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Red Hatters Remember Soldiers
Remembering our soldiers - That is what the the Fluvanna Red Hat Society is doing by sending a blanket for a wounded soldier. The Fluvanna Red Hat Society is a group of ladies that are over 50 who like to have fun and is mostly comprised of FUMA employees. The Red Hat Society is an International Organization and you see them every where you go because they are so easy to spot in their purple dresses and red hats.
The Fluvanna Red Hat Society got involved with the Soldiers' Angels organization which reaches out to our soldiers abroad. One such project is putting together backpacks for the soldiers that are wounded. The blankets can be made from kits or they can be purchased already made.
The Red Hat ladies at FUMA made their blanket from a kit and embellished it with what else? Red Hat items! "The project was fun to do," says Queen Mother of the Fluvanna Society, Bev Hanlin, "but the reality of it is that this blanket may give some comfort to a wounded solider. We are all mothers and we made this blanket with the same love that we would have for our own child." The Red Hatters ask God's blessing on each one of our troops and hope that one day soon these blankets will not be necessary.
As Community Coordinator at FUMA, Mrs. Hanlin is organizing the Corps of Cadets to assist with the same project. They have collected money to purchase 7 of these blankets to decorate. If one is interested in making such a blanket, more information can be found www.soldiersangel.org. Click on Blankets of Hope.
Courtesy of Bev Hanlin, FUMA Registrar
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, February 21, 2007 02:09 PM
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