President’s Message • Volunteer Service Hours • Bookmark Update • UFO Updates • Other News
Ladies, as I type this message, I am struck anew at the way we pulled together, got a project completed and EVEN kept it a secret. For those of you that missed the April meeting, we presented the Welcome Baby project to Karen Krampe and her daughter Michelle. We had 15 stitchers and 4 of us that brought it to completion. Karen has indicated how pleased and touched she is. The wall hanging is now hung above Michelle’s bed. Thank you again for all of your work on this. GREAT JOB!
The Craft and Sewing Fair was a success. Thanks to everyone who spent time at the booth. We have made several good contacts. Now on to the Del Mar Fair. Do you have time to volunteer?
We do need everyone to promote our day with Jay Patterson of Rainbow Gallery. We have a lot to gain, but we do need your help. Please pick up flyers at our next meeting (one is included in this newsletter) and encourage your friends to join us on July 17 to make this a success. Those I spoke to at the Craft and Sewing Fair were impressed that we had a workshop, complete with threads, and no take home project. So, again, I encourage you to spread the word and get your stitching friends and family to come out and join us.
Ruth
Be sure to turn in your volunteer service hours to Ina Gibson, our Regional Rep. These hours are vital in helping EGA maintain its non-profit status. All volunteer hours count, even if for an organization other than EGA. Muchas Manos needs volunteers for the Del Mar Fair and the Craft and Sewing Festival. We also need LOTS of help for our July 17th Rainbow Gallery Seminar fundraiser.
We have stitched 114 bookmarks for our Community Outreach Program. We only need 36 more Bookmarks to reach our goal of 150!! If everybody stitches up one or two more bookmarks, we will surely be at our goal in time for the Summer Reading program!
Tamara Willis is keeping track of our stitching points and reports the following points earned by members through May 8, 2004.
Older (started prior to 1998) 0 Old (started prior to 2004) 54 New (started & finished in 2004) 54 Group Correspondence Course 4 Seminar 0 Outreach Bookmarks 94 Chapter Program 6 New Technique 4 Finished (made into a pillow, framed, etc.) 136 Guesstimate of Total Stitches 35,714
- In June, Sandy will be demonstrating two way of making Christmas ornaments–one round and one oval. 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: Fabrication, Framesmith, Needle Nook of La Jolla, Needlecraft Cottage, Needlepoint of La Jolla, Sandy’s Finishing Touches, Stitcher’s Treasures, and The Black Sheep.