By Russ George
The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley hosted Quilts of Valor’s presentation at their April membership meeting, held at Oak Street Restaurant, in North Aurora.
DCFV vice president of programs, Chuck Nelson, introduced guest speaker, Donna Bohr, for Quilts of Valor Foundation.
Donna, spoke briefly about Quilts of Valor founder, Catherine Roberts’ dream, which began in 2003, while her son Nat was deployed in Iraq. According to Catherine, the dream was as vivid as real life. She saw a young man sitting on the side of his bed in the middle of the night, hunched over. The permeating feeling was one of utter despair. She could see his war demons clustered around, dragging him down into an emotional gutter. Then, as if viewing a movie, she saw him in the next scene wrapped in a quilt. His whole demeanor changed from one of despair to one of hope and well-being. The quilt had made this dramatic change. The message of her dream was: Quilts = Healing!
The presentation of the Quilts of Valor began with Donna Bohr, assisted by her husband, Jim, an Army veteran, and her sister, Alyce Fuller.
Veterans Bill Cline, John Danko, John Lednicky, and Ed Means were introduced, given a personal message, and then wrapped in their handmade Quilt of Valor.
Upon completion of the Quilts of Valor presentation, Russ George, president of DCFV, presented Donna Bohr with a check, for Quilts of Valor Foundation, for $500 to purchase materials, to make more quilts.
Quilts of Valor has quilted and presented over 428,000 hand-made quilts since their beginning, in 2003.
DCFV’s Fourth Annual “Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes” Golf Outing and Banquet will be held Saturday, June 6, at Bliss Creek Golf Course, 1 Golf View Road, in Sugar Grove.
Golf package includes; 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch, goodie bag, and steak dinner, only $175 per golfer! Registration will begin at 11 a.m. and a shotgun start at 1 p.m.. Dinner only tickets are $50. Raffles will follow dinner!
Hole sponsorships are: Gold $500, Silver $400, Bronze $300, and our Friends of DCFV banner for $150. Signup on our website: diabeteshelpnearme.com or contact: Jenny McCain at: 630-204-1197 or Matt McCain at: 630-740-4348.
Interested in joining with us in our fight against diabetes, or have questions about the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, please call, text or send an E-mail to club president, Russ George, 630-205-9065 or send Email: Diabetesclubfv@gmail.com.
Please continue to keep informed about our club’s upcoming events, by following us in The Voice, on Facebook, and on our website: diabeteshelpnearme.com.