Friday, October 05, 2012

October 2012 TKGV Meeting Minutes

The president opened the October 2012 meeting at 7:20 p.m. extending birthday greetings to members celebrating birthdays in October.  The Welcome Committee Chair introduced our guests.

The minutes of the September 2012 meeting were approved.   The president advised the guild’s treasury balance is $3,595. 

The vice president presented the 2013 TKGV Officers, the same as the 2012 TKGV officers.  The president declared a quorum was present.  A motion to approve the 2013 TKGV officers as presented by the vice president was seconded and approved.  A motion to induct the 2013 TKGV officers was seconded and approved.

The vice president advised the knitting classes led by Nancy Shroyer the first weekend of November have room.  If you are interested in attending the classes, please submit your registration.

The charity knitting chair advised yarn was available for charity knitting projects.   The guild will hold a charity “knit-in” in the beginning of 2013 with further details to follow.  The guild is holding a baby shower at the December 2012 meeting for the Newborns In Need charity.  Guild members may bring baby items, either hand made or bought, such as diapers and other baby necessities, to the December 2012 meeting.  In addition, the guild will collect hats for the various homeless shelters at the December 2012 meeting.  A guild member advised the Eastern Shore Chapel seeks 70 knitted scarves for a homeless shelter they are hosting at Christmas time.  They need worsted weight scarves for adults.  Please bring the scarves to the December 2012 guild meeting.

The president gave individual thank you presentations to the guild’s board members and volunteers who have given of their time and talents to the guild in 2012:
          Cheryl – for planning the 2013 Spring Retreat and the guild’s “Knit in Public” events
          Amy – for chairing the Welcome Committee
          Denise & Marilyn – for co-chairing the Ways and Means Committee
          Rae – for chairing the Welfare Committee and planning the Spring Craft Fair
          Chris – for chairing the Charity Knitting Committee and past service to TKGV
          Sonja – for publishing the guild’s newsletter
          Linda – for planning the Francis Land event and past service to TKVG
          Beverly – for serving as treasurer
          Katie – for serving as secretary
          Sue – for chairing the programs and assisting with the 2012 Knitting Contest
          Lora –for serving as vice president. 
The president recognized the remaining members for their participation in guild events. 

The vice president suggested guild members share the projects they post on Ravelry with the TKGV Ravelry group.  Members can select the groups with which they want to share projects by selecting the groups from the drop down menu on the upper right side of the project entry page.

The guild celebrated its twenty-first birthday.  Following the celebration, the guild held the super raffle and Ways and Means Raffle. 

The November program will be a holiday project.  Please watch the newsletter to see if members will need to bring any supplies for the holiday project. 

The guild enjoyed the show and tell.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.