- Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 July 2019 20:10
The Mon Valley Quilt Club recently announced that the 2019 recipient of their annual scholarship is Corrine Mandarino.
Members of the Mon Valley Quilt Club gather to award a scholarship to Corrine Mandarino |
She is the daughter of Betsy Mandarino of Rostraver Twp. and Tom Mandarino. Corrine is a 2019 graduate of Belle Vernon Area High School and will be studying Theater/ Visual & Media Arts at the University of Richmond in Virginia this fall.
The Mon Valley Quilt Club is a group of 65 quilters who enjoy the hobby and are active in theirfive county region of southwest PA. In addition to the yearly scholarship for a student pursuing post- secondary studies in the arts, the group provides handmade quilts to the “Linus Project” for sick children and donates to a women’s shelter through Domestic Violence Services of SW PA. The group will be hosting a Quilt Show at the Mon Valley YMCA September 20 and 21. The Public is invited to attend.