President’s Message
Anne Flaggs
Hello Quilters,
I hope you are all doing well and enjoying this change in seasons.
There is certainly a change in the winds in more ways than one. As a guild we have been meeting at the Church of the Nazarene on Warfield Road for a very long time. This year, the rental cost for our meetings has increased 60% and the board decided to look around for other potential meeting locations as our budget cannot sustain that significant of a rent increase for very long. We looked into the library, schools, community centers and Asbury as possible locations. Most of the locations were dismissed due to time limitations like being done by 9pm or not being able to rent for a year at a time. We also discovered that many of the locations will cost as much or more than our current space. Asbury has offered us a large space at no cost since we have several members who reside there. As part of a move to Asbury in March 2025, we will be changing our membership dues and guest fees slightly. I will present a recommendation at the October meeting, to be voted on at the November meeting, to reduce the membership fee for Asbury residents from $35 to $20 similar to our out of state members and to eliminate the guest fee of $5. The elimination of the guest fees will allow any non-member Asbury residents and others to visit the guild for a monthly meeting at no cost.
To recap, we will be having our last meeting at the church in November 2024, then three Zoom only meetings in December, January & February, and then moving our meeting to an Asbury auditorium or classroom in March 2025. I know change can be difficult but there are many positives to this change and more information about exact locations will be shared as we get closer to our first meeting there.
Just a few reminders for our upcoming meeting:
• Get those Log Jam Quilts finished. I can’t wait to see all of them, it’s always an amazing site. And if you didn’t quite get it done in time for the meeting, Service Projects will gladly take them whenever you get it completed.
• Consider signing up to chair a committee and help make our Quilt Show a success. We will also be asking for volunteers to help at the show starting in February.
• Check out the lobby before the meeting and pick up raffle tickets for our current quilt or drop off your stubs and money.
That’s all from me, hope to see you at the meeting,
Anne
