COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Over the years, members of the Guild have designed, made and donated many quilts to charitable groups in the Brockville, Ontario area for use as fund-raisers. The recipient groups include the Alzheimer’s Society, Girl Guides, May Court Club of Brockville, St. Lawrence Lodge, Interval House and Habitat for Humanity.

Small articles, such as book bags for the Brockville Library, placemats for Meals on Wheels, quilted purses for the Big Sisters Association, baby quilts to the Public Health Unit for their Tummy Time program and pot holders for the Lung Association, have been made and donated. For several years the Guild made quilts for an orphanage in the Chausy area of Belarus and hundreds of quilts were made and donated to Canadian Aid for Chernobyl.

The Blue Trunk – Our Community Outreach Committee began focusing on our home communities. Our blue steamer trunk holds any and all donated quilts. When an emergency arises and a quilt is needed, we’re ready to help out. Look for our Blue Trunk!

Brockville and Area Food Bank: Each May and October we bring non-perishable food items to our monthly meeting with each contributor being eligible to participate in a draw. The collected food is donated to the Brockville and Area Food Bank.

Upper Canada Village: Each year we participate in the weekend fibre arts program at Upper Canada Village showing our members’ quilts and providing information on quilting techniques.