Thursday, November 14, 2024

Camaco Minutes, November Meeting


CAMACO Meeting Minutes


Date: November 13, 2024


Meeting called to order by: Eleanor N at 7:00

Visitors: Nancy C and Robert M

Minutes:  Minutes were approved with the correction of Betsy Y's frame.

Treasure:  Opening balance $XXXXX.  Income $XXXXX (dues, badge and Ways and Means).  Expenses $10 (program).  Current balance $XXX

Old Business: None

Media: None

Badge: collected $.75

Committee of Fun:  Won by Gail B

Sunshine Committee: Cards will be sent by Eleanor to Denise, Carolyn and Michelle since no member of the Sunshine Committee was present.  If anyone wants to send notes to Inga L, we are sure they would be appreciated.

Refreshments: Once again people outdid themselves.  Next month (December 11, 2024) will be Helen E, Eileen I, Janet I, Nancy J, Clare J, Diane M and Joyce H.  The guild will be providing sandwiches and salads.

Charity:  46 quilts were sent to Ashville, NC.  This emptied a lot of our quilts so we need to replenish.  The Charity Committee has fabric for reading pillows and pillow cases.  There are 3 quilts tops we have that need to be quilted (Dale and Clare each took 1 so there is one left to be quilted).  Hold off on prayer quilts for now.

Ways and Means: $111 was collected.  Donna F won the Ways and Means gift.


Programs: 

We have pillow forms for any Reading Pillows that are made.

Blocks of the Month this month are #10 and #11

Name Badge Holders – we will work on during Open Sew 1/22/25.  Joey will also be at Open Sew next week and can help anyone who wants to get started.

Mystery Quilt is 1/15/25.  Sue distributed additional steps to those who have signed up to be completed before that date.  Supplies, Steps 2, 3 and 4 to be done at home.

December – we will meet at 5:45 for sandwiches and salads.  The guild approved spending no more that $350.  

Members can participate in a homemade ornament exchange.  Put in a brown bag with your name on the inside.

January 8, 2025 meeting – Early Girls Quilt Co. will do a truck show and have items for sale.  Bring your money or credit card.


Open Sew: November 20, 2024.  This is the last one for this year.  No Open Sew the day before Thanksgiving or in December.

New Business:  Officers for next year are:

     Eleanor Neff – President

     Pam Nagle – Vice President

     Joey Goodman – Secretary

     Kitty Winkworth - Treasurer

Tonight’s program: 

     Joey G made a presentation and distributed kits to make CAMACO Name Badge Holders.

     Dale W made a presentation and shared ideas and patterns for using scraps.


Show and Tell:  Amazing as usual.  Pictures were posted on Facebook.

Meeting called to close: 8:45?  Once again, I forget to pay attention when I’m enjoying so much.  It was a late one.


Respectfully submitted by Joey G


Upcoming:

November 20, 2024 – 9:30 – 4:00 Open Sew

December 11, 2024 meeting 5:45 share a meal together.  Voluntary handmade ornament exchange.  Blocks 10 and 11 due.

January 8, 2025 meeting – Early Girl Quilt Shop

January 15, 2025 – Mystery Quilt

January 22, 2025 – Name Badge Holder