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Busy Bee Quilters
P.O. Box 26
Snohomish, WA 98291
CLUB ACTIVITY/COMMUNITY SERVICE POINTS:
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Serving as President 100/year
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Serving on the Executive Board 100/year
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Serving as Quilt Show Chairperson 100/year
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Chairing on Standing Committee 35/year
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Service on Standing Committee 20/year
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Selling raffle tickets 5/book
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Workshop preparation (non-paid) 5/hour
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Workshop presentation (non-paid) 5/hour
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Other Guild Related Projects 5/hour
Current Officers
2007-2008
President:
Terry Martin
Vice President & Programs and Education:
Judy Irish
Secretary:
Helen Heck
Points Secretary:
Ann McMichael
Treasurer:
Adrienne Reynolds
Newsletter Editor:
Fran Hopkins
STANDING COMMITTEES CHAIRS and DISCRIPTIONS OF RESPONSIBILITIES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Klota Underwood, Margo Faccini, Diane Coombs
The Advisory Committee's purpose is to assure continuity from one
year's Officers and Executive Board
to the next by advising the Board regarding its responsibilities
for ongoing activities of the
Busy Bee Quilters. Each year a member of the Executive Board will
be appointed to the
Advisory Committee for a three-year term.
AUCTION -
Bi Annual
Marian Garton-Zweber
Organize the Guild auction. Coordinate the collection, pricing and presentation of auction items. Report to Executive Board and submit articles to the Newsletter. Maintain accurate and complete records for historical purposes.
AUDITORS
Linda Tellesbo and Andi Bailey
Audit record of past year's club financial activities. Audit is conducted at the end of fiscal year (June 1). Make report to Executive Board and to members.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Ruth Holland
Organize a party to celebrate the founding of Busy Bee Quilters in 1980. Traditionally held at the November General Meeting.
CHALLENGE
PROJECT & PARTY
Sue Goldsworthy, Lorraine Jones
Determine
rules, design, fabrics, and any other necessary information for the
annual Challenge Quilt Project. Arrange date, time, location, and
judges
for Challenge Quilt show, traditionally a potluck held at the June
General Meeting.
Order awards for winning quilts. Submit articles to Newsletter.
CHRISTMAS
PARTY
Barbara Smith
Organize party and schedule program for December holiday meeting. Traditionally, it has been a potluck dinner. If the third Thursday falls too close to Christmas, the meeting is held on the second Thursday.
DAY CAMP
Spring 2008: Connie McInnes, Margaret Bridge and Carla Schoonover
Fall 2008:
With the
help of a committee, plan, schedule, and secure teachers and meal
catering
for the Annual Busy Bee Day Camp. Submit articles to Newsletter,
including class schedule and registration form.
DOLL
QUILTS
Linda Dills
Coordinate
this Busy Bee Community Service Project by organizing production
of doll quilts; collect and deliver them to Verizon/Norwesco Pioneer
Club
to be donated to children in the community. Submit articles to
Newsletter as needed.
See page 32 of the BZB handbook for Doll Quilt Guidelines. Or check out
our webpage, click on "Doll Quilts" above.
EMAIL
Carla Schoonover
Periodically check the Busy Bee Email box and send replies or forward the emails to the appropriate person/coordinator for reply.
EQUIPMENT: ??
Maintain storage unit holding Busy Bee quilt standards, quilt show signs and supplies, wearable forms, etc. Arrange transportation of such items to meetings or Quilt Show as needed.
FABRIC
EXCHANGE
Jo Bond
Decide what theme fabrics will be exchanged each month. Coordinate the
exchange,
submitting the list of participants and their fabric needs to the
Newsletter and webmaster.
FAT
QUARTER SALES
Debbie Nye
Sell Fat Quarters and other
items at each General Meeting.
Count and turn over receipts to the Treasurer to be used for club
operating expenses.
FOOD
DRIVE
Cher Morrison
Announce Food Drive at meetings and submit information to Newsletter. Collect donations and deliver items to the Snohomish Food Bank.
GRACIE
QUILTS
Rosie Tatel
Coordinate
this Busy Bee Community Service Project by organizing the production
of hospital bed quilts. Collect quilts and arrange their delivery to
Harborview Medical Center.
