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Proceeds from ticket sales on quilt draw benefit Angel Bus

January 8, 2020

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quilt-angel1 — Quilt winners Heather and Chris Theijsmeijer are presented with this hand crafted quilt (made by Pat Best of Gordon/Barrie Island) by Angel Bus Committee member Sandy Cook.

KAGAWONG – A Kagawong couple has won a beautiful quilt donated by a local quilter as a fundraiser for the Angel Bus.

Pat Best had donated a beautiful quilt she had made to the Angel Bus fundraising committee to sell tickets for the prize of the quilt.

“A big thank you to Pat Best for donating the quilt and to all those who sold and bought tickets in support of the Angel Bus,” said Ted Kilpatrick, a member of the Angel Bus fundraising committee. “And congratulations to Heather and Chris Theijsmeijer, winners of the quilt.” He added that the proceeds from the sale of tickets on the quilt draw totaled $3,163.75.

The draw was held at the Gordon/Barrie Island Advent Christmas Market.

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Tom Sasvari https://www.manitoulin.com

Tom Sasvari serves as the West Manitoulin news editor for The Expositor. Mr. Sasvari is a graduate of North Bay’s Canadore College School of Journalism and has been employed on Manitoulin Island, at the Manitoulin West Recorder, and now the Manitoulin Expositor, for more than a quarter-century. Mr. Sasvari is also an active community volunteer. His office is in Gore Bay.