CHARITY OUTREACH
2026 OPPORTUNITY QUILT "LIBBIE'S GARDEN"
Every other 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 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.
100% of the monies raised from ticket sales will benefit the chosen charity.
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2026 "LIBBIE'S GARDEN"
community outreach AND Opportunity Quilt
OPPORTUNITY QUILT 2026 "LIBBIE'S GARDEN"
GUILD REGISTRATION AS AN OFFICIAL CHARITY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS
OPPORTUNITY QUILT 2026 "LIBBIE'S GARDEN"
Each year our members nominate organizations that require assistance with meeting the needs in our community.
Permission was granted to WPQG by
Overbrook Quilt Connection, Overbrook, Kansas to use the pattern, Kansas Album Quilt, as our fundraising quilt.
Opportunity tickets will be for sale at all West Pasco Quilters' Guild meetings along with other events being held in the community.
2026 OPPORTUNITY QUILT FUNDS RECIPIENT
GUILD REGISTRATION AS AN OFFICIAL CHARITY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS
OPPORTUNITY QUILT 2026 "LIBBIE'S GARDEN"
HEALTHY START COALITION OF PASCO
History & Mission
The Healthy Start Program is a nationally recognized model of care for infant and maternal health. The Healthy Start Coalition of Pasco, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is a non-profit (501© (3)) organization.
The mission of the Healthy Start Coalition of Pasco is to establish, promote, and enhance a maternal and child healthcare system that all women, infants and children up to three years of age have access to prenatal care and other services that promote healthy growth and development.
GUILD REGISTRATION AS AN OFFICIAL CHARITY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS
GUILD REGISTRATION AS AN OFFICIAL CHARITY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS
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.
OPPORTUNITY QUILT HISTORY
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 the following funds 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 - “Portobello 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 $5,000
2022-2024 - "Window on the World" - The Toy Makers, Inc. in Hudson - $3,000
2025-2026 - "Libbie's Garden" - Healthy Start Coalition of Pasco
HERE ARE SOME OF THE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WE HAVE DONATED TO AS OF MARCH 2024
All Saints Food Pantry
American Red Cross-Katrina Fund Anclote Elementary School
Baldimero Lopez Veterans Nursing Home
Bay Pines Woman's Domicile
Beacon Community Church
Bear Creek Nursing Home
Boys and Girls Club
CARES Claude Pepper Senior Center Food Bank
Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco County
Community Congregational Church Food Bank
Compassionate Ministries Food Bank Cottee River Elementary
Cyesis
Dr. Mary Giella Elementary School Faith Baptist Church Food Bank
Faith Lutheran Church Food Bank
First Baptist Church of New Port Richey Food Bank
First Presbyterian Church of NPR Foster Care Association
First Baptist Church of Hudson Food Bank
Fox Hollow Elementary School
Grace Bible Church Food Bank Gulf Highlands Elementary School
Gulfview Grace Church Food Bank Habitat for Humanity of Pasco/Pinellas Healthy Start Coalition of Pasco
Hicks Road Initiative
Holiday Recreation Complex
Holy Ground Homeless Shelter
Honor Flight of Pasco County
HPH Hospice
Hudson Academy
Hudson Recreation Center-Friends of the Park
James M. Marlow Elementary School Linus Foundation
Living Faith Community Church of the Nazarene Food Bank
Maryland Avenue Shelter
Medical Center of Trinity NICU Metropolitan Ministries/Joining Hands New Port Richey Recreation & Aquatic Center
Northwest Elementary School
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church Food Bank
Ozanam
Pasco County Adoptive Parent & Foster Association
Pasco County Animal Services
Pasco County Sheriff's Office
Pasco Kids First
Pasco Pediatric Foundation
Quilts for Cops
R.A.P. House
Red Apple Schools
River Ridge Middle/High School Salvation Army Domestic Violence Center
Save Our Lives Volunteers
Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation Shady Hills Elementary
Shriners
SOLVE (S.O.L.V.E.)
Southern Pines Nursing Home
St Peter the Apostle Catholic Church Food Bank
St. James Catholic Church Food Bank St. Marks Presbyterian Church Food Bank
St. Michaels Catholic Church Food Bank Sunrise Domestic Violence Center Tandem Health Care of NPR
The Angelus
Treehouse Village Early Learning Ctr. Trinity Medical Center NICU
Trinity Presbyterian Church Food Bank Unity Truth Center for Pack-a-Snack V.A. Nursing Home
West Pasco Art Guild
West Pasco Habitat for Humanity
West Pasco Pregnancy Center