more information about both events, call 248546-0490.
• More Dinner Fundraisers: Oxford American Legion Post 108 hosts a Friday fish fry from noon to 8 p.m. April 9, at 130 E. Drahner Road, Oxford. The cost is $9 to $11 for a variety of fish and chicken dinner choices. Dine in at 50 percent capacity or carryout available. For more information, call 248-6289081. Highland-White-Milford VFW Post 9914 hosts a steak dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 9, at 3200 N. Duck Lake Road, Highland. Cost is $12. For more information, call 248-8879914.
• Karaoke and Bingo: Clarkston American Legion Post 377 hosts karaoke from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 9 and bingo at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, at 4819 Mary Sue. Clarkston. Seating is limited, and masks and social distancing is required. For more information, call 248-673-9301.
• Raffle Drawing: Farmington Groves-Walker American Legion Post 346 hosts a Queen of Hearts Progressive Raffle drawing at 7:15 p.m. Monday, April 12, at 31775 Grand River Avenue, Farmington with a coney and fries fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. Raffle tickets are only $1 by emailing 346Queen@ gmail.com or calling 248478-9174. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/www.americanlegionpost346.org.
MediaNews Group is interested in all veterans events in Oakland County. Please send info in the body of an email with subject line “Veterans Affairs” to Sharon Longman at sslstart@ aol.com. Allow two weeks’ notice for scheduled events and include a phone number for readers to call for more information.