We looking forward to seeing you there.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019
BAM has Moved!
We looking forward to seeing you there.
Thursday, February 9, 2017
vol·un·teer
vol·un·teer
ˌvälənˈtir/
noun
- 1.a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task.
synonyms: subject, participant, case, patient;
informalguinea pig"each volunteer was tested three times"
verb
- 1.freely offer to do something.
"he volunteered for the job"
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| Gift bag for outgoing VP Gerre, made by Kelly. Photo by Gerre Davis. |
According to the Corporation
for National and Community Services, volunteering provides health benefits in
addition to social ones.
“Perhaps the first and
biggest benefit people get from volunteering is the satisfaction of
incorporating service into their lives and making a difference in their
community and country.
The intangible benefits alone—such as pride, satisfaction, and accomplishment—are worthwhile reasons to serve. In addition, when we share our time and talents we:
The intangible benefits alone—such as pride, satisfaction, and accomplishment—are worthwhile reasons to serve. In addition, when we share our time and talents we:
• Solve Problems
• Strengthen Communities
• Improve Lives
• Connect to Others
• Transform Our Own Lives”
• Strengthen Communities
• Improve Lives
• Connect to Others
• Transform Our Own Lives”
Research has
established a strong relationship between volunteering and health: those who
volunteer have lower mortality rates, greater functional ability, and lower
rates of depression later in life than those who do not volunteer (full report here: https://www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/07_0506_hbr.pdf).
In BAMaQG, we know the
importance of volunteering to support our guild! Whether it’s chairing the BAM meetings as President, heading up the Charity Committee in making quilts for
the NICU and wheelchair bound seniors, or piecing those 2.5 inch squares, we
appreciate and need you!
Volunteering can have other benefits as well. For example, BAM members recently showed their appreciation of 2016 guild officers by making and then filling up some very nice goody bags (if I do say so myself).
BAMaQG is run ENTIRELY by volunteers! volunteering is fun, improves your health, and can have additional benefits like free candy and fabric! Sign up to assist in any way you can and help make out guild a better place for everyone!
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| Charity quilts sewn in the Cobalt Room, 2016 retreat. Photo by Anna Lapid. |
Volunteering can have other benefits as well. For example, BAM members recently showed their appreciation of 2016 guild officers by making and then filling up some very nice goody bags (if I do say so myself).
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| Gift bag for outgoing VP Lynette, by Jaime. Photo by Lynette Bartel. |
BAMaQG is run ENTIRELY by volunteers! volunteering is fun, improves your health, and can have additional benefits like free candy and fabric! Sign up to assist in any way you can and help make out guild a better place for everyone!
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Guild Positions Available
This call comes around every year and is vital to the health of the guild. You can make the position your own.
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BAM NEEDS YOU! Please consider
volunteering for a position, or even "co-volunteering" - sharing
the load with someone else. Elections will be held in November if
necessary. Below are the listed positions, the associated duties and
approximately how much time they can take per month. If you have an interest
in a position not listed, we can create it for you! The current 2016 position holder’s name is indicated in parentheses
so that you may ask them for more details. A bold comment at the end
indicates that the position is open or that assistance is needed by someone
who has volunteered. Contact me, reply to the Ning post on this subject or
email me if you would like to help continue to make this a great guild.
Guild officers (6-10 hours per month):
Meeting Chair (President)- (Joelle) Responsible for meeting content,
officiates meetings, and is the official face and highest individual
authority of the guild. OPEN
Events Chair (Vice President) (Lynette and Gerre with Angela taking on workshops this past year)- Responsible for non-meeting activities like field trips, speakers,
and workshops. Back-up to the president with regards to
authority. Coordinates or delegates and manages volunteers coordinating
special events. OPEN
Treasurer (Claire)- Responsible for reconciling bank statement, reimbursement of
members for guild related expenses and for collecting dues. Prepares yearly
and interim budgets, submits yearly returns to IRS and FTB. Reports to
meeting chair & head of events. CLAIRE WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL MID 2017 AND WILL NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE OVER BY THAT TIME.
