It all begins with an idea. . .COMMUNITY OUTREACH

QUILTS OF VALOR —

In 2023, Calico Capers Quilt Guild implemented the newly formed QOV Sub-committee.  This Committee worked closely with the Community Outreach Committee and sharing Sew Days monthly.

BOM from 2022 were put together into quilt tops with the goal of having them ready for future QOV presentations. This committee saw all necessary plans/preparations were made for these events—June 2023 recipients were seven (7) veterans from the Oxford VFW Post 6003; July 2024 recipients were seven (7) veterans from the Pardeeville American Legion Post 215 and September 2024 recipients will see seven (7) more veterans from the Neshkoro American Legion Post 423 wrapped and honored. 

Thanks to the Adams Columbia Operation Roundup Grant; member patriotic fabrics acquisition; guild patriotic stash & 2022 BOMs, CCQG had a great inventory of fabrics to choose from.  The Committee worked from this inventory to make up kits with pattern included which were available for members to take to ‘stitch & sew’ at their convenience.

Gracious donations from the Westfield VFW Post 8718 & the Oxford VFW Post 6003 with the encouragement to continue on with these QOV activities helped as well with this outreach.

The recommended size of a Quilt of Valor is 60-inches x 80-inches.

(a minimum of 55-inches x 65-inches and maximum of 72-inches x 90-inches)

A B-I-G thank you to all members who graciously donated time to stitch tops together; long-arm quilts; bind & label.  Without your participation, these twenty-one (21) quilts, to wrap our local veterans, would not have been a reality. 

Note: That the Calico Capers Quilt Guild will continue to make tops for the QOVF and donate them directly to the Wisconsin Dells QOVF Chapter.

 

SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE —

   November 2022, the Calico Capers Quilt Guild (CCQG) held a Sew Day to work on quilts for Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP).  A Thrivent Action Team hosted the event which took place at the Endeavor Community Center.  This was to become one of many Sew Days dedicated to this Outreach.

   The CCQG works with the Portage Chapter of SHP and continues to provide quilts to be presented along with the bunk beds to children in need in our immediate communities.

   “SHP fully believes that a bed is a basic need for the proper physical, emotional, and mental support that a child needs. When it was brought to our attention that the need for beds went far beyond our own neighborhoods, we stepped up and took initiative. We’re a National Organization answering the call to a national problem.

   All children deserve a safe, comfortable place to lay their heads. Across the United States, too many boys and girls go without a bed – or even a pillow – to sleep on. These children end up sleeping on couches, blankets, and even floors. This can affect their happiness and health.

   That’s where Sleep in Heavenly Peace comes in. We’re a group of volunteers dedicated to building, assembling and delivering top-notch bunk beds to children and families in need. Our organization has grown steadily over time, and we’re working on opening more chapters in different states to serve more people.  No kid sleeps on the floor in our town!®.”  -shpbeds.org-

 For more information on how to apply for a SHP bunk bed – check out their website (shpbeds.org).  On the home page, you will find the link ‘how to apply for a bed’.   Sleep in Heavenly Peace is helping children in need sleep better.