President’s Message • Volunteer Service Hours • Upcoming Elections • UFO Updates • Other News
Thank you, Heather, for doing such a nice job filling this space for me last month, while I was off backpacking in the wilderness. Heather, along with the rest of this year’s board, has done a wonderful job keeping the chapter running. Thank you, ladies for always doing your job (and sometimes mine as well!)…for always being on top of things…for sharing your great ideas…for always striving to make the chapter better and friendlier. This has been a great board – thank you ladies, for all of your hard work!
Although the board still has another few months to serve, our nominating committee has been formed and will be presenting a slate of officers for our elections at the November meeting. Please consider serving in a board position if (when) asked. If you can’t serve on the board, please consider volunteering in another capacity. There is plenty of work to go around…but when it is distributed among many hands, each person’s load is light. Serving on the board is rewarding and is a great opportunity to get to know fellow members better. You can help the chapter and have fun, at the same time.
Speaking of helping, thanks to all members who have completed bookmarks for our community outreach. They are all so beautiful, and so very different!
Don’t forget: only two more meetings to turn in projects for our UFO program this year. So far as a chapter we have completed 36% of old projects, 47% of projects started this year and 50% of our finishing. Keep those needles moving so you won’t miss out on the fun at this year’s holiday party, which will be at Ruth’s on December 8.
Happy Stitching,
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 October meeting will find us considering a new slate of officers. The Nominating Committee is currently working on choosing from the numerous volunteers for the positions of President, Vice President – Membership, Vice President – Programs and Secretary. All joking aside, please consider volunteering for one of these positions. Voting will take place at the November Meeting.
The final counts are in! 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:
34 Category I Complete the stitching on projects begun BEFORE 01 January 2003 65 Category II Complete the stitching on projects begun AFTER 01 January 2003 66 Category III Complete the finishing (framed, made into a pillow, etc.) on a project stitched at any time The numbers are climbing. Just 2 more months to stitch.
- In October, Barbara Lawson will guide us through Fandango, an Anthony Minieri design. 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.