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Community Relations and Philanthropy
QBS Community Relations was formed to follow our mandate to further the
teaching and study of quilting and the community outreach of quilting in the
Long Beach Area. We also work with organizations in the community by giving
quilts made by our members. The Community Relations Committee takes
fabrics donated by members and makes up quilt kits for members to sign-out,
make into a quilt, and return. We also try to have workshops where a member
of the Guild teaches a technique that those in the workshop use on a quilt for
the community. Sometimes we have a workshop where members come and work
on their current donation quilt. Although it is not a requirement we do feel
that no less than one quilt per member is a fair request of the general
membership.
The Community Relations Committee meets once a month to work on cutting
fabric for quilt kits, sewing quilt tops, sewing labels on the back of the quilts,
in general working on quilts for the community while enjoying being social with
other Guild members. If you would like to join “the group” stop by the
Community Relations table at the General meeting to get directions. We also
will gladly take donations of fabrics you’re not in love with anymore to make
into quilts. Don’t forget us when you decide to clean out or rearrange your
stash.
We give quilts to the following groups: Long Beach Police Department – SART
Unit, Long Beach Battered Women’s Shelter, For The Child, Disabled Veterans
in Long Beach, New Life Beginnings, and St. Mary’s Medical – Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. This is a flexible list
so organizations may be added from time to time.
Besides making quilts for the community we also collect and donate art supplies
for For The Child, new items of clothing and toys for the Long Beach Battered
Women’s Shelter, and stuffed animals for the Long Beach Police Department –
SART Unit. Quilters By The Sea is an especially giving guild. There is several
times during the year that members open their hearts to special requests some
of the above organizations may request.
Quilters By The Sea Philanthropy segment is very important to all the guild
members. Each year the Community Relations/Philanthropy Committee has a
budgeted amount to be distributed. During the first part of the year the
General Membership is given a list of organizations to vote on for a monetary
donation from Quilters By The Sea. If you have an organization you would like
the Guild to give to, there is a form at the Community Relations table you can
request and fill-out. The organization must be a Not for Profit organization.
