Community Outreach
The Greenville Quilters Guild loves to give back! Throughout the year, our members engage in Community Service through teaching and creating quilts for our neighbors in need. We create, teach and craft our way into the lives of our neighbors in need. Contact any member if you are interested in joining us for one of these events!
Check out our photos below for our last few community service events.
Guild Donations
Welcome to our showcase of donations by our Guild! We proudly support initiatives that create positive change. Thank you for being part of this journey!
May 15
On May 15th Bobbie Sang delivered 10 pieces to Shante Carson, Social Worker, for the teens who are aging out of the foster system and entering into the LINKS Program of Pitt County Social Services.
May 28
On May 28, Julia’s Well received 64 items for donation.
Items are distributed to the families that receive services from Julia’s Well food pantry in Ayden, NC.
June 6
On June 6, ECU Health Foundation received 560 items for donation. Items are distributed throughout the ECU Health system where needed.
Sandra Camacho-Bond is our liaison for ECU Health.
Learn to Quilt Day
Annually, the Greenville Quilters Guild holds a day-long workshop to share the art of quilting with members of our community who wish to learn or even hone their quilting skills. Various aspects of quilting, such as fabric selection/matching, piecing, appliqueing, hand quilting, using rulers and quilting tools, along with finishing techniques are shared. Our guests are invited to make at least two different blocks over the course of the day. Members of the Greenville Quilters Guild are the instructors for this wonderful opportunity to learn the art of quilting. Please join us! If you’re interested or would like more details, please contact gqgpres@gmail.com to inquire.
Pitt County Fair
Each year the Greenville Quilters Guild maintains a booth at the Pitt County Fair where samples of quilts and crafts are on display. Our members enter exhibits in the competition with many ribbons being won for quilts and crafts.
For more information on the Pitt County Fair visit www.pittfair.org
Support for Local Charities
Part of the mission of the Greenville Quilters Guild is share items we create with various local charities. Routinely, we donate items such as quilts for infants, toddlers, teenagers, adults, and veterans and, when a local group expresses a specific need, the guild works together to provide items that are needed. Examples of specific needs might be pillowcases, chemo pillows, dolls for surgeons to use for children prior to surgery, etc. As a guild, we are all so fortunate to have the opportunity to provide items to our community and to help those who benefit from these gifts.
GQG Comfort Quilts for Charities
Charity | Description | Needs |
|---|---|---|
JOY Soup Kitchen | Homeless, financially-displaced Pitt County residents | Plastic bag sleeping mats made of PLARN, Soapsacks (www.soapsacks.com) |
Quilts of Valor | Service members and veterans touched by war (https://www.govf.org) | Patriotic throw quilts |
Military Thank You | Active duty military serving in Pitt County | Small patriotic wall hangings |
Veterans | Veterans in local nursing homes | Placemats (12" x 16"), Wheelchair quilts (32-36" x 40-46"), Large throw quilts (60" x 80") |
Community Crossroads Center | Emergency homeless shelter | Twin size quilts, Pillowcases |
Leo Jenkins Cancer Center | Cancer patients | Port pillows (with Velcro straps), Hats, Lap/wheelchair quilts |
Maynard (Vidant) Children's Hospital | NICU and PICU patients with extended stays in the hospital | Quilts for children up to 18 years |
Center for Family Violence Prevention | Victims of domestic abuse | Twin size quilts, Quilts for children up to 18 years, Pillowcases, Bags |
RHA Howell Center Tar River | Infants and children with medical conditions that require 24/7 nursing care | Quilts for children up to 18 years |
Social Services Foster Program Pitt County Dept. of Health | Children removed from unsafe situations | Quilts for children up to 18 years, Pillowcases |
Guardian Ad Litem | Victims of abuse and neglect as determined by a court of law | Quilts for children up to 18 years, Pillowcases |