A Buckhannon quilt raffle raised $11,000 for an American Legion post
Quilters at Heart and members of American Legion Post 7 sold tickets on the guild's charity quilt. The winner is already drawn, and next year's quilt is finished.
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Quilters at Heart and American Legion Post 7 raised $11,000 for the Buckhannon post with the guild's 2026 charity quilt raffle, My Buckhannon reported on November 5. Shelia Clark of Buckhannon won the quilt in the October 8 drawing. Her ticket was sold by Legion member Mike Brown. Post commander Mike Wallace drew the winning ticket and received the check at the guild's October meeting.
The guild makes a quilt each year and raffles it for a local charity. Members gave most of the credit to Legion members who sold tickets. The quilt for 2027 is already finished. The published figure is the $11,000 the raffle brought in. The release does not itemize how the post will use the money.
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In Buckhannon, West Virginia, Quilters at Heart sews a quilt each year and holds a raffle for a local charity. My Buckhannon reported on November 5, 2026, that this year's raffle raised $11,000 for American Legion Post 7. People bought tickets for a chance to win the quilt, and the money went to the veterans' post. Shelia Clark won the drawing on October 8. The guild has already finished the quilt for 2027. The article says what the tickets raised. It does not say how the post will spend the money.
- How can selling tickets for something handmade help a group in town?
- Why would it matter that next year's quilt is already finished?
- What is something your class could make and share without asking anyone for money?
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