Throughout the years, quilts and crafts have been used to raise funds for many causes.  This is a way quilters and crafters can come together and use their talents to create a piece of art for a worthy effort.
Some of these fund raisers include:

Raffles
Auctions
Bond drives
Silent auctions
Craft fairs

In the article, Quilts on display tell history of Sarnia-Lambton, I learned about the “signature quilts” made by quilting groups to raise money for bond drives during World Wars I and II.  For these fund raising efforts, local residents paid to have their names stitched in the quilts.
It was interesting to learn that the curator of …read more

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Here’s a another creative way to raise funds for diabetes. A painting exhibition in Qatar will open at the Qatar National Theatre tomorrow night. The painter is Sheikha Mozah bint Jassim, a noted Qatari painter, who said it was her “long-cherished desire to do something for children living with diabetes in Qatar. She called on all kind-hearted people in the country to visit the exhibition and support this cause.” ~source
About 25 paintings will be on display.