I wrote to them about starting a local chapter when I sent for 7 of their kits (for me and other ladies in my guild). After reading the information we decided it was better for us to keep on donating to charities in our local area. We already have non-profit status, so we don't need a parent organization to supply that. QFK deducts a 10% administration fee, and yet the local chapter is responsible for their own fund raising (all donation checks being sent to headquarters). And then there are various rules, like putting the QFK label (purchased from headquarter) on everything. I thoroughly understand their need for the fees and rules, and I think QFK is a very good organization. However, forming a local chapter was not the right move for my guild. Instead we have a member who actively seeks out all kinds of different opportunities for quilt-giving in our local community, to all age groups and different types of organizations.