donating quilts?
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Originally Posted by anniesews
I donate to the local pregnancy place where the young girls can shop for the quilts using the points they earn for taking classes to help them be better mothers.
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Originally Posted by diannemc
How do you decide where to donate? I would like to do some children quilts but don't know how or where??
Other times I made quilts for stillborn babies. Their mothers could hold the baby to say goodby -- sometimes the babe was buryed wrapped with the quilt -- others were kept as a memory of a lost loved little one.
#47
At our quilting group we make lap size quilts for dialysis patients to keep them warm during the treatment. We also have a First Alert Program and make them to use on patients to keep from going into shock. We found the quilts are not allowed to be reused so whoever uses it the first time gets to keep it.
#48
I don't have time to go through the whole thread but I give mine to Project Linus. Go to the website, www.projectlinus.com and find someone near you that takes them. I take mine to a choice of two quilt shops that take care of it for me.
#49
Originally Posted by diannemc
How do you decide where to donate? I would like to do some children quilts but don't know how or where??
We also donate to local shelters, the hospitals, Ronald McDonald House andany others that request them.
#50
Keep your eyes open for local benefits for local families. I recently have done quilts for a benefit, they were very well received.
You may see flyers in the grocery store or gas station. If there is no contact info on the flyer, go to the place where it will be held, they likely have contact info.
Having just co-chaired a benefit, I can say that it would be a wonderful surprise to have someone offer to donate. Normally the co-chairs are running around soliciting donations, which can be time consuming and exhausting.
You may see flyers in the grocery store or gas station. If there is no contact info on the flyer, go to the place where it will be held, they likely have contact info.
Having just co-chaired a benefit, I can say that it would be a wonderful surprise to have someone offer to donate. Normally the co-chairs are running around soliciting donations, which can be time consuming and exhausting.
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