February Meeting Minutes

The president opened the February 2012 meeting at 7:18 p.m. The president extended birthday wishes to those members who celebrate their birthday in February. In addition, the president welcomed Millie Kirby, a charter member of the guild.


The president advised the board decided to not pro-rate dues for members joining the guild in the middle of the year.

Amy Hudson will chair the newcomers team. Amy advised the guild will give all visitors one free raffle ticket.

The minutes of the January 2012 meeting were approved pending correction.

The president reviewed the proposed 2012 budget. The guild voted unanimously to accept the 2012 proposed budget.

Lora Marin will serve as the guild’s parliamentarian.

Chris Goudeau, Charity chair, presented a list of charities the guild can consider for charity knitting donations. The guild’s charity knit in will take place on Sat. 2/11/12. Please contact the president if you want to attend the 2/11/12 charity knit in.

The president advised the board decided the Ways and Means Committee raffles will be self-sustaining. The committee will use the funds raised from the raffle tickets sales to obtain items for the next raffle.

Sue Von Olsen advised The Knitting Corner is offering a lot of classes in March and April. In addition, the store is receiving new yarns for spring and yarns for scarves.

The president advised the guild will participate in the Virginia Beach Spring Craft Festival held 3/16 – 3/18/12 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. The guild needs volunteers to man the guild’s booth. All volunteers who commit to serving at the craft fair by 3/5/12 will receive free admission to the craft fair.

The president advised the guild will participate in the Gathering of the Guilds at the Frances Land House, Virginia Beach, on 4/7/12. The guild will seek volunteers to man the guild’s table at this event at the March meeting.

The president advised the guild will hold a judged knitting contest. All entries will be due by 5/12/12. The winners will be announced at the June meeting. The contest rules will be presented at the March meeting and will be posted in the March newsletter. In addition, the president advised the guild will recognize guild volunteers at the October meeting.

The president advised the guild’s World Wide Knit in Public Day will occur on 6/9/12. The WWKIP chair is researching venues for this event.

Sue Von Olsen presented the program on how to use the color wheel to make color choices for projects. The March program will be “Yoga for Knitters”. Marilyn Estrada will present the program and recommends the attendees wear loose and comfortable clothes for the program.

The guild enjoyed the Ways and Means raffle of yarns suitable for Valentine’s Day projects.

The guild enjoyed the show and share time.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:03 p.m.