Monthly meeting minutes - June 11, 2008

President Maria Nowicki brought the meeting to order at 6:30 pm in the Conference Center of the Toledo Botanical Garden on June 11, 2008. There were 38 members present and three guests. Secretary Annette Hill reported that minutes of previous meeting minutes have been posted to the blog and printouts are available tonight for review those who wish to read them. Treasurer Nancy Wright reported the following balances for our bank accounts:
Anna Kerlin reported that only 2 students have signed up for our Children’s class later this month. If there are less than 5, we will cancel the class. Those who registered may be encouraged to sign up for the July class instead.
Diane Myers is in California with her daughter, who was thrown from a horse and broke her leg. As Membership Chairman, Diane sent invitations out to previous members who no longer attend. Two of those previous members are present tonight, Patricia Miller and Pat Elijah. Nancy Wright presented hand-stitched personalized scissor fobs to our most established members, recognizing their years of membership in the Needle Arts Guild of Toledo: Donna Mohn, 34 years; Sue Hojnacki, 29 years; Irene Leonard, 26 years; Caren Scarbrough, 25 years; Anna Kerlin, 23 years; Ann Rorarius, 21 years; Annette Hill, 21 years.
Show Chairman Peverly Hormann reports that our annual show is on track. Su Pellitieri has posters, handouts, entry forms and a list of names of people who entered in 2005 to 2007 here tonight. If you take yours, please mark her list so that she doesn’t mail another to us and we will save postage. Members please distribute posters and flyers to promote our show.
Caren Scarbrough reported as our Great Lakes Region Representative that she has received the regional newsletter. The GLR will provide to each state in the region $600 each year to help sponsor each state’s “State Day.” Caren notes that the region made $2000 profit on tea cup auction.
Our chapter Library has now been moved. A list of library titles is available online.
Su reports that our newsletter deadline is on the 25th of this month. Please send Su links and articles to include.
Maria reported that we will continue to work on our annual raffle wreath, collecting ornaments with a stocking theme for raffle either for TBG or for our own benefit. It is noted that the Blade article said that there will be a raffle for the Arts in the Garden event, but it is surmised that there is not enough preparation being done by TBG and it is not expected to happen.
Caren has the book for our November program available for our review. It is “Fabric Art Journal,” by Pam Sussman, and it includes directions for all five books which Caren has on display. Purchase of the book is optional, and the cost is about $22 for those who want one. You can take notes in lieu of purchase of the book. Participants may need to bring a sewing machine, but you can do it by hand too.

TBG’s First Sunday event was held on June 1, and we had quite a few people walk through and several people try the project. Next month we assume that we will be here in the Terrace Room, unless we hear otherwise.
We will be assembling a display at the Sanger branch of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library for the month of July. Members wishing to display their handiwork should give them to Nancy Wright tonight.
Our weekly informal stitch-in is at Marilyn Freeman’s home tomorrow.
Jennifer Miller continues to get mail, although we have repeatedly advised all of the next two subsequent presidents. She passed on information concerning the Youngston Area Fall Festival which will be held Oct 17-18.
Karlyn Thompson assembled a gift bag and we will raffle it off tonight for a $1.00 a chance.
We will have door prizes at our annual show for a drawing from the information cards which visitors submit. Please consider donating items for those.
Maria reports that she received an email from Luann Glover of the Toledo Weavers Guild. They are seeking teachers for projects for a November program designed to teach teachers projects to pass onto classes. This is co-sponsored by the Ohio Art Education program. The deadline to sign up is the end of June. Maria will share the details with our members at the regular meeting. The teachers who volunteer will not be paid, but the cost of supplies for the projects will be provided.
In July we will discuss our most frustrating projects. Members were encouraged to bring theirs in and other members are encouraged to help solve any problems.
At the July meeting, Caren will be teaching Chottie’s Plaid. While inquiring about permission to use a reprint of a 1979 article, Caren spoke with Chottie Alderson’s daughter, Ashley Cash. Not only did she get permission, but Ashley is donating a copy of Chotties book which is a $15.00 value. We will use it as a prize or raffle sometime. Members should bring a sz 20 tapestry needle and scissors in order to participate in the program. Caren is donating canvas and fibers.
Members are asked to contact Su with the list of this past year’s Secret Stitcher pairings so that she can publish them in the newsletter.
Nancy Wright’s church is sponsoring a quilt show. They will also have a needlework section and she will provide information to anyone interested in exhibiting. This show is in conjunction with the Rapids Rally, in Grand Rapids, Ohio.
A guest reports that they have a client who works at library. There is an opportunity to display at the downtown branch of the library in display cases. Fall to winter dates are available, and two cases maybe available if we are interested. Members are interested and we will get more information about dates.
The business meeting was then adjourned and members proceeded with our Get It Finished program and our Annual Potluck Dinner.

Respectfully submitted,
Annette Meyer Hill