CAMACO Meeting Minutes
Date: September 11, 2024
Meeting called to order by: Eleanor N at 7:02 pm
Visitors: Michele G, Linda W, Andrea S and Jean F
Minutes: there were no additions or corrections to the minutes from June 2024
Treasure: XXXXXX less expenses for charity supplies, program expenses and refreshment expenses leaves us with a balance of $XXXXXXX
Old Business: None
Media: Pictures were taken by Pam N and Robin G There were a lot of pictures taken during this meeting!!
Badge: collected $2.25
Sunshine Committee: No cards were sent over the summer, cards will be sent to Sharon W and Inga L
Hospitality: October meeting will be Doreen D, Roxanne D, Helen E Marge F, Linda F and Donna F.
Charity:
- Doreen’s father’s church is appreciative of any 24” ish square quilt/knitted or crocheted afghans for their prayer quilts. Several members have made some and they are very much appreciated.
- Charity Committee is in need of boy quilts.
- We are still doing reading pillows and pet beds.
Ways and Means: Pam N. raffled a basket which was won by Susan T.
Committee of Fun: Won by Eleanor N and Sandee W
Programs:
- Patterns were handed out for Block 16 and Block 17 of our Blocks of the month challenge (I will send these patterns out as an attached file for those of you that didn’t get it). We did Blocks 19 and 20 over the summer. We will do this for 6 months and then have 12 blocks to make into a quilt.
- Next month, bring your 15 to 20 red, white and blue strips (2 ½” x WOF – they can be pieced). We’ll be playing a game with them.
- Mystery Quilt will be on January 15, 2025. We are still taking sign ups for this. The cost is $10. Doreen has the supply list. It’s a lot of fun.
- The gift exchange in December will be an ornament – anything you want to do.
- January we will have a trunk show by Early Girls Quilt Company from Audubon, NJ. They will also bring things from their shop to sell.
Open Sew: Back to our winter schedule. Third, fourth and if there is a fifth Wednesday of the month. Up coming dates are: October 16, 23 and 30. We have use of the building from 9:30 – 4:00.
New Business:
- One of our guests, Linda W, was requesting help from anyone who crochets or knits. She is looking for people to make washcloths to donate, in the memory of Diane Dunwoodie, to Diane’s church. Cloths should be about 8” square. Connie An has volunteered to be in charge of this.
- Kitty W showed the Santa quilt she made, “So Many Santas”. It is being raffled for Women for God of First United Methodist Church in Cape May Court House.
- Betsy Y has a quilting/long arm frame for sale. Eleanor Neff has information or contact Betsy.
- Quilts of Valor is having a yard sale on Saturday, September 21, 2024. 120 Butter Road, Ocean View (Upper Township). 8:30 – 3:00. You fill a bag and offer a donation. All proceeds go to Quilts of Valor. This sale is not only sewing items
- The Museum of Cape May County is having a Local’s Day on Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 10:00 to 2:00 pm. Half price admission and 10% off gift shop items.
504 Rt. 9 North, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210.
Tonight’s program:
- The Round Robin projects were revealed. There were 21 participants and the results were amazing! I think everyone agreed that we learned a lot doing this project. Three $20 gift certificates to Early Girl Quilt Company were awarded by drawing names of the participants. The winners were Karen B, Winna Sand Connie B.
- The 4 Mason Jar Quilts and 3 Mason Jar Runners were shown. This was a group effort that turned out amazing. Thank you to Karen V for the idea. 1 quilt was given to Karen for the Cape May Community Food Closet Harvest Social. It will be auctioned off during their fund raiser.
Show and Tell: Members showed Blocks 19 and 20 from the Blocks of the month. There were also many other items for Show and Tell. Looks like members were busy this summer. Items can be viewed on our Face Book page.
Meeting called to close at 8:30
Respectfully submitted by Joey G
