The next meeting is May 25, 2017 at 7:00 pm
featuring Guild Member, Debbie Garvin
at the Benton County Historical Museum
featuring Guild Member, Debbie Garvin
at the Benton County Historical Museum
Guild Committees and Board Members
Committees
Many of our members serve on several committees according to their interests. Various subgroups also meet during the month according to their particular interests in quilting.
Block of the Month
Chair: Sharon Fries
Creates block of the month patterns for members and encourages participation
Challenge Quilts
Chair: Judy Juntunen; Debbie Garvin, Stephanie Smith, Meryl Maisek, Sheri Puckette, Karen Gottschlich
Selects annual challenge and fabrics, signs up members to participate; arranges for judges, and organizes display of entries and at October meeting
Hospitality
Chair: Phyllis Pearson
Sets up meeting room: greets guests and encourages members to wear their badges; organizes a drawing for all members and guests
Library
Chair: Karen Gottschlich; Myra Blatt
Maintains the guild's library in the Museum annex; makes new purchases of books and equipment; prepares material for check out; keeps library records.
Newsletter
Jan Tallis, Editor
Publishes the guild's newsletter every two months and distributes it to the guild members
Program/Workshop
Chair: Marcia Gilson
Plans and conducts the program portion of each monthly meeting; organizes workshops, demos and other training.
Publicity/History
Chair: Alice Hall
MariAnne Johnson, Naomi Weidner
Maintains scrapbooks/photo albums of guild activities; advertises meetings and upcoming events.
Raffle Quilts
The Firm
Chair:
Markets the raffle quilt, arranging for ticket sale venues, signs up members to sell tickets.
Organize the creation of the 2018 Raffle Quilt.
2018 Raffle Quilt
Chair:
Chairperson for the designing and construction of the yearly raffle quilt for the Guild. This quilt helps to make a donation to the Benton County Historical Museum for use of the museum auditorium and annex.
Round Robin
Chair: Cindy Graff
Organizes the Round Robin program. Invites members to join, sets up groups, and arranges for meetings.
Secret Sisters
Chair: Wendy Bracken and Debbie Garvin
Members sign up in January to receive a Secret Sister. Secret Sisters exchange gifts during the year. Gifts should be $10.00 or less. At the December meeting, Secret Sisters are revealed. Additional events occur during the year which are open to all guild members.
Service
Chair: Lynn Grube
Mancy Anderson, Carol Farnes, Linda Jewett, Elsa McCloskey, Emily Miller, Louise Muhl, Priscilla Newberger, Gene Newburgh, Yvonne Thomas, Lisa Ullmer
Makes quilts for distribution to community members and organizations in need.
Website
Chair: Beth Rietveld
Maintains the website.
Many of our members serve on several committees according to their interests. Various subgroups also meet during the month according to their particular interests in quilting.
Block of the Month
Chair: Sharon Fries
Creates block of the month patterns for members and encourages participation
Challenge Quilts
Chair: Judy Juntunen; Debbie Garvin, Stephanie Smith, Meryl Maisek, Sheri Puckette, Karen Gottschlich
Selects annual challenge and fabrics, signs up members to participate; arranges for judges, and organizes display of entries and at October meeting
Hospitality
Chair: Phyllis Pearson
Sets up meeting room: greets guests and encourages members to wear their badges; organizes a drawing for all members and guests
Library
Chair: Karen Gottschlich; Myra Blatt
Maintains the guild's library in the Museum annex; makes new purchases of books and equipment; prepares material for check out; keeps library records.
Newsletter
Jan Tallis, Editor
Publishes the guild's newsletter every two months and distributes it to the guild members
Program/Workshop
Chair: Marcia Gilson
Plans and conducts the program portion of each monthly meeting; organizes workshops, demos and other training.
Publicity/History
Chair: Alice Hall
MariAnne Johnson, Naomi Weidner
Maintains scrapbooks/photo albums of guild activities; advertises meetings and upcoming events.
Raffle Quilts
The Firm
Chair:
Markets the raffle quilt, arranging for ticket sale venues, signs up members to sell tickets.
Organize the creation of the 2018 Raffle Quilt.
2018 Raffle Quilt
Chair:
Chairperson for the designing and construction of the yearly raffle quilt for the Guild. This quilt helps to make a donation to the Benton County Historical Museum for use of the museum auditorium and annex.
Round Robin
Chair: Cindy Graff
Organizes the Round Robin program. Invites members to join, sets up groups, and arranges for meetings.
Secret Sisters
Chair: Wendy Bracken and Debbie Garvin
Members sign up in January to receive a Secret Sister. Secret Sisters exchange gifts during the year. Gifts should be $10.00 or less. At the December meeting, Secret Sisters are revealed. Additional events occur during the year which are open to all guild members.
Service
Chair: Lynn Grube
Mancy Anderson, Carol Farnes, Linda Jewett, Elsa McCloskey, Emily Miller, Louise Muhl, Priscilla Newberger, Gene Newburgh, Yvonne Thomas, Lisa Ullmer
Makes quilts for distribution to community members and organizations in need.
Website
Chair: Beth Rietveld
Maintains the website.
Board Members
Each board member is elected by the members of the Mary's River Quilt Guild and serves a two-year term. Elections are held during the November meeting each year.
President - Barbara Gordon
Vice-President - Judy Juntunen
Treasurer - Ann Geyer
Secretary - Lisa Ullmer
President - Barbara Gordon
Vice-President - Judy Juntunen
Treasurer - Ann Geyer
Secretary - Lisa Ullmer