Francis Whetstone of Branchville SC and Marshall NC is the winner of the 2022 opportunity quilt. Mr. Whetstone is a veteran and is pictured here with his quilt. We are very honored to present him with this and want to thank all the folks who bought tickets during 2022 to help us fund our Hero quilt project.
This was the tenth year for the distribution of Hero Quilts to local veterans from Yancey, Mitchell and Madison counties. During that time MPQG members have made and donated over 500 quilts to honor those who have served in our military. We also want to thank Mountain Air Giving Fund for the grant we received to assist with these costs during 2022, the Burnsville Rotary for the work they do to honor our heroes on Flags for Heroes Day in November, the Farm Bureau of Yancey County, the DAV and Spruce Pine Rotarians, Yancey Journal, WKYK and Yancey Graphics for their support of our Hero Quilt project.
