Community Service is important to the members of the Venice Area Quilters' Guild.
Masks are appreciated! Click here to read the lovely notes from the staff at Infectious Disease Consultants of Port Charlotte.
Children First also thanked us for this years' quilts.
The Cut-ups and Ladybugs (Pinky Stewart rep 941 497 5029) are now in charge of Community Service. From June 1, 2020 until April 1, 2021 we have delivered 261 nap quilts to Children First -Head Start, 147 to Tidewell Hospice and 14 to Our Mother's House. Click here for more information on quilts and sizes.
We are gathering quilts for our 22nd annual August delivery to Children First for the Head Start students. If you need a quilt kit or just batting, contact Pinky. Finished quilts and nice children's fabric can be dropped off at our friendly local quilt shops: Crazy Quilters and Deborah's Quilt Basket.
We are working on a new Community Service project for local women
(and men) facing breast cancer surgery:
Care Bags with "Hearts Full of Love" Pillows. These heart shaped
pillows help in many ways:
Padding
under a seat belt
Under the arm to keep arm weight off tender areas
Soft compression (hug) if needed
Contact DawnM@vaqg.org if you would
like to help make pillows or Care Bags.
Click here for the
pattern.
The guild recently received this lovely note:
I want to thank you for your beautiful quilt.
My mother was a long time resident of South Venice and was approaching
her 94th birthday. Her health was in decline and I was determined to
help her stay in her own home. I hired local care givers and with great
neighbors and friends and a church family was able to achieve this goal.
She was happy to be in her place.
As her health declined she was accepted into Hospice and with the
additional hospice support did well during most of last year. Hospice
was terrific and a Hospice volunteer visited Mom often. My Mom enjoyed
and looked forward to her visits . This volunteer brought a quilt as a
gift. On the back of the quilt is says, “From the Venice Area Quilters
Guild”.
As a quilter and knitter my Mom appreciated the workmanship and was very
fond of that quilt and the thought behind the gift. It was a touching
gift and a beautiful work of art and of high quality.
My mother passed away during the holidays and I now have this quilt.
My Mom loved her 7 great grand babies and now they take naps with this
quilt.
You never know where an act of kindness can go. I thought I would let
you know.
Many thanks,
RNE
Our Community Service Committee donated a total of 357 quilts plus 176
bibs to several area organizations in 2019. Quilts were delivered
to Children First, Tidewell Hospice, Jacaranda Trace Veterans and
Guardian Ad Litem. Our members are extremely generous with their
time and talent.

Fall 2018 - We delivered 108 quilts and 36 bibs to Children First for the
Head Start kids.
Holly B delivered 56 quilts to Tidewell Hospice in November 2018. They
absolutely loved the quilts! They were running low, as they only had
four left, so they were ecstatic when they received so many quilts,
especially with the holidays coming up. They said the families really do
appreciate the quilts knowing they were made with love.
They will share the quilts with the Port Charlotte and Sarasota
locations.
Tidewell Hospice also requested some quilts for their veterans. Red,
white and blue or a theme specific to a branch of the military. They
only have one left. Any size is great.
Click here to learn about how these veteran's quilts are used.
Click here for information on making Charity Quilts.
Our members make quilts for many worthwhile area organizations. Our primary recipients are the children in our local Head Start programs. Since 1999, we have delivered quilts for each child entering the program. The children (and staff) love them.
We hold a food drive for the South County Food
Pantry in October.
At our Annual Holiday Dinner we donate:
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Toys to Toys For Tots
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All proceeds from our Teacup Auction to the South County Food Pantry
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Our Holiday Dinner is catered by Beta Sigma, a Venice Chapter of Phi Beta Psi, which donates all proceeds to Cancer Research
We make annual donations to local Non-Profits
At our Biennial Quilt Show we have a Silent Auction of Miniature Quilts with all proceeds going
to the South County Food Pantry, We have donated over $20,000 to the
South County Food Pantry during the last 10 years alone.