{"id":4049,"date":"2016-05-19T20:22:13","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T03:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=4049"},"modified":"2016-05-19T20:22:13","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T03:22:13","slug":"roads-community-outreach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/19\/roads-community-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Road\u2019s Community Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tyouth and senior groups<\/strong> to provide an up close look at quilting and Road to California. Carolyn Reese assigned associate Renee Hicks to organize free tours<\/strong> for interested groups with popular vendors and exhibits.\"Dehesa<\/a>\nHome schoolers from Dehesa Charter School<\/a> in the Escondido School District participated in the 2016 community outreach program at Road. Dehesa Charter Schools has 8 learning centers in San Diego, Orange, and Riverside County. Regional Manager Traci Lockman accompanied the students on their tour. A member of the home schooling community for over 20 years, Traci identifies herself as a \u201cself-taught, beginner quilter.\u201d \u00a0She belongs to the Riverside quilt guild.\"StudentTour-1\"<\/a>\nMembers of the Marsella and Cardon families made up the Dehusa group. Mom Caryn Marsella serves as the art director for the Riverside Art Museum and has done some quilting in the past. She was joined on the tour with her two daughters: Zoe, age 15, and Abby, age 14.\"StudentTour-10\"<\/a>\nErika Cardon accompanied her 3 children, Olivia (9), Lily (6), and Lizzie (3). Erika says she is a \u201cmedium\u201d quilter who enjoys designing quilts.\"StudentTour-2\"<\/a>\nRenee arranged for the tour to meet and receive special hands-on demonstrations from Charlie\u2019s EZ Mat Olfa Distributor, Flynn Quilt Frame Co<\/a>., Schneck<\/a>, Clover<\/a>, and Handiquilter<\/a>.\"Dehesa<\/a><\/em>\nIn-between the visits to vendors, the students viewed the Marie White Masterpiece Award and Best of Show quilts; Eqyptian quilts; and the National Parks Quilt Special Exhibit.\n[caption id=\"attachment_4055\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"336\"]\"Best<\/a> Best of Show Road 2016 – Silk Road Sampler by Melissa Sobotka[\/caption]\nThe students received a bag full of goodies filled with quilting tools from the vendors. \u00a0Best of all, they were inspired by what they saw and have a greater appreciation for the quilting community. \u00a0Dehesa Charter School thanked Road to California for this wonderful opportunity.\nRoad is hoping to expand the community outreach program next year. If you know of a youth group or senior center that would benefit from Road\u2019s Community Outreach during Road 2017, please contact our office<\/a>.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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