Posted by Shari on October 6th, 2020
Oregon Wildfire 2020 Quilt & Pillowcase Donations
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| 10/16/2020 Update: Call for donations is now closed. We have filled our need for the Oregon Wildfire victims. If you have already shipped a package, we will make sure it gets distributed to any remaining families in need. |
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| Many of you may have seen the news. Oregon had a most unusual storm on Monday, September 7th, 2020. One of those rare, every 100 years kind of storm. High winds that we don't normally see except during the winter. And blowing in from the East. Our winds usually blow north to south, south to north, and west to east (from the coast up over the Cascade mountains). An east wind brings warm air from the Oregon desert, blows over the Cascade mountains, and down the canyons into the Willamette Valley. Unfortunately, for our already dry state, the high winds caused trees to break, power lines to fall, and fires to start. We had a few wildfires already burning, and these high winds fed the flames. Things were out of control before Oregon knew what happened. It was heavy in our hearts as we watched our local communities fleeing for their lives, with barely a moments notice, before they lost everything. It was hard not to be caught up in local resources opening up as shelters. And everyone was assisting in every way possible; helping with evacuations, donating supplies, aiding where necessary. Our town of Lebanon was never in jeopardy. Our canyon was one of the few spared with quick thinking of local farmers and loggers being able to quickly draw boundaries on the fire. The canyons north and south of us were not so lucky. While we were shut down for a few days due to hazardous air quality, we started receiving an outpouring of correspondence from quilters wanting to help, including a special request from a young lady in Idaho that had been making pillowcases for the One Million Pillowcase Challenge. We were touched and inspired. While we have donated quilts for many different causes, this was the first time accepting donations. The incoming volume has been amazing!!! We were able to contribute 200+ finished washed quilts and 650+ finished washed pillowcases for the Santiam Canyon Wildfire Victims. Our contribution, and those of other local shops, helped fill that need. We are now collecting for the Southern Oregon Wildfire Victims and have also been asked to assist the Clackamas area Wildfire Victims. We will continue collecting until the need is filled. 10/16/2020 Update: Call for donations is now closed. We have filled our need for the Oregon Wildfire victims. If you have already shipped a package, we will make sure it gets distributed to any remaining families in need. |
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| Due to the volume, we are unable to contact each person giving directly. We have compiled all the information we could gather from box addresses and letters, and we are listing it below. (Please forgive us for any misspelling or missing information due to the volume of incoming packages we have been processing. You can email us directly and we would be happy to make any necessary corrections.) Thank you to everyone for your amazing generosity!!!! |
| Donations sent to the Santiam Canyon, Oregon area: |
