Wonderful Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative Happenings!

1. The April online quilt auction is in full bloom this morning! You can see the 27 quilts we are offering this month FIVE different ways:

Watch the YouTube video, complete with digitized "music" by yours truly (you may want to turn the volume down):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9FMwKKkOIM&w=560&h=315

Head over to the AAQIUpdate blog for a slide show and gallery shots of each quilt:

http://aaqiupdate.wordpress.com/

Visit the AAQI Auction page to scroll through the quilts and artists statements one at a time, forwards and backwards:

http://www.alzquilts.org/9022.html

And then of course, the most important way --- by visiting BenfitBidding.com and actually bidding on the quilt(s) of your choice.

http://www.benefitbidding.com/listings/categories/index.cfm?category=965774286

2. The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative is about to receive its 10,000th donated quilt.

The Priority: Alzheimer's Quilt project, these awesome little quilts you bid on or buy outright, began on January 1, 2006. We are about to receive a milestone quilt in just a few days. Check out our home page for the countdown. (We're currently at 9,954 registered quilts!)

http://www.alzquilts.org

3. Why is this such a big deal? Because the profits the AAQI earns from the sales of these little quilts funds Alzheimer's research. We are trying to find a cure for this vile disease. The more quilts, the more research. To date we've raised more than $713,000 for reserach.

http://www.alzquilts.org/show.html

4. And what have we done with the money? The AAQI pays for scientific research. We have just funded our 11th research grant. We just awarded $60,000 to Temple University!

http://www.alzquilts.org/aaaw11regr.html

5. (Ami Simms) has been nominated for a segment of "Making A Difference" on the NBC Evening News with Brian Williams. Comments would be greatly appreciated. The nomination is by Beth Hartford and is the last one on page 4 when you click here: http://bethhartford.newsvine.com/ Perhaps the 10,000th quilt will get their attention. Fingers crossed. Your comments will help.

Thank you for sharing any or all of this news in an upcoming blog, on your website, on FaceBook, LinkedIn, Twitter, or anywhere else.

I so appreciate you helping the AAQI get the message out to quilters everywhere.

Ami Simms

Founder & Executive Director, Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative
More than $713,000 raised for Alzheimer's research since January 2006. Help us make a difference...one quilt at a time.

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