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How to help There are several ways that you can help the Guild.
Join a local group You
may join a group in your area with a view to donating some garments
every year or help with the sewing or knitting of various garments,
please contact the Secretary at secretary@qmcg.org.uk
and she will let you know where your nearest group is. Start a new group |
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We are very keen for people to start a new group among their family, friends and work colleagues. As the organiser of the new group you will become a President, and as such will be invited to our AGM held every year in London. You will also be asked to deliver any items of clothing or linen that you have collected over the year to St James’ Palace in early autumn, where we sort and redistribute them all. Of course, a group could just do fund raising for the purchase of items and not have to be present at either event. For an Advice Sheet for New Presidents click HERE Join the Schools Group We will welcome new Schools into our Schools Group wherever they are located. To receive a School’s Pack or to have our Schools Representative visit your school contact the Secretary at secretary@qmcg.org.uk Donate Fund raising is obviously an on going process. Donations of money are specifically used to purchase required items of clothing or linen from various warehouses. If you wish to donate, and are a UK taxpayer, we are able to reclaim tax on your donation. For a Gift Aid form click HERE If you have any new items of clothing or linen that you wish to donate, please contact the Secretary at secretary@qmcg.org.uk and she will let you know how best to get it to us, via a local President if possible to save on postage. |
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Make Many of our groups have large numbers of knitters who make the vast majority of the hats, scarves, bed jackets, cardigans, jumpers and baby clothes that we give away each year. If you are a keen knitter or know a knitting group that would like to make items for us, the following are the items that are most needed: Babies - cardigans,
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We also have a requirement for nighties, quilts and fleeces for the Neo Natal units in Hospitals. The sizes and materials of these items are very specific. Please note that we currently have very little demand for knee blankets. If knitting groups are very keen on knitting or crocheting squares for knee blankets, could we please ask that they are made into a size that could be used as a bed throw or blanket as well. For information on patterns click HERE |
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