I am in a huge guild of over 300 people. We donate all kinds of quilts to all kinds of charities. No one is required to make a charity quilt. We have BOM's and other things going on, no one is required or pressured into doing anything. We are encouraged of course, and I have been to only 2 of our donation meetings (Dec and June) and it is so totally awesome to see all the beautiful quilts being given to representatives of various charities. We have a home for teen girls who sometimes brings a couple of the girls to see the "parade" of quilts and they are so excited when the name of their home come's up and the quilts are paraded, they pick out the one's they want for their selection and you should see their faces. It is a real special time and we hear some great stories from each of the various recipients representatives. It gets me really excited to make one that I can donate and have a goal to get at least one done per give away (2 a year min) but I am not pressured into doing it at all!!!