January 2014 Minutes
Meeting started: 7:04pm
Attendance: 35
Guests: Karen from CASA accepted
29 quilts made by our members for distribution to children in the CASA program.
Treasurer’s report: $XXXX
Thank you: Helen presented Donna, outgoing President and Bev, outgoing Treasurer a thank you gift for their
service and dedication to our guild.
Committees:
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Name Badge: Sign in book will be by the door, please sign in and wear a name
badge.
· Charity: Inge reported there will be a workshop
Monday February 10th 1pm-4pm at Millman Center, bring cutting tools.
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Photography: Danielle and Eileen explained they're trying
something new for Show & Tell, everyone will line up on one side of the
room, it will make for better and easier picture taking.
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Program:
Gail
reported there will be a committee meeting at Diane D's Wednesday Jan
22nd, 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend and bring your great ideas for the
coming year.
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Sunshine: Please email Flossie with information on anyone needing a lil pick
me up…her address is in the member list. Any news will be put on the blog also.
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Ways & Means: Joey advised they're going
to try getting some new exciting door prizes for our drawings and going to try
some new fun ideas at meetings. Bring a
red fat quarter to next month’s meeting!
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Refreshments: Chairman Bernie S couldn’t be at the
meeting but sent in a letter for Doreen to read about our new procedures for
refreshments and clean up committee. We're going by alphabetical order and
everyone will be assigned a meeting during the year to bring in a beverage or a
finger food to share, those people will be asked to arrive 15 mins early to set
up refreshments and stay until refreshments are cleaned up for their assigned
meeting. The schedule will be on the blog and available at the meetings.
Old Business:
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Bus Trips: Doreen
announced there will be no bus trips this year, it's too close to the NJ
Quilt Show in
Somerset to set up a bus
trip and fill the bus this year.
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Liability Insurance: Helen asked our insurance carrier about
reducing our insurance limits, but it will only save $15-$20 a year, they
recommend it not be lowered so it was
decided to keep it at $1,000,000.
New Business:
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Helen announced there
will be a Guild sew together day at Green Creek Fire Hall on
Sunday March 2nd, time to
be announced on the blog and at the February meeting. We can work on
getting caught up on our
star BOM and assemble your quilt!
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Denise introduced the
Camaco Quilt Guild Blog. The address is camacoquiltguild.blogspot.com this
will
be a place for the
members to get info on upcoming events and for the public to get to know a little
about us.
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Meeting Program:
Helen and Denise showed a
bursting Heart project that they made for
Valentine's Day. The link
to the tutorial is on the blog under January meeting information.
For next month’s meeting:
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Bring a self addressed
stamped envelope, a UFO you want to finish this year and a sewing
tip to share.
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Ways & Means is doing
a Red Fat Quarter Swap too, so bring a fat quarter!
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Respectfully submitted,
Denise~