Medium level commitment volunteer
positions (4-6 hours per month):
Charity Committee Chair (Michelle Boyd and Peggy)- Head of charity
committee. Responsible for coordinating charity kit schedule with the
board, keeping the board updated on charity activities, and ensures that
charity spending is matched to the approved charity budget. CAT BEDS HAVE
BEEN A PROJECT OF AMANDA'S AND AS SHE WILL NOT BE WITH US NEXT YEAR, SOMEONE
WHO IS INTERESTED MAY VOLUNTEER FOR THIS ASPECT
Retreat Committee Chair (Cindy Church)- Head of retreat committee
responsible for organizing yearly retreat. (Retreat committee chair is
a 3-6 month position, not the entire year, but hours are higher during
retreat “season” around 10-20 hours per month).
Retreat Committee Member (Michelle-Nichole, Bonnie, Amy, Mary Cravens, Rozanne) - help organize yearly retreat (3-6 month commitment, around 5-15
hours per month). SEVERAL OPENINGS
Social Committee Chair (None)-Head of social committee,
which is in charge of greeting new members, parties, social media, and
meeting notes & pictures. Depending on interest, this person could
also be responsible planning & making changes to our social media to make
it easier for people to use. OPEN.
Opportunity Quilt Chair (Alison, Ruth, Ann Smith)– help organize the
yearly opportunity quilt. This includes securing places to display it
and sell tickets (mainly quilt festivals), and planning, or creating a group
to plan, the following year’s opportunity quilt. OPEN
Lower level commitment positions (About
2-4 hours some months):
National MQG liaison (Mike)– acts on behalf of the guild to liaise with national for getting
new members onto the National site. Communicates with National
regarding making sure national activities are available to local members when
necessary. Reports to local President and Vice President with updates and
issues.
Swap coordinator (Ruth)- organize 2-3 swaps per year. OPEN.
Challenge coordinator (Karen)- organize 3-4 challenges per year, including arranging sponsorship
when possible. OPEN.
Meeting activities coordinator (None) - works
with meeting chair to plan meeting content, including organizing speakers,
demos, and group activities. Keeper of projector. OPEN
Sew Day Coordinator (Mary
Cravens)- schedules sew days and arranges snacks &
supplies.
Charity committee member - making charity
kits, putting on charity events, and arranging for tops to be finished.
Membership coordinator (Part of social
committee) (AnneMarie )- greets
new members and provides them with info, collects, distills & reports
results from membership forms. Accepts new members on the forum.
Meeting note taker (Part of social committee)
(Jaye) - prepares notes
& publishes them on the blog JAYE WOULD LIKE
ASSISTANCE WITH THE BLOG.
Photographer (Part of social committee)(Anna Lapid)- Takes pictures at meetings and
events & uploads them to Ning and Flickr account or arranges for someone
to do so. OPEN
Librarian (Kelly)-
Keeper of books donated by Lucky Spools and others.
Keeps track of where books are at any given time.
Securer of Guild Meeting place-(Amanda)- Must be resident of Redwood
City. Secures meeting room on October 1st of each year. OPEN
Coffee pot baby sitter (Amanda)- OPEN
Random number generator(Cheryl)
We need you. Many hands make light work. Get involved!! Thanks, Joelle
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Friday, January 1, 2016
Happy Sew Year!
by Kelly O! (president 2014-2015)
Hello BAMmers!
Shortly after our December meeting, it occurred to me that it really was my last meeting as president. And I realized that I had neglected some thank yous, some encouragements I wanted to offer, and some "wisdom" I wanted to impart. I also kicked myself for not having taken a few moments at the meeting to say all these things. So here's my "going away speech."
It's been two years of fun and games for me as president of the Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild. I had a blast working with my vice presidents Amanda in 2014, and Angela and Cheryl in 2015!! They were instrumental in moving BAM forward -- if you enjoyed the speakers and workshops we had in the past couple of years, you can thank these ladies for all their hard work in arranging and hosting!;
Amanda spearheaded our opportunity quilt, too! That was a big success, and a lot of work on her part!! Thank you Amanda!!
