Philanthropy

Quilters By The Sea is a 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit organization.

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.  

Covid-19 Pandemic Response

Quilters By The Sea continues to provide for our communities in ways only quilters can. Our members took to their sewing machines and produced masks for the following organizations:

St Mary’s Hospital Unit 560
Long Beach Memorial Hospital 1133
Lakewood Regional Hospital (Linda Fowler’s Class) 388
LA County EMS (Thanks Mylene Crammer) 75
Whittier Presbyterian (Thanks Merry Jennings) 60
Fort Hood (Thanks Kate Weber) 43
Post Office/Postal Workers 42
Orange County Senior Center (Thanks Brandi Kelly-Contreras) 110
Artesia Christian Home (Thanks Kathy Pruett) 30
Kaiser (Thanks Debbie Migliaro and Carolyn Rhodes) 170+
Heart of Ida Sr. Assistance Group (Thanks Regina Lozano) 25
Long Beach Police Department 20
2656 Face masks
Additional face masks were sewn for family, friends, neighbors, Ralph’s, a plumber and crew, teachers, USC Covid-19 Tent Unit, “Stitched Together”, a Papa John’s deliveryman, a whole neighborhood block, a Hospice Nurse Nephew, several long term care facilities, food bank workers, and more!
GRAND TOTAL: 3929 FACE MASKS

Other needed items sewn were 130 Zippered Collars for Personal Respirator Machines (PAPR) and 120 Gowns
Personal Protective Gear (PPE) for Gallup New Mexico – along with 12 Surgical Caps

Quilt Outreach

Giving quilts made by members is one of the ways we work with the organizations in the community.   Kits are available for members to assemble and return to the committee.   Periodically we have workshops where a member of the guild teaches a technique that those attending use as a quilt for the community or they may 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 the third Saturday of each month (until further notice – check at the Community Relations table to confirm dates, times and location).  This meeting is to prepare quilt kits, assemble quilts, and attach labels.  In general work on quilts for the community while enjoying the company of fellow guild
members.  Don’t forget us when you decide to clean out or rearrange your stash…we will gladly take donations of fabrics you are no longer in love with to make quilts and kits.

Fabric donations can also be given to Happy Hats by Helping Hands.  They make surgical caps for children undergoing surgery.  They take 100% cotton (no glitter or flannel).  No smaller than 19″ square, 1 1/8 yard makes 4 caps.  They also take 1/4″ elastic no less than 20″ long.  Kid friendly patterns are the preferred.  To donate
to Happy Hats, please contact Mary Clements – 562.598.3006 or MB3001@msn.com.

Our quilts are distributed  to the following groups:
Long Beach PD – SART (Sexual Abuse Rescue Team) Unit
LB Battered Women’s Shelter
For The Child
New Life Beginnings
St. Mary’s hospital pediatric unit
VA Hospital in Long Beach
This is a flexible list so organizations may be added or removed from time to time.  

Quilters By The Sea Philanthropy segment is very important to all the guild members.  Each year the Community Relations Philanthropy Committee is provided funds to be distributed to the community.  More information is available at the Community Relations table during the general meetings.

We also make other collections throughout the year for various items such as school supplies for the children, personal items for people who live in the shelters, and many gifts and other items that are distributed at our annual Holiday party.