RISON - "The Service Men's World War II Quilt" booklet, which tells the story of the quilt has the names of over 900 WWII service men and women from Cleveland County embroidered on it has been printed and is now available for purchase. The heirloom 9 feet by 9 feet quilt made in 1944 by a Cleveland County Home Demonstration Club/Sewing Circle was raffled to purchase war bonds to help with the war effort. The quilt will be hung in the Cleveland County Courthouse as a permanent display and will be featured in a Veterans Day program on November 11, 2023, at the Courthouse.
The Cleveland County Extension Homemakers Council and the Cleveland County Historical Society worked together to publish the Service Men's World War Quilt booklet. In addition to the 900 names on the quilt, the booklet lists the names of many others from Cleveland County who served in WWII. Donations are being sought to help fund the framing and hanging of the quilt in the Courthouse. Donations may be of any amount, but with a minimum donation of $100, the 40-page quilt booklet will be free of charge.
Donations may be made to the CCEHC (Cleveland County Extension Homemakers Council) World War II Quilt, 5120 Hwy 212, Rison, Arkansas 71665. For an order blank or more information, contact Karen Bell Fox at 870-692-4097, e-mail: karenbellfoxaehc@yahoo.com or Annette Rawls at 870-5508028, e-mail: rlab4060@gmail. com. The Quilt booklets may also be purchased at the Cleveland County Library, the Cleveland County Herald, the Rison in the Fall Festival on Oct. 7, the Veterans Day Luncheon on Oct. 28, and the Veterans Day Program on Nov. 11. Also available for purchase is World War II Veterans of Cleveland County (315 pages) published by the Cleveland County Historical Society in 2008.
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