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The American Red Cross and Gate City Bank have extended their fifth annual Quilts for Veterans drive through November, giving community members more time to donate new, unused quilts and new fleece blankets for veterans. Donations are being accepted at Gate City Bank locations across North Dakota and central Minnesota.
Donations should be new or made with new materials and never used, preferably measure about 60 by 80 inches, be sturdy enough for industrial washing and sterilization and have no loose yard or strings that could catch on medical equipment.
When the partnership between the Red Cross and Gate City Bank began in 2022, organizers had hoped to collect 150 quilts. More than 200 were donated. Hundreds of quilts have been contributed since then.
The Red Cross and its partners distribute the quilts through VA hospitals, veterans’ homes and Stand Down events. Veterans who receive a quilt through a hospital or care facility can take it home when discharged.