President Maria Nowicki presided over the meeting which was scheduled for 6:30 pm in the Conference Center of the Toledo Botanical Garden in the Terrace Room. There were 27 members present and one guest. Maria was still attending a required meeting of Resident Organization officers with the TBG Board, so Program Chairman Irene Leonard called the meeting to order at 6:35 pm. Irene shared printouts of canvas and embroidery stitches which are posted on the member pages of EGA’s website. Irene then presented our educational program on the Rhodes Stitch with variations.
Maria began the business portion of the meeting at 6:55 pm. Secretary Annette Hill reported that minutes of previous meetings have been posted to the NAGT blog and copies were provided for members to review. Treasurer Nancy Wright reported that our savings account balance is $1070.42. Nancy transferred $1000 into a CD account which will pay a $50.00 bonus upon maturity. That account has earned $3.00 in interest, which leaves us with a $1003.00 balance. Our checking account balance is $1490.84.
Outreach Chairman Beth Thompson explained to members that information about our kit donations to the Brooks Army medical center did not make it into the recent Needlearts edition due to space considerations. She has been told that it will be in the next issue.
Membership Chairman Diane Myers provided membership cards to all members present.
Show Chairman Peverley Hormann confirmed that our annual show is scheduled for September 13 and 14 at the Sanger Branch of the Toledo Lucas County Library. We also have the facility reserved for the 11th and 12th for set-up. It was noted that the national seminar is the week prior to the show, so there is no conflict for members.
GLR Representative reported that she will attend the regional meeting at seminar in Madison, Wisconsin.
Library Chairman Katherine Thompson reports that Su Pellitieri has had communication from a ROC member with news from TBG administration and they want everything we own out of the building and all locks removed from the cabinets by April 21. Maria adds that Janet Schroeder asked if we would move our things from our locked cupboards into different cupboards in the storage area behind our current cabinets. They don’t want chains and locks visible in the hallway.
Maria reported regarding the meeting that was held with TBG staff this evening. They discussed the master plan for development at TBG, and the plan for a children’s garden. They have currently raised half of the money they need. Water meters have now been installed in each cottage and there is confusion about who is paying for the water now. The City previously paid its own water department for its own park’s usage. In the future, it is billing the resident organizations instead. However, outdoor spigots on the cottages are being used to water the gardens, which means the organizations end up paying for the city’s usage. The resident organizations will continue to address this problem.
Maria reported that an organizational meeting run by TBG staff for the Arts in the Gardens event is scheduled for April 29. Secretary Annette Hill noted that previous minutes indicate that the Resident Organization Council has scheduled an organizational meeting for that event on April 25. Those members involved with our participation should be aware of this conflict and potential conflicts in planning. May 4 is the first First Sundays event. Our group plans on attending and doing informal exhibits and demonstrations as the public browses. The First Sunday events will be held in the months of May, June, July and August. TBG also asks that we all begin gearing up to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of TBG which will occur in 2014.
Welcoming Committee Chairman Marilyn Freeman introduced our guest, Yvonne Dupont. Maria suggested that we start introducing ourselves each month and share a bit of information about ourselves so that old and new members alike get to know each other better. All members then shared who inspired them as they began to embroider.
Newsletter Chairman Su Pellitieri reported that the next newsletter deadline is April 25 and the publication date is May 1. As GCC Group Leader, Su will mail our check to EGA soon and our first meeting for the Hardanger GCC will be held approximately six weeks later, perhaps in early June. Su also has updated membership lists available for members.
Kay Griffith advised members who are working on The Village Green project to use 4 strands of the cotton floss instead of the recommended 3 when working the houses in order to assure adequate coverage.
The meeting was then adjourned and members shared refreshments and visited with each other.
Respectfully submitted,
Annette Meyer Hill
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Monthly Meeting Minutes - March 12, 2008
President Maria Nowicki brought the March meeting to order at 6:30 pm in the Terrace Room of the Conference Center at the Toledo Botanical Garden. There were 23 members present, and a guest speaker. Toni Moore, Volunteer Coordinator for TBG talked about 2008 Special Events and Volunteer Hour documentation. She also requested help during the annual Plant Sale, which is scheduled for May 5 – 12. Members then proceeded with our Get It Finished display in order to display our handiwork for Toni’s benefit.
