>> HELLO, I'M DEANNA SPRINGER.
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW.
WITH INSIGHTS INTO THE EVENT.
WE ARE STANDING IN THE QUILT
TO GIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE
PROJECT AREA.
THIS IS WHERE WE SEW QUILTS TO
DONATE TO PEOPLE AND
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN
NEED.
I AM JOINED BY MARCI GLAUS.
PECULIAR, MARCI.
>> YOU ARE IN THE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT AT PBS WISCONSIN.
>> I AM.
HAPPILY SO.
>> TELL US ABOUT THAT AND WHAT
QUILT TO GIVE IS.
>> I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF
EDUCATION TEAM AND OUR CHIEF
CURIOSITY OFFICER AND
EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, JOHN
CO-BLACKI WHO HAD THE GREAT TO
APPROACH QUILT TO SEE AN
INTEREST WOULD BE IN CREATING
SMALL WARM QUILTS TO SHARE
WITH OUR NEWEST NEIGHBORS, OUR
REFUGEE CHILDREN BEING
RESETTLED IN THE STATE.
QUILT AGREED.
AND HERE WE ARE, 9:00 TO 3-S
EVERY DAY AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
IT'S WELL AFTER 3:00 AND WE
ARE STILL STITCHING QUILTS.
WE ARE STITCHING WITH PBS
FRIENDLY FABRICS FOR
BACKPACKS.
>> WE HAVE THE FIRST ROUND TO
OUT TO THE SIX RESETTLEMENT
AGENCIES.
EM THE RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES
ARE JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICES OF
WISCONSIN, OF MADISON, THE
INTERNATIONAL FOLKS IN
MILWAUKEE.
THE E.C.D.C. MULTIPLE CULTURAL
CENTER IN WAUSAU.
LET ME SEE.
WORLD RELIEF OUT OF FOX
VALLEY.
AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE
DIOCESE OF GREEN BAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WONDERFUL WORK WITH THAT.
IT'S REALLY THE VOLUNTEERS --
YOU CAN SEE THE VOLUNTEERS
SEWING, PRESSING, CUTTING,
SEWING FABRICS INTO QUILTS.
WE ARE USED TO MAKING
LARGE-SIZED QUITS, KING-SIZED
QUILTS, BED-SIZED QUILTS.
WE ARE MAKING THESE SMALLER
COMFORT QUILTS TO HELP YOUR
MISSION.
WE ARE PLEASED TO DO IT.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE
MANY VOLUNTEERS.
IT THANK YOU FOR STOPPING IN
WHILE YOU'RE AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
SEWING AND CUTTING.
EVEN IF YOU DON'T SEW WE HAVE
JOBS YOU CAN HELP WITH THESE
QUILTS.
STOP AT THE GREAT IN THE QUILT
TO GIVE AREA.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
TODAY.
>> OF COURSE.
>> TO LEARN MORE GO TO
quiltshow.com.
GO TO TO QUILT TO GIVE.ORG TO
LEARN ABOUT MAKING QUILTS AND
HOW YOU CAN MAKE QUILTS FOR
PEOPLE IN NEED.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW EVENT
THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR'S
EVENT GO TO quiltshow.com.