Orchard Valley Quilters Guild
Orchard Valley Quilters Guild
Kelowna, British Columbia
Canada
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Our Commitment to Community -- Donation Quilts , Christmas Stockings and Pillows for Hospice.
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Donations: September 2024- May 2025

The members of the OVQG have contributed to many organisations in the Kelowna and West Kelowna.
Here is an update:
Quilts in: 408    
  • OVQG Members: 312
  • Peachland Guild: 43
  • Summerland: 7
  • Outreach by students of Rutland Senior Secondary: 38
  • Donated :8
The quilts were distributed to the following: (379)
  • NICU: 275
  • Nurse Practitioner West Kelowna: 16
  • Mommas for Mommas: 41
  • Harmony House: 5
  • Central Okanagan Family Hub: 20
  • Kelowna Community Resources: 15
  • On loan for Publicity: 7
  • Some of the donated quilts will be distributed in the Fall 2025


Every year, Christmas stockings are made for the Salvation Army Program , this year over 200 stockings were made and distributed.
Pillows for the Hospice in Kelowna have been made by our members. Over 100 pillows were sent to the Hospice this year.

A special project was started this year to help the residents of the Hadgraft-Wilson House displaced from their residence.
These quilts will be displayed at the RCA in Kelowna and will be distributed in early fall. 

Any fabric donated to the Guild is used in these projects!

Thank you to the generous members of the OVQG, the Peachland, Summerland and Osoyoos groups.



Orchard Valley Quilters Guild, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada