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One of the most rewarding Guild activities is our Community Quilts
Project. All year long, members help make quilts to donate to
non-profit groups and needy individuals in the community. Over the
years we have donated to such organizations as SAVE,
Tri-City Volunteers, LOV Newark, the Salvation Army, Tri-City
Homeless Shelter, Ronald McDonald House, Sister John Marie's Pantry,
The Pregnancy Crisis Center, the Police Departments in Fremont and
Newark, and many, many others.
Community Quilts is coordinated by several dedicated committee
members who meet approximately 3 times each month to prepare kits
for members to complete at home. Some kits include fabric pieces
to be stitched into blocks; others contain blocks to be stitched
into tops. The Committee also prepares quilt tops for tying or
quilting by matching them with batting, backing and binding.
Several times a year, we hold special bees to baste and tie quilts.
Finally, members help complete quilts by attaching binding and labels.
In addition to taking home kits, many guild members contribute
quilts or tops made entirely with fabrics from their own stash!
The Guild makes 125-150 quilts each year to share with our neighbors in need.
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