Residents partner with city to donate quilts to veterans

League City is partnering with area residents to bring awareness to wounded veterans.

Sheryl Hayslip-Bahena from Teo’s Treasures Quilt Shop in Dickinson and Mitzi Leatherman are working to collect 500 handmade quilts to distribute on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, to local veterans and their families, according to a League City news release.

“We have so many veterans out there that need to be acknowledged,” Leatherman said in a video about the project.

The quilts will be distributed at a luncheon Nov. 11 at Hometown Heroes Park, 1001 E. League City Parkway, League City.

The residents hope to raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder, which many veterans suffer from, and the family members of veterans who have lost their lives to PTSD or while serving, the release reads.

Veterans or their surviving family members can request a quilt at www.leaguecity.com/quilt.

Those who want to donate quilts can email [email protected] or call Teo’s Treasures Quilt Shop at 281-532-6248. Quilts do not need to have a patriotic theme or colors, according to the release.

“We want to be able to reach a wide audience with this,” Leatherman said.