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100+ quilts donated to Westside Salvation Army, Kelowna Women's Shelter

Donations were made during the Quilt Festival in Peachland
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Pictured here are (L-R) : Hana (KWS), Lenetta Parry (Community Engagement Manager of The Westside Salvation Army), and Erin Galley, President of the Pincushion Quilt Guild.(Photo/Lenetta Parry)

During the Quilt Festival in Peachland on June 8, more than 100 quilts were donated to the Kelowna Women's Shelter and the Westside Salvation Army.

The donations came from the Pincushion Quilt Guild. 

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