One of our
community service project consists of providing baby quilts to
the OB unit at St. Helena Hospital in Clearlake for the newborns of
deserving families. The nurses in that unit have requested
10 to 15 quilts per month. In order to keep up with the
nurses request, we do need for everyone to help.
The Community Service Committee will have
kits consisting of three layers. These have been cut but will
need some adjustments to assure that all three layers are the
same size. Another option, however, is for participants to
provide their own "kits" or to make the quilts in any manner
they choose., keeping mind they do not need to be elaborate. The
sizes range from approximately 36" x 45" to 45" x 45".
"Click Here" for directions for the
"envelope" method
of baby quilt
construction.
St. Helena Hospital - Clearlake Tea
St. Helena Hospital graciously hosted a Tea on October 22, 2009
to honor and thank the Guild for the donated quilts Guild
members have made for the Women’s Center this past year. There
were 192 babies born at the hospital this year and each went
home with a quilt made by Guild members. Hospital
representatives Luanne Darby, Darlene Hamm and Chaplin Lorena
Bowers surprised all that attended with a basket of beautiful
fabric and $300 raised by the hospital staff for the Guild’s
Community Service Committee. It was heartwarming to hear the
stories of how much the baby quilts truly mean to the babies’
families and the hospital as well. It was so inspiring to hear
how much they are appreciated.
Luanne Darby, St. Helena Hospital presenting gifts of fabric and $300
for future quilts to be made, to Marlene Brudvig and Lel King.
