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“About one in six Oklahomans struggle with hunger every day, which means they don’t know where their next meal will come from,” Angie Gaines, director of marketing and communications for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, said. The majority of those affected are children, seniors, and families impacted by underemployment—meaning they are working but not earning enough to make ends meet. “Judy has been working to provide donations to the Food Bank through the quilts since 1989 and has donated quite an amount of money to help fi ght hunger in Oklahoma,” Gaines said. “In the last three years she has really been ramping up quilt sales and helping out our backpack program.” The Regional Food Bank’s backpack program provides elementary children with a backpack full of kid-friendly, nutritious food to take home on the weekend. During the 2011-2012 school year, an average of 13,500 chronically hungry children received a backpack each weekend. “The Food Bank is here to serve the community and because of the community,” Gaines said. “It’s here because of individuals like Judy who are helping us to fi ght hunger and to provide services to children in need.”


Helping Tornado Victims


Proceeds from three of Judy Howard’s recent quilting events have gone to support Oklahoma tornado victims. Her May 18 exhibit at the Made in Oklahoma Wine, Beer and Food Festival in Midwest City, Okla., and her May 25 quilt show at the Route 66 Festival in Bethany, Okla., raised more than $2,800 for charity, much of which was designated for disaster relief efforts.


On June 10, Howard hosted a “bed turning” fundraiser. The bed turn- ing tradition dates back to the 1700s when pioneers would store their best quilts on their guest beds. When visitors would come to stay, the hostess would turn down the bed and tell the story of each quilt as she did. Howard’s most recent bed turning raised more than $2,000 for the Disaster Relief Fund at Oklahoma City’s Crossings Community Church.


Hungry Oklahomans


- Oklahoma is one of the fi ve hungriest states in the nation.


- More than 675,000 Oklahomans are affected by hunger daily.


- The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma reaches people in 53 counties of Central and Western Oklahoma, serving 60 percent of the state. Another food bank in Tulsa serves the rest of the state.


- The Regional Food Bank partners with local agencies (soup kitchens, schools, rehabilitation centers, etc.) to distribute food to those in need.


- For more information visit www. regionalfoodbank.org.


Support Judy Howard’s Mission:


Quilt historians use their passion to fi ght childhood hunger. Photos by


Shop online for 150 antique quilts by visiting www.Buck- boardQuilts.com. Visit www. HeavenlyPatchwork.com to purchase one of Howard’s books, browse a selection of 500 small art quilts, and view a calendar of upcom- ing events. Write your check directly to the charity of your choice for all purchases. To schedule a quilt show or to visit Howard’s shop, call 405-


751-3885.


On July 12, she will be hosting a bed turning at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum at 6:30 p.m. to benefi t the Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children. Howard is available to host antique quilt bed turnings for charity and to help feed God’s children.


“With your help, we can help with tornado disaster relief and stamp out hunger in Oklahoma,” Howard said.


Each quilt is documented with a detailed history of its known past. Judy Howard, owner of Buckboard Quilts JUNE 2013 15


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