On Tuesday, November 30, Mr. Joseph Abdella, USMC veteran and Mr. Peter Bucci, US Army/Air Corps veteran were presented with Quilts of Valor in gratitude for their military service when their country called during WWII. This Quilts of Valor were hand made by volunteers in our community to show appreciation to the veterans who sacrificed during war time and many of whom were injured in their duties. These quilts were given to Joseph Abdella and Peter Bucci at Brookside Rehabilitation Facility with their family at their side. 

 Joseph Abdella USMC

  The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. The presentation of the quilts were done by Foundation representative, Theresa Perreault and Stephen Rogerson, Veterans’ Services Officer who presided over the presentation.

  On that same day, the Dudley Senior Knitters Group led by Chris White, gifted every veteran with a lovingly hand-knitted afghan just in time for the coldest time of the year and also as a small Christmas gift of appreciation for those who served. The Dudley Senior Knitters Group meets once a week at the Dudley Senior Center to knit and chat while creating their projects. I am saddened to learn that the Group is now down to just a handful of women which started at a rowdy group of twenty. If anyone is interested in joining the group please contact Chris White at 508-949-6260 or at email [email protected]. If anyone is available on Thursdays and would like to have a little fun knitting, please consider joining.