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Quilt Raffle to benefit the Guardians of Indiana Leadership Academy
Tickets were sold at Baesler’s Market in Linton for a chance to win this Queen Size (90 x 90) handmade quilt. These were sold from October 15, 2015 through April 9.
ALL proceeds (totaling $175) were donated to “Guardians of Indiana Leadership Academy (GILA)” (out of Indianapolis, Indiana). This student group presented the colors during both the 2015 and 2016 Capture Your Fitness 5K Run and Walk events.
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Drawing was held Saturday, April 9 during the Capture Your Fitness 5K run and Walk
presentation prior to the Team Presentations.
About this Quilt …
This quilt was handmade by men in the P.L.U.S. Program at the maximum security Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle, Indiana. P.L.U.S. is a faith and character based re-entry program which offers offenders an opportunity to choose alternatives to their previous behavior through an emphasis on spiritual, moral and character development.
… Taught by a volunteer from a local church, and using donated material, the men of the P.L.U.S. Program have made a quilting a distinctive of their unit. On their own initiative, the men have made memorial quilt to honor the sacrifice of every Hoosier killed in the line of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. Distributed by the American Legion, the quilts have become a cherished keepsake and comfort for many families.
Additional projects include providing quilts for local nursing home, homeless shelters, and hospitals. Individuals quilts have also been presented to Governor Pence, former Governor Daniels and other state leaders. Serving long sentences, many for violent crimes, the men of the Wabash Valley P.L.U.S. Program are not typical quilters. so why have they embraces quilting with such enthusiasm and passion? One participant summed it up, “A quilt is just a bunch of scraps that aren’t of much use on their own, but together they have beauty and purpose, just like us.”