Thanks and Welcome to the Executive

For the past two years it has been my pleasure to serve the Richmond Area Quilters Guild as President.  It has been a busy and happy experience but I am pleased, now, to step back and spend the next two years as Past President offering my experience to the new Executive!

I wish to thank the members of my Executive Team for all their hard work and dedication.  Each one of you made my job so easy because you stepped up to do your job each and every day of the last two years!

Special thanks to Vice-President Jacquie Fuller, Treasurer Carmen Creighton, Secretary Lynda Rose, Membership Janice Wiggins, Program Jan Kittle, Library and Web Master Joanne Myers, Library Debbie Wilson, Past President Tracy Parr-Labbe, Meeting notes Ann McLean, BOM Sally Hare, Lynne Rochette and Jane Hare and Archives Lynne Price for their outstanding work as the Core Executive.

Warmest thanks to the members of the Committees who have supported the Core Executive and helped with the Executive Meetings at both the beginning and end of each year to keep the Guild healthy, happy and moving forward.  Thank you all for your selfless and enthusiastic work at all the Guild meetings, all 20 of them, at which you supplied activities, drink, food, information and enthusiasm!  What great examples you are to every member of the Guild!  You have set a high standard of commitment and involvement!

The new Executive for 2009/2010 to 2010/2011 begin their tenure on 1 August 2009.  Welcome to each and every one of you.  May you enjoy the same fun and loyalty from one another and the Guild members as we did!

President - Jacquie Fuller

Vice President - Tracy Parr-Labbe

Past President - Nancy Sprules

Secretary - Janet Chartrand

Treasurer - Carmen Creighton

Membership - Michèle Lebel

Program - Susan Woodhead

Meeting notes - Ann McLean

Block-of-the-Month - Jane Hare, Sally Hare, Lynne Rochette

Library - Irene LaFleche, Barb Ramik

Web  Master - Joanne Myers

Archives - Lynn Price

Quilties - Sally Kelly, Suzanne Emmerson

E-mail - Jacquie Fuller

Fat Quarters - Jan Kittle, Erin Bennett

Social - Alison Bridgewater and team

We are handing over to you a Guild which has maintained its commitment to the constitution which stresses the development of the art and craft of quilting, friendship, community and charity!  Through our continuing celebration of our first ten years, we are embarking on a new project, the Guild Show in October and participating in many established events such as the 30-hour Quilt Marathon, the summer fairs in our area, and our summer block challenge!  I hope you will enjoy the ongoing and will expand the activities of the Guild to keep it fresh and interesting for our members!

Welcome and warmest wishes on your coming two years!

Nancy and the 2007/2008 to 2008/2009 Executive and Committees