Janet Steinke opened the meeting at 7:05 with the following
business:
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Membership
renewal - 60+ people came tonight, including several new members and guests.
This is renewal month (October to October), be sure to turn in your form and
$30 annual dues. Congratulations on our
first year, which officially began with the startup team in May 2014!! The
guild DOES NOT work or exist without hard working Board
members, members, and volunteers.
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Upcoming
Programs & Events –
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November 23, 2015 – sew in at the adjacent Beechwood lodge
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December 28, 2015 – New Year’s Celebration, a time to haul out the
UFO’s more on this to come!
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April 25, 2015 – ArtPrize 2x winner Ann Loveless program. 12+ hands would be interested in a half day
workshop, roughly $55/pp to be held Monday afternoon. If we don’t have enough sign up the workshop
would be cancelled and money refunded.
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June 27, 2016 - “Red & White” challenge quilts
due – We have 2 size and 2 style categories:
Small – anything below a total of
216” total (outside dimension)
Large – anything above 216” total
(outside dimension)
The two style categories remain the
same – Traditional and Art/Modern
This means you can enter 4 quilts, a small and large Traditional
style, and a small and large Art/Modern.
Entry forms will be made available later, and turned in at our
April 2016 meeting. For now…….get quilting!
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Guild Fundraisers
Our garage sale earned $476, and since Beechwood Church has been
so generous with their facility the board suggested we donate 50% to their food
pantry. Membership voted YES to support the donation.
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Financial update – Treasurer Vicky Gray
The board has acted very cautiously using the guilds funds, in good
faith putting their membership dues up front last summer as seed money to get
the guild off the ground. Keep in
mind, high quality speakers are expensive, and we built this past year from
nothing. Fundraising to date include member dues, guests, garage sale, member
pins, and IQF bus trip. Financial
summary (thru 10.19.15):
Income - $3695.67
Expenses - $2946.22
Total net income
for fiscal year ending 9.30.15 - $ 749.45
*A complete detailed summary of income and
expenses can be seen or requested at any time by contacting your Board
Treasurer Vicky Gary.
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Election of Officers – Janet thanked all previous years’ board
members for their hard work, and really creating a guild out of nothing,
recognizing those stepping down Marie Yutendale (VP), Barb Walsh (Programs),
Char Litwinski (Membership) and Janet Steinke (President). She asked new board nominees to come up
front, asked if there were any new nominees, and a member asked that the
nominations be closed, and it went for a vote. Your 2015-2016 BRQG Board:
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President – Pat Navis
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Vice President – Barb Bredemeier
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Treasurer – Vicky Gray
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Secretary/Blog – Barb Schippa
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Membership – Sally Leep
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Programs – Kathy Mueller
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At this time the program was turned over to new President Pat
Navis.
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October 26 Program Welcome – Quilt artist Sue
Holdaway-Heyes presented over 140 photos of her step by step process, various
technique of fusible, painting, drawing and thread work as well as sources of
inspiration. She followed with a trunk show of 12 of her stunning art quilts.
Members were treated to up-close and personal looks at her work for further
inspiration. Sue has won many awards including the American Quilt Society Show,
the Ella Sharpe Museum, and the Ann Arbor Art Center. Her work has been published many times, and
is represented in many public and private collections including a doll in the
White House Collection.
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Other future
programs:
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November 23, 2015 – Sew in night,
Beechwood Lodge
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December 28, 2015 – New Year’s
celebration
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January 25, 2016 – Sew in night,
Beechwood Lodge
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February 22, 2016 – Schoolhouse
night, volunteer teachers share their talents and expertise in a round robin
evening event. We are looking for 2-4
more teachers……come forward and share your knowledge!
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March 28, 2016 – Sew in night,
Beechwood Lodge
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April 25, 2016 – Ann Loveless,
2013 & 2015 Art prize winner and quilt artist
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May 23, 2016 – Sew in night,
Beechwood Lodge
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June 27, 2016 – Red & White
Challenge Quilts – Show & Event
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July 25, 2016 – Sew in night, Beechwood
Lodge
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August 22, 2016 – (Tentative)
Garage Sale and ice cream social
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Door Prizes – This month sponsored by Pressing Matters & Sue Holdaway-Heys,
congratulations to winners Judy Zivick, Char Litwinski, Sheryl Lunn, Debra
Long, Myrna Duthler, and Becky Baumgartner.
Board members work hard soliciting donations from west Michigan quilt
shops. If you have something you’d like to offer please see your Board.
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Pat adjourned the evening at 9:00 PM
Barb Schippa
