CHARITY OUTREACH

   Every year, the members of the WPQG produce a bed sized quilt and sell opportunity tickets to the public to raise money for a local charity.  There are many opportunities to view the quilt and purchase tickets, when the quilt is displayed around the community at different events.  One or two members are chosen yearly to coordinate this project and they enlist the help of  many of our Guild members.  This is a two-year commitment as it takes one year to complete the quilt and another year to sell the 5,000 (plus) chances. 

      
          Pasco Kids First Inc. is the charity that will benefit from 100% of the donations made on this quilt.  Children and families experiencing child abuse in Pasco County will benefit from the funds raised.
         For more information on purchasing chances on this quilt, please contact us using the link at the bottom right of this page

 Pasco Kids First Inc. mission is to keep kids safe, strengthen families through empowerment and enhance our community by preventing child abuse and healing children from trauma.  

Pasco Kids First Inc. is a private non-profit organization serving Pasco and Hernando Counties.  They promote the awareness of child abuse and provide leadership to deliver the needed services to help children and families.

  They are a community based team of caring professionals devoted to improving the well-being of children.  Their team is actively engaged in the prevention, assessment and treatment of child abuse and neglect. 

For more information about Pasco Kids First Inc., go to their website www.pascokidsfirst.org  

 WPQG ANNUAL FINE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP 

We work in conjunction with the Pasco Education Foundation to provide for two, $1,000, Fine Arts Scholarship opportunities to Pasco County students.  Pasco County Graduating High School Seniors can apply for these scholarships through the

Pasco Education Foundation 

Congratulations to our 2021 Scholarship Recipients

Sara Evans, J.W. Mitchell High School Cally Maynard, Wendell Erinn Technical High School

Applicants must be graduating High School Seniors and live in Pasco County Florida.  Applications and requirement details will be available through the Pasco Education Foundation 

 HERE ARE SOME OF THE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WE HAVE DONATED TO    All Saints Food Pantry   

American Red Cross-Katrina Fund   Anclote Elementary School   

Baldimero Lopez Veterans Nursing Home   

Bay Pines Woman's Domicile   

Bear Creek Nursing Home   

Beacon Community Church   

Boys and Girls Club   

Compassionate Ministries Food Bank   Cyesis 

Dr. Mary Giella Elementary School   Faith Lutheran Church   

First Presbyterian Church of  NPR   Foster Care Association   

Fox Hollow Elementary School   

Gulf Highlands Elementary School   Holiday Recreation Complex   

Holy Ground Homeless Shelter   Hospice of Pasco   

HPH Hospice   

Hudson Recreation Center-Friends of the Park   

Hicks Road Initiative  

 Linus Foundation   

Marlow Elementary School   

Mary Giella Elementary School   Maryland Avenue Shelter  

 Medical Center of Trinity NICU   Metropolitan Ministries/Joining Hands   New Port Richey Recreation  & Aquatic Center   

Northwest Elementary School   

Pasco County Adoptive Parent  & Foster Association  

Pasco County Sheriff's Office   

Pasco Kids First   

Pasco Pediatric Foundation  

 R.A.P. House  

 River Ridge Middle/High School   Salvation Army   

Salvation Army Domestic Violence Center   

Sertoma Speech & Hearing   Foundation 

Shriners   

SOLVE (S.O.L.V.E.) 

Save Our Lives Volunteers    

Southern Pines Nursing Home   

St. Marks Presbyterian Church   

Sunrise Domestic Violence Center   Tandem Health Care of NPR   

The Angelus   

Trinity Medical Center NICU  

 Trinity Presbyterian Church of Seven Springs   

V.A. Nursing Home  

 West Pasco Art Guild   

West Pasco Habitat for Humanity   

West Pasco Pregnancy Center  

Pasco County Animal Shelter   

 The following is a list of the Guild Opportunity Quilts, the year and amount of the donation, and the beneficiary.  To date, our members have raised and donated $122,628 to local charities just from funds raised by our Opportunity Quilt ticket sales.

1988/90 – Funds (approximately $2,000) raised were used as start-up /operating income

1991/92 - “Pineapple” –  $2,500 to Hernando/Pasco Hospice

1992/93 - “Stars From Stripes” – $2,000 to American Cancer Society (R.O.C.K.)

1993/94 - “Baltimore Chain” – $3,000 to CARES, Alzheimer Unit

1994/95 - “Banbury Cross” –  $3,000 to Sertoma Speech & Hearing

1995/96 - “Butterflies in the Garden” – $4,000 to Lighthouse for the Blind

1996/97 - “Sunset, Sand & Florida Flowers” –  $2,500 to Good Samaritan Clinic

1997/98 - “Irish Eyes” –  $4,000 to S.O.L.V.E.

1998/99 - “Scrap Basket Social” – $4,000 to Hernando/Pasco Hospice

1999/00 - “Portabello Market” – $3,000 to Good Samaritan Clinic

2000/01 - “Millennium Celebration” – $3,200 to Special Olympics of Pasco County

2001/02 - “Carpenter’s Garden” – $5,000 -- Salvation Army Domestic Violence Program

2002/03 - "Majesty" - $4,000 - Holy Ground Homeless Shelter of Pasco County

2003/04 - "Swan Lake" - $4,500 - Children’s Assist. Program Hernando/Pasco Hospice 

2004/05 - "Tropicale" – Total $3,000 - disbursed as follows: $1,500 - Salvation Army Domestic Violence Program , $1,500 - Operation Home Front Quilts Shipping 

2005/06 - "Little Brown Bear"- $5,000 - HOPE Youth Ranch in Hudson 

2006/07 - "When This You See, Remember Me"- $4,928 - Deaf Services Bureau of West Central Florida

2007/08 - "Floral Fantasy"  -  $8,250 - Safe Children's Coalition of West Pasco County  

2008/09 - "Sew Many Memories" - $3,250 - Salvation Army Domestic Violence Program 

2009/10 - "After the Storm"- $5,000 - NAMI 

2010/11 - "Wildflower Serenade"- $5,000 - The Angelus (theangelus.com) 

2011/12 - "Golden Kaleidoscope" - $3,500 -Salvation Army Domestic Violence Program 

2012/13 - "Sleeping Under the Stars" - $4,000  RAP House Youth Center of New Port Richey 

2013/14 - "The Cactus Rose" - $5,000 HOPE Youth Ranch in Hudson 

2014/15 - "Double Rings at Midnight" - $5,000 Safety Town in Hudson 

2015/16 - "North by Northwest" -  $4,000 AMIkids Pasco

2016/17 - "Baltimore Gathering" - $5,500 A.F.I.R.E in New Port Richey 

2017/18 - "Anniversary Album Quilt" - $5,500 The Toymakers, Inc. in Hudson 2018/19 - "Heart of the Home" - $2,500 Smile Faith Veterans Community Dental Clinic, New Port Richey

2019/20 - "Longitude 82 W" - $8,500 Honor Flight of Pasco County 

2020-2022 - "Hot Tamale" - Pasco Kids First Inc., New Port Richey   

A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION (SC-10822) AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE WITHIN THE STATE.

 THIS TOLL-FREE NUMBER IS 

1-800-435-7352. 

REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR
RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. 

THE WEST PASCO QUILTERS' GUILD, INC., IS A 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT CHARITY.