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Excerpts from the May 2003 edition of Needle Affairs
President's Message •
Pacific Southwestern Region
Meeting Notes • Education Fund
• Other News
President’s Message
Spring has sprung! I just love the spring--flowers are in bloom everywhere
and the days are getting longer and warmer. I hope you all had a nice Easter
or Passover. I had a very nice holiday--although I didn’t get in as much
stitching time as I would have liked.
Last call for your UFO pledge. This is the last meeting to turn them in,
and you don’t want to miss the fun at the holiday party, when we hand out
prizes to participants.
Our next Group Correspondence Course will be
“Star of Hearts”. We will be taking sign-ups starting next meeting. “M’Lady’s
Tea Cloth will be next, and we plan to start “Gracie” next April. Thanks to
the members who have agreed to lead these courses, and to the members who
expressed their interest.
We have two programs coming up that will be
multi-meeting programs: The mystery canvas project and Pulled Thread Triangles
(ordered from EGA National). Check the newsletter,
or our web site for more information. We invite all our members to participate
in our program projects, but participation is not required. If you aren’t sure
about completing a large project, such as the two coming up, why not bring a
doodle cloth and some thread to try out some new technique being taught? It is
still perfectly all right to join us for the meeting and stitch on something
else entirely – we ask only that you don’t distract the teacher or students.
Please consider entering a piece (or more!) in the Education Exhibit at our
regional seminar this June. The deadline for completing the necessary
paperwork is May 1. See me if you have any questions or for the forms to
enter.
Happy Stitching, Ina
Pacific Southwestern Region Meeting Notes
Meeting was hosted by Bishop’s Peak Chapter in San Luis Obispo. Bonnie Key,
office manager at national EGA headquarters passed away on February 24, 2003
after a battle with cancer. Membership Retention Grants for 2003 are being
continued. The PSR Seminar currently has 115 registered. Registration at
Regional Seminar is open until May 10. Our own Ina Gibson is in charge of the
Educational Exhibit. Past President’s pin available. “Time to Teach” $100
Grant now available. Form is in President’s Notebook. 3,339 copies of the
Charmed Heart Booklet have sold as of 1/24/03. Southern California Chapter was
presented with a certificate for winning first place in the newsletter
contest. Our own Emily Christopher is the project coordinator for the Storrs
miniature house project. Next Meeting - the annual meeting for PSR is July 20,
hosted by El Segundo Blue.
Submitted, 3/31/2003 by Ruth Wallis, Regional Representative
Education Fund
We are continuing our research into teachers, speakers and workshops. We
would like to hear from our members with ideas. Any board member would love to
hear you suggestions!
Other News
- Check out May's program on our programs page.
- Want to learn more about the upcoming San Diego County Fair in Del Mar?
Click here.
- The chapter will be offering new group correspondence courses. Click
here to find out more.
- We are making headway on our Outreach programs. To learn the latest,
click here.
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