Gilbert Block Quilt Group spreads comfort and cheer
GILBERTSVILLE – A recently established quilt group called the Gilbert Block Quilt Group (GBQG), which meets in Gilbertsville, has been sewing up a storm this past year. These quilting hobbyists have made it their mission to use their talents to spread comfort and cheer to young and old in the communities of Chenango, Otsego and Delaware counties, with their hand-crafted quilts.
The Gilbert Block Quilt Group, with less than thirty-five members, meets two times a month at the Episcopal Church in Gilbertsville, for “working meetings”. Most often fabric, some of which has been donated by fabric/quilt stores, is cut into quilt “kits” to be sewn at individual members’ homes. They raise funds for other needed materials by participating with a “boutique” in the annual Major’s Inn Quilt Show in Gilbertsville. Despite the newness of this group, they have been making a huge impact toward their feel-good goal.
They have already donated 28 quilts to the Prenatal Care Assistance Program, or PCAP, part of Planned Parenthood of South Central New York, Inc., in Norwich. Each time a preemie baby is born at Chenango Memorial Hospital, PCAP sees that the baby goes home with a warm, hand-made infant sized quilt.
The quilters have donated 21 quilts to the Child Advocacy Groups, part of the Department of Social Services of Delaware and Otsego Counties.
On Oct. 26, nine members of the GBQG visited Chase Memorial Nursing Home in New Berlin. Pat Netellton, social worker at Chase who’s also a quilter, presented an overview program about the facility then helped them bestow 28 quilts to their residents. Afterwards, the quilters had the privilege of talking with some of the recipients like Wanda, Ann and Rachel. They’re wonderful visit left as warm an impression as the quilts.
On Nov. 11, GBQG member Nancy Cody of Oxford presented a quilt to the Central New York Ronald McDonald House in Syracuse. Sue Minard accepted the quilt on behalf of the 16-bedroom McDonald House and explained that many of their patients are from Oxford, Norwich and the Cooperstown areas. Since 1982 this McDonald House has been a home away from home to more than 17,000 families whose children have been seriously ill or injured. They also provide funding for the Child Life Program at the Center for Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders at University Hospital, SUNY Upstate Medical University. (Donations received at the McDonald’s restaurant in Norwich go to the Syracuse McDonald House.)
On Dec. 5, the group is returning to the CNY Ronald McDonald House and donating two more quilts, a check for $100 plus various supplies from the centers’ “Wish List.”
The Gilbert Block Quilt Group is just starting out, but they plan to annually serve various nursing homes in the area, PCAP and other charitable groups where a blanket could give needed comfort. Anyone with such a group; or interested in joining the GBQG or in learning more about what they do, contact ncody@stny.rr.com or call: 843-9297.
The Gilbert Block Quilt Group, with less than thirty-five members, meets two times a month at the Episcopal Church in Gilbertsville, for “working meetings”. Most often fabric, some of which has been donated by fabric/quilt stores, is cut into quilt “kits” to be sewn at individual members’ homes. They raise funds for other needed materials by participating with a “boutique” in the annual Major’s Inn Quilt Show in Gilbertsville. Despite the newness of this group, they have been making a huge impact toward their feel-good goal.
They have already donated 28 quilts to the Prenatal Care Assistance Program, or PCAP, part of Planned Parenthood of South Central New York, Inc., in Norwich. Each time a preemie baby is born at Chenango Memorial Hospital, PCAP sees that the baby goes home with a warm, hand-made infant sized quilt.
The quilters have donated 21 quilts to the Child Advocacy Groups, part of the Department of Social Services of Delaware and Otsego Counties.
On Oct. 26, nine members of the GBQG visited Chase Memorial Nursing Home in New Berlin. Pat Netellton, social worker at Chase who’s also a quilter, presented an overview program about the facility then helped them bestow 28 quilts to their residents. Afterwards, the quilters had the privilege of talking with some of the recipients like Wanda, Ann and Rachel. They’re wonderful visit left as warm an impression as the quilts.
On Nov. 11, GBQG member Nancy Cody of Oxford presented a quilt to the Central New York Ronald McDonald House in Syracuse. Sue Minard accepted the quilt on behalf of the 16-bedroom McDonald House and explained that many of their patients are from Oxford, Norwich and the Cooperstown areas. Since 1982 this McDonald House has been a home away from home to more than 17,000 families whose children have been seriously ill or injured. They also provide funding for the Child Life Program at the Center for Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders at University Hospital, SUNY Upstate Medical University. (Donations received at the McDonald’s restaurant in Norwich go to the Syracuse McDonald House.)
On Dec. 5, the group is returning to the CNY Ronald McDonald House and donating two more quilts, a check for $100 plus various supplies from the centers’ “Wish List.”
The Gilbert Block Quilt Group is just starting out, but they plan to annually serve various nursing homes in the area, PCAP and other charitable groups where a blanket could give needed comfort. Anyone with such a group; or interested in joining the GBQG or in learning more about what they do, contact ncody@stny.rr.com or call: 843-9297.
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