Angela so enjoyed organizing the workshops that she's volunteered to be our guild's new Workshop Coordinator! She's already hard at work!
Cheryl had so much fun as a VP that she's signed up to be our official Random Number Generator! ;-)
Claire has been, and continues to be, our treasurer extraordinaire! Claire has kept us on the right side of the (tax) law for years, and we very much appreciate it!!
This past year we introduced Mike L as our MQG liaison. He's been extremely helpful in guiding us through, and teaching us about, the MQG website. He's going to continue on in 2016! He'll be available at meetings to help you sign up as individual members of the MQG, and will help answer any questions you have about it. He'll also be keeping us apprised of upcoming national challenges, and help keep us informed of the national goings on. Thank you Mike!!
Our charity committee leads, Peggy L and Michelle B, have been angels, and are continuing their hard work for at least another year!
A big thank you to Alison S for being our membership coordinator for the past few years. Alison has worked hard to streamline our process, and her input has been invaluable! Thank you Alison!!
Joy-Lily did a great job as swap coordinator! The virtual swap (favorite blogs) was a stroke of brilliance, and I've found a few new favorites. Have you? Our December meeting's Swap-a-palooza Extravaganza was so much fun! Thank you for all your work Joy-Lily!
Karen M will continue her series exploring modern quilting concepts, and bringing us interesting challenges, through 2016!
We have some new officers for 2016, and a new "format" for the first half of 2016. Our VPs Lynette and Gerre, with the help of Ruth B, will be our guiding stars. Our monthly President for a Day positions (through June) will host the meetings. Beginning in July, Joelle will be our new President (for Life?).
Cindy C and Jessica H have signed up to co-chair our guild retreat for 2016, and they've already gathered some committee members! The retreat has been a highlight for me every year, and you can bet I'm looking forward to next year's retreat too!
BAM has a new membership coordinator -- Annemarie Q!! Let her know if you have any questions
Ruth B is our 2016 Swap Coordinator. You know she's cooking up some good ideas!!
So...just like the monthly reminder list, it's quite likely I've forgotten someone or something. I assure you, it's not intentional! Please speak up! So many of you volunteered your time and effort, whether at a meeting, an exhibit, or making charity quilts. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! The saying "It takes a village" may have referred to raising a child, but it's just as true for having a terrific quilt guild!
Over the past two years I've enjoyed hosting the meetings, and hopefully you've enjoyed attending the meetings!
One of the things I'd hoped to accomplish was to make the meetings more interactive, and discussion-based. Starting "Quilty Happenings" was a big step in that direction. I've had a lot of fun learning about upcoming events, classes, patterns, and past and future activities outside of the guild. Our introduction questions have been so much fun to think up, and a blast to listen to the answers! Show and Tell is a staple of every guild, and our have always been inspiring and *fun*!!
While writing all this, I keep thinking about what a terrific group of people we have in our guild. Each and every person has been inspiring to me in some way, whether you attended one meeting, or dozens! When I attended my first BAM meeting, I didn't know a soul. It took a lot of courage to walk into a room full of talented people. Once I met a few of those talented people, and realized how warm and welcoming, how wonderful they were/are...well, I was hooked! At every meeting I am overwhelmed -- knowing how much this guild, these people, *you* have come to mean to me.
Because it's *you* who makes BAM a terrific guild, and I appreciate very much that you've allowed me to host the meetings for so long. I've had a great time! I'm excited about the next chapter(s) of BAM -- the PfaD experiment will be especially fun, and I'm looking forward to Joelle's presidency. I will miss being in front of the room...but don't worry, I'm not leaving the guild -- you'll be putting up with me for a long time yet! You can bet I'll be sitting in the audience and enjoying the meetings just as much!
I may be a regular guild member, but I've also taken on a new position: Guild Librarian! Lucky Spool has sponsored our new guild library by getting us started with a selection of their publications. All they've asked in return is for each/any of us to leave honest reviews at Amazon, on your blog, or other social media. (I'll talk more about this at our next meeting.)
