May 2011 TKGV meeting minutes

The TKGV president called the May 2011 meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. by welcoming our guests and conducting a scavenger hunt for items found in our knitting bags.

Trink Dahl-Prince, Kathy Brown, Margaret Faust and Debbie Henderson presented a program on charity knitting, by providing the guild with information regarding a variety of organizations that seek knitted items for charity.

The minutes from the April 2011 meetings were approved.

The treasurer’s report was received.

The president gave an update on the Sally Melville classes. Registration will start at the June, 2011 meeting.

We were advised the TKGV Knit in Public Day will take place on June 19, 2011 at the D’Art Center in Norfolk, Virginia from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Cheryl Bond seeks volunteers to assist with set up and tear down and to man a guild table.

After the member show and tell, the Ways and Means committee conducted a raffle with items from The Knitting Corner in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Dates to remember:
09/21 – 09/25: The Knitting Guild of America Convention, Greensboro, N.C.
10/1 – 10/2 – Fall Fiber Festival, Montpelier, VA.
10/22 – 10/23 – Sally Melville classes, Tidewater Knitting Guild of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA.
10/22 – 10/23 – Southeaastern Animal Fiber Fair, Fletcher, N.C.

With all business concluded, the president adjourned the meeting at 8:53 p.m.