August 2011 Meeting

August 8, 2011

The meeting opened at 7:00 with an update on a new meeting location. Steph reported that she has contacted numerous locations. Unfortunately, many of these locations are not available at the time needed, require a significant fee or simply do not have capacity to accommodate the guild meetings. She stated she will continue to find a new meeting location.

Steph also reported that she has found a location for monthly workdays at the Clay senior Center from 9:00am to 3:00pm the first Saturday of every month. The guild voted in favor to having monthly workdays at the senior center beginning September 3 at 9:00am.

There were 16 participants at Monday’s meeting.  They enjoyed a fun and informative presentation about the new HODQG website and Facebook group.

The guild voted in favor of allowing Heart of Dixie Quilter Guild members to advertise their quilting services on the HODQG website. Currently, there are 5 identified services available; Stephanie Childers, Diana Kenney, Meg McKinney, Ginni Stevens and classes offered by the HODQG.  The Guild votes against listing classes offered by non-affiliated entities on the HODQG Website. The HODQG has posted links to the non-affiliated websites.

It was suggested that a guild member serve as a new member greeter, a public relations coordinator. Responsibilities would include contacting any one interested in the guild; escort the new member to the meeting location and simply being available to answer questions from the new member.

It was suggested that we formalize the process for our charity work. Examples include having a steady contact with our charity organization, taking photos of the donation and providing info to the recipients about the origin of the donation.  The guild voted in favor of seeking a new charity for donations. Steph will touch base with the heart Foundation and inform them of our decision. Steph asked that the guild members brainstorm charitable organizations that we could serve. This will be determined at the next guild meeting.

It was suggested that the guild participate in community events. Many ideas were mentioned such as demo booths, Leeds creek bank festival, Pepper Place farmers market, and The Trussville festival.  It was asked whether the guild wanted to participate in the Oak Mountain High School quilt show by donating a quilt. This topic was tabled until next month.

The guild shared the block of the month, show and tell and the meeting concluded at 8:30pm.