Charitable Activities

Raffle Quilt ♦ Comfort Quilts ♦ Outreach

Raffle Quilt

Every other year, as a fundraiser, the Guild makes a quilt to raffle off in conjunction with our Quilt Show. The Quilt for 2010 was designed and coordinated by Gerre Clements. A new quilt for 2012 is in the works with a new coordinator, Volunteers to work on the 2012 raffle quilt will be needed. Watch this space for more details.

Comfort Quilts

Every year, Guild members make dozens of quilts to give to special causes. This year we will be supporting the same organizations: the Lowell Wish Project, and Angels Above.

The Lowell Wish Project provides much needed household goods to clients and agencies in the Greater Lowell and Lawrence areas. It is in need of quilts of all sizes—baby quilts, lap quilts, twin, and queen sizes. Look for quilt kits for this purpose at the Comfort Quilts table at general CQG meetings.

Angels Above provides quilts to children who are chronically or critically ill at Mass General Hospital. The children range from newborns to 20 years of age. Quilts can be any size from crib to twin size. The organizer said the children's eyes sparkle and smile when they receive a quilt - especially with a theme that they loved—cats, dogs, princesses, trucks, etc. Please use cheerful fabrics or novelty fabrics that appeal to kids.

Reminder: When you take our fabric (please!), you don't have to return that exact fabric in a quilt —all we want is a quilt in exchange.

Please check our Online Projects page for easy quilts that make great contributions for this project!

If you have any further questions, please ask any of the committee members: Sharon Bogin, Elise Brouillette, or Tina van Roggen.

Before your quilt is ready to be brought to the CQ group, check out the Comfort Quilts check-in Checklist.

Outreach

At every general meeting of the CGQ, we collect non-perishable food and other items for local food pantries and shelters. Every month a different town or organization benefits.