Quilt auction will help family with medical expenses

Photo by Kathy Browning

Paonia Library is accepting bids on the quilt above, “Blue Planet: Earth, Sea and Sky.” Laura Lee Yates (foreground) told the crowd at this year’s Grape Stomp about the silent auction which will help defray the medical expenses of the Greg Podgorny family. Podgorny has ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Holding the quilt are Jane Kelso (left) and Myrna Westerman (right).The Paonia Library is conducting a special silent auction for a handcrafted quilt. This is a fundraiser for Moni Slater, Paonia Library staff member and spearhead of the Kids' Pasta Project, her husband Greg Podgorny, and their two children, Siena and Slater.

Greg is currently battling ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).

The quilt is titled "Blue Planet: Earth, Sea and Sky." It is designed and pieced by Laura Lee Yates and quilted by Lynn D. Mattingly. It's made of cotton fabrics and threads, glass and wooden beads.

Please bid generously. Every penny will help the family with mounting medical expenses. Winning bidder will be contacted by phone or email right after Thanksgiving weekend. The current bid is $325.

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