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Thank you to all who were able to join us for our Annual Fundraising Event 10/17/2024, and as always, thank you to all our generous supporters.
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Thanks to our Donors
Quilts that Care, Inc. would like to thank its donors and the Connecticut Community Foundation for helping the organization to raise $2,570 during the recent two-day 2024 Give Local Campaign.

Quilts that Care, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit organization, makes and donates quilts to cancer patients at 20 Connecticut facilities.
The facilities are The Cancer Care Center at Griffin Hospital, Derby; The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, Dr. Nicole Sookhan of Trinity Health of New England and Saint Mary’s VITAS in Waterbury; Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington; Connecticut Childrens’ Medical Center and St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. Also, Norwalk Hospital; The Yale/Smilow Cancer Center in New Haven; Bristol Hospital; The Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain; Hartford HealthCare at Home, Watertown and Southington; Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield County, Winsted; AccentCare, Middlebury; Midstate Medical Center, Meriden; University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington and Veteran’s Hospital, Newington. Also, the Diebold Family Cancer Center in New Milford and Danbury Hospital.

The Quilts that Care mission is to “wrap cancer patients and their families in comfort and hope, one quilt at a time.”

For information utilize this website or call 860-782-1043.


 Thanks to the Connecticut Community Foundation
Quilts that Care, Inc. would like to thank the Connecticut Community Foundation for its award of a $2,589 grant in May, 2024, for the purchase of batting and backing for 40 quilts for cancer patients from Southbury, and for the purchase of two flag signs to be printed with the Quilts that Care name for placement at Quilts that Care headquarters.

Quilts that Care, Inc. would like to thank the David, Helen, and Marian Woodward Fund – Watertown for the recent award of an $8,000 grant for the purchase of a long-arm quilting machine.
The David, Helen and Marian Woodward Fund (Watertown) makes grants to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations in New York and in the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

As stated in the Will of Marian Woodward Ottley, the fund’s mission is “to make this a better world for those who come after us.”



Our fundraiser held on Thursday, October 12, 2023 was a huge success.  Thank you to everyone who came out to support Quilts that Care.
What an amazing turn out!
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Quilts that Care added the Diebold Family Cancer Center at New Milford Hospital, and Danbury Hospital to the roster of 19 cancer facilities to which it donates its one-of-a-kind quilts. Both hospitals are in the Nuvance Health network of hospitals.

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 In photo, Edna Z. Wells, Quilts that Care communications/development officer; Emily F. Thomann of the Diebold Family Cancer Center; Deborah Van Steenbergen, Quilts that Care founder and president. Since 2012, QTC has donated 6,000 quilts to wrap cancer patients and their families in comfort and hope, one quilt at a time.
Thomaston Savings Bank Donates Grant to Quilts that Care
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 From left to right: Deborah Van Steenbergen, Founder & President, Quilts that Care; Cindy Cipriano, Branch Manager, Thomaston Savings Bank; Maura Yerger, Vice President, Quilts that Care; Edna Z. Wells, Communications/Development Officer, Quilts that Care

    Thomaston, CT – Thomaston Savings Bank recently donated a grant to Quilts that Care to assist in funding necessary supplies and equipment. Quilts that Care is a 501(c)3 charitable organization, whose mission is to wrap cancer patients and their families in comfort and hope, one quilt at a time.
“We are proud to support such a wonderful organization in their mission of providing comfort and hope to cancer patients.” – Stephen Lewis, President & CEO, Thomaston Savings Bank

Quilts that Care was founded in 2012 by Deborah Van Steenbergen and a handful of friends. Together they have provided more than 5,700 hand-made quilts to cancer patients across the state. The organization has a dedicated group of more than 65 volunteers who craft the quilts and then are distributed through partnerships with 17 facilities devoted to cancer care. For more information go to https://quiltsthatcare.org/index.html
“Quilts that Care is grateful to receive the support of Thomaston Savings Bank,” said Edna Z. Wells, Quilts that Care Communications/Development Officer. “This grant helps us to purchase the quilt batting we need to further our mission to wrap cancer patients in warmth, to let them know they are not alone and that someone is thinking about them.”

About Thomaston Savings Bank
Established in 1874, Thomaston Savings Bank is one of the strongest state-chartered mutual savings banks in the state. Headquartered in Thomaston, the Bank operates 15 full-service branches throughout western Connecticut. The cornerstone of their business philosophy is building long lasting relationships with customers by providing financial services of the highest quality and value. For over 140 years, Thomaston Savings Bank has helped support the goals, dreams and future of its customers by remaining committed to community.
To learn more about Thomaston Savings Bank and all the services they offer, visit ThomastonSB.com.
 
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NJM spotlights Quilts that Care in there piece "People Who Give Back"

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Grants received in 2022 Quilts that Care

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November 2022 Veterans Day quilt donation to the Veteran's Hospital, Newington Connecticut

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QUILTS THAT CARE
Tenth Anniversary Celebration
October 5, 2022

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Connecticut Community Foundation
GRANTEE HIGHLIGHT: We approved a grant of $1,500 to Quilts that Care to provide batting and quilting supplies to make quilts for Southbury cancer patients and their families.
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Thank you Bristol Hospital for acknowledging QTC 10th anniversary. With Deb and Lorraine (QTC ambassador) are Karen Hale, Hospital Chaplain and Kathryn Woodhouse, LCSW.
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Quilts That Care ORTV CT 2022
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 Quilts That Care is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization located in Connecticut, focused on providing hope and support to cancer patients. The group was founded in April 2012 by Deborah and Robert Van Steenbergen and a handful of friends.  It has blossomed into a group of 100+ volunteer team members dedicated to giving comfort and hope to individuals currently undergoing cancer treatment. We invite you to learn more about the group and how you can help make a difference in the lives of our family, friends, and neighbors.
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      Each quilt is handmade by a single group member or a team of group members. Some quilts are created with a specific patient in-mind featuring a favorite color or hobby, but all are lovingly created for the same purpose – to provide warmth and comfort to those undergoing cancer treatment. Our inspiration is, and forever will be, each and every individual cancer patient. Their hope and strength inspire us all
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As of March 2021 we have donated over 4000 quilts to cancer patients.
Please consider making a donation to Quilts that Care.
Go to Paypal and donate to this email:  quiltsthatcare.deb@gmail.com
            If you prefer, you can send a check to :
                        Quilts that Care
                        P.O. Box  166 Watertown, Connecticut  06795
           All donations go directly toward the purchase of supplies to produce our quilts for cancer             
patients.  Thank you for your donation.

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