Hello to all our wonderful MQ members. Many thanks to all of you who volunteered this past month. We need and appreciate all of you. Be sure to record your hours on the white slips at the meetings.
Nancy Hall, Volunteer Coordinator
Current Volunteer Help Wanted
If any of you are interested in the following positions or have questions about them, please send an email to volunteer@mnquilt.org or talk to the Volunteer Coordinator, Nancy Hall, at the meetings.
Photographers
We need one or two photographers to take pictures at both meetings for the newsletter.
Door Greeters
We need one or two at each meeting to greet people as they come in the door.
Co-Membership Coordinator - Evening
This person will help Paula at the front table checking memberships and giving out red tickets at the evening meeting.
2012 AND 2013 Show Committees
We have started signing up to be on the 2012 show committee in Rochester and the 2013 show committee in Duluth. The sign up posters will be at the meetings. Contact Show Director Linda Wines (showdirector@mnquilt.org) to see what is available.
Wanted: Fund-Raising Committee
Are you good at networking? Planning events? Grant-writing? If you would enjoy any of these activities please volunteer to join the fund raising committee which will begin meeting in January. Time commitment is variable depending on the role you wish to take on. Contact Wynn Martin (president@mnquilt.org)
Wanted: Strategic Planning Member Liaison(s)
The MQ Strategy team meets 8 times per year to plan MQ's future. This year the strategy team will explore 1) fundraising, 2) volunteer recruitment, support, and recognition and 3) growing our membership. Our next meeting is Tuesday November 8 at 6:30 pm at St. Lawrence. November's meeting will focus on Volunteer Recognition. If you want to join a few members on these planning efforts, please contact Wynn Martin (president@mnquilt.org)
Wanted: MQ Forum Liaison
Minnesota Quilters wants to create a community of guilds called the MN Quilters Forum. This outreach effort is intended to encourage networking and help guilds work together to bring affordable quilting education (and celebrations) to local communities. We need one or two persons to act as liasion(s) for this important new effort. If you like networking and helping to set up regional classes, please Wynn Martin (president@mnquilt.org)
Quilting for Others
Contact: Paulette Marini at cpmarini@msn.com
Minnesota Quilter’s mission statement says that we are to “nurture the future of our time-honored traditional craft.” I can think of no better way to accomplish this than to teach our younger generation how to create a crib size quilt. Our organization supplies the fabric, batting and supplies needed to do the work. I just need enthusiastic people to work with groups of our youth and their moms.
This is how it all works.
- I create packets of partially cut “kits”.
- The organization, such as Girl Scouts, arranges for a site for the program.
- The organization arranges registration
- We arrange for sewing machines, usually from Associated Sewing, St Paul.
- I show up with my volunteers
- We work with the youth and teach them how to create a quilt
- When the quilt is completed it is donated to a shelter, hospital, police etc.
This is a great project to do with a friend; it is a fun and fulfilling day!
MQ Volunteer of the Year
Each year we solicit nominations from members for the Outstanding Volunteer. This is a special recognition of a member who exemplifies the spirit of volunteerism at Minnesota Quilters. The award is presented at the April meetings. Nominations can be sent at any time to any member of the Board of Directors.