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Tequesta Terrace Assisted Living

Presents Good Neighbor Award

To The Tequesta Chapter Of The Quilts Of Valor Foundation

Tequesta Terrace Assisted Living is proud to announce For those interested in nominating a current or former
the Palm Beach Patriotic Quilters (a chapter of the Quilts of service member to receive a quilt, please visit www.qovf.
Valor Foundation) as the 2019 recipients of the senior living org for more information. Additionally, if you would like to
community’s Good Neighbor Award. The award acknowledges provide quilting materials or donations of any kind to the Palm
the significant work of local organizations that give back to the Beach Patriotic Quilters, please drop them off at Tequesta
greater community. The Palm Beach Patriotic Quilters were Terrace anytime during business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and
chosen for the award as a result of the group’s dedication to they will make sure they are received by the group. All fabric
carrying forth the mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, donations are accepted, and if the group is unable to use them
which is to cover service members and veterans touched by to make the Quilts of Valor, they are either re-donated to other
war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. The group local quilting organizations or used by members in their other
handcrafts and presents heirloom-quality quilts to local philanthropic efforts.
veterans as thanks for their service. The Palm Beach Patriotic If you are interested in covering this story in any way or
Quilters were awarded a $1,000 gift from Tequesta Terrace setting up an interview, please contact Sarah Jackson via phone
during a special ceremony held at the community on Friday, at (214) 378-7970, Ext. 307 or email at sjackson@thepointgroup.
Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. During the ceremony, veteran and resident Theresa Anderson, Donna Stevens, Robert Hallock and com or Lauren Witt at Ext. 306 or lwitt@thepointgroup.com.
Robert “Bob” Hallock received his own Quilt of Valor for his Kathy Jones About Tequesta Terrace Assisted Living
service during World War II. Hallock, 97, served in the Army Tequesta Terrace is the premier assisted living community
Air Corps as a radio operator and a gunner. For his daughter, Quite simply, it makes you want to go home and start another located in Tequesta, Fla. (near Jupiter in northern Palm Beach
Doris Lynch, Hallock’s recognition by the Quilts of Valor immediately so you can do it all over again. Receiving a quilt County). It is conveniently situated near the water, shopping,
Foundation is incredibly meaningful and is a fitting honor for may seem a simple thing, but this truly makes a difference in restaurants, and other services. Not only does Tequesta offer
her father. the lives of our nation’s veterans, and we’re proud to have the 24-hour nurse staffing but it is within minutes of additional
“I’m happy to see my dad receive this recognition because opportunity to show them our gratitude. We look forward to physician offices and medical care – including Jupiter Medical
he’s always doing something for others,” said Lynch. “Dad the opportunity to celebrate with Tequesta Terrace and visit Center, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, and Martin
is a product of his generation and would never seek out any with those past quilt recipients and be further encouraged in Memorial Hospital. For more information, please see Tequesta
kind of recognition for himself, so it was special to see him our mission.” Terrace’s web page located at www.terracecommunities.com.
be honored. It’s wonderful to see organizations like the Quilts
of Valor Foundation supporting our veterans and recognizing
what they’ve done for our country. There was a time when that
wasn’t always the case, and it’s heartening to know that all of
our veterans are celebrated for their efforts.”
Such sentiments are echoed by Mary Jacobs, a veteran and
resident of Tequesta Terrace who was also a recipient of a Quilt
of Valor, and who sees providing this recognition to the Palm
Beach Patriotic Quilters as the perfect way for the community
to say thank you.
“After all of my years in the service, I have never received
anything as beautiful as this quilt,” said Jacobs. “My quilt
is absolutely wonderful, and I’m blessed to have such a
thoughtful item to remind me of my service. I’m so thankful
to everyone who participated in making it for me.” 747-PALM
The Quilts of Valor Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
charity organization dedicated to covering all service members 747-7256
and veterans wounded physically or psychologically with
comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. The organization began
in 2003 after the organization’s founder, Catherine Roberts
(whose son Nat was deployed in Iraq), had a dream which led
her to start an organization where volunteers could donate their
time and materials to make a quilt. Supporting the organization
and the Palm Beach Patriotic Quilters is incredibly meaningful
to the senior living community, as several residents of Tequesta
Terrace have been the recipients of these special quilts.
“At Tequesta Terrace, we are home to a number of veterans
and are honored to have them call our community home,”
said Patti Robillard-Hudak, executive director of Tequesta
Terrace. “We’re thankful for local organizations like the Quilts
of Valor Foundation – Palm Beach Patriotic Quilters and their
dedication to serving the greater community. These incredible
women selflessly give their time to ensure that our veterans
feel comforted and supported, and it’s an honor to have the
ability to give back and do something special for them. The
Palm Beach Patriotic Quilters are a natural choice for the Good
Neighbor Award, as they embody the spirit of being a good
neighbor and work to guarantee that everyone in the greater
community lives life to the fullest. We hope that with this
recognition, others will also pay it forward and look for ways
to be a good neighbor.”
According to Theresa Anderson, the founder and co-leader
of the Palm Beach Patriotic Quilters, receiving this honor
from Tequesta Terrace was an unexpected joy and a reminder
that the group’s efforts are making a difference in the lives of
local veterans. While group members work on their projects
individually, they gather each month to work together and
prepare the quilts.
“I was incredibly surprised when I found out we were
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