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Wednesday, June 20, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
HABITAT: Group will
head to Romania
in the fall
Continued from page 3
Sisters Habitat has sent over
$30,000 overseas and is one
of the top five small affiliates
in tithe contributions.
As with local Habitat
affiliates, volunteers are the
backbone for building in
Romania. They host 3,000
volunteers annually. Half
of those volunteers help out
through the Global Village
program. A typical Global
Village trip to Romania
includes learning about the
culture and sightseeing plus
four to five days of building
and meeting the family who
will move into the house.
Participants may extend their
stay to see other areas or
countries, Jack McDonnell
said.
The 11-day trip has 11
spots available and will
take place in September or
October. Cost of the trip is
$1,200 plus airfare. For more
information contact Jack
McDonnell at jmjaaneho@
msn.com or call the Sisters
Habitat office at 541-549-
1193. Anyone interested in
Habitat homeownership can
visit the Sisters Habitat web-
site at www.sistershabitat.
org and read the homeown-
ership guidelines for more
information.
Quilt raises funds to help Furry Friends Foundation
Valerie Fercho-Tillery’s
latest in a series of quilts
made to support Furry Friends
Foundation celebrates some-
thing besides happy dogs.
This year’s quilt honors
America’s national parks.
“They’re kind of under
siege at the moment,” she told
The Nugget. “I kind of wanted
to show that our national parks
are something our tax dollars
pay for and something we
should treasure and hold dear.”
The quilt features dogs
frolicking among the Grand
Canyon; Arches National
P a r k ; t h e E v e rg l a d e s ;
Yosemite; and among the
redwoods.
This is the sixth year that
Furry Friends has offered a
fundraiser quilt — and the
fifth quilt Fercho-Tillery
has made. One year a patron
donated the quilt back for
resale to increase its impact.
This quilt took about three
months to make.
“I am thrilled with Valerie’s
creation this year,” said FFF
founder Kiki Dolson. “Truly
one-of-a-kind and beautifully
detailed. We are so fortunate
to receive another of her quilts
for our fundraiser.”
The funds raised through
sale of tickets for a draw-
ing are needed now more
than ever. Furry Friends
Foundation helps families
in Sisters by operating two
pet-food banks and providing
no-cost spay/neuter and vacci-
nation sponsorships and assis-
tance with emergency medical
needs to families in financial
hardship.
“Donations have really
dropped off this year, I think
at least in part because our
visibility is less since our
move from The Nugget office,
but in turn the number of
families we are helping has
increased,” Dolson said. “The
no-cost spay/neuter sponsor-
ships are up by about 30 per-
cent. Purchasing tickets to win
this beautiful quilt is just one
of the many ways to support
Furry Friends.”
The quilt will be on regular
display at the Furry Friends
office through the summer
and at the Sisters Outdoor
Quilt Show on Saturday, July
14, at Fir Street Park.
Tickets are available online
at www.furryfriendsfound
ation.org, and at the Furry
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
Valerie Fercho-Tillery and her husband, Randall Tillery, display the 2018
Furry Friends Foundation Quilt, Bark for our Parks.
Friends office from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
The office is located at
204 W. Adams Ave., Ste. 109
inside the Sisters Art Works
building.
Tickets are $1 each, 6 for
$5 or 25 for $20. The draw-
ing will be held on Labor Day,
September 3. You need not be
present to win, and the quilt
can be shipped to the winner.
For more information call
541-797-4023 or email info@
furryfriendsfoundation.org.
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The 6th annual Furry Friends raffl e quilt
“Barg for our Pargs” was designed and pieced
by Valerie Fercho-Tillery. This year’s quilt honors
America’s National Pargs. It depicts dogs playing in
the Grand Canyon; Arches National Parg; the
Everglades; Yosemite; and the Redwoods.
The quilt is currently on display at
the Furry Friends offi ce (204 W. Adams Ave.,
Ste. 109, at Sisters Art Worgs) and is open
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Bring your pup by for a dog coogie
and have a loog!
Tickets may be purchased
online at our website,
www.furryfriendsfoundation.org
or at the Furry Friends offi ce.
Drawing will be held Monday, September 3, 2018.
100% of the proceeds go to Furry Friends Foundation.
Tickets are $1 each, six for $5
or go for it, 25 for $20.
Info: 541-797-4023 or
email info@furryfriendsfoundation.org
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