A group affiliated to the Guild coordinates a programme to teach patchwork and quilting at Arohata Women's Prison, near Wellington.  The programme is the longest running one at Arohata, started in October 1993.  A team of helpers is drawn from groups in the Wellington area.

 

The group has received funding from the Alexandra Trust in the past; and receives donations of fabric ans supplies from quilters the length and breadth of the country.

 

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Every year our members make quilts to donate to the Womens' Refuges in Wellington, usually using gifted fabrics.  Members stitch these quilts at home, and at work days held approximately four times a year.

 

The completed quilts are handed to representatives of the Wellington Women's Refuge and Te Whare Rokiroki Maori Women's Refuge, at our June Guild meeting each year.

 

In 2008, we handed over more than 80 quilts.  Around 20 additional smaller quilts were donated to the Wellington City Mission as knee rugs for elderly citizens in need of warmth during the cold winter months.

 

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