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The Board has been
approached by several members asking for permission to sell items before the
meeting and during breaks, etc. The Board has unanimously voted that
this will no longer be allowed. If you have items you wish to sell,
you may post those items on the website, and however, we will no longer
allow members to sell items at the meetings. The Board apologizes for
any inconvenience, but stands firm in its decision. Thank you.
Thank
You From the YMCA
We
recently received this letter of thanks from Carol Brodeur of the YMCA.
Dear Deborah,
Please extend a thank you to all the members of the Cornerstone Quilters
Guild who participated in giving so generously of their talents and gifts.
The parents were given notes explaining the gifts were given through the
Guild's generosity and delivered by the Y. Everyone's small acts of
kindness blossoms into a community of needy children being served, so on
behalf of those children and families, please accept this grateful thank
you! Merry Christmas! Carol Brodeur
BUS TRIP TO THE AQS SHOW IN LANCASTER, PA
UPDATE
As
Alice Hunt said at our November meeting, there is good news and bad news
and good news. The first good news is that the American Quilt Society
has taken over the Heritage Quilt Show in Lancaster, PA and there will be a
show on March 24-27, 2010 at the Lancaster Convention Center. The bad
news is that there has NOT been sufficient time for the Bus Trip Committee
to make all the arrangements necessary for a guild-sponsored trip in
2010. But, there is plenty of time to plan and make arrangements for
a trip in 2011. Cindy Nagle has agreed to chair this Committee with
Alice Hunt and Johanne Peterson. Johanne has information about a bus
trip from Arlington, MA to the show (including a stop in Charlton) with
lots of shopping along the way. Please see Johanne for more
info!
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
Sue Whiterell reports that we now have 176 paid
members! Many of you haven't picked
up your membership cards. Remember,
you may receive valuable discounts at many quilt shops by presenting your
card. Please pick them up at the
sign-in table at a Guild meeting, or send a self-addressed stamped envelope
to Sue Whiterell, 6 Jackie Drive, Millbury, MA 01527 and she will mail it
to you.
SHOW OFF OUR GUILD LOGO!
The Board is contemplating the reissuance of
T-shirts with our Guild logo on them.
We had offered these several years ago and in celebrating our 10th
Anniversary, we had thought to have the T-shirts available again. The idea of having a Tote Bag was also
brought up. We are asking you, the
members, to decide if you would rather have a t-shirt or a tote bag or
maybe you'd like both! Karen Murphy
will have sheets available for you to indicate which you would be
interested in. If there is enough
interest in both the t-shirts and the tote, we will arrange to have both
items printed. If there is enough
interest in one more than the other, then we will order the one with the
most requests. Costs will be
determined once we know which item and how many we will need. Once the cost is determined, we will have
sign-up sheets and the cost must be paid up-front and will be
non-refundable. Please see Karen
before or after the meeting. If you
will not attend the meeting and wish to voice your opinion, contact Judy
Bachand at 860 963 2028 or email Judy at judy.bachand1@verizon.net.
THANKS TO OUR BEHIND-THE-SCENES HEROES
The
Cornerstone Quilters Guild has many unsung quilting heroes who just go about
the business of keeping our guild running smoothly.
The
Hospitality Committee, Linda Satkowski and Gerry Zecco, is the first stop
for our new members and guests who need a helping hand to navigate all the
activity and energy that fills the foyer before our meeting. Thanks, Linda and Gerry, for being such
gracious hostesses.
Judy
Bachand, our newsletter editor extraordinaire, not only puts together our
newsletter, but also keeps us on our toes to provide details and meet
deadlines so that our membership is aware of the Guild’s goings-on. Thanks, Judy, for keeping us on the
straight and narrow!
Webmaster, Akiko Kunst keeps our website
up-to-date. Our website is our face
to the outside world and oftentimes is the first place that quilters
seeking a guild or members of other guilds go to find out about us. Thanks, Akiko, for keeping the website up
and running and filled with info and lots of pictures!
Irene Rose, our resident photographer, keeps
those pictures coming. Whether it’s
quilts from show and tell or candids at our special events, Irene captures
the heart of our Guild by snapping photos of quilts and quilters. Thanks, Irene, for providing snapshots of
ourselves enjoying our favorite art and craft.