Treasurer Nancy Wright reported that we have a balance of $1175.84 in our checking account, $2069.52 in our savings account, and $2000 in a CD. We will divert $1000 to a different CD which will render a $50.00 bonus in addition to the interest. Nancy is still working with bank officers to get the proper signatures on file on all of our accounts for our newly installed officers.
Resident Organization Council Representative Anna Kerlin reports that although the organization is not recognized by TBG any longer, they will continue to meet at the Artist’s Club building. They will have a kick-off meeting for organizing Arts in the Garden on April 25 at noon. The event will be held in early August.
There was no report from the Outreach or Education Committees. Welcoming Committee Chairman Marilyn Freeman announced that a guest named Marilyn Welling is present tonight.
Membership Chairman Diane Myers reported that some members are due to renew membership and that she is preparing membership cards for all members.
Show Chairman, Peverly Hormann, secured a volunteer, Marilyn Freeman, to host our show judge and one guest at her home during our annual show in September. The show is tentatively scheduled for September 11-14 at Sanger branch of the library. Scheduling at the library is not confirmed this far in advance.
GLR Representative Caren Scarbrough will attend the spring meeting at the Regional Seminar in Madison, Wisconsin on our behalf. Openings are still available for classes at Seminar. Caren also advised members about an article in Needlepoint Now about the embroidery seminars offered at Calloway. The originator of those programs has also started a website called the Shining Needle Society. The EGA National magazine, Needlearts, promotes Jane Ellen Balzuweit’s ribbon candies class, for which Jane Ellen credits our deceased member, Shirley Fischer, for inspiration.
There was no report for the Library.
Maria reported that the Michigan State Day will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2008. Details will be available in the newsletter.
Anna Kerlin reported on our upcoming children’s outreach project in conjunction with TBG’s summer classes program. We will offer a plastic canvas project class on Tuesday, June 24 from 9:30 to 11:30 am and the same class again on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 from 1 to 3 pm. Anna provided copies of the fish and worm patterns which we will teach. The children will be able to use them to create either a bookmark or a piece of jewelry. The design fits well with the Nature theme at a botanical garden. Members are asked to try out the pattern and to volunteer to help with teaching the classes.
A sign-up sheet was passed for members to provide refreshments for our regular monthly meetings. Maria then asked for nominations for this year’s Gold Thread Award. Kay Griffith nominated Donna Mohn. Marianne Mussett seconded the motion. Members voted to confirm the nomination. Nancy Wright will research and write the nomination packet.
Maria advised members that the national EGA website now has member-only pages for our information. To access them, members must log-in. Instructions for that process have been distributed to members on the agenda for tonight’s meeting.
Su Pellitieri advised that those members who are participating in the Group Correspondence Course must pay $52.50 for the fee and book.
Maria provided information to members about the Extended Study programs available through the national EGA office. The classes are: Textile Design for Liturgical Spaces, taught by Marilyn Doyle; Contemporary Stumpwork, by Marsha Papay Gomola; and a Crewel Master Class, by Judy Jeroy.
Maria then requested feedback from members about our relationship with TBG regarding the recent changes concerning the ROC. Some members are frustrated by the occasional cancellation of our room reservation and displacement to the Stables. Not all members feel that frustration.
Donna Cairns reports that she recently shipped a box of stitching kits to Brooks Army medical center and she almost has another box full to ship.
The meeting was then adjourned and refreshments were shared. Program Chairman, Irene Leonard, then presented another edition of our Back to Basics program on the Fly Stitch, and the first steps in the Heart project.
Respectfully submitted,
Annette Meyer Hill
Treasurer Nancy Wright reported that we have a balance of $1175.84 in our checking account, $2069.52 in our savings account, and $2000 in a CD. We will divert $1000 to a different CD which will render a $50.00 bonus in addition to the interest. Nancy is still working with bank officers to get the proper signatures on file on all of our accounts for our newly installed officers.
