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President’s MessageCorrespondence Course UpdateRegion CookbookVolunteer Service HoursUFO UpdatesOther News

President’s Message

Summer moves along into September and hopefully the cooler weather will not be far behind. Labor Day, September 5, the Community Room will be available to us all day. Let’s have another Free Stitching afternoon – of stitching, conversation and fun. If you wish, you can bring beverages and munchies to share. We’ll talk about the time to open at the August meeting.

As the year end approaches, we will again have elections. Some of the board positions will be open. If you would like to participate in the nominating committee, contact any of the current board members.

Save the date of Monday, December 5, 2005, for our holiday party. Details of location and time are yet to be finalized, but we always have a good time with a potluck dinner, awards, and an optional gift exchange. Please plan to come – the more the merrier at this chapter party !

Happy Stitching!

Karen

Group Correspondence Course Update

The Stained Glass Pillow Group Correspondence Course has begun!  To see a picture of the piece and a description of the course, check it out online.

As usual, some stitchers are setting a record pace, and others are getting a slower start. I hear that Virginia has already completed hers! I can hardly wait to see it, in her multiple color choices. And the color combinations other members have chosen will make our completed projects very beautiful.

Region Cookbook

The Pacific Southwest Region wants your recipes to compile into a Region Cookbook, to be used as a Region Fund Raiser. Specifically, salads, all kinds of salads. Cold salads, hot salads, main course salads, and dessert salads.

Volunteer Service Hours

Be sure to turn in your volunteer service hours during the chapter meeting. These hours are vital in helping EGA maintain its non-profit status. All volunteer hours count, even if for an organization other than EGA.

Thanks to everyone !!

UFO Updates

Tamara Willis has provided the following status for Un Finished Objects 2005 Program.

Older Projects (started prior to 1998) (4 pts) 16
Old Projects (started prior to 2005) (3 pts) 30
New (started and finished stitching in 2005) (1 pt) 33
Group Correspondence Course (2 pts) 4
Outreach bookmarks (2 pts) 40
New Technique (2 pts) 14
Chapter Programs (2 pts) 4
Model for Chapter Programs (2 pts) 0
Finished (2 pts) 92
Seminar / ANG / CATS (2 pts) 14

Other News

  • The September meeting will a vintage blackwork ornament.  See the program page for details.
  • This month’s member spotlight is on Tamara Willis.
  • EGA nationwide is offering a new classification of membership for Youth. Our chapter would like to get some ideas for Youth Outreach opportunities. Do you work with Scouts or Camp Fire or schools or religious groups? All suggestions will be welcomed!
  • 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, Needlecraft Cottage, Needle Nook of La Jolla, Needlepoint of La Jolla, Sandy’s Finishing Touches, Stitcher’s Treasures, and The Black Sheep.

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