Community Service:

WOW!!  46 Quilts and 54 pillowcases

Thanks to our dedicated members, LNCQ was able to donate this number of quilts and pillowcases in 2010. The recipients included Child Safe, Kinship/Foster Care, and victims of the Windsor tornado and victims of devastating house fires. Quilts for fundraising events were giving to Respite Care, and Wounded Veterans.

The Community Service Committee coordinates the making and distributing of quilts for those local organizations and individuals in need. At least two times a year, LNCQ members get together to put together kits for members to assemble, and prepare quilts for longarm quilters to quilt. Other members then bind and finish the quilts. Once completed the quilts are distributed where needed.

Fabric and sometimes batting is donated by members or families of prior members. Members are also encouraged to donate their completed quilting class projects that they have no use and orphan (extra) blocks. These make a great start for the community service quilts.

In 2010, Child Safe had 350 children pass through their facility. The majority of these children are five to thirteen years of age. The therapists, with Child Safe, say that when a child receives a quilt, they immediately wrap themselves in it. In January of 2011, Kinship/Foster Care placed 15 children. That equals approximately 180 children per year. LNCQ would love to have every one of these children receive a quilt