Our Commitment to Community -- Donation Quilts
The Orchard Valley Quilters Guild contributes to the community by donating hundreds of quilts annually to organizations and individuals in need of warmth and cheer. Donations are regularly made to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Kelowna General Hospital where each premature baby receives a quilt when he or she graduates from incubator to bassinet. We are currently replacing worn quilts at the Central Okanagan Hospice. Each child in the Kids Count receives a quilt upon admission to their program, and over the past two years we have donated dozens of sunhats. Tiny Bundles at the Food Bank and the Salvation Army also receive quilts. Kitty quilts are welcomed by the SPCA. In addition, our members have enthusiastically made hundreds of Christmas stockings over the past years. Through our High School Outreach Program, we have been able to greatly increase the number of donations we make each year.
The Donation Committee works hard to assemble quilts from generous donations of fabric. We purchase batting for most quilts. Our members are brimming with talent and generosity, and willingly offer their time and enthusiasm to our many donation projects and sewing days.
Here is a gallery of some of the recipients of our donation quilts. (Click on image to enlarge; use side arrows to navigate.) See our Show and Tell page for more pictures of donation quilts.
The Donation Committee works hard to assemble quilts from generous donations of fabric. We purchase batting for most quilts. Our members are brimming with talent and generosity, and willingly offer their time and enthusiasm to our many donation projects and sewing days.
Here is a gallery of some of the recipients of our donation quilts. (Click on image to enlarge; use side arrows to navigate.) See our Show and Tell page for more pictures of donation quilts.
Quilt Canada 2020
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Dear Sharon and members of the Orchard Valley Quilters Guild,
On behalf of the Board of Directors of CQA/ACC, I would like to thank you for your donation of $200 toward the upcoming Quilt Canada 2020 conference. Donations from our member guilds , like yours, are important to us as we plan this annual event. And we appreciate this support which helps us provide an exciting event that is for and about our Canadian quilters. We hope the members of your guild are able to attend a Quilt Canada conference, whether it is this year or a future event, so that you can see how your generous donations are put to work. Sincerely, Carole Carole McCarville CQA/ACC Executive Director |
Quilt Canada 2019
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Kids Count
Summer 2020
A new quilt for Kids Count by Barb Segal
A new quilt for Kids Count by Barb Segal
A thank you note from Kids Count for the 25 quilts delivered this week. October 2019.
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Lovely Thank You Note received from Kids Count Program