SSQG Minutes -- September 20 , 2018

SSQG Meeting Minutes

Date: September 20, 2018

Minutes taken by Ann

http:// sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com

1. President / Call to order (Sharon H)- 6:42 PM

2. Sign in, Welcome to Members and Guests- Members attended and Guests, Shirley

and Donna

3. Reports of officers and committees- Minutes deferred

a. Treasurer’s report (Elsie H.)-

I. Beginning Balance:$1101.92

II. Deposits: $

III. Expenditures: $

IV. Ending Balance: $1113.92

V. Motion to accept:

1. Motion made by:Betty

2. Motion seconded by: Mynan

3. Accepted by membership? Yes

b. VP/ Programming (Mynan G)- Mynan and Elsie will present a program called

Surprise Stitching in October. November’s program will be presented by Merlene on

Using Pressed Flowers in Quilting. December will be our Christmas Party at the City

Cafe. If anyone would like to present a program or has an idea please let Mynan know.

c. Secretary (Becky F)- Nothing new

d. Historian/Blog Site (Marilyn H.)-Blog is alive and well and includes pictures of our

show at the library.

e. Unfinished Projects (UFOs-Kathy S.)-Karen showed her Newport Vacation Quilt

f. Tabs (Cheryl M.)- Cheryl will be gone most of October. When she returns she will

provide a list of possible dates for a Just Do It trip to the Ronald MacDonald House in

New Orleans to deliver a batch to drink can tabs.

g. Door Prizes (Valerie K.)- None given because of book exchange.

3.

h. Just Do It (Sharon H)-We will go to the Veterans Home in Jackson on September 26.

Everyone is invited to join us as we deliver 21 quilts.

i. Quilt Show (SSQG membership)

j. Charity Quilts (Merlene L. & Cheryl M.)-Merlene reported that 15 quilts and 50 bears

were delivered to OLOL and 15 quilts and 150 bears were delivered to Cancer Services.

5.Unfinished business- No additional business

6. New Business- Houston Quilt Show is November 4-11

7. Program- We enjoyed a huge book exchange and everyone(who wanted to) went

home with some new books.

8. Show and tell- Quilts were displayed by Donna, Robin, Karen, Merlene and Monette

9. Announcements-The Picayune Quilt Show will be Sept. 29 and 30 in Picayune, MS

a) Next Meeting- October 18

10. Adjournment- 8:21PM