Local quilters to hold fundraiser on Tuesday for Beth Haven Nursing Home residents

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Beth Haven Quilters will hold its Fall Fling fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, in the community room of Beth Haven East, 901 Central Ave.

Quilts, crafts, baked goods and homemade candies and jellies will be sold. Proceeds will go to the purchase of Christmas gifts for Beth Haven Nursing Home residents as a part of the Angel Tree program.

A large, hand-quilted quilt will be raffled during the event. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. The raffle drawing will be at 2 pm. The winning ticketholder will not need to be present to win.

Beth Haven Quilters began doing fundraisers in 2011. Money raised during past events has been donated to causes such as the OATS bus, Kids in Motion, the Hannibal Nutrition Center and Avenues.