Resident Organization Council Representative Anna Kerlin reports that although the organization is not recognized by TBG any longer, they will continue to meet at the Artist’s Club building. They will have a kick-off meeting for organizing Arts in the Garden on April 25 at noon. The event will be held in early August.
There was no report from the Outreach or Education Committees. Welcoming Committee Chairman Marilyn Freeman announced that a guest named Marilyn Welling is present tonight.
Membership Chairman Diane Myers reported that some members are due to renew membership and that she is preparing membership cards for all members.
Show Chairman, Peverly Hormann, secured a volunteer, Marilyn Freeman, to host our show judge and one guest at her home during our annual show in September. The show is tentatively scheduled for September 11-14 at Sanger branch of the library. Scheduling at the library is not confirmed this far in advance.
GLR Representative Caren Scarbrough will attend the spring meeting at the Regional Seminar in Madison, Wisconsin on our behalf. Openings are still available for classes at Seminar. Caren also advised members about an article in Needlepoint Now about the embroidery seminars offered at Calloway. The originator of those programs has also started a website called the Shining Needle Society. The EGA National magazine, Needlearts, promotes Jane Ellen Balzuweit’s ribbon candies class, for which Jane Ellen credits our deceased member, Shirley Fischer, for inspiration.
There was no report for the Library.
Maria reported that the Michigan State Day will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2008. Details will be available in the newsletter.
Anna Kerlin reported on our upcoming children’s outreach project in conjunction with TBG’s summer classes program. We will offer a plastic canvas project class on Tuesday, June 24 from 9:30 to 11:30 am and the same class again on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 from 1 to 3 pm. Anna provided copies of the fish and worm patterns which we will teach. The children will be able to use them to create either a bookmark or a piece of jewelry. The design fits well with the Nature theme at a botanical garden. Members are asked to try out the pattern and to volunteer to help with teaching the classes.
A sign-up sheet was passed for members to provide refreshments for our regular monthly meetings. Maria then asked for nominations for this year’s Gold Thread Award. Kay Griffith nominated Donna Mohn. Marianne Mussett seconded the motion. Members voted to confirm the nomination. Nancy Wright will research and write the nomination packet.
Maria advised members that the national EGA website now has member-only pages for our information. To access them, members must log-in. Instructions for that process have been distributed to members on the agenda for tonight’s meeting.
Su Pellitieri advised that those members who are participating in the Group Correspondence Course must pay $52.50 for the fee and book.
Maria provided information to members about the Extended Study programs available through the national EGA office. The classes are: Textile Design for Liturgical Spaces, taught by Marilyn Doyle; Contemporary Stumpwork, by Marsha Papay Gomola; and a Crewel Master Class, by Judy Jeroy.
Maria then requested feedback from members about our relationship with TBG regarding the recent changes concerning the ROC. Some members are frustrated by the occasional cancellation of our room reservation and displacement to the Stables. Not all members feel that frustration.
Donna Cairns reports that she recently shipped a box of stitching kits to Brooks Army medical center and she almost has another box full to ship.
The meeting was then adjourned and refreshments were shared. Program Chairman, Irene Leonard, then presented another edition of our Back to Basics program on the Fly Stitch, and the first steps in the Heart project.
Respectfully submitted,
Annette Meyer Hill
Monthly Meeting Minutes - February 13, 2008
Marianne Mussett, Past President, brought the meeting to order at 6:40 pm on February 12, 2008 in the absence of President Maria Nowicki. There were 17 members present. The meeting was held in the Stables at the Conference Center of the Toledo Botanical Garden, having been moved there when it was discovered that the Board of TBG took the Terrace Room for their meeting at 6:00. Marianne attended that meeting until 6:30, and Secretary Annette Hill remained in that meeting until it’s completion at 6:45. Marianne began the meeting of the NAGT with a report of the TBG Board meeting.
