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Philly MQG Charity Quilt Drive
Members generously donate their time and materials to sew quilts for the following organizations:
St Mary’s Hospital- NICU- Langhorne, PA
Contact: Stephanie Wood (guild member), sophiestitches@gmail.com Requested: Smallish Baby quilts, approximately 36X36. These quilts will go to families with baby’s in the NICU. My contact is a NICU nurse and she said their families are always so touched by quilts. If you get the quilts to me, I will get them to St Mary’s. I’m always up for a masked meet-up at Stitch Central ;-)
Esperanza Health Center- www.esperanzahealth.com/about/community Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Stephanie Wood (guild member) sophiestitches@gmail.com Requested: Baby quilts that will be given to new mothers. No specific requirements. Ted, the Development Director, says that their patients absolutely love the quilts that are given out. My friend makes quarterly trips to the Health Center to drop off quilts- so if you get your quilt to me, I’ll pass it along!
Quilts For Kids http://www.quiltsforkids.org/faq.htm -HQ: Fairless Hills, PA, quilts sent nationwide
Request: Check out the FAQ section linked above. They accept quilts for kids from birth to 22 years old- so you have quite a bit of flexibility! You can send quilts directly to Q4K or get them to me (Stephanie)- I live 5 minutes away from their HQ. If you want to make a trip, they have fabric for sale at their HQ- and all sales further their mission of getting quilts to kids in need.
Stitch Central Annual Quilt Drive for Nationalities Service Center (www.nscphila.org)
Contact: Danielle Gallagher & Cybele Perry (guild members) info@mystitchcentral.com Request: Twin, full & queen-sized quilts for new immigrant and refugee families. Stitch Central starts collecting quilts in August- so you can start planning ahead and sewing!linked above. They accept quilts for kids from birth to 22 years old- so you have quite a bit of flexibility! You can send quilts directly to Q4K or get them to me (Stephanie)- I live 5 minutes away from their HQ. If you want to make a trip, they have fabric for sale at their HQ- and all sales further their mission of getting quilts to kids in need.
Camp Erin Philadelphia
Contact: Bobbi Penniman (bobbichina@yahoo.com). Request: Quilts for kids/teens ages 6-17. Camp Erin® Philadelphia, a program of the David Bradley Children's Bereavement Program, is a free weekend bereavement camp for youth who are grieving the death of a significant person in their lives.