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Meetings
The
next NEORQC general meeting June 5, 2010 Saturday morning at 10:00
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the Calendar
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details
March
Meeting Minutes
General Meeting Minutes
March 6, 2010
Vice President Mary Ann Goory, in the absence of President Pam Lagodich, called the meeting to order at 10:15 am. She thanked the North Coast Needlers for hosting the meeting at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Westlake, Ohio.
There were 24 guilds and 3 quilting services represented.
Vice President Mary Ann Goory read a letter of resignation from current president Pam Lagodich. Pam stated that due to the rigors of her current job, she is not able to fulfill her current term as president and that it was not an easy decision to make. The NEORQC Board met at the Get-Away and accepted her resignation with regret and approved by vote the appointment of Sarah Bistline to fulfill Pam’s current term. A nominating committee will start the process to select candidates for the 2011-2013 term which will be voted on at the March 2011 meeting by the general membership. Sarah was thanked for accepting the president’s position for the current term.
October 3, 2009 Meeting Minutes: A motion to dispense with reading the meeting minutes was made by Arti Mater and seconded by Libby Lehman. A member felt that there was an error in the minutes with the date of today’s meeting, but without being able to locate it, the minutes were read by secretary, Cheryl Hoff. The error was on the website and not within the meeting minutes. Jan Nease made a motion to accept the minutes as read and submitted, with a second by Paula Weddig.
The October 3, 2009 meeting minutes reflected the reconvening of the By-law Committee to resolve some outstanding issues on the draft. Pat Magiste stated that the By-law Committee did not meet, but did review them.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Sue Buckley reported a balance of $46,531.53. This does not include the cost of the Bertram Inn for the Get-Away. She felt that once the bill is received the Get-Away would break even. Pat Magiste made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report as submitted with a second by Carole Wooten. The date on the report will be changed to reflect the current time frame.
President’s Report: None.
Board Appointments and Announcements: Paula Weddig was introduced as the new field representative for the counties of Lorain, Cuyahoga, Medina and Summit. Arti Mater volunteered to chair the nominating committee for 2011-2013 with volunteers Mary Ann Goory and Cheryl Hoff on the committee.
Vice President’s Report: Mary Ann Goory stated that as vice president, she was in charge of the locations for the quarterly meetings for the membership. Hosts are needed for the October, 2010 meeting as well as March, June and October of 2011. She asked that the representatives approach their guilds about hosting one of the upcoming meetings. Several guilds can host one meeting and they can be boxed lunches or pot luck. NEORQC provides $250. for each meeting to assist with any expenses. Anyone interested should contact Mary Ann Goory.
Common Threads quilt guild will host the June 2010 meeting at the Parma Lutheran Church on Broadview Road. It will be a pot luck. Further information will be posted on the web site.
Mystery Quilt 2010: Steps 1 and 2 have been posted on the website. Karen Benke of Little Red Quilt House has designed the quilt, “The Garden of My Life”. Kits are available for purchase from the Little Red Quilt House. Contact information is on the NEORQC website.
Grant Program: Nancy Hope reported that the grant forms are on the website and information should be taken back to guild members that the Grant Program is to be used for education and teaching quilting.
Committee Reports:
Get-Away: Gini Baldi reported that the Get-Away was uneventful but fun. Everyone arrived safely in spite of the weather. She thanked the committee that assisted her in making it such a huge success. The setup for the Get-Away was different this year. There were 134 participants with 9 commuters. The commute option will be revisited before next year to offer the commuters the option of attending the Sunday show and tell session. This year they were given the option of attending the banquet on Saturday night only. Rachel Webster has volunteered to handle the Lotto Block part of the Get-Away for next year and anyone wanting to volunteer to assist with the Get-Away should contact Gini Baldi. Class submissions for next year are due in May and will be presented at the general meeting in June. The theme for Get-Away next year is “Kitchen Connection.” The challenge is “quilted aprons” and everyone is encouraged to wear an apron to the banquet.
Questioned about the ribbons for the Get-Away, Mary Ann Goory reported that the ribbons are donated by her employer, Steven Daray in Lakewood. A statement will be added to the program next year regarding an anonymous donor for the ribbons as an acknowledgment.
Web Site: None, Wendy Lewis was not in attendance.
Directory and Membership: Sally Weir submitted a report that was read by Sue Buckley. Eighty-one invoices for membership were mailed on January 1, 2010. As of March 5, 2010, there have been 51 responses. A penalty of $10 will be incurred for payments received after March 16, 2010 per NEORQC by-laws.
Old Business:
By-law Committee Report: A draft of the By-laws was given to each representative to take back to guild members for discussion. Gini Baldi apologized for not knowing that the committee was to reconvene but instead made contact with the committee members to discuss the changes. The draft includes strike-outs for information being removed and information added is in bold. By-laws are required because of the incorporation of NEORQC. A vote will be taken at the June meeting on the revised by-laws in their entirety. Gini Baldi will provide a copy to be posted to the web site.
New Business: None
Meeting Notices:
The next Board meeting is scheduled for May 1, 2010. Sarah Bistline will secure a location and notify board members.
The next general meeting is scheduled for Saturday, June 5, 2010. Information will be posted on the web site.
Motion to adjourn by Judie Bigge with a second by Linda Sekerak
Respectfully submitted
Cheryl Hoff, Secretary
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