Submit articles to Newsletter as needed. For more information
click on "Gracie Quilts" above or see page 32 of the BZB handbook.
BZB By-Laws:
GREETER / REGISTRATION /
BEE KEEPERS
Lorri Brager and Sandra Wilson
Greet
Members/guests at General Meetings at the front sign-in table;
introduce guests and new members to general membership.
Provide nametags. Maintain sign-in sheets for Points Secretary.
Receive new memberships; turn in dues to Treasurer; provide information
to Newsletter Editor to be published monthly; keep accurate records of
membership renewals, address changes, etc.
HANDBOOK
AND BYLAWS
Margaret Bridge
Produce
annual Handbook containing members' names, addresses, telephone numbers,
email addresses, etc.
Update Bylaws if membership has approved changes in May and November.
Handbook also includes
Standing Committee descriptions, Point rules, and other information
members may need to reference
throughout the year.
HONEYBEES: ??
Organize and administer an
elective "secret pal" type of program for an exchange among participants
of periodic gifts, such as quilt blocks, theme items, etc.
HOSPITALITY
Jackie Goodrich
Provide, set
up and clean up refreshments at meetings, or organize members to do so.
LIBRARY
Marion Garton-Zweber and Louise Hoops
Maintain
books, videos, patterns and other Library items. Set up Library
at General Meetings so members may borrow books; follow up on borrowed
items to be sure they are returned.
Purchase books for Library as budget allows. Submit articles to
Newsletter as necessary.
MEMBERSHIP
Lorri Brager and Sandra Wilson
Greet new
members at General Meetings. Receive new memberships; turn in dues to
Treasurer;
provide information to Newsletter Editor to be published monthly; keep
accurate records of membership renewals,
address changes, etc.
NOMINATING: ??
Arrange for
a slate of officers for the following year following requirements as
outlined in Article IV. Nominations and Elections, in the Busy Bee
Quilter's Guild handbook.
PUBLICITY
Cathy Kessel
Send notices
of meetings, shows, demonstrations and Busy Bee participation in
community activities to newspapers,
radio, television, etc., on a regular basis. Monthly notices to local
newspapers recommended,
rotating papers that are notified so each receives notices at least
quarterly.
QUILT
SHOW
Ethel Greyerbiehl
Schedule and
organize annual Quilt Show. With the help of a committee, determine Quilt Show theme.
Supervise committee activities and hold regular meetings to follow up on
progress.
Report to Executive Board and submit articles to Newsletter as needed. Maintain accurate and complete records for historical purposes.
RAFFLE
QUILT
Gabe Fisher and Jackie Goodrich (2007)
2008 Deb Lund-Tlumak & Ronnie Holt
Present
pattern for annual Raffle Quilt to Executive Board for approval.
Provide sample and instructions to general membership. Select and
purchase fabrics,
assemble top, schedule basting, and quilting sessions. Monitor quilting
to ensure that quilt is
complete at least 6 months prior to drawing date and can be displayed at
our Quilt Show in July. Keep record of time spent by members who work on quilt and submit to
Points Secretary.
Secure raffle tickets, distribute and collect the tickets for the
raffle in November,
and submit a list to Points Secretary of all who sold books of raffle
tickets.
Comply with Washington State Gambling Commission laws governing
raffles.
RETREAT
Winter 2008: Annette Austin
Fall 2008:
Schedule and
reserve the site for annual Retreat. Arrange program and organize group activities.
Collect deposits and payments from membership.
Submit articles to Newsletter, including registration form.
Carla Schoonover
Coordinate sew day meetings, including opening, set up, clean up and lock up of facilities. Make announcements and submit articles to the Newsletter concerning pertinent details.
SUNSHINE
Mary Blalock
Act as guild
contact person to send cards to Busy Bee members when notified
of illness or other need.
TELEPHONE/E-MAIL TREE
Jodi Inman
Organize the
telephone tree on a computer spreadsheet, sorting by zip codes to
minimize
long-distance calls. All members with email addresses can be on a
separate email tree.
The President will activate the phone tree when necessary by contacting
the
Coordinator, who then contacts the tree captains or issues a group
email.
WEBMASTER: Carla Schoonover
Creates and maintains Busy Bee Website.
