Quilting Guild of The Villages October 15, 2013 Executive Board Meeting
The Executive Board of the Quilting Guild of The Villages met October 15th at Saddlebrook Recreation Center. The meeting was called to order at 3:03 p.m. by President Alice Nicholas.
President Nicholas welcomed the Executive Members of QGOTV's newest chapter: Big Cypress. After roll call, Lucie Verbois gave the Treasurer's Report.
Ruth Mazurski gave the Program Report. She announced the upcoming programs and classes:
Juanita Yeager is booked for the November meeting and two workshops: Flowers in the Round and Great Finishes. Jenny Doan from the Missouri Star Quilt Company is booked for November 14th at the Savannah Center in the morning for a lecture, cost will be $5. Joan has also agreed to hold more than one workshop: dates and times will be announced later. Names will be drawn at the next Program Committee meeting and these people will be notified.
December's Meeting is the Christmas Party with speaker Teddy Pruitt.
Granny Suzannie will be January's guest speaker and Jane Ford will be February's guest speaker.
Ann Moroz gave the Marketplace 2014 Report. There are 27 vendors and it will be held at the Wildwood Community Center on January 24th and 25th. She is looking for volunteers to help the vendors set upon Thursday January 23rd and take down on January 25th. Mulberry chapter will also be looking for volunteers to help at the Marketplace. Volunteers who work a 2 hour shift will have free admission, QGOTV members will pay $5 and the general public will be charged $7.
Marilyn Paluszak reported that the QGOTV website was current. She also reported that the Long Range Planning Committee will be meeting with the Executive Board Members on Friday October 18th. E-mails have been sent out.
Joy Lynch reported that membership was now at 869 plus 5 new members. The 10-year pins have been ordered. Joy gave all Chapter Presidents the latest updated roster. She reminded all that 2014 dues and membership lists were due December 1st, 2013.
Sharon Musch reported on Showcase 2015. The first meeting was held prior to the Oct 1 Guild meeting and all chapters were represented. Monthly meetings will start in January 2014; all chapters are to have a delegate at each meeting. They will be held at 6:00 p.m. in the Washington/Jefferson room prior to each monthly Guild meeting.
Under Unfinished Business, Marilyn Paluszak reported on the By-Laws and Standing Rules Committee. She asked President Nicholas to look into the availability of the Washington/Jefferson room for 5:00 pm meetings on November 5th and December 3rd.
Under New Business, Hosting Chapters were chosen for 2014-2015 (LINK TO PDF).
Announcements:
President Nicholas has sent a challenge to all chapters. ConKerr Cancer was founded by a mom who made bright cheery pillowcases for her son, Ryan, who battled cancer. The challenge is to see how many pillowcases each chapter can make in the Month of February 2014. Directions are at http://www.conkerrcancer.org/volunteer/sew-pillowcases .
Cornerstone Hospice would like some more Angel Quilts: hopefully with a patriotic theme for their Veterans.
Honor Flight, the group that brings Vets to the DC Memorial, will be doing a special event at Brownwood on Remembrance Day (November 11). They asked for a quilt to be auctioned and Sea Breeze Chapter had one that a member donated on behalf of the Guild. This was a very generous offer and well appreciated.
Sea Breeze Chapter has offered to be Big Cypress's sister chapter.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:13 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Heather Farnell, Secretary
