Community Service
Since 1988 Block Party members have been making quilts for children and their families who are staying at the Ronald McDonald House while being treated at Seattle Children’s Hospital. In that time BPQ members have donated thousands of quilts and our art quilts are proudly displayed on the public walls of each house. In addition, over 100 quilted holiday stockings are provided each year for children staying at RMH during the holiday season.
Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland is another organization that receives our quilts. Members created red, white and blue star blocks that were combined to make twenty-five Quilts of Valor. They were awarded to veterans receiving care through Evergreen Hospice prior to Veteran’s Day in 2022. We are doing another Quilts of Valor project in 2025.
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In Issaquah, Eastside Baby Corner has been our primary donation site. Their name has changed to KidVantage to better reflect their organization’s focus on kids from birth to age 12.
In 2023 we added Swedish Hospital in Issaquah to our list of recipients. Our quilts are given to those in palliative care and ICU.
Harborview Burn Center in Seattle was added in 2024 after a chance meeting with the charity representative from Fidalgo Island Quilters. They let us know of the ongoing need there and we stepped up to help. One of our Charity Team members is passionate about Treehouse (foster care). We have just started donating there through her.
BPQ's Charity Team is open to all members. Quilt kits provided to members are made possible through fabric donations from guild members and the community. We are so grateful to APQS Northwest in Issaquah for their support of our program. They welcome all quilters no matter their skill level to quilt our charity quilts for free. Quilts and batting are provided!
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The BPQ Charity Team does accept and appreciate fabric donations. We can be reached at charity@blockpartyquilters.org.
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