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You Choose the Charity: Thee Ways to Give – One Shared Impact

The Royal City Quilters’ Guild is known for its generous spirit.

Visit our Photo Albums page to see previous donations and associated events.

This year, we’re inviting every member to be part of our outreach efforts by choosing from three ways to participate:

  1. Quilts of Valour (Guildwide Project)
    • Provide comfort quilts to Canadian veterans.
    • RCQG will host QOV sew days and provide kits. Remote members may contribute through local QOV groups.
  2. Welcome to Waterloo  (Guildwide Project)
    • Support youth in Guelph experiencing homelessness and housing instability.
    • An extension of our work with Guelph’s Home for Good initiative led by the United Way.
  3. Member’s Choice (Choose Your Own Charity)
    • Select a cause close to your heart — local, national, or international.
    • Make and donate quilts, placemats, fidget quilts, or other fibre items that meet the charity’s needs.

How to Participate

  1. Choose your charity or project.

2. Plan your project. Find more detailed information for each option.

3. Request supplies if needed

  • Outreach quilt kits will be available at in-person sew day Mingles.
  • If you would like a custom kit, send an email to Outreach@royalcityquiltersguild.ca.  Include your fabric requirements – yardage and colours. Also, indicate the charity you’ve chosen.  A designated outreach member will respond with information and availability. 
  • If you need something (batting, backing or a missing fabric) to complete an outreach project you’ve started from your stash, please ask.  The Outreach Team will provide what you need if we have it.
  • From time to time, a member of the Outreach team can accompany you to make your own selections from the Guild stash.

4. Make your donation.

  • Work at home, at a Guild sew day, or with friends.
  • For Guildwide initiatives, you can drop off  / pick up donations during in-person Mingles or make other arrangements through  Outreach@royalcityquiltersguild.ca
  • For Member’s Choice donations, we ask that you deliver your contribution directly to the charity of your choosing.

5. Share and celebrate.

Bring your completed item(s) to a Guild Mingle or send a photo for Show & Share. We would like to be inspired by your work. Let us know which charity you supported and why.

Questions? Contact the Outreach Team at outreach@royalcityquiltersguild.ca

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS

Royal City Quilters’ Guild appreciates the generous financial support of the City of Guelph, Royal Canadian Legion and the Guelph Lions Club who are helping us wrap some of Guelph’s most vulnerable members in a quilt.