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Dr. Branson Ritchie selects 2005 "Birds of a Feather" Quilt winner

On May 22, 2005, following slide presentations of current work by the Emerging Diseases Research Group at the University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine (see "EDRG RESEARCH" below), Steffanie Budnick, AHN; Becky McKirahan (TBH); Branson Ritchie (UGA); Len Charette (C&L)Dr. Branson Ritchie reached into the 415 tickets his supporters had purchased and withdrew winning ticket A0067, belonging to Kari Banta, of Austin, Texas.

Kari won a unique quilt that is the first of its kind in avian charity fundraising, a collaborative collage of colorful parrots assembled by charity quilter Ardith Raine in Las Vegas, Nevada, from quilt squares ("blocks") sewn by seasoned and amateur bird lovers and bird clubs across the U.S.

Winning ticket A0067 belonged to Kari Banta, Austin, TX, 2005 Quilt winner



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