The Campbell River Friendship Quilters Guild have proudly taken part in the “Canadian Comfort and Remembrance Project” (CCRP), by making a quilt to be given to the next- of -kin of a Canadian Forces member who has died in an overseas mission.
The Canadian Comfort and Remembrance Project gives all Canadians an opportunity to show encouragement, support and care to the seriously wounded and to the next-of-kin who have lost soldiers in Canadian Forces overseas missions. Each CCRP quilt will have a fabric heart appliquéd onto the back near the label, with the signature of the Chief of Defense Staff, General Rick Hillier, as a gesture of his support for the families who have lost a loved one.
The Canadian Comfort and Remembrance Project is working in partnership with Quilts of Valour. Canadian quilters are invited to make ‘comfort’ quilts for Canadian Forces personnel. This project provides comfort quilts to wounded Canadian Forces personnel when they return to Canada. The Department of National Defense in Ottawa, endorses both of these initiatives.
For more information, contact Jane Guthrie, at Picket Fence Fabrics
Creating quilts for others has been part of the guild since the beginning. In the early days, guild members met regularly at various locations to put together the quilts, which were often panels and always from donated fabric. The guild provided batting.
Since 1977 we have been donating baby quilts to the Salvation Army, who in turn gives these to single mothers or mothers who might appreciate a special gift. Gradually this outreach grew, and now the guild donates lap quilts to Yucalta Lodge; placemats to Meals-on-Wheels; Comfort Quilts for the North Island RCMP Highway Patrol and quilts for auction at the National Breast Cancer Support Project. Thanks to guidance and direction from members, the guild assembled more than 20 bright and cozy bed-coverings for Ann Elmore House. Most recently, the guild has provided materials and encouragement to interested Yucalta Lodge residents, who have a lifetime experience in needlework. Many thanks to a keen and gentle group of guild members who have spent fun afternoons at the lodge! Meals on Wheels is part of the Campbell River Community Living program. Meals are prepared at the Yucalta Lodge kitchen and delivered by volunteers. The clientele has grown to 45 receiving 1 hot meal daily and placemats created by the guild are sent along to each recipient.
In recent years, the guild has one day “BLITZ” every year to create these quilted items for donation. As always, donated fabric is used.
Cheque Presentation
This cheque is for $350 and was donated by the I.O.F. for the fabric for the quilt raffle at our 2010 Quilt Show.