Barb Woods of Philipsburg, PA = 8 pillowcases Pam of Lansing, MI = 1 quilt A Planer of Hopi, NJ = 8 pillowcases Cathy Pettit of Citrus Heights, CA = 4 Pillowcases KE Sisson of Owings, MD = 5 pillowcases Carol Kau of St. Croix Falls, WI = 4 pillowcases Kathy Abba of Debuque, IA = 1 quilt Diane Woodward of Linstrom, MN = 1 quilt Senior Center of West Seattle of Seattle, WA = 3 quilts, 1 pillowcase Pauline Cook of Homedale, ID Kay Parch of Overgaard, AZ = 12 pillowcases Terri Mayfield of Watertown, SD = 1 quilt Stitching Servants (no address) = 18 pillowcases Mayfield of Watertown, SD = 1 quilt M Linebeck of Snohomish, WA Skillman of Pendleton, OR = 60 pillowcases T. Hillary of Winter, WI = 12 pillowcases Gail Twitchell of Williston, VT = 15 pillowcases Jon & Zoe Purnell of Hood River, OR = 14 pillowcases Pauline Cook of Homedale, ID = 1 quilt Helen McBride of Rochester, MN = 26 pillowcases Jullie Vasquez of Santa Maria, CA = 6 quilts M Eldred of Oregon City, OR = 3 quilts Michelle La Jae of Lewiston, ME = 4 pillowcases Mark & Linda Decker of Worland, Wyoming = 4 quilts First United Methodist Church of Sunnyvale, CA = 19 quilts, 7 afghans St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church of Winlock, WA = 4 quilts Louise Zawadzki of Collegeville, PA = 5 quilts Anne Hughes of Greely, CO = 1 quilt, 9 pillowcases Abby Larson of Colorado Springs, CO = 1 quilt Wolfe of New Tripow, PA = 1 quilt Nancy Nielsen of Anacortes, WA = 1 quilt, 23 pillowcases Carol Morris of Escondido, CA = 3 pillowcases Nancy Smith of Lakeview, CA = 25 pillowcases Joan Shortsleeve of Essex Junction, VT = 1 quilt Ridgley of Oak Point, TX = 2 quilts Illinois Country Stitchers Quilt Guild of Champaign, IL = 25 pillowcases Doreen Kittle of Augusta, KS = 3 quilts, 14 pillowcases Barbara Vartanian of Greene, NY = 3 quilts Jan VanOvermeer of Sioux Falls, SD = 18 pillowcases Pauline Oliver of Tacoma, WA = 2 quilts R Lawrence of Henderson, NV = 22 pillowcases Patricia Williams of Venice, FL = 1 quilt Tennessee Valley Packaging of Huntsville, AL = 6 quilts, 3 pillowcases Kathleen Irvine of Washington, DE = 6 pillowcases Judy Schwandt of Niles, IL = 25 pillowcases Margaret Trim of Gahanna, OH = 1 quilt D Eitel of Trenton, NJ = 13 pillowcases ?? of Easton, PA = 1 quilt Donna Fairchild of Horseheads, NY = 6 pillowcases Charles & Ronda Taraboletti of Belleville, IL = 9 pillowcases Katherine McBride of Silverdale, WA = 3 quilts Jeri Rait of Orting, WA = 3 quilts Lynne Miranda of Dewey, AZ = 8 quilts, 12 pillowcases Linda Drummond of Groveland, CA = 6 quilts, 9 pillowcases Barbara Maddow of Glendale, AZ = 2 quilts Linda Decker of Worland, WY = 1 quilt Quilting Chicks & Rooster of Bethany Presbyterian Church = 1 quilt, 48 pillowcases Beverly Weld of Olympia, WA = 1 quilt, 16 pillowcases Joyce Fukumoto of Kailua Kona, HI = 1 quilt Gail Twitchell of Williston, VT = 40 pillowcases Jean Stevenson of Roswell, NM = 4 quilts, 27 pillowcases Joyce Redmon of Springfield, MO = 8 quilts Pat Wyatt of Herndan, VA = 5 quilts Joni Keskey of Brownstown, MI = 1 quilt Mary Archer of Yorktown, VA = 1 quilt Betty Disanza of Limington, ME = 1 quilt Audrey Partas of Webster, NY = 4 quilts St. Paul Lutheran Church of Winlock, WA = 14 quilts Sandy Braun Spurgin & neighbor of McMinnville, OR = 9 quilts Lynne Mulcahey of Union Springs, NY = 2 quilts, 6 pillowcases J. Wittgen of Gearhart, OR = 1 quilt Bonnie Rennaker of Kuna, ID = 2 quilts Mary Stewart of Oak Harbor, WA = 3 quilts Peggy Scott of Bismarck, ND = 1 quilt Candace Spong of Camano Island, WA = 2 quilts Martha Diehl of Plano, TX = 3 quilts Janet Palmer of Chalfont, PA = 2 quilts Diane Bishop of Albuquerque, NM = 13 pillowcases Cheryl Miller of Chicago, IL Pat Wilson of Idabel, OK = 12 pillowcases Linda Lynch of Hermosa Beach, CA = 13 quilts, 16 pillowcases CJ Novak of Howards Grove, WI = 1 quilt, 23 pillowcases Beverly Howard of Henderson, NV = 13 quilts Donna Smith/Theresa of Lafayette = 11 quilts, 20 pillowcases Kathleen Irvine of Wilmington, DE Cheri Ucci of Palmetto Bay, FL = 2 quilts ??? of Easton, PA = 1 quilt Marie James of Denver, CO = 3 quilts, 9 pillowcases Arlene Schweiger of Davis Junction, IL = 1 quilt Nancy Harrison of Urbana, IL = 20 pillowcases The Honey Bee Quilters Guild of Jacksonville, FL = 4 quilts, 26 pillowcases |