The books will be brought to each meeting, and you'll be able to look at, or check out, the books we currently have. If you have a book or two that you're interested in donating to our library, please let me know. We will be carefully curating our collection through donations and purchases.
Finally, (whew, right?), I hope you have had a wonderful 2015, and will have an incredible, creative new year. Here's to an amazing 2016 for each of us!
Cheers!
Members can visit the BA Modern Ning site. Join to become a member!!!Take a look at our Flickr stream for photos of show and tell and other guild activities as well as member work.
Hello BAMmers!
Shortly after our December meeting, it occurred to me that it really was my last meeting as president. And I realized that I had neglected some thank yous, some encouragements I wanted to offer, and some "wisdom" I wanted to impart. I also kicked myself for not having taken a few moments at the meeting to say all these things. So here's my "going away speech."
It's been two years of fun and games for me as president of the Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild. I had a blast working with my vice presidents Amanda in 2014, and Angela and Cheryl in 2015!! They were instrumental in moving BAM forward -- if you enjoyed the speakers and workshops we had in the past couple of years, you can thank these ladies for all their hard work in arranging and hosting!;
Amanda spearheaded our opportunity quilt, too! That was a big success, and a lot of work on her part!! Thank you Amanda!!
Angela so enjoyed organizing the workshops that she's volunteered to be our guild's new Workshop Coordinator! She's already hard at work!
Cheryl had so much fun as a VP that she's signed up to be our official Random Number Generator! ;-)
Claire has been, and continues to be, our treasurer extraordinaire! Claire has kept us on the right side of the (tax) law for years, and we very much appreciate it!!
This past year we introduced Mike L as our MQG liaison. He's been extremely helpful in guiding us through, and teaching us about, the MQG website. He's going to continue on in 2016! He'll be available at meetings to help you sign up as individual members of the MQG, and will help answer any questions you have about it. He'll also be keeping us apprised of upcoming national challenges, and help keep us informed of the national goings on. Thank you Mike!!
Our charity committee leads, Peggy L and Michelle B, have been angels, and are continuing their hard work for at least another year!
A big thank you to Alison S for being our membership coordinator for the past few years. Alison has worked hard to streamline our process, and her input has been invaluable! Thank you Alison!!
Joy-Lily did a great job as swap coordinator! The virtual swap (favorite blogs) was a stroke of brilliance, and I've found a few new favorites. Have you? Our December meeting's Swap-a-palooza Extravaganza was so much fun! Thank you for all your work Joy-Lily!
Karen M will continue her series exploring modern quilting concepts, and bringing us interesting challenges, through 2016!
We have some new officers for 2016, and a new "format" for the first half of 2016. Our VPs Lynette and Gerre, with the help of Ruth B, will be our guiding stars. Our monthly President for a Day positions (through June) will host the meetings. Beginning in July, Joelle will be our new President (for Life?).
Cindy C and Jessica H have signed up to co-chair our guild retreat for 2016, and they've already gathered some committee members! The retreat has been a highlight for me every year, and you can bet I'm looking forward to next year's retreat too!
BAM has a new membership coordinator -- Annemarie Q!! Let her know if you have any questions
Ruth B is our 2016 Swap Coordinator. You know she's cooking up some good ideas!!
So...just like the monthly reminder list, it's quite likely I've forgotten someone or something. I assure you, it's not intentional! Please speak up! So many of you volunteered your time and effort, whether at a meeting, an exhibit, or making charity quilts. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! The saying "It takes a village" may have referred to raising a child, but it's just as true for having a terrific quilt guild!
Over the past two years I've enjoyed hosting the meetings, and hopefully you've enjoyed attending the meetings!
One of the things I'd hoped to accomplish was to make the meetings more interactive, and discussion-based. Starting "Quilty Happenings" was a big step in that direction. I've had a lot of fun learning about upcoming events, classes, patterns, and past and future activities outside of the guild. Our introduction questions have been so much fun to think up, and a blast to listen to the answers! Show and Tell is a staple of every guild, and our have always been inspiring and *fun*!!
