Quilt to be Raffled in Support of Homestead Town Hall Museum.

Among the activities that I volunteer with (no, this isn’t about my reluctance in saying “no”), is the Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum. It, too, is part of the Homestead Center for the Arts that I often post about. (http://homesteadcenterforthe arts.com). Housed in the first municipal building (1917) after Homestead was officially incorporated in 1913, the museum is small, but packed with wonderful photographs, memorabilia, books, and information about the area’s short, yet rich history. There is no admission charge and like many small museums, funding is always tight.

For the first time in a very long time, we will be having a fund raiser and that is a raffle for a gorgeous quilt and pair of matching pillow cases. One of the board members has a friend in Illinois who is a quilter and she offered to create one as a suggestion for a fundraiser. What makes this quilt so unique is that it incorporates historic images from these incredible linen postcards that were done by Jack Levy, artist and photographer. Mr. Levy has been a chronicler of Homestead and the area history for decades and he generously gave permission for his images to be used. The talented quilter then took some of those images and transferred them to fabric to use as squares bordering the central part of the quilt.

Raffle tickets go on sale Thursday, September 25th at a kick-off reception at the Town Hall Museum from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. They will be sold until around noon on Friday, December 5th. The drawing will be held as part of the annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Children’s Concert in Losner Park.

The Town Hall Museum at 41 N. Krome Avenue, is open Tues-Sat from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Please consider dropping by and helping out this cause or you can order tickets by mail from Homestead Town Hall Museum, Attn: Quilt Raffle, 41 N. Krome Ave, Homestead, FL 33030. It would also be nice to use social media to spread the word.

Also, we are still looking for 4-6 more volunteers to join our Docent Program. The commitment is for 4 hours a week, but not more than once a week and as part of the program, docents have the opportunity for some behind-the-scenes access to certain collections that we can’t display just yet.