Lebanon Quilt Guild 2012-2013
Officers:
President...... Elaine Brandt Recording Secretary...... Jennie Woodring
Vice President/Programs.....Patty Frazier Corresponding Secretary...... Kay Houck
Treasurer...... Faye Adams Member-at-Large...... Pauline Charles
Committees:
Block-of-the-Month...... Doug Wilson Membership...... Emily Kreps
Charms...... Amy Wissinger New Member Packs...... Rosemary Stieg
Community Service...... Susan Commisso Newsletter...... Rosemary Stieg
Fabric Exchange...... Sandy Walters Publicity...... Kathy Foltz
Historian...... Rosemary Stieg Quilt Show...... Amy Wissinger/
Librarian...... Donna Sherk Maureen Light
Fall Retreat...... Cathy Eash Ways and Means...... Mary Weigley
Spring Retreat...... Ann Davis/ Education...... Mary Weigley
April Sabia
Programs: Oct.- Nancy Long...... ”Civil War Quilts”
Nov.- Polly Mello...... ”Things That Go Bump In The Night”
Jan.- Mary Zesinger...... ”What Judges Look For/Getting your Quilts
Ready To Enter”
March- Debby Cooney...... ”Comparisons of 19th Century Md./Pa, Quilts”
April- Bonnie Hunter...... ”Scrap Quilts”
May- Pat Sloan...... ”Trunk Show”
Workshops: Susan Commisso organized some workshops in January at Philhaven Hospital to work on the guild's community service quilts for Philhaven Hospital.
Block-of-the-Month: Doug Wison picked 9” and 12” blocks for members to make.
Charms: The theme was University and College Colors.
Quilt Challenge: The annual quilt challenge was the quilters choice of color and size with an applique of an animal on the front of the quilt.
First Place- Linda Hager/Elephant,
Second Place- Pam Lutz/Carousel Horse, and
Third Place- Anne Annibali/Racoon at Bird Feeder.
Community Service:The Guild donated the following quilts and pillowcases-
Over 904 children's pillowcases to Penn State Chuldren's Hospital. The guild also served as a distribution point for pillowcases made by the Red Rose Guild.
Delivered 49 quilts and bedding items (donated by members) to New Jersey distribution point for
Super Storm Sandy Relief.
Delivered 53 comfort quilts, (made by Guild members) to Philhaven Hospital to be used in the
children's/adolescent in patient's units.
Delivered 23 lap quilts (made by guild members) to the Health Center at Cornwall Manor.
Delivered 4 Quilts pf Valor (made by Guild Members) to the Lebanon VA Hospital.
Delivered 144 adult pillowcases, donated by Quilt Makers Cottage, to the Lebanon VA Hospital.
Participated in a 2-day sew-in at Northern Lebanon High School, helping students create 7 Quilts of Valor. Many guild members assisted students, sewed quilt tops and quilted completed tops.
Held first ever weekend Sew-In at Philhaven training facility where members worked on community service projects.
Quilt Show: Maureen Light and Amy Wissinger chaired another successful quilt show featuring over 100 members quilts, gently used books, make and take, vendors, silent auction, and quilt appraisals.
Fall Retreat: The Fall Retreat was held at Camp Swatara on Nov. 2-4 and was coordinated by Cathy Eash and helpers Kathy Foltz and Sue Kotzatoski.
Spring Retreat: The Spring Retreat was held at Camp Swatara on March 22-24 and was coordinated by Ann Davis and April Sabia.
Membership: The membership as of June 2013 was 168 members.
Website: The website is up and running.
Other Accomplishments: The Bi Laws were revised. The guild was incorporated by the IRS. The guild applied for a not for profit status and is waiting to hear from the IRS as to our status.