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Many Share Their Hearts for OthersThanks for sharing your heart with the Share your heart Quilt Block Project 2006! "The more the heart gives, the more the heart grows" Dr. Arthur Brooks. Hundreds of quilters in the United States, Canada and around the world have been doing just that as they created nearly 1,000 quilt blocks with a heart design and then sent them off to be used to raise funds to support the work of Mennonite Central Committee. The Share Your Heart quilt traveled for 16 months in the U.S., beginning its journey at the Upper Midwest Relief Sale in Minot, ND in April 2006 and then heading back and forth across the country. Finally the quilt rested at the Minn-Kota Festival for Mennonite World Relief in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on June 30, 2007. Another Share Your Heart traveling quilt traveled among many relief sales in Canada under the guidance of Bev Patkau, Calgary, Alberta, volunteer quilt liaison for the Canadian Relief Sales. The Share Your Heart project has raised over $69,908 to date in Canada and the United States plus blankets were created to send where needed for MCC. Upon receiving one of these beautiful hand made blankets, recipients express with joy how much it means to them to feel the love and comfort expressed by the makers. Along with them, we would like to extend our thanks to the many people who took the time to share their heart. "A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things." Matt. 12:35a If you enjoyed this last project, you will enjoy the House Block Project for 2008!
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