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We are proud of our community outreach programs, including our guild-sponsored Smile Quilts, Memory Quilts and Touch Quilts. Volunteers coordinate these projects and occasionally hold quilting bees and/or assemble kits for work at home. The quilting bees are usually held at the Mannheim Community Cenre. Click Mannheim Community Centre for directions.

For information about these special projects click on the mini quilts by their names. If you would like to contact any of the organizers, you will find their contact information in our Members' Handbook or email the guild at wcqg@wcquiltersguild.on.ca. Your message will be forwarded to the appropriate person.


	Smile Quilts are made for children facing serious illness. Coordinated by Rosemary Plummer.

	Memory Quilts are small, knotted quilts donated to Grand River Hospital. They are given to those who have lost an infant due to stillbirth, SIDS, or some other catastrophe. Coordinated by Doreen Bone and Lynn Thomson-Haven.

	The Touch Quilt Program run by the Alzheimer Society of K-W provides, for persons with later-stage Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, an item of comfort to hold and touch with their hands. Coordinated by Bernice Gammy.

	This year Bev Bechthold organized the guild's biennial Raffle Quilt. In fact, the participation was so great that there are two raffle quilts! They will be on display at our Quilt Show in September.

	The Books and Quilts Project is a joint project of the Waterloo County Quilters' Guild and the Waterloo Public Library. This project has been coordinated by Marney Heatley. A new project is currently underway.
For several years guild members have made placemats for our local Meals on Wheels. Often those placemats are reversible, celebrating a special holiday or two. Many members also make and donate quilts to other worthy charities dear to their own hearts. Often a member will organize a group project, such as the Postcard Quilt (shown below) organized by Renske Helmuth. It was donated to the Ontario Mennonite Relief Sale and was auctioned for $7200!
The Quilt and Project Linus are additional causes in which guild members often participate. The guild and its members are always open to supporting charitable organizations. To reach us please go to our Contact Us page.

Waterloo County Quilters' Guild