Faith Quilters create — then donate — their handmade quilts

yoursun.com offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. In addition to making quilts, the Faith Quilters made eight sturdy plastic mats that were recently delivered to the Jesus Loves You Ministry for campers. PHOTO BY ELLEN JODWAY PUNTA GORDA — The Faith Quilters from Faith Lutheran Church in Punta Gorda had a busy summer.A core group of about five women meets at the church a couple of mornings each week. They socialize a bit and catch up, but they and the helpers are there for one reason: to make as many handmade quilts and plastic mats as they can in the time they have. The small group recently gathered up all they had made and got them ready for donation to local nonprofits.Quilts were donated to Veteran’s Village in Punta Gorda so everyone could have their own quilt, said Ellen Jodway, in an email to The Daily Sun. The Charlotte CARE Center, which cares for and shelters homeless people in Port Charlotte, was the recipient of 66 quilts.

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