While writing all this, I keep thinking about what a terrific group of people we have in our guild. Each and every person has been inspiring to me in some way, whether you attended one meeting, or dozens! When I attended my first BAM meeting, I didn't know a soul. It took a lot of courage to walk into a room full of talented people. Once I met a few of those talented people, and realized how warm and welcoming, how wonderful they were/are...well, I was hooked! At every meeting I am overwhelmed -- knowing how much this guild, these people, *you* have come to mean to me.
Because it's *you* who makes BAM a terrific guild, and I appreciate very much that you've allowed me to host the meetings for so long. I've had a great time! I'm excited about the next chapter(s) of BAM -- the PfaD experiment will be especially fun, and I'm looking forward to Joelle's presidency. I will miss being in front of the room...but don't worry, I'm not leaving the guild -- you'll be putting up with me for a long time yet! You can bet I'll be sitting in the audience and enjoying the meetings just as much!
I may be a regular guild member, but I've also taken on a new position: Guild Librarian! Lucky Spool has sponsored our new guild library by getting us started with a selection of their publications. All they've asked in return is for each/any of us to leave honest reviews at Amazon, on your blog, or other social media. (I'll talk more about this at our next meeting.)
The books will be brought to each meeting, and you'll be able to look at, or check out, the books we currently have. If you have a book or two that you're interested in donating to our library, please let me know. We will be carefully curating our collection through donations and purchases.
Finally, (whew, right?), I hope you have had a wonderful 2015, and will have an incredible, creative new year. Here's to an amazing 2016 for each of us!
Cheers!
Members can visit the BA Modern Ning site. Join to become a member!!!Take a look at our Flickr stream for photos of show and tell and other guild activities as well as member work.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
2016 Meeting Dates
Mark your calendars for the following BAMQG meeting dates. There will be lots of exciting happenings and, of course, Show and Tell. Note not all are on the same weekend of each month. We had to work around other groups using the space.
WHERE: we'll be meeting at the Redwood City Library, in the upstairs community room.
1044 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, CA 94063
tel: 650.780.7018
view map
WHERE: we'll be meeting at the Redwood City Library, in the upstairs community room.
1044 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, CA 94063
tel: 650.780.7018
view map
Saturday, 1/9/16 from 1:00pm-5:00pm in the Community Room
Saturday, 2/13/16 from 1:00pm-5:00pm in the Community Room
Saturday, 3/12/16 from 1:00pm-5:00pm in the Community Room
Saturday, 4/9/16 from 1:00pm-5:00pm in the Community Room
Saturday, 5/21/16 from 1:00pm-5:00pm in the Community Room
Saturday, 6/18/16 from 1:00pm-5:00pm in the Community Room
Saturday, 7/16/16 from 1:00pm-5:00pm in the Community Room
Saturday, 8/20/16 from 1:00pm-5:00pm in the Community Room
Saturday, 9/17/16 from 1:00pm-5:00pm in the Community Room
Saturday, 10/22/16 from 1:00pm-5:00pm in the Community Room
Saturday, 11/19/16 from 1:00pm-5:00pm in the Community Room
Saturday, 12/10/16 from 1:00pm-5:00pm in the Community Room
Friday, July 17, 2015
Meeting TOMORROW! July 18, 2015
WHAT: Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild Meeting!!!
WHEN: Saturday, July 18, starting at 1:00 pm
WHERE: we'll be meeting at the Redwood City Library, in the upstairs community room.
WHEN: Saturday, July 18, starting at 1:00 pm
WHERE: we'll be meeting at the Redwood City Library, in the upstairs community room.
WHAT things to bring:
*Your name tag
*Finished Hawaiian
quilts!!
*Charity blocks and
quilts
*Small Group projects
(Tula blocks, Hand Quilting)
*Checkbook -- pay your dues!
