 | Palmetto Quilt Guild IncorporatedPROMOTING THE ART OF QUILTING IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LOWCOUNTRY |
COMMUNITY SERVICE Our Community Service Program supports our Lowcountry community by making charity quilts which are donated to local nonprofit organizations who provide relief to the poor, the distressed, the underprivileged, the elderly and veterans or advocate for families suffering from domestic violence, rape or child abuse, such as Bluffton Self Help, Hopeful Horizons, CAPA and Penn Center.
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| 2024 Community Service in Review The generosity of quilters is one of the best features of our Guild. Members continue to outdo themselves each year. All year we meet and work to create quilts for our community. We have fabric and batting in the storage unit. They and tools are transported to the church hall on workdays. We are also grateful to one member in particular- Marilyn Zeleznik who was personally responsible for many, many quilts each year. In 2024 we created and delivered 137 charity quilts. In October of 2024, the hurricane damage to our neighbors in North Carolina spurred a collection of quilts to be sent on relief trucks sponsored by the Hilton Head Island Rotary Club and the Serg restaurant group. The Guild sent a total of 82 quilts on the trucks as well as a significant financial donation to Samaritan’s Purse that was generated by a spontaneous quilt purchase. In November the annual distribution of completed quilts was made. Quilts were donated to the Sandalwood Ministry, the Pregnancy Center, the Children’s Center, Meals on Wheels, and the Broad Creek Care Center at Tide Pointe as special thanks for hosting our annual luncheon. We also donated two quilts to the annual auction held by PEP, (Programs for Exceptional People). The group meets regularly on the second Tuesday of each month at the Island Lutheran Church from 10 am until 2 pm. Membership can come for the entire day or stop by to drop off or pick up supplies. Workshop days include tasks ranging from sewing “sandwiches,” to pressing fabric, cutting fabric for kits, and pairing fabric with tops. So, there are plenty of opportunities to help that do not always mean dragging your sewing machine in! Lisa Jacobsen at Lisa Jacobsen's Email
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