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Welcome to the Out to Lunch Bunch
OLB is a group of quilters dedicated to the craft and to charitable works. We started in 2002 to help beginning quilters learn the craft. The group was having so much fun meeting for classes that more experienced quilters joined.
From there the group wanted to do something for the instructor who graciously lent her home for the meetings and the first Monday of each month was dedicated for charity quilting. Many of the quilters enjoy the charity work so much they forget to make themselves quilts!
Now we make pillowcases and other items to help those in need. Additionally OLB has two major quilting partners in Helping Hands and Big Bug Charity Quilters. OLB currently has 26 members.
We welcome any donations! email us at mpiselb@earthlink.net for information on how you may donate. We would love to have cotton fabric & batting. If you are cleaning out your stash, think of us!!! If you are in the Metro Phoenix area, we will pick up large donations. If you are in AZ, we will find someone who is traveling to your town!
Groups who have received our quilts:
Premier Hospice Care
Banner Thunderbird Pediatric Ward
Banner Thunderbird Pediatric ER
Banner Estrella Hospital Pediatric ER
Chicanos Por La Causa Migrant Headstart, Surprise
Dilcon Foster Home in Dilcon, AZ
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Family Promise Program
Surprise Senior Center
St. Vincent de Paul Society (8 West side parishes)
Maggie’s Place (3 houses)
Lost Boys of The Sudan
Sewing For Babies
2 Glendale Headstart Classes
9 Fowler Elem. School District Headstart Classes
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
Orphanage in Tanzania
DPS
Granite Valley Dialysis
New Life Center
Trinity Hospice
Maricopa County Medical Examiner
Special Olympics
Quilts of Valor
Center for Care - Mesa
Planned Parenthood
Pioneer Home - Prescott
Golden Retriever Rescue
WalMart Senior Project - Prescott
Phoenix VA Hospital
Helping Hands
Helping hands has 90+ members who live in the Sun City West (Arizona) area. They formed their group to help children in crisis. Statistics tell us that every ten seconds four children in the United States are battered or abused. They meet the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Monday of each month from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at:
The Church of Advent Episcopal
13150 Spanish Gardens Drive
Sun City West, AZ 85375
They make quilts and pillows and belive strongly that a quilt says "somebody loves me." Quilts provide security more so than warmth, and a quilt is something that a child can hold on to for comfort.
Another program that this charity group provides is the "Angel Blankets" which they make for the Maricopa County Morgue.
They earn money for supplies through fundraisers and welcome donations.
Quilts are donated to:
Airman's Attic at Luke Air Force Base
Del Webb Hospital
Out to Lunch Bunch Quilters of Goodyear
West Valley Child Crisis Center
Shriner's Hospital.
The Church of Advent Episcopal
13150 Spanish Gardens Drive
Sun City West, AZ 85375
They make quilts and pillows and belive strongly that a quilt says "somebody loves me." Quilts provide security more so than warmth, and a quilt is something that a child can hold on to for comfort.
Another program that this charity group provides is the "Angel Blankets" which they make for the Maricopa County Morgue.
They earn money for supplies through fundraisers and welcome donations.
Quilts are donated to:
Airman's Attic at Luke Air Force Base
Del Webb Hospital
Out to Lunch Bunch Quilters of Goodyear
West Valley Child Crisis Center
Shriner's Hospital.
Big Bug Charity Quilters
Started in June 2006 to further the work of the Out to Lunch Bunch quilters of Goodyear, Arizona and to meet the needs of those in Cordes Junction, Spring Valley, and Mayer Arizona.
They meet the first and third Mondays of the Month at the Mayer Elder Center from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome and you do not need a sewing machine to help. The group has 14 full-time members.
For more information: email Mary Y. at
mbyorgensen@commspeed.net
They meet the first and third Mondays of the Month at the Mayer Elder Center from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome and you do not need a sewing machine to help. The group has 14 full-time members.
For more information: email Mary Y. at
mbyorgensen@commspeed.net
Contributors
Our Lovely Sponsors
- Arlene Graham
- Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
- Bearly Stitchin
- Cotton Fields Quilt and Knit
- Hobbs Batting
- Quilters Anonymous
- Sierra Quiltworks www.Stores.ebay.com
- The Family of Doris Sanderford
Charity Quilt Totals
OLB:
2008: 1,840
2007: 3,000
2006: 2,727
2005: 2,110
2004: 1,440
Helping Hands:
2008: 1,275
Big Bug Creek:
2008: 949
All Three Groups Total:
2009: Quilts 4727, Pillows 1679, and Pillow Cases 204
2008: 4,064
2007: 3,440
Volunteer Hours:
2008: 15,000
2007: 14,909
2008: 1,840
2007: 3,000
2006: 2,727
2005: 2,110
2004: 1,440
Helping Hands:
2008: 1,275
Big Bug Creek:
2008: 949
All Three Groups Total:
2009: Quilts 4727, Pillows 1679, and Pillow Cases 204
2008: 4,064
2007: 3,440
Volunteer Hours:
2008: 15,000
2007: 14,909
Crafty Links
Blog Archive
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2008
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January
(18)
- TUCSON QUILT SHOWS
- ROSIE'S OR BUST!
- OLB BIRTHDAYS
- HEALTH FAIR AT BANNER THUNDERBIRD
- OLB VISITS HELPING HANDS
- APRIL QUILT CAMP
- SHARED CHARITY DAY AT BIG BUG QUILTERS
- SOME QUILTS WE'VE MADE
- CHARITY DAYS IN GOODYEAR
- HEAD START DINNER
- TANZANIA ORPHANAGE QUILTS
- An Average Monday
- HELPING HANDS
- THANK YOU NOTES
- QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION
- AZ QUILT SHOWS
- QUILT CAMP 2007
- Starting
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January
(18)
2009 Calender of Events
June 1st - Closed
June 8th - OLB
June 9th - Charity Day 10:00am to 4:00pm - Bearly Stitchin
June 15th - Closed
June 22nd - Closed
June 29th - OLB
July – CLOSED where not noted
July 20 - OLB
July 27 - OLB
Aug 3rd - OLB Charity Day
Aug 10th - OLB
Aug 11th - Charity Day 10:00am to 4:00pm - Bearly Stitchin
Aug 17th - OLB
Aug 24th - OLB
Aug 31st - OLB
June 8th - OLB
June 9th - Charity Day 10:00am to 4:00pm - Bearly Stitchin
June 15th - Closed
June 22nd - Closed
June 29th - OLB
July – CLOSED where not noted
July 20 - OLB
July 27 - OLB
Aug 3rd - OLB Charity Day
Aug 10th - OLB
Aug 11th - Charity Day 10:00am to 4:00pm - Bearly Stitchin
Aug 17th - OLB
Aug 24th - OLB
Aug 31st - OLB
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- OLB (2)
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- Quilt Camps (1)
- Raffle (2)
- RECEPIENTS OF QUILTS (4)
- ROAD TRIPS (2)
- Summer Fundraiser (1)
1 comment:
wow! you and your friends make ALL of those quilts!?! wow! cool! if i was a kid living in an orphanage i would be so happy! You really do cool things for the world just by sewing quilts.
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