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Charity Quilt Challenge & Jim Hamre Scholarship Fund Benefit Auction
The Virgina Star Quilters And The Rail Passengers Association Bring You The 2019 'Out My Window' Charity Quilt Challenge & Benefit Auction
The Challenge's Theme Is 'Out My Window' - What You Can See Out The Windows Of A Train
Over twenty talented quilters have produced original works of art, all based on this theme!
The quilts were debuted at a showing in early April at the Rail Nation DC gathering.
They will be displayed at four additional locations over the coming months:
- For The Month Of June At The Howell Library - Fredericksburg, VA
- July 19 - 26 - Clark County Fair - Springfield, OH
- September 27 - October 6 At The State Fair of Virginia - Doswell, VA
- October 18 - 21 At RailNation:California In Sacramento, CA (at the Sheraton Grand Hotel Downtown Sacramento)
Following RailNation:California in Sacramento, the quilts will be sold by auction (via an on-line bidding site) with the proceeds of the sales benefiting The Jim Hamre Memorial Scholarship Fund. Bidding will open on October 20, 2019
"On behalf of Amtrak’s onboard service staff, I want to thank the Rail Passengers Association for honoring their hard work with this award. The past couple years have indeed been difficult for Amtrak onboard service staff – coping with furloughs and job insecurity, adapting to changing protocols and services, not to mention the unfortunate events such as a tragic derailment and a fatal shooting. Nevertheless, our dedicated members at Amtrak have handled these hurdles with the care, attention and diligence for which they’re known. We thank Rail Passengers for their acknowledgement of our members’ hard work and, as always, look forward to seeing you on the rails."
Arthur Maratea, TCU/IAM National President
December 21, 2021, on the Association awarding its 2021 Golden Spike Award to the Frontline Amtrak Employees.