Miracle Quilts for our Wounded Troops volunteers keep busy during quarantine
Miracle Quilts for our Wounded Troops volunteers are keeping very busy during the quarantine making quilts for wounded soldiers, homeless veterans and the children of military men and women.
“We are making patriotic quilts, Halloween quilts and Christmas quilts for our veterans and their families,” Miracle Quilts founder Carole Carroll said. “Many of our volunteers are also making masks for our military members.”
All sewing events for the month of May and June are cancelled. The office will be closed for the months of July and August. In August, Carroll will evaluate the quarantine situation and let everyone know the status of future sewing dates. There are no deliveries scheduled because all the veteran hospitals are closed. It is not known when they will be accepting any donations.
For more information about becoming a volunteer, call Carroll at 248-321-8669.
• The Orion Veterans Memorial Day Ceremony is at 1 p.m. Monday, May 25 on ONTV (Channel 10 on Comcast or Channel 99 on Uverse), Charter Cable in Oxford and at orionveteransmemorail.com. The keynote speaker is veteran Vito Pamplona, and Ruby Howe, a 12-year-old from Oxford will read her VFW national winning essay. The Keynote Sisters will sing the national anthem and God Bless America. For more information, email JoAnn Van Tassel at jvantassel@sbcglobal. net.
• Helping Frontline Workers: State Senator Michael MacDonald made a special appearance at the headquarters of automotive and aerospace supplier TD Industrial Coverings to present the team with an official proclamation for the work done to help frontline workers fight COVID-19. An award was presented to TDIC owner Mark D’Andreta and his son for switching their production into a production line to manufacture personal protective equipment to help frontline workers, leading to the foundation of GOTCHA COVERED PPE. For distribution, they joined forces with TVI Logistics, a global logistics company and a woman/minority/service-disabled veteran-owned U.S. government vendor, to get much-needed personal protective equipment to the people who need it. For more information, visit tdic. com.
• The Michigan WWII Legacy Memorial will serve as a place to gather, remember and inspire. The project is a $3 million effort, and money can be donated through the Michigan Voluntary Contribution Schedule, form 4642, which allows residents to contribute to the memorial through their Michigan tax statement. This is an additional form, not part of the standard MI 1040 form, and is only available at: https://www.michiganww2memorial.org/supportthe-campaign.For more information, visit www.michiganww2memorial.org or call nonprofit president John Maten at 248-251-9339.
The Oakland Press 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.