| Donations sent to the Southern Oregon (Phoenix, Talent, Paisley) area: |
Carmen Hoffman of Hanna City, IL = 2 quilts, 11 pillowcases Carla Ball of Woodbine, MD = 12 pillowcases Garvine of Miami, FL = 3 quilts Nancy Sanders-Williams of Columbus, OH = 4 quilts Ann Lamprey of Manlius, NY = 11 pillowcases Kathi Downey of Lompoc, CA = 17 pillowcases Melanie Elliott of Kensington, KS = 12 pillowcases Yolanda Cypher of Fenelton, PA = 6 pillowcases Methodist Church of Denison, IA = 6 quilts, 10 pillowcases Margo Clabo of Cleveland, TN = 2 quilts K Thompson of Jonesville, WI = 1 quilt Judy Caldwell of Chatsworth, Ga = 22 pillowcases Debbie Vesnel of Butler, PA = 5 quilts Patty McDonald of Murrieta, CA = 6 quilts Hummingbird Stitchers Quilt Guild of Sierra Vista, AZ = 11 pillowcases Sherie Lagendyk of Powell, OH = 1 quilt Carol Turner of Canon City, CO = 13 pillowcases Allan Miller of Punta Gorda, FL = 3 quilts, 2 pillowcases Beth Smith of Brooklyn Park, MN = 1 quilt Barbara Cook of Menominee, MI = 1 quilt Carole Marger of Dayton, OH = 1 quilt ??? of Fairfield, IA = 3 quilts, 2 pillowcases McClun of Lititz, PA = 13 quilts Linda Rice of Choteau, MT = 12 pillowcases Jinny Beyer Studio of Great Falls, VA = 14 quilts Meredith Corporation of Des Moines, IA = 100 pillowcases Durham Quilting Bees of Durham, OK = 12 quilts, 4 pillowcases K McGraw of Cypress, CA = 6 pillowcases Diane Murphy of Perry, NY = 4 quilts Beverly Weld of Olympia, WA = 1 quilt Tami Aschen Bernner of Ione, CA = 2 pillowcases Elizabeth Macomber of Hudson, MA = 1 quilt Jeanne Netherwood of Hidden Valley Lake, CA = 3 quilts Renee Lackey of Kihei, HI = 1 quilt, 1 pillowcase Davidson United Methodist Church of Davidson, NC = 12 pillowcases Cranberry Country Quilters of Eagle River, WI = 1 quilt, 1 pillowcase Peggy Tschetter of Lompard, IL = 23 pillowcases Linda Cary, Barbara Becker, & Mary Wade of Niskayuna, NY = 4 quilts, 10 pillowcases LJ's Tops & Bottoms of Boynton Beach, FL = 1 quilt Pau Shelburne of Ann Arbor, MI = 9 pillowcases W Niffengegger of Kalona, IA = 2 quilts S Ware of Auberndale, MA = 16 pillowcases Kim Kirschner of Summerfield, NC = 2 quilts, 6 pillowcases Evening Star Quilters Guild of Belvidere, NJ = 2 quilts, 10 pillowcases Judy Zeitler of Eston, PA AnnMarie Tegen of Rhinelander, WI = 3 quilts Zion Piecemakers Hurricane of Washington, UT = 5 quilts Bob & Sharon Davis of Cherry Hill, NH = 1 quilt Janet Smith of St. Helens, OR = 1 quilt, 2 pillowcases Elsie Ridgley of Oak Point, TX = 2 quilts, 2 pillowcases Gordan & Sally Wolfe of Erie, CO = 1 quilt Alice Crowder of Texarkana, AR = 3 quilts, 3 pillowcases Mandarin Lutheran Church of Jacksonville, FL = 1 quilt, 13 pillowcases Katherine McBride of Silverdale, WA = 4 quilts Bejeweled Quilts by Barb of Atlanta, TX = 15 pillowcases Michelle Barlow of Florence, MS = 12 pillowcases Billie Beckman of Port Orchard, WA = 26 pillowcases Nell Weddington of Cleveland, NC = 36 pillowcases ?? Harris of Fort Dodge, IA = 3 quilts Donna Laing & Helen Marshall of Fort Washington, PA = 2 quilts Millicent Leaming of Laramie, WY = 34 pillowcases Athina Emory of Casstown, OH = 6 quilts ?? Wheeler of Washington DC = 6 pillowcases Carol Stanonik of Rice Lake, WI = 6 pillowcases Kelley Chromy of Lakeville, MN = 8 pillowcases Norma Anderson of Saint Joseph, IL = 6 pillowcases Paul & Gail