*Calendar: there are lots of BAM happenings and your talents are needed
*Information about
local/national quilty happenings
*Non-messy snacks
*Enthusiasm and a
positive attitude!
In addition, we will be having a lecture by Sherri Lynn Wood! Yay! Sherri will have copies of her book or bring your own
and she will be signing them after her talk.
Please note: this list
is not necessarily all-inclusive. It's quite likely there's something
important that's been left off, so if you think of something that should
be added, please speak up!
There will be lots of
time to visit, too, especially after the meeting.
So plan to stick around and have some fun! Meet new friends, chat with
old friends, and eat some yummy snacks!
If you have any
questions, please reply here, or see an officer at the meeting.
Members can visit the BA Modern Ning site. Join to become a member!!!
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
New Officers for 2015
Thanks to all who have stepped up to volunteer in
2015 - we're so thankful to have you! Below are those who signed up
for particular positions. At the end of this post I'll list those roles
still open - it is never to late to volunteer!
ROLES TAKEN:
President: Kelly O!
Vice Presidents: Angela O & Cheryl S
Treasurer: Claire F
Charity Committee Chairs: Peggy L & Michelle B
Charity Committee Members: Karen & Susan
Retreat Committee Chair: Rhonda L
Opportunity Quilt Chair: Amanda M
National MQG Liaison: Mike L
Swap Coordinator: Joy-Lily
Sew Day Coordinator: Peggy L
Membership Coordinator: Alison S
Meeting Note Taker: Nicki M.
Photographers: Jennifer J and Helen H
ROLES STILL OPEN:
Social Chair
Challenge Coordinator
Meeting activities Coordinator
There is a spot for everyone! If you have an idea, let Kelly know!
Thank you, everyone!
ROLES TAKEN:
President: Kelly O!
Vice Presidents: Angela O & Cheryl S
Treasurer: Claire F
Charity Committee Chairs: Peggy L & Michelle B
Charity Committee Members: Karen & Susan
Retreat Committee Chair: Rhonda L
Opportunity Quilt Chair: Amanda M
National MQG Liaison: Mike L
Swap Coordinator: Joy-Lily
Sew Day Coordinator: Peggy L
Membership Coordinator: Alison S
Meeting Note Taker: Nicki M.
Photographers: Jennifer J and Helen H
ROLES STILL OPEN:
Social Chair
Challenge Coordinator
Meeting activities Coordinator
There is a spot for everyone! If you have an idea, let Kelly know!
Thank you, everyone!
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Meeting Saturday!
At
this Saturday's meeting at the Downtown Redwood City Library, quilter, author,
pattern designer and speaker Kevin Kosbab will be joining us to speak on Mid
Century Modern Quilts. You can take a peek at his website and find more out
about him at http://www.feeddog.net/
You
can also check out his blog here: http://feeddog.blogspot.com/
We'd
love to see you there, and if you're not a dues-paying member yet, please join
us and check us out. The first meeting is free!
We hope to see you Saturday! Meet us at the Redwood City Main Library!Details:
Date/Time: Sat, November 15, 1pm – 5pm
Where: Redwood City Library,
Address: 1044 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City, Ca 94063.
We meet upstairs Community Room (the elevators are on the far left of the entrance).
We meet upstairs Community Room (the elevators are on the far left of the entrance).
Bring:
- Name tag
- Show and Tell (we all want to see!) - All projects are welcome.
- Enthusiasm and a positive attitude
- Charity blocks and quilts
- Small group projects (Tula Pink City Sampler, Hand quilting, Amish inspired design)
- Information about local/national quilty happenings
- Non-messy snacks
- Reminder: If you still have them, bring your completed opportunity quilt blocks, and/or any unused fabric from the kits
- SCHNIBBLES! Amanda will be
taking schnibbles for cat beds this month, so please bring yours in.
Cotton, fleece, flannel, or batting pieces only please. Thanks!
Please note: this list is not necessarily all-inclusive. It's quite likely there's something important that's been left off, so if you think of something that should be added, please speak up!