How to Help

Thank you to all the volunteers who help by donating supplies, cutting the fabric, assembling kits, sewing quilts, sponsoring or making a donation.

Many caring hands create a Touch Quilt for someone to enjoy, with an average of more than five community hours spent per quilt.

How to Help

1. Sponsoring Touch Quilts




Sponsor Touch Quilts for a Personal Care Home
Sponsor a personal care home to receive Touch Quilts for every resident. Select from various pricing levels. Click HERE to read about the sponsorship levels and benefits included.
Click HERE to sponsor a personal care home.

Sponsor Individual Touch Quilts
Sponsor one or more Touch Quilts with an opportunity to personalize your quilt with a person's name or In Memory of someone special. A full tax receipt will be issued.
Click HERE to sponsor individual quilts.




2. Assembling Touch Quilt Kits


Sign up for the next Touch Quilt kit rally!
The Alzheimer Society of Manitoba hosts community rallies for volunteers to help cut, sort, count fabric and assemble Touch Quilt kits. Any amount of time you can volunteer is greatly appreciated! No quilting or sewing skills required.

The next rally will be held Sunday, May 6 from 10am - 4pm:
Riverview Community Centre (90 Ashland Ave, Winnipeg)
You are welcome to spend all day or any part of the day helping cut fabric and assemble kits.

Bring your own lunch. Coffee will be available.

If you have your own cutting supplies, including scissors, please bring them along.

If you would like to register as a volunteer, please email Trudy Mattey at touchquilts@alzheimer.mb.ca.



3. Sewing Touch Quilts


Volunteer needed to sew Touch Quilts!

The Alzheimer Society can provide you with a kit including all material necessary to complete your Touch Quilt or you can use your own fabric. Please click for instructions on How to Make a Touch Quilt.

If you would like to request a kit to sew a quilt, please email Trudy Mattey at touchquilts@alzheimer.mb.ca.