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That's what the Westshore QuiltersB次元官网网址� Guild hopes donated quilts will give the areaB次元官网网址檚 wounded and retired military personnel.

B次元官网网址淭heyB次元官网网址檙e basically a hug from the community in support of what theyB次元官网网址檝e done,B次元官网网址� explained Marilyn Fuller, who along with Judi McCallum has helped spearhead the local Quilts of Valour campaign, a program thatB次元官网网址檚 grown into a sizeable national initiative since it began in Edmonton in 2006.

More than 200 quilts have been donated on the Island since the program started, with quilts going to both CFB Esquimalt and CFB Comox.

B次元官网网址淲e try to cover all of Vancouver Island,B次元官网网址� Fuller said.

The quilts were on display on Friday and Saturday at the Eagle Ridge Community Centre during the QultersB次元官网网址� GuildB次元官网网址檚 2017 show.

B次元官网网址淎nytime we get the chance to bring it out into the public we do, just so that it doesnB次元官网网址檛 get forgotten,B次元官网网址� Fuller said.

Anyone interested in donating a quilt can contact Fuller at 250-478-2191 or McCallum at 250-590-6546.

For more information on the program, visit .

joel.tansey@goldstreamgazette.com