2024 Fundraiser
2024 Fundraiser
Congratulations to Our Winners!
Our drawing took place on December 15th, 2024.
Our winners are:
Dawn F. from Port Williams won the quilt created by the Paradise Village Quilters.
Ken M. of Annapolis Royal won the painting by local artist, Janice Leonard.
Pearl C. won the hooked rug that was donated by Viola Doucette.
Thank you to everyone who bought tickets, attended a market or craft fair, volunteered to sell tickets, and wished us well.
Queen Size Quilt
Value: $ 1000.00
LOCALLY MADE QUILT
“Chain Link” Pattern
Size: Queen Size
Machine Pieced by the Paradise Village Quilters
Machine Quilted
Made with 100% cotton
The Paradise Village Quilters started in 1996 and has been going strong ever since. The group meets in the Paradise Community Hall and have produced many beautiful quilts for the joy of quilting and for charities, such as us.
They have lost some amazing ladies but have also had many new quilters join them in that time.
Each year we look forward to seeing the design and colours they choose. This year’s quilt has rich emerald and magenta tones.
Painting
Value: $ 1550.00
PAINTING: Paradise, October 14, 2020
Size: 12″ x 16″ (~30cm x 40cm)
Medium: Acrylic on panel
Includes a certificate of authentication
Artist: Janice Leonard
Janice Leonard is a landscape artist who divides her time between Halifax and Paradise.
She received her BFA from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1981. She has been exhibiting at Studio 21 since the 1980s.
Her work has been shown at galleries across Atlantic Canada and is held in many local, national and international collections, such as The Canada Council Art Bank, Nova Scotia Art Bank, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
Her beautiful artwork can be found in places such as the Nova Scotia Room at Canada House in Trafalgar Square, London, the Canadian Embassy in Dublin, Ireland, and in the Residence of the Canadian Ambassador to Tunisian in Tunis.
100% Wool Hand-Hooked Rug
Value: $ 300.00
100% Wool Hand-Hooked Rug
Size: Approx. 31″ x 19″ (79 cm x 48 cm)
Made by Viola Doucette
Viola is one of the many talented rug hookers in our area who enjoy the friendship and learning of meeting and working together. She generously donated this so-Nova-Scotian hooked rug.
She and others in her circle have been very supportive of the Paradise Heritage Centre.
Each year at the Heritage Centre, we hold a Beginner rug hooking workshop with time and materials donated so that others can learn the craft and create their own work.
We love the friendly seaside feel of Viola’s rug.
The Paradise Historical Society is fortunate to have the historic building originally called the Paradise Academy built circa 1894 as the home for our developing heritage centre. Along with ownership of this magnificent building and the surrounding grounds comes the responsibility of maintaining this piece of history.