Wilson of Helena, MT = 1 quilt, 10 pillowcases ?? of Douglasville, GA = 1 quilt, 5 pillowcases Paul Shelburne of Ann Arbor, MI = 2 quilts Diane Plunkett of Jay, NY = 6 quilts ?? of Menlo Past, CA = 3 quilts ?? Harrison of Urbana, IL = 5 quilts Carol Picchini of Moorpark, CA = 1 quilt Sue Kavran & Nancy Grayson of Dillon, MT = 9 quilts Regina Downey of Limon, CO = 4 quilts Suzette Jackson & Diann Meadows = 28 pillowcase Maria Wilske of Graham, NC = 9 quilts Wendy Rottner of Shoreham, NY = 8 quilts Mary Rosenthal of Chicago, IL = 12 quilts Marcy Clausen of Muscatine, IA = 3 quilts, 2 pillowcases Jeanne White of Port Orange, FL = 6 quilts ?? Hahn of Jacksonville, NC = 3 quilts Sarah Fredericks of Chicago, IL = 6 quilts Sheila Hartl of Mesa, AZ = 9 quilts Karyla Parrish of Wyoming, MN = 15 quilts, 47 pillowcases Mary Floyd of Fort Worth, TX = 3 quilts, 11 pillowcases Merry-Beth Noble of Landrum, SC = 4 pillowcases Patricia Zitterich of Georgetown, TX = 8 pillowcases Donna Sciandra of Buffalo, NY = 22 pillowcases Beverly Weld of Olympia, WA = 1 quilt, 3 pillowcases Brenda Baughman of Manassas, VA = 2 quilts Colleen Rockwell of Federal Way, WA = 5 quilts Laura Wood of Bothell, WA = 3 quilts Deb Lippert of Hayward, WI = 6 quilts, 19 pillowcases Pat Meger of Maricopa, AZ = 3 quilts N.H. Smith of Nuevo, CA = 20 pillowcases Deborah Kinsey of Pikesville, MD = 4 pillowcases Gail Schultz of Milwaukee, WI = 24 pillowcases Kathy Sims of Alexis, IL = 3 quilts Rebecca Winburn of Little Rock, AR = 12 pillowcases Carol Devries (Prout) of North Calwell, NJ = 4 quilts Wendy Legg of Harpswell, ME = 1 quilt Alice Deleonardes of Arroya Grande, CA = 4 quilts Patricia Sargent of DeSoto, MO = 58 pillowcases Sue Brown of Mount Vernon, WA = 3 pillowcases Irene Froheich of Austin, MN = 2 quilts Betty Robertson of Doylestown, PA = 2 quilts Elizabeth Macomber of Hudson, MA = 1 quilt Sandra Pike of Boynton Beach, FL = 3 quilts Lois Fleck of Orchard Park, NY = 1 quilt Decker of Worland, WY = 1 quilt Jodi of Prescott, AZ = 31 pillowcases Stitch Witches 4-H Club of Union County, OR = 103 pillowcases Lois Pflueger of Churchville, PA = 1 quilt Chavez of Kansas City, MO = 28 pillowcases Driftwood Christian Church of Vallonia, IN = 10 quilts Karen Mickelson of Isanti, MN = 48 pillowcases Sarah Wolfe of Houston, TX = 6 pillowcases Denise Johnston of Fanklin, MA = 1 quilt, 9 pillowcases Cache Valley Quilters of Hyrum, UT = 41 pillowcases Lyanna Anderson of Dover, DE = 1 quilt, 1 set of mittens First Congregational United Church of Christ UCC c/o Bonnie Camp of Waukesha, WI = 17 quilts, 33 pillowcases, Ear/Neck Warmers, 4 new stuffed animals K Secor of Hinsdale, IL = 12 quilts Ted Vanrandwyk of Niceville, FL= 5 quilts Emerald Coast Modern Quilt Guild of Crestview, FL Linda Lewis of Pardeeville, WI = 1 quilt Mandarin Lutheran Church, Sit 'N Stitch Group of Jacksonville, FL = 14 pillowcases Sewcial Quilters of Clark County, Kohoka, MO = 3 quilts, 4 pillowcases Sharon Ware of Auburndale, MA = 26 pillowcases Anita Uhl of Oregon City, OR = 4 quilts, 3 pillowcases All About Quilting, Kirsta Meadows of Jacksonville, NC = 34 pillowcases Rebecca Krueger of Waukesha, WA = 3 quilts, 25 pillowcases |
| To date: 539 quilts and 1944 pillowcases have been collected. |
| We will continue to add on to this list as we process the incoming donations. Last updated 11/30/2020. |
| 10/16/2020 Update: Call for donations is now closed. We have filled our need for the Oregon Wildfire victims. If you have already shipped a package, we will make sure it gets distributed to any remaining families in need. |
| Thank you to everyone for your amazing generosity!!!! |
 and the BCQC Team |