Quilts sewn by local quilters will be presented to veterans tonight, and alongside the quilts, letters from local fourth grade students will be given out. Susan Irwin, a fourth grade teacher at Clark Elementary School, says that this is the second year her students have written letters to veterans.
The event is part of Quilts of Valor, a national organization that honors veterans and service members with quilts, in order to recognize and thank them for their service. The quilts being presented tonight are produced by Ginny Freyermuth and Geri Dreckman, who have sewn dozens of quilts for area veterans over the past several years. Irwin says Freyermuth educated students on the importance of the quilts.
Each veteran at tonight’s event will receive a quilt and roughly 15-20 letters from area students, Irwin says. The presentation will start tonight at the Headline Event Space in Le Mars at 7 p.m..
