Time to request new discount card ...

7/13 EDITED POST:
I was given this link for EGA Members to use:
www.joann.com/EGAVIP

Per Jo-Ann Fabrics Web Site:
If you are a reseller or a member of a professional sewing or crafting organization, you can become a Jo-Ann VIP! As a Jo-Ann VIP, you'll save 10% on every total purchase*, including regular- and sale-priced items, at any Jo-Ann store or at Joann.com®.

To request your card:

Go to JoAnn Fabrics web site
and fill in the information

It takes apx 4-6 weeks to receive your new card.

Direct Link HERE

Camp Quality prep. meeting

We will have a meeting at 7pm on Thursday, July 15, at the Munster Community Library to prepare the materials for the Camp Quality project. We will be in the small meeting room. Please feel free to drop in and help us measure yarn, cut plastic canvas and get ready. Questions? contact Marjorie at holme9 at gmail dot com.

More Thank Yous!

Look at this wonderful donation to the Camp Quality project by Renee R.! Plenty of military color wool and plastic canvas for everyone. Thank you so much.

Camp Quality meeting

We need to have a meeting to cut the plastic canvas and yarn Renee so generously donated and get it ready for Camp Quality on August 6th. We haven't scheduled it yet and only one person signed up--so if you have a prefered date, please let Marjorie Holme know. (holme9 at gmail dot com) We are thinking about Thursdays--either the 15th or the 29th. I'll try and schedule it at the Munster Library. Please come and help! Thanks!

We also need teachers for Camp Quality. So far we only have three! Camp runs from about 8:30am to noon and we're invited to join the campers for lunch. Friday August 6. Please contact Marjorie if you can come. Thanks.

More EGA Outreach Bookmarks

Thank you very much, ladies.

Just look at these gorgeous bookmarks!By Margaret Shaw, a new member.By Janet C (cross stitch) and Marjorie HolmeMore by Margaret Shaw--is she a whiz or what?

For Hammond Reads

A note from Renee R:

I hope all is well with everyone and that you are finishing your pieces for the Needle Art Show, October 2-3, 2010 (10am-4pm). Thanks to all for your participation.

Remember that the deadline to turn in your entry / insurance forms
is August 18, 2010.
Please talk with Beth V if you have any
questions about the form or the deadline.

The deadline to turn in ornaments is
August 18th if they are unfinished
and the September general meeting
if they are finished.
Turn them into Claudia C or Chris R,
or to be finished to Karen U or Sue D.

Bring your Opportunity Drawing items
to the August general meeting.
We will be photographing them
and preparing the promotional fliers for the drawing.
Ticket sales for the Opportunity Drawing
will begin at the September general meeting.

Those participating the the Members' Boutique
should have their inventory forms completed by the exhibit days
Call Pat B to obtain the forms
or with any questions.

It is now time to let us know how you
will be helping at the Exhibit.
The following is a list of tasks.
Please sign the Volunteer Sign-up book
at the July & August general meetings.
If you can't be at the meeting,
please call Renee R to tell her how you can help


(01) Man Admission Table: take admission tickets, greet visitors

(02) Man Opportunity Drawing: sell tickets, answer questions on items

(03) Man Members Boutique: sell boutique items, keep record of what is sold

(04) Man Ornament Sale: sell ornaments

(05) Docents: greet visitors, assist them while viewing exhibit

(06) Membership Table: answer questions on NANI & EGA Membership

(07) Education Table: answer questions on our chapter's education program

(08) Public Learn to Stitch Area: assist visitors with beginner stitching project (project photos & info - LINK HERE)

(09) Set Up on Friday, Oct 1, apx 3pm- TBA: arrange exhibit as items are delivered to the Community Center

(10) Take down on Sun, Oct 3, 5pm - TBA: Return items to their owners as they come to retrieve their pieces. help return display to storage shed.

(11) Public Stitching Area: Will stitch in public during the exhibit, chat with visitors

(12) Display: Move & clean exhibit displays, help gather what is needed for displays, Sept 11th @9am at the storage shed.

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP,
Renee

Fundraiser

Take your framing order to
The Perfect Angle
between July 5th and July 7th
& NANI will earn 10%
of your order
(up to a $20.00 limit per piece)
when this coupon is presented at the time of order


Anyone with this coupon will earn the funds
for NANI

Share this with family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, church friends, & others.

Print or photocopy the coupon as needed
(They will also accept the flyer that
was passed out at the NANI June general meeting)

Anything framable qualifies:
needlework
art
paintings
photographs
memorabilia
t-shirts or jerseys

The Perfect Angle
has graciously offered this fundraiser
to NANI annually
so it can grow as the word spreads each year

The Perfect Angle
1131 Joliet St.
Dyer, Indiana 46311

Location:
US 30 across from the Dyer Post Office

Phone: (219) 865-3777
Fax: (219) 865-3999

EGA Member Survey

Dear EGA Member,

This is a pivotal time for EGA. It is time for us to reflect on our mission, our priorities, and the future of our organization. The time you spend participating in this survey will help to assess your needs and expectations of membership in EGA. The officers and members of the board are charged with leading the organization but the direction must come from the membership. This survey is designed to assess your expectations and give guidance to the board of directors. Information gathered in the survey is confidential and will not be shared with any other organization but will be used to assist EGA in our marketing efforts. There are twenty one questions for your consideration, please take a few minutes and assist us in setting the course of the future of EGA.

Link to Survey*

Thank your for the gift of your time and information. Look for a recap of the survey in a future issue of Needle Arts Magazine.

Sincerely,


Lea A. Peacock
Director of Marketing
The Embroiderers' Guild of America

* If you are having problems with the survey link:

There is a direct link to the survey from the home page of EGA Website.

Go to the Home Page of EGA. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for survey link.

Lending Programs

From headquarters:

EGA Lending Programs

"We’re sorry, but the Lending Library Program is temporarily unavailable."