November
18, 2015

Safe Connections Quilt National 2015

Story by Colleen Doherty

Photos by Colleen Doherty

Safe Connections Quilt National 2015 Preview Party

at Peabody Opera House benefiting Safe Connections at 5:00 pm

Safe Connections hosted a preview night, recognizing sponsors and donors, for the Quilt National 2015 described as “The Oscars” of Fine Art Quilts. Quilt National fans throughout the Midwest gathered to show their support of Safe Connections and their love of the art of quilting in an elegant new space this year, the beautifully restored Peabody Opera House in Downtown St. Louis. 39 exquisite quilts from around the world are displayed and available for viewing at the following times:

Thursday-Friday, November 19-20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday, November 21, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Monday-Wednesday, November 23-25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Friday, November 27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday, November 28, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

General admission to Quilt National costs $10, payable by cash, charge or check payable to Safe Connections. Patrons and Sponsors received free admission.

One Missouri artist is featured, long-time Quilt National veteran Pam RuBert from Springfield, known for her whimsical, cartoon-style quilts. As Safe Connections’ most established event, Quilt National continues to support directly services to reduce the impact and incidence of domestic and sexual violence.

The organization already is thinking ahead to the next Quilt National, in 2017! It takes resources to move a show of this magnitude from Ohio (where it originates) to St. Louis, and its the Patrons (individual sponsors) who enable them to do it. Patrons–more than 200 members strong most years–provide the vast majority of support to make this event possible by giving at the $250, $500 or $1,000 level. Please see the website for more details of the way you can get involved, https://safeconnections.org/event/quilt-national-2015/ed of the Quilt Nationals in 2017,

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Event Info

  • Executive Director:

    Susan D. Kidder, MS

  • President/CEO:

    Crystal Kennedy, Esq., Board Chair

  • Staff:

    Janet Amitin-Roberts, MSW, LCSW , Therapist, Lynne Bealke, MSW, LCSW, Therapist, Ilene Bloom-Ellis, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, Director of Clinical Services, Jessica Crump Boyd, MS, LPC, Therapist, Carla Brown, Business Administrative Assistant, Stephanie Brown-Bohlen, Clinical Administrative Assistant, LaDon Champagnie, Guys Group Facilitator/Prevention Educator, Ramona Rutlin Coleman, EdS, Youth Services Manager, Deb Cottin, Director of Development and Marketing, Jess Cowl, MSW, ELS, Crisis Helpline Advocate, Catherine Cox, Crisis Helpline Advocate, Lindsay Dickes, MSW, LMSW, RYT, Adolescent Therapist, Lou Faggetti, MA, LPC, Adolescent Therapist, Germitrious Dixon, Guys Group Facilitator/Prevention Educator, Liz Fales, MA, Crisis and Community Outreach Manager, Karrie Flowers, Business Director, Zenique Gardner, Prevention Groups Coordinator, Rachel Glass, MEd, LPC, Therapist, Heidi Harbin, MA, ATR, LPC, Lead Adolescent Therapist, Mindy Harms-Coleman, MA, LPC, Therapist, Gina Howe, MA, LPC, Adult Clinical Manager, Jeannine Lamb, MEd, LPC, Therapist, Derek Lewis, CHES, Prevention Educator, Margie Lewitt, MSW, LCSW, Adolescent Therapist, Pheonix Lintner, Prevention Educator, Sean Marz, MA, Crisis Helpline Advocate, Allison McDonald, Development Specialist, Deanna McPherson, MPH, MSW, LMSW, Support Services Therapist, James Meinert, Guys Group Facilitator/Prevention Educator, Meg Meyers, MA, LPC , Adolescent Therapist, Y’Londa Mitchell, MA, MEd, PLPC, NCC, Case Manager/Support Services Therapist, Amanda Moller, MSW, LCSW, Assessment and Group Therapist, Katy Paul, Community Partnership Liaison, Dan Pearson, Prevention Educator, Cindy Punzalan, Lead Crisis Helpline Advocate, Lauren Sachs, Community Relations Coordinator, Kathy Sciranko, Grants and Communications Manager, Katie Silversmith, MSW, LCSW, Assessment and Group Therapist, Megan Slusser, MSW, LCSW, Support Services Manager, Julianne Vander Meulen, Business Administrative Assistant, Karen Vaughan, Crisis Helpline Advocate, Michelle Vollmar, MSW, LCSW, Therapist, Katherine F. Wallner, MA, LPC, Lead Adult Therapist, Amy Ziegler, LPC, JD, Therapist

  • Speaker:

    Executive Director Susan Kidder

  • Attire:

    Evening, Business Formal, Cocktail

  • Information:

    Deb Cottin, 314.646.7500

  • Ticket Prices:

    By Invitation Only.

  • Board of Directors:

    Officers - Crystal Kennedy, Esq., Board Chair, Peggy Guest, PhD, Board Vice Chair, Dannae L. Delano, Esq, Board Secretary, Todd Tobiasz, Board Treasurer; Members - Carol A. Brownson, MSPH, Mike Cahill, Vicki Dolan, Michael Felton, AIA, Brooke Foster, MFA, Karen Francis, M.Ed., Ed.S., Eric Hahn, PhD , Dawn Johnson, Esq., Alexander C. Schoch, Esq., Daniel Sokol, Esq., Eleatha L. Surratt, MD, Nila Tuckson, Rhae Yancey