Art & Culture Live!: Community Collaborations - LeRoy Community Quilt
LeRoy Community Quilt created a quilt from 36 squares designed by community organizations and coordinated by the LeRoy Public Library (LeRoy, MN). The quilt is a presentation of the many opportunities available in the small town. The quilt was on display for the annual LeRoy Summerfest Talent Show and then placed at the LeRoy Community Center which hosts many community activities.
Event Dates and Locations:
July 16, 2010 – Presentation of the quilt at the LeRoy Talent Show in LeRoy High School (LeRoy, MN)
July 25, 2010 – Quilt put on display at the LeRoy Community Center (LeRoy, MN)
Partner Organization(s):
Bethany Bible Church
Boy Scouts of America Troop 84
Cub Scouts of America Troop 84
Early Childhood Family Education
Eureka Lodge #75
First Presbyterian Church
Friends of Lake Louise State Park
Grace Christian Church
L-O FFA Alumni and Friends
LeRoy Area Ambulance
LeRoy Book Club
LeRoy Commercial Club
LeRoy Community Center
LeRoy Community Pool
LeRoy Community Theater
LeRoy Disaster Action Team Red Cross
LeRoy Fire Fighters
LeRoy Food Shelf
LeRoy Garden Club
LeRoy History Club
LeRoy Independent
LeRoy Lutheran Church
LeRoy-Ostrander Community Education
LeRoy-Ostrander FFA
LeRoy-Ostrander National Honor Society
LeRoy Pleasure Club
LeRoy Public Library Board
LeRoy Rod and Gun Club
LeRoy Senior Citizens
LeRoy Tree Board
LeRoy Wide-A-Wake 4H Club
Meighen-Thompson 161 American Legion
Prairie Visions
SELCO
Shooting Star Trail
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Tri-County Trailblazers
Wildwood Grove
Partner Organization(s) Contribution/Role in the Program: The LeRoy Public Library Board assisted in grant writing and evaluation. The LeRoy Independent provided complimentary publicity in its newspaper. The LeRoy Community Center agreed to house the quilt after its creation. All other partners listed (and the Library) provided a square for the quilt.
Program Outputs: Outputs are things you can count such as attendance, number of new participants, and the number of attendees who had never been at a similar event, and so on.
220 people attended the unveiling the quilt at the Talent Show. 36 of 39 organizations asked to participate provided a square for the quilt.
Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, post-test; End user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status
Surveys showed a 100% positive response with many expressing pride in the talent and community spirit needed to produce the quilt. A common positive comment involved the community cooperation needed to complete the quilt and a pride in realizing how many organizations the little town boasts.