A few words from our Community Outreach Officer Ruth Powell:

My Story

Many years ago when I first came to this area, I attended a quilt show with a friend who does hand quilting.  The show was very nice and I bought a quilt top from one of the vendors.  She referred me to a group who does hand quilting and of course when I took the top to them, they suggested I join and learn to hand quilt!!  I did join the group, but still haven’t learnt the knack of hand quilting.

I joined a guild and helped with their next show to learn about this ‘quilting thing’.  I did learn a bit, but it was not until after I had taken several basic classes and attended PMS days at Quilter’s Cupboard that I really learned the proper techniques.  The staff were so patient with me and have helped me through many hurdles.  I enjoy the friendliness and support of the small classes.

I like to make blocks and assemble the blocks together into a top.  My machine quilting is limited and I am one reason why there are long arm quilters.  If I need an over-all design or a nice pattern on a quilt, I am very happy to support two friends who have a long arm quilting business.

Specific Duties of the Community Outreach Officer:

Shall be the contact person between the PPP (Port Perry Patchers) and the communities at large. Every effort should be made to use this person’s name for the purpose of contacts and communications.

• Shall be responsible for all communications between any charities, volunteer organizations, or other similar groups, and shall;
• Seek out, and/or investigate an possible recipients for our program and establish contact with that organization’s contact person;
• Remit to local newspapers any ‘photo ops’ or newspaper articles about the work of the PPP and the community;
• Be responsible for any correspondence, mostly seen as Thank you letters for any contributions to our cause;
• May choose to be a member of the Cop Shop Diva’s program, who operate and direct a large portion of the charity quilts/items the PPP create. If she is not a member, she must maintain good communications with their team; and
• May, along with the members of the Cop Shop Diva’s choose to have a display at any local events in the community and at the PPP Quilt Show, exhibiting a display, perhaps of quilts, pictures or articles or a photo album of our purpose in the community.