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The Board reports.......
V.P. Butterfly Brenda:
I am still going to school and it is harder than I expected. I study ever night on on my breaks at work. I asked Claudia to look for a new Vice President as I am unable to fullfill the position.
Past President qD report:
I post this because it is a same frustration that I feel. I too used to poke thru the Cuppa's Newsletter - only to find all kinds of photos from RPLOTN members. And I wonder why is that? I didn't take this function away from Penny. She quit and left RPLOTN high and dry - so I took it on. I offered to link from the RPLOTN newsletter to hers and was flatly refused, so no photos are shared. I appreciate people sending photos to the Cuppa's newsletter, but I don't understand why RPLOTN member photos are not being sent to the RPLOTN newsletter. I get wonderful response from those who do send photos - but it feels like it is the same people over and over. It's a board photo show - and they feel pressured to continue to send items when they are not working on anything new, and they apologize to me for not sending more photos ! We supposedly have over 100 members! Are there no members quilting? I have yet to see many SSS photos for this year - are the SSS's not sending to each other? You can find time to post to Yahoo, you can find time to send to Penny. If you don't want a newsletter for RPLOTN - please let me know. This is not my newsletter - it's yours. I do have fun finding new ideas to post, but it's hard to stay enthused without broad RPLOTN membership support. SMOKY.
Beginning balance February 1 $1848.05
Income: $5.00 membership fee 5.00
- Bank fee for Canadian money order -8.00*
- Antler funds returned from Claudia +100.00
- Antler check sent to Mary Nelson -100.00
- Antler check #133 to Wendy Currie +100.00 was voided – written 11/05 and never cashed.
*The Canadian money was not acceptable to People’s Bank but they charged RPLOTN for sending it for deposit. I took the money order to my personal bank and they accepted it for deposit – It was in US funds – so I wrote a check from me to replace the membership fee.
Ending balance March 31, 2007
$1945.05
Submitted by G. Kay Neal, RPLOTN Treasurer
Charity Report ~ from our Antlers....
Willo44, Brenda and Needles have all updated their information for Lotto Blocks at www.rplotn.com/Lotto.htm
Brenda notes: I have not received any blocks.
Anyone recognize their squares??
This RPLOTN quilt is going to the Zebra Child Protection Centre in Edmonton. Smoky finally got it quilted - thanks to RPLOTN for their Charity squares. The Zebra project is quite unique in the world - with various policing and social services agencies working together to bring justice to some pretty ugly situations. There are currently 400+ case files open in Edmonton alone. These case files are children who are physically abused. These children are between the ages of baby to about 14. As one officer put it, "...after 25 years as a street cop, I saw a lot of desperation. After 4 years at Zebra, I saw evil.". Annie sent me a couple more quilts a couple of years back. I believe another has already gone to Zebra and I think I have one more waiting to be quilted. Yes, it takes time to fit these in - and if I could I would spend more time on them. We have one elderly lady in the area who is making quilts for these kids - the lady is 87. In the past 3 years she had made 68 quilts for them. An inspiration to be sure.
If you ever ever wonder if making a few blocks makes a difference - wonder no more. It can and it does.
Smoky.
Warm Hearts Report:
GAquiltR ~ Warm hearts have been sent GAquiltR's way - see the Special People section of the newsletter.
2 cards for February were sent.
NOTE: A web page has been created for the Warm Hearts at www.rplotn.com/warmhearts.htm
- PLEASE let her know if someone is in need of the comforting gesture from the RPLOTN group. She will send out an e-card on our behalf, and the Warm Hearts page can be updated if you request it - with any special projects for our sewing sisters who need our special support.
Membership Report:
Please remember when you have a name, email, or snail mail address change you need to let me know so I can update the roster. Also anyone who has misplaced their roster and would like a new one please let me know at and I will gladly send you a new one. It is also that time of year when all members should send me a note to let me know that I have everything current on file.
Betty/lostberrypicker
SSS Report:
SSS photos can be found at http://www.rplotn.com/SSS2006.htm
... go to the main web site www.rplotn.com and choose
the Secret Sewing Sisters link in the left column!! Pass it on!!
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Birthday Report Irishga continues to send out birthday greetings to our members. For February - 21 cards were sent out and 12 acknowledged. The Birthday list is available outside the newsletter - www.rplotn.com/Birthdays.htm ! ~ ~ ~ |
SO - where has the time gone!!! Excuses excuses - wanna hear them? NO - and I apologize for so many delays beyond my control and then the catchup needed on other things before being able to get back to the newsletter. Swamped is the word that comes to mind.
However - I found a note that is now pinned to my fridge - "A clean house is a sign of a broken computer".
I think I will re-write that one to something even more appropriate in our world...
"A finished quilt is the sign of a broken computer"
MY FAVOURITE QUILT STORE IS UP FOR SALE!!! I finally find the job of my dreams - and now Sandy wants to retire and has put the store up for sale. *SIGH* *HEAVY SIGH* ~ no one is offering to buy!
There is a new pattern out on the market... and on sale in two quilt shops in Alberta! I designed a fabric bowl in the shape of a Ginko Leaf - and the pattern is on the shelf at Earthly Goods and Extraordinary Extras Quilting! Now to get a web site going for it and other designs - and get those other designs into patterns - oh just where is the time!!!?
Meanwhile, a new society is being formed... Quilts of Valour Canada !! When I started with the newsletter, Judy/TX connected me with Quilts of Valor in the U.S. After much dialogue with Catherine Roberts (QoV founder) last spring, I became the Canadian coordinator for QoV. The project is taking off on it's own!! With Catherine's blessing - QoV Canada will become a reality - and it's own entity.
And - at the end of March I went out to a retreat coordinated by WILLO!!! It was soooo relaxing - once I got there!! (It was a 12 hour drive thru some pretty yucky conditions thru the mountains, and heavy rain on the coast). BUT - I made it and oh - what fun! I can understand why Terry and Cookie and Bun and the others continue to do their retreat together - what a great way to quilt, slow down, chat, quilt, eat, sleep, quilt....
OH OH - I'm a gramma ~ or rather OMA!!! DS's girlfriend had little Ellora Lynn on April 2.
Hope you enjoy the newsletter - and be sure to check out the rest of the RPLOTN web site from time to time! Things like Meetings info and Birthdays and Secret Sisters - are NOT part of the newsletter.
Smoky
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