Tuesday, November 29, 2011

SSQG Meeting Minutes 17 November 2011


 SASSI STRIPPERS QUILT GUILD MEETING
                                                         November - 17, 2011                       

Secretary Karol Guidry opened the meeting at 6:30 pm welcoming members & two guests.
                                                                                                                                             
President Linda Baumann was taking a final exam & Vice President Becky Fincher had surgery performed on her wrist and elbow that morning.                                                  
                                                                                                                                            
Treasurer Heidi Brochard reported a balance of  $692.23 in the SSQG account                                                                     
                                                                                                                                             
Secretary’s report was accepted as read.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                         
Committee Reports were given:                                                                                            
         Valarie Barth – Charity Chair – reported receiving thank you notes from:                  
                                   Braveheart Children In Need, Inc., (braveheartchildren.org)                                                                                                                                                                              
                                 thanking us for the 8 quilts we made & donated to them that
                                 will go into 8 backpacks for new children. The quilts will remain
                                 will belong to the child who receives it always. School supplies,                          
                                 toiletries, clothing (age appropriate) are also in backpack.             
                                     Lynn Clark, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity sent a
                                 thank you note for the Wonky House Quilt the Guild made &
                                 donated for their annual fundraising event. Eight quilts were donated
                                  to HfH at our quilt show to be used in HfH homes being built in our
                                  locality in the near future. A total of 9 quilts donated by SSQG    
                                  members in 2011.                                   
                                                                                                                                               
           Tabs – Becky Fincher – Please detach the flip tops from all aluminum soda, soup
                                  juice, vegetable, etc. cans. Bring them in to be sent to Ronald           
                                  McDonald House to help with staff office expenses & allow    
                                  allocation of other funding to go into ill children& their families
                                  facility needs & program supplies.                                                            

           Jessie Comeaux – Unfinished projects – (UFO’s)                                                               
                                 There are 10 players this year with a listing of 144 UFO’s to be      
                                 completed. The results of this year’s competition will be announced
                                  at the Christmas Party. Thanks to Jessie for volunteering to conduct
                                  opportunity for members to complete projects started & need a push
                                  to finish.        

          Valerie Valle – will report on the SSQG Blog in January as her report was
                                  inadvertently not written on evening agenda, entirely fault of     
                                   secretary.

           Elsie Hamway – Christmas Party Chair – December 15, 2011 is the date  City     
                                   Café is the place, located at the corner of O’Neal Lane & George
                                 O’Neal. We will gather & start the festivities at 6:30 pm. Please  
                                 bring a $15 quilting related gift to exchange & a hearty appetite.
                                 Separate checks will be provided & our waitress’s name is Dee.
                                 Please e-mail Elsie (ehamway@bellsouth.net) if you missed the
                                 Meeting & plan to attend so that she may have a # to let City Café
                                 know approximately how many members & 1 guest plan to attend.  
                                 Thank you Elsie for making plans for the party!

Election of 1012-2013 SSQG Officers: 
                                                                                                                                             
                                  Members received one nomination from the floor for the office of
                                  Secretary. Jan Delgehausen surrendered her nomination for that     
                                  office graciously in order to be able to enjoy being a participating
                                  member at ease.                                                                         
                                  Valerie Barth was nominated & agreed to the assume the office of
                                  Secretary. 
    
            Voting took place:   The Incoming 2012-2013 SSQG Officers elected at this       
                                  Meeting are:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                            
                                  President – Becky Fincher                                                                 
                                    Vice President – Jessie Comeaux                                                              
                                       Treasurer – Heidi Brochard                                                             
                                         Secretary – Valerie Barth                                                               
                                                                                                                                                           
                                 New officers will be installed at the January meeting & will find a 
                                 Description of their Duties in the forthcoming coming updated
                                 SSQG Constitution & Bylaws.                                           
                                                                                                                                                 
               Merlene Lewis presented the guild an idea for the guild to consider as a charity
                                 Project for 2012 as noted in the Aug. 18, 2011 minutes deferred to  
                                 Nov. 2011 meeting for up or down vote by guild. She showed the        
                                 Bears in three sizes, which may be cut from her patterns, sewn and           
                                 stuffed  with or with out (pattern supplied) faces drawn or            
                                 embroidered. A bow is placed around  the neck for color.            
                                 The bears would be distributed to hospitals to be given to children
                                 that are on their way to surgery, inpatients, emergency room patients,  
                                 babies, neonatal units, firemen, police, etc. to give comfort & caring.  
                                 Voting took place & passed unanimously. Merlene will contact
                                 people to prepare need & acceptance of the little bears & report she   
                                 has completed her research.                                                             
                                                                                                                                            
                                Door prizes were won by Madelon Mitchum & Jessie Comeaux.       
                                                                                                                                                
                                Thanks were given to Madelon Mitchum for sharing two notebooks 
                                of patterns from her quilt room with someone who would like to have
                             them. One was chosen by Kalpana Parekh & the other was designated   
                             a door prize.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                            
                             Show & Tell was held.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                    
                             Members shared things that had taken them by surprise & happenings              
                             in their lives unexpectedly that made each day better.                             
                                                                                                                                                  
                             Meeting was adjourned at 8:40 pm                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                   
                             Strip Collection is ended.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                        
                             Our Christmas Party Thursday Nov.15th will take the place of our last                                           
                             regular meeting for 2011. No minutes will be taken. Fun & a good time
                             will be had!                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                     
                            Members present were Valerie Valle, Valerie Barth, Merlene Lewis,                  
                            April Reeves, Jan Delgehausen, Elsie Hamway, Betty Braud,  Andrea
                            Keith, Heidi Brochard, Karol Guidry, Jessie Comeaux, and Madelon 
                            Mitchum. Guests were Kalpana Parekh & Renee Hoeprich who were 
                            Invited to the Xmas Party & to join the guild in January.                   
                                                                                                                                             
                            The next actual meeting of SSQG will be Thursday January 19, 2012 
                            at 6:50 pm at the Jones Creek Library.                                                        
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                       Respectfully Submitted,
                                                                                                                Karol Guidry    
                                                                                                                    Secretary

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