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Quilt Delivery Delays during ongoing Postal Strike
Although we normally hand deliver our
quilts everywhere we have VQC branches across Canada, every week
we must mail quilts to places that are outside our branches'
delivery areas. So far this year, we have mailed over 1700
quilts. During this Canada Post strike there will be delivery delays in those places that can't be
reached by our branch volunteers. We apologize for this situation
that is beyond our control.
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Quilts delivered
| Year | Number of quilts |
Running total |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16 | 16 |
| 2000 | 36 | 52 |
| 2001 | 458 | 510 |
| 2002 | 694 | 1,204 |
| 2003 | 930 | 2,134 |
| 2004 | 1,149 | 3,283 |
| 2005 | 1,604 | 4,887 |
| 2006 | 2,392 | 7,279 |
| 2007 | 2,724 | 10,003 |
| 2008 | 3,294 | 13,297 |
| 2009 | 3,760 | 17,057 |
| 2010 | 4,175 | 21,232 |
| 2011 | 4,910 | 26,140 |
| 2012 | 5,571 | 31,713 |
| 2013 | 4,989 | 36,702 |
| 2014 | 5,213 | 41,915 |
| 2015 | 5,968 | 47,883 |
| 2016 | 6,562 | 54,445 |
| 2017 | 6,966 | 61,411 |
| 2018 | 7,182 | 68,593 |
| 2019 | 7,754 | 76,347 |
| 2020 | 5,017 | 81,364 | 2021 | 5,899 | 87,263 | 2022 | 6,054 | 93,317 | 2023 | 7,233 | 100,550 | 2024* | 5,820 | 106,370 |
| *as of October 31, 2024 | ||
Victoria's
Quilts Canada (VQC) provides handmade quilts to people living with cancer in
Canada. By providing these quilts, we hope to bring comfort to those dealing with cancer and let them know that they are not alone.
Our organization now comprises over 1,600 volunteers in 24 communities across Canada. The quilts we provide are made by individual quilters who work independently or in groups in a team setting similar to the quilting bees of times past. Since 1999, we have delivered over 100,000 quilts to people living with cancer across the country.
The work we do is generously supported by our corporate sponsors, who help by donating or discounting their products and services and by making financial grants and donations. Community groups and organizations also support our program through financial contributions to the Ottawa and other Branches. The major source of our funds, however, are donations from private individuals, who are often the recipients of our quilts, and their families and friends. As we do not have any paid staff, we rely solely on the generosity of these donors and our volunteers to carry out our mission.
The demand for quilts continues to rise steadily and we welcome new volunteers to help us meet that demand. You do not need to be an “expert” quilter or a sewer, as there are many other ways in which you can help. For more information, please visit our Volunteer page.
We value your feedback. If you’d like to send us a comment about your experience, please use the form on our Guestbook page. Thank you.
