Just a quick note to say we donated 6 quilts to Blankets of Love which were distributed to patients at Alberta Hospital. I know those beautiful quilts are providing a lot of comfort. These quilts will be on display at the January Show and Share. Feedback we received from St Vincent De Paul is that…
EDQG member Linda Tutt, who is also a volunteer with the Society of St. Vincent De Paul, submitted the following email: “What a pleasure it was to pick up the Edmonton & District Quilters Guild donations this morning. I was able to deliver them to the Society of St Vincent de Paul’s Distribution Centre where the…
Some of you expressed interest in Blankets of Love Charity. Sheila Ethier and I connected this afternoon. She is currently hoping to collect 300 quilts for Alberta Hospital (that’s how many patients they have) and the staff are very excited for their patients. Sheila has been overwhelmed with the support she has received since her…
It has been announced that due to the increase in Covid numbers, we will not be having a Community Service day at the FFAA Studio in January.
Christine Orr, QoV Rep and EDQG member, holding one of the lovely quilts October was another successful giving month with 30 quilts given to Quilts of Valour. Christine Orr and Todd Hussey, QoV Reps, were on hand to receive the quilts on October 13th which they will be sharing with QoV Rep Nicole Langlois in…
At the October 21st Guild meeting, Judi Coté spoke about the Community Service guild project for November. Since that time, Judi has heard from the City of Edmonton’s Affordable Housing and Homelessness, Citizen Services Department, Social Services Branch. They welcome our offer of pillow cases to give to the people using the temporary pandemic shelter at…
Thank you everyone for a very successful giving event to Sleep in Heavenly Peace (shpbeds.ca) on Tuesday, September 8th, 2020. A total of 34 quilts were gathered and completely overwhelmed Neil Hayes. He told us more about the organization. They receive names of children who need beds mostly from shelters but also from the Police…
If you would like to print your own labels for your charity quilts, here are the word files. The community services committee can provide you with labels if you are unable to print them. Thank you again for participating in this year’s charity project.
