President’s Message • Volunteer Service Hours • Upcoming Elections • UFO Updates • Other News
“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
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!
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..
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!
- 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.