One of the final Centennial projects will be a Quilt Auction to benefit the Carson Center for Missions, Service and Global Education. The Quilt Auction will be held Homecoming weekend, October 9-10, 2009.
The Carson Center was established as a result of the closing of the Carson Mennonite Brethren Church in Delft, Minnesota. In the fall of 2005, the church generously gave Tabor College part of the proceeds from closing. The Carson Center exists to engage students in missions, service and global education. This is accomplished in several ways. A partnership now exists with MBMSI’s short term mission program TREK. Tabor has been developing a relationship with churches, educators and business professionals in India. Students have participated in two trips to India, and, during spring break, students served in Kansas City and New Orleans.
More programs and initiatives are planned in the next phase of development of The Carson Center. Proceeds from the Quilt Auction will be used to engage and connect students, faculty and staff with the world around them.
We are seeking groups and individuals to create and donate quilts for the Quilt Auction. A downloadable information sheet is available at the bottom of the page. Please feel free to print or photocopy it as often as needed. Each donated quilt should have a copy of the downloadable Quilt Donation Form, which is included on the information sheet. Quilts should be wall-hanging or bed size and machine or hand-quilted. Quilts need to be at Tabor College by September 1, 2009 to be listed online prior to the auction.
Contact Charlene Driggers in Hillsboro, Kansas at 620-947-3286 or email her at charlene.driggers@gmail.com for more information.
Sincerely,