The Board of TBG has advised all resident organizations that new charters will be required from all groups. The administration of TBG will no longer recognize the Resident Organization Council. Either the president or an authorized representative of each Resident Organization must attend quarterly meetings with members of the TBG Board instead. All organizations must supply contact information for all of their members and all members will be solicited for membership in TBG, although that information will not be divulged to outside entities. Fees are not being increased. Resident organizations are expected to participate in the First Sundays events, Arts in the Garden and Heralding the Holidays. TBG is sponsoring a Resident Artist in May, a cartoonist, who will be here in Toledo for three weeks. Annette will advise Maria of the changes and provide the new charter for Maria to sign and return to the Garden. Members voted to sign the charter because TBG will not provide us our remaining 2007 meeting space usage until it is returned.
Membership Chairman Diane Myers reported that the Sanger Branch of the Toledo Lucas County Library will have a display case available for our use in July. We will use the cases to promote our annual show which is tentatively scheduled for September at the library. Outreach Chairman, Beth Thompson, will assist with the display.
Marianne reports that TBG has volunteer opportunities available for the Seed Swap. Members were asked to sign up and the list will be provided to the contact for the event, Toni Moore. Information was passed to members concerning the GLR R.O.S.E. State Day in Richmond, Indiana. The theme is “Tying Friends Together” and the event is scheduled for October 10-11, 2008. Contact Joyce Anne Baldwin at Joyceanneb@insightbb.com for more information.
Members were also advised that EGA’s Ohio State Day is on July 12, 2008 in Dublin, Ohio. The theme is “With My Needle” and Ellen Chester will teach “Friends in Stitches,” a needlecase project, from 9 am to 3 pm. Registration begins at 8 am. More information is available at embrodr@insight.rr.com.
Michigan State Day will be held in Plymouth on July 19, 2008. Four classes will be offered, vendors will be present, and a teacup auction will be held. It will be held at St. John’s Golf and Conference Center. Members may contact threadking@aol.com for more information.
A sign-up sheet was passed for volunteers to provide refreshments for our meetings.
We still need volunteers for September, October and November. There was no report from the Librarian.
Karlyn Thompson reported that we received a thank you note from EGA National Executive Director, Anita Streeter, for our donation of $110.00 for the endowment fund in memory of Marge Toth.
Newsletter Editor Su Pellitieri advised members that the deadline for the next newsletter is February 25 and it will be published approximately on March 1. She also reminded members that she is organizing a GCC for Hardanger embroidery. The sign-up list is open until March. Eleven members have signed up so far. The course will begin in April or May and meeting times will be arranged later.
Marianne led discussion about membership development. Members are encouraged to send in stitching tips for our newsletter. Members are investigating a sociable gathering, perhaps on a Saturday, and it might be held at the 577 Foundation in Perrysburg, Ohio. A shopping excursion might also be planned and members are asked to submit suggestions for stitching shops to include on the trip.
Program Chairman Irene Leonard will keep information about each of our monthly Back to Basic stitch programs available to compile as a set to distribute to guests and new members.
Anna Kerlin reported that a design has been chosen for our children’s class this summer at TBG. It is a plastic canvas fish and worm that can be used as a bookmark or a piece of jewelry. Annette Hill will donate the necessary yarn. We can count the preparation hours for volunteer credit at TBG.
Irene Leonard showed her sample of the Hearts program which we will be working on this year and she encourages everyone to have their version done for entry in our September show. Members were asked to have the outlines of the hearts, or whatever motif we have chosen, completed by the next meeting. For our Back to Basics program, the January Chain Stitch instructions are available, and our stitch tonight is the Herringbone Stitch. In March we will review the Fly Stitch. April’s program will cover the Rhodes Stitch and variations. The eventual goal will be to construct a cloth book in November including all of our samples. Caren Scarbrough will teach us those construction techniques.
The meeting was adjourned and members enjoyed refreshments before engaging in the Back to Basics stitch program for the month.
