The members of NeedleChasers of Chevy Chase have always held a core value of Community Service. We have donated hundreds of quilts to not-for-profit organizations as well as volunteering to share our expertise at many varied public events from the National Park Service to the Smithsonian.
We strive to provide many ongoing opportunities for members to be involved in giving back to the community through quilting. We try to have projects at every meeting for members to take home or work on at our Sewing Bees (4th Wednesday of the month) at the NCCC Church.
It is our goal to have Community Service project kits available to members at all times. Kits include breast cancer pillows, small quilts for children, pillowcases and other kits for future donations. If you'd like to offer your help or know of other community organizations that could use our assistance, please contact our Community Service Coordinator, Debbie Lamb-Mechanick.
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Past Quilt-A-Thons
Every year NeedleChasers come together.......
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Thanks to the incredible efforts by more than 80 members, we were able to deliver 33 completed lap quilts with mesh zippered pockets to the Walter Reed Medical Center. The Red Cross personnel who received them will be distributing them to relevant units for permanent use. They were so thrilled with the quality of the quilts that they were able to begin to generate a myriad of ways that we might be able to support Veterans through their journey at the Medical Center.
Pictured below are Johnette Roberts and Christine Peterson delivering the quilts to Walter Reed Medical Center.
We will be discussing many of their ideas and others when we meet on January 28th at our "Town Hall" Sit and Sew to brainstorm ideas as well as organizations that might benefit from NeedleChasers talents. Join us for some coffee & calories at 10 am and stay after the meeting to help cut some patterns if you have the time.
Here is some lovely "eye-candy" letting you see the finished products with the makers!
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A million thanks to the 61 NeedleChasers who gathered on Valentine’s Day, 2024 for our annual Quilt-A-Thon to create TWELVE incubator covers for the George Washington Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Pictured below, these cheerful mini works of art will go a long way to brightening the atmosphere in the NICU and bring a personal touch to the families that visit their little ones at this stressful time in their lives. NeedleChasers members sewed for months to cut, piece, quilt, and then finally assemble these gifts. We have a generous Community of quilters who give of their skills and themselves again and again in service to others.
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| Fiesta | Here Kitty, Kitty | Hungry Catepillar |
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| Polly | Rainbows | Tucan |
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| Little Things 1 | Little Things 2 |
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