Hendricks Chapel Quilters is a group of students, staff and faculty, as well as community members, that creates and donates quilts to local community organizations, especially those that provide services to children and families.
The group welcomes all people regardless of sewing experience or skill.* Meetings are held in the Noble Room of Hendricks Chapel on Monday evenings (during the academic year) from 5:30-7:30 P.M.
Most recently items made by the Hendricks Chapel Quilters have been donated to:
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- Sleep in Heavenly Peace
- Upstate Medical Center’s Chaplains
- The Refuge Center at Interfaith Works
- The Quilts of Valor program at the Syracuse Veterans Hospital
- Even the fabric scraps from our many projects are sewn into beds for pets and donated to Paws Across Oswego County, an animal shelter
Staff, professors, retirees, students and spouses participate in quilting at Hendricks! Here are the colleges and units they represent:
Center for Learning & Student Success (CLASS), Bird Library
College of Arts & Sciences, Mathematics
Registrar’s Office
News Services
Food Services
David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, Exercise Science
Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science
Campus Facilities, Administrative Services (CFAS)
College of Law
Center for Fellowship & Scholarship Advising (CFSA), Academic Affairs
Advancement Services
College of Professional Studies, Summer Programs
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Anthropology
Read this story from 2019 about the Hendricks Chapel Quilters!
For more information about joining, visiting, and donating fabric or machines, please contact Judy O’Rourke at jlorourk@gmail.com.
*Due to simultaneous classroom instruction during Fall Semester, Hendricks Chapel Quilters can provide the best support to beginning quilters from January through August.
