Quilts to go on auction for charity
Published: Fri, Sep. 26, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Fri, Sep. 26, 2008 05:38AM
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closeThe Capital Quilters Guild, a Raleigh-based nonprofit that promotes the art of quilting through community involvement, will hold its inaugural Heritage Day Quilt Auction on Oct. 4. The auction will begin at 2 p.m. at Raleigh's Historic Oak View County Park. It will feature more than 80 quilts donated by guild members.
Proceeds will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina and the Capital Quilters Guild of Raleigh. Professional auctioneer Cheri Faux will lead the auction. For more information, visit www.capitalquilters.org.
A "Create-A-Pepper" community event and fundraiser will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Chili's Grill & Bar, 11380 Capital Blvd., Wake Forest. The event will include a visit by "Stormy," the Carolina Hurricanes mascot; a tae kwon do demonstration; and child identity kits. Part of the proceeds will go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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