Sue Therriault, President
THANK YOU NOTES
The
Guild has received over 500 yards of fabric donated to our Outreach program
from Sharon Collette of Scrap Happy, 157 Harrington Street, East
Brookfield. Scrap Happy offers classes, fabrics and associated
services. Their telephone number is 508 885 4052. Sharon also
generously donated approximately 150 fat quarters to be given out at our
Quilt Show.
MANY THANKS TO OUR OUTREACH COMMITTEE
Since
its inception, the Cornerstone Quilters Guild has focused its attention on
providing quilts to local organizations. In 2009, nearly one hundred
(100) quilts have been given to the Charlton Fire Department, the Worcester
Interfaith Hospitality Network, Compassion Pregnancy Center, Tri-Valley in Webster,
UMASS Memorial Oncology, the American Red Cross, Bethlehem House, Lanessa
Extended Care, and Quaboag on the Commons Nursing Home, the Guardian
Hospice of MA, and the Mary Lane Hospital in Ware. In the spring,
guild members began to contribute pillowcases to the ConKerr Cancer
organization and, to date, nearly two hundred (200) have been given to this
important group.
So,
please join me in thanking Marge Moniz and her committee: Ellinor
Allen, Allison Anderson, Joyce Blanchette, Cathy Carpentier, Terri Donnelly,
Mary Eastman, Nancy Eastman, Sandy Johnson, Jean Mateychuk, Avis Meskus,
Dianne Nagy, Betsy Palmer, Deb Park, Jackie Russell, Johanne Peterson and
Alice Schroth. The Committee puts together kits for us to work on at
home and then completes them on the second and fourth Fridays of the
month. Marge and her committee are always looking for new
recruits. Stop by the Outreach Table, thank them for their good
works, and pick up a kit to work on at home.
Thank
you, Outreach! You make us proud to be a member of the Cornerstone
Quilt Guild!!
AUCTION NEWS
Well,
another auction has come and gone. We missed those of you who couldn’t be there. Those who were
bid us up to a grand total of $1,466.00! Thank you all for your
generosity; you make it worthwhile. Enjoy your goodies! A big “”Thanks”” goes out to our auctioneer,
Roland Parent, and his lovely wife, Joyce. Their behind-the-scenes
help was invaluable. They are always there for support and help when
needed. And Roland makes the auction so much fun! Bravo!
Also,
many thanks to our helpers who recorded bids, took in payments, brought us
the items as we needed them, and our runner who delivered again this year!
We
will accept donations for the auction all year, just see us at the dollar
table. So keep cleaning Quilters! We hope to have an auction
next year and it’s success
starts with you!
Many
thanks - Jeanne Adler and Marilyn Lawendowski, Ways & Means
NEW FUNDRAISER
Roland
Parent will be making up some “”Quilting
Angel””
pins. He will have some available for you to see at the June picnic
and then again in September. The pins come in silver and gold and
have different quilt charms. You may order your pin at the cost of
$12.00. The Guild will receive $5.00 of this price and the remainder
of the amount is donated by Roland to Cancer Research in honor of his
grandson, a cancer survivor. Please order your pin and support the
Guild and Cancer Research. This is a most worthwhile
fundraiser.
The
Raffle Quilt was
won by William Gagnon of Sturbridge and he was at the November meeting to
pick up his prize! The gross sales of tickets was $2,309.00 less
expenses of $437.32, leaving a net profit for the Guild of $1,871.79
Thank you to everyone for your help in piecing and quilting the quilt and
for the ticket sales.
“Student of the Quarter” program The $250.00 donated to Tantasqua
Jr. /Sr. High School by the Quilt Show Committee will be used to support
their “Student of the Quarter” program which is an incentive program for
students who are not always recognized. These students, who are
recommended by each faculty member, must exhibit academic progress,
leadership and improved attendance. These students, along with their
parents, are treated to a special breakfast at the Cornerstone Café at
Tantasqua.
Outreach News
If
you have any news items you think should appear on this page,
Please
contact President, Sue
Therriault.
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