Respectfully submitted,
Annette Meyer Hill
The Board of TBG has advised all resident organizations that new charters will be required from all groups. The administration of TBG will no longer recognize the Resident Organization Council. Either the president or an authorized representative of each Resident Organization must attend quarterly meetings with members of the TBG Board instead. All organizations must supply contact information for all of their members and all members will be solicited for membership in TBG, although that information will not be divulged to outside entities. Fees are not being increased. Resident organizations are expected to participate in the First Sundays events, Arts in the Garden and Heralding the Holidays. TBG is sponsoring a Resident Artist in May, a cartoonist, who will be here in Toledo for three weeks. Annette will advise Maria of the changes and provide the new charter for Maria to sign and return to the Garden. Members voted to sign the charter because TBG will not provide us our remaining 2007 meeting space usage until it is returned.
Membership Chairman Diane Myers reported that the Sanger Branch of the Toledo Lucas County Library will have a display case available for our use in July. We will use the cases to promote our annual show which is tentatively scheduled for September at the library. Outreach Chairman, Beth Thompson, will assist with the display.
Marianne reports that TBG has volunteer opportunities available for the Seed Swap. Members were asked to sign up and the list will be provided to the contact for the event, Toni Moore. Information was passed to members concerning the GLR R.O.S.E. State Day in Richmond, Indiana. The theme is “Tying Friends Together” and the event is scheduled for October 10-11, 2008. Contact Joyce Anne Baldwin at Joyceanneb@insightbb.com for more information.
Members were also advised that EGA’s Ohio State Day is on July 12, 2008 in Dublin, Ohio. The theme is “With My Needle” and Ellen Chester will teach “Friends in Stitches,” a needlecase project, from 9 am to 3 pm. Registration begins at 8 am. More information is available at embrodr@insight.rr.com.
Michigan State Day will be held in Plymouth on July 19, 2008. Four classes will be offered, vendors will be present, and a teacup auction will be held. It will be held at St. John’s Golf and Conference Center. Members may contact threadking@aol.com for more information.
A sign-up sheet was passed for volunteers to provide refreshments for our meetings.
We still need volunteers for September, October and November. There was no report from the Librarian.
Karlyn Thompson reported that we received a thank you note from EGA National Executive Director, Anita Streeter, for our donation of $110.00 for the endowment fund in memory of Marge Toth.
Newsletter Editor Su Pellitieri advised members that the deadline for the next newsletter is February 25 and it will be published approximately on March 1. She also reminded members that she is organizing a GCC for Hardanger embroidery. The sign-up list is open until March. Eleven members have signed up so far. The course will begin in April or May and meeting times will be arranged later.
Marianne led discussion about membership development. Members are encouraged to send in stitching tips for our newsletter. Members are investigating a sociable gathering, perhaps on a Saturday, and it might be held at the 577 Foundation in Perrysburg, Ohio. A shopping excursion might also be planned and members are asked to submit suggestions for stitching shops to include on the trip.
Program Chairman Irene Leonard will keep information about each of our monthly Back to Basic stitch programs available to compile as a set to distribute to guests and new members.
Anna Kerlin reported that a design has been chosen for our children’s class this summer at TBG. It is a plastic canvas fish and worm that can be used as a bookmark or a piece of jewelry. Annette Hill will donate the necessary yarn. We can count the preparation hours for volunteer credit at TBG.
Irene Leonard showed her sample of the Hearts program which we will be working on this year and she encourages everyone to have their version done for entry in our September show. Members were asked to have the outlines of the hearts, or whatever motif we have chosen, completed by the next meeting. For our Back to Basics program, the January Chain Stitch instructions are available, and our stitch tonight is the Herringbone Stitch. In March we will review the Fly Stitch. April’s program will cover the Rhodes Stitch and variations. The eventual goal will be to construct a cloth book in November including all of our samples. Caren Scarbrough will teach us those construction techniques.
The meeting was adjourned and members enjoyed refreshments before engaging in the Back to Basics stitch program for the month.
Respectfully submitted,
Annette Meyer Hill
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