Members/spouses of the PHS Class of 1965 with their quilts
PHS Class of 1965 honors its veterans
Information courtesy of Janet Biskobing
The Plymouth High School Class of 1965 recently presented 30 handmade quilts to veteran classmates and spouses of classmates who are veterans.
The effort came about after Ann Heinzen Kaczkowski of the Class of 1965 talked with several classmates who are veterans at a meeting in June and wanted to honor their service. She volunteers with Camo Quilt Project, which donates handmade quilts to soldiers and veterans, and recruited fellow classmate and quilter Carol Koopman Powers to help with the Class of 1965 project.
Together they created 30 quilts, each featuring a handmade top and an image from the veteran’s branch of service on the back. Ten quilts were presented at the 61st class reunion held Homecoming weekend, eleven quilts were given to classmates who could not attend the reunion, and nine quilts were mailed to those who live outside of the area.
Also during Homecoming weekend, classmate Dan Salzwedel was inducted into the PHS Hall of Fame and the reunion group donated $1,530 to the Plymouth Education Foundation for a scholarship.
