Community Outreach
Giving back to the community through our outreach programs is an important part of RCQG’s mission and has been for many years. In addition to sewing for Guild activities, some members actively support initiatives to which they have a special, personal connection. Read on for more information about some of the programs the Guild has supported over the years.
Quilts of Valour – Outreach to Injured Canadian Armed Forces members past and present
Royal City Quilters’ Guild is proud to support Quilts of Valour – Canada Society. We are part of the Kitchener, Ontario region. We invite members of the public to join us at the Royal Canadian Legion Br 234 in Guelph located at 57 Watson Parkway South in Guelph for one of our public sew days:
- Monday, October 21, 2024 from 10 am to 4:00 pm
- Friday, February 7, 2025 from 10 am to 4:00 pm
- Monday, April 7, 2025 from 10 am to 4:00 pm
To read more about Quilts of Valour and how to help, download the QOV brochure.
Get more information about our efforts and how you can be involved.
The Home for Good Campaign – Outreach to a local housing project
Spearheaded by the United Way, The Home for Good Campaign is a Guelph initiative to reduce chronic homelessness by 50%. The campaign has raised money to complete three projects that provide permanent supportive housing units for 72 of Guelph’s chronically homeless individuals. With generous financial support from the Guelph Lions Club, RCQG provided 90 quilts (measuring approximately 60″ x 80″) to welcome these residents (and future residents) to their new homes.
We are currently working on more quilts to fund upcoming transitional housing units scheduled to open in December 2024 (28 beds) and February 2025 (12 beds).
Click the album cover to see photos of quilts and events associated with the project.
Hospital – Outreach to units where need is greatest
RCQG sends quilts loving made by members to Guelph General Hospital and, more recently, to St. Joseph’s Health Centre. Hospital staff direct these donations to units where need is greatest. In the past, those units have included the Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Care and Treatment Centre and the Birthing Unit. More recently, our donations have gone to palliative care units. Our hospital initiatives have received support from donations of fabrics and batting from community members as well as financial donations from the Guelph General Hospital Foundation and the Rotary Club of Guelph South.
Click the image below to see some of the quilts delivered to the hospital outreach projects.
