Charity Quilts
There are many
underprivileged people who need our help. It is up to us to help our fellow
man. There are many ways in which you can help. If you can not help with
money, how about time, fabric, quilts, thread? Every little bit counts.
In case you are not sure if your efforts are appreciated,
just read what a visitor had to say about your efforts.
Hello wonderful lady,
I never knew who it was that made our nephew
a "quilt" and one for his lil sisters...but after
reading about the quilts, it suddenly struck me...I
had no one to thank!! Our Chad was buried with it....and until the day it went
into the earth with him...or as
like I like to say on his way through to his way to heaven...he was
tuggin his sweet lil quilt. Thanks to all of you that do these wonderful acts of
kindness. I have lots of time to call my own now...and I was just just thinking
if maybe I can join something like this.
Could you let me know what I can do?? And, to you, and all the others
that have put all the time into those treasures...from one family here, you have
our many thanks and our memories of our "Chad" all
wrapped up in "his" quilt too :o)
Carol Ferrato, Auntie to Chad David
Ferrato 8-12 81 to 11-8-90
The
Organizations
After receiving Carol's
letter a few years ago, we added a couple of
organizations that could use your help. And we will add more in the
coming months. As you can see from the letter above, they can make a big
difference in someone's life. However, because CompuQuilt can not
guarantee the validity of any organization listed on these pages we request that
as a precaution, you check with the person or organization before sending any
donation.
Quilts for Kids
From their website: "Our
mission is two fold. First and foremost, we make quilts for kids in medical
crisis from donated and discontinued fabric. Second, by using donated and
discontinued fabrics, we keep the fabric out of the landfills.
We are a national, 501(c)(3)
organization, headquartered in Yardley, PA (www.quiltsforkids.org)
. When our founder, Linda Arye was working in the design industry, she noticed
the enormous amounts of discontinued fabric that the fabric mills were simply
discarding into the landfills. Ms. Arye asked if she could have the fabric and
fabric samples targeted as waste, and the mills agreed.
It was then that she decided this fabric
must have a better purpose. Ms. Arye created Quilts for Kids, Inc., in 2001,
with the goal of using this fabric to make quilts for kids undergoing long term
medical care. We have over 50 chapter nationwide, and together, we have donated
over 40,000 quilts and kept over a million pounds of fabric from our landfills."
National Chapter:
www.quiltsforkids.org
Davis, California chapter:
http://www.davisqfk.org/
BINKY PATROL
What's a BINKY?
A binky is a homemade blanket that can be sewn, knitted, crocheted or quilted.
They range in size from 3 feet square up to twin bed size. (Sometimes we get
requests for smaller binkies, 2' x 2' for our little Preemie babies, stroller
size and our Binky Angels.)
We welcome all volunteers. We make
blankets and give them away to children and teens in need of comfort across the
country. We have local chapters and events. Binky Patrol welcomes students and
scouting troops, churches, community service organizations.
http://www.binkypatrol.org/
QAC—Quilters
Against Cancer
QAC is a
non-profit organization established to financially help women that have been
diagnosed with breast cancer with no health insurance. This is an invitation to
gather your friends to quilt in support of women in need. The organization’s
core is based on fundraising efforts around the donation and auction of quilts
and wall hangings. To make this project successful, we need your quilting skill,
energy, enthusiasm and time.
The
organization accepts donated quilts from guilds and individual quilters and
raffles them. The profits received goes back to the county from which the quilt
came to help the women in need. Women across the country have the opportunity to
benefit from this program with your donation of a quilt.
http://quiltersagainstcancer.com/
The
Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI)
Raising Awareness & Funding Research Through Art
Donations of completed quilts for Priority:
Alzheimer's Quilt project will be accepted at any time. This project has no
ending date.
Any quilt measuring 9" x 12" or less is welcome. Quilts need not be about
Alzheimer's, but they may be. Any technique, any theme, any colors, any skill
level are welcome.
Each quilt will get its own web page and the money the quilt raises for
Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative will be posted there. All profit is used to
fund Alzheimer's research.
www.AlzQuilts.org
29-Day
Giving Challenge
To see the world change, we have to do
something to change the world. Plus, the best way to attract
abundance into your life is to be in a perpetual state of giving and
gratitude. Be an important part of the global giving movement
that inspires more generosity on our planet. To learn more visit:
http://www.29gifts.org/
Project
Linus
Project Linus is a 100% volunteer non-profit
organization with a two-fold mission:
First, it is our mission to provide love, a sense
of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized,
or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans,
lovingly created by volunteer "blanketeers."
Second, it is our mission to provide a rewarding
and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local
communities, for the benefit of children.
Please visit
http://www.projectlinus.org/index.shtml to learn more about the project.
Quilts of Valor Foundation
The mission of the QOV Foundation is to
cover ALL war wounded and injured service members and veterans from the War on
Terror whether physical or
psychological wounds with Wartime
quilts called Quilts of Valor (QOVS).
This foundation is not about politics.
It's about people.
Please visit http://www.qovf.org/ to learn more about the project.
Marine
Comfort Quilts
The Marine Comfort Quilt group
makes a special memorial quilt for the next of
kin of the soldiers killed in Iraq, for ALL branches of the service. We need
donations of 12.5 x 12.5 inch quilt blocks signed and with a message of love and
hope for the families who are grieving. Each quilt is made of 30 quilt blocks
from 30 different people in the U.S. This project was started by Jan Lang and is
run by her and Ava Tomson.
Please visit
www.marinecomfortquilts.us to learn more about the project.
Victoria's
Quilts -For Cancer Patients:
Victoria's Quilts make quilts
for cancer patients....and lots of quillows for patients to take with them to
chemo treatments (which make you very cold) I was
hoping to gain some help in the quilting community in finding anyone across the
country who would be willing to help us by making tops, lap size quilts, blocks,
most anything. I also send quilts out around the country to cancer patients of
all ages.
Click here to go to the
National Chapter
Website
Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation
I am a volunteer with Making Memories Breast Cancer
Foundation. They are best known for turning donated wedding gowns into granting
wishes for men and women who are dying of breast cancer. Some of the gowns
received are too damaged to sell but make beautiful quilts, which are then sold
to grant wishes.
Each person or group participating in our nationwide quilting
contest receives 12 damaged gowns and returns one queen sized or larger quilt
for the contest. The remainder of the fabric is theirs to do with as they wish.
We have been told this is actually enough fabric for three quilts.
Click here to go to
Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation
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