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Excerpts from the November 2003 edition of Needle Affairs
President's Message •
Volunteer Service Hours
• Upcoming Elections
• UFO Updates
• Other News
President’s Message
“Having a great time…wish you were here!” This may be a cliché, but in this
case it really is true. I am writing this from the EGA National Seminar in
Rye, New York where there is a chill in the air and the trees are beginning to
display the most beautiful colors! I have made new friends, taken a wonderful
4 day class, shopped till I dropped and spent a day in Manhattan where we saw
“The Lion King” on Broadway. It has been a thoroughly enjoyable week and I
hope that each and every one of you are able to attend a Seminar someday.
For those of you that like to plan ahead, the dates and locations of the
next two annual seminars are available. In 2004, the Heartland Region will
host Heartland Harvest: A Season to Stitch in Minneapolis. It will be held on
October 23-29. In 2005, The Tennessee Valley Region will host Stitching
Southern Style in Atlanta from September 4-9.
Closer to home…thank you Gloria for teaching the wonderful Birthday plaid,
and to all of the cupcake decorators! Thank you also to Ruth and the
nominating committee for working hard to make sure we have another strong
board to continue working for the chapter next year. This chapter is filled
with dedicated, generous people and I feel so fortunate to be a member here.
Don’t forget to get those UFO’s finished. Our November meeting will be your
last chance to bring in those projects and hit your target.
Keep those needles moving,
Ina
Volunteer
Service Hours
Be sure to turn in your volunteer service hours to
Ruth Wallis, our Regional Representative. These hours are turned in to EGA
Headquarters and are vital in helping EGA maintain its non-profit status. The
time you spend this month stitching bookmarks counts, so be sure to keep
track!
Upcoming Elections
The following slate of officers has been presented by the Nominating
Committee.
- President – Ruth Wallis
- Vice President/Programs – Karen Krampe
- Program Committee – Shelly Pope, Tamara Willis (Volunteer positions,
FYI only)
- Vice President/Membership – Heather Cowan
- Secretary – Gini Moore Treasurer – Laura Wick
We will be voting at the November Meeting. If you cannot attend, please
contact Ina for voting instructions..
UFO Updates
Twenty members are participating in our UFO
program. They have pledged to complete the following:
| 94 |
Category I |
Complete the stitching on projects begun
BEFORE 01 January 2003 |
| 139 |
Category II |
Complete the stitching on projects begun
AFTER 01 January 2003 |
| 133 |
Category III |
Complete the finishing (framed, made into a
pillow, etc.) on a project stitched at any time |
So far, participants have shared the following projects with us:
| 40 |
Category I |
Complete the stitching on projects begun
BEFORE 01 January 2003 |
| 88 |
Category II |
Complete the stitching on projects begun
AFTER 01 January 2003 |
| 86 |
Category III |
Complete the finishing (framed, made into a
pillow, etc.) on a project stitched at any time |
The numbers are climbing. Just 1 more month to stitch!
Other News
- In November, we will be working on the second part of Pulled Thread
Triangles. For more info, check out our programs page.
- Don't forget to support the businesses that advertise in our chapter
newsletter! Let them know you are a member of Muchas Manos and
appreciate their support. In this month's newsletter, our advertisers
were: Craft Cottage,
Fabrication,
Framesmith,
Needle Nook of La Jolla, Needlecraft Cottage,
Needlepoint of
La Jolla,
Sandy's Finishing Touches,
Stitcher's
Treasures, and The Black Sheep.
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