President's Corner- August

Wow!  I can’t say enough about the 2016 Quilt Show.  Karan Fisher and her team did an extraordinary job.   They took a vision and made it into a reality that was second to none.
During the Day Chapter meeting in July, the suggestion was made to stop giving the proceeds of pattern sales to the Virginia Quilt Museum (VQM). I did some research on the subject and here is what I found. 

• TQG Policies and Procedures state that the purpose of the museum is to nurture and to preserve our quilting heritage and that our guild will act as a partner to the Museum.
  
• Since the museum is dependent solely on donations, as part of that partnership, we place an amount in the budget to support its operation.
• This budget item is offset by pattern sales. If pattern sales go over the amount in the budget, the money is retained by the guild; it if goes under the budget, it is made up from guild funds.
  

So therefore, as in any other budget, the museum is a line item and the pattern sales are form of revenue that is used to offset the expense. Therefore, the Executive Board decided to keep the system as it stands
The proposed budget is in this newsletter and will be submitted for approval to guild members at the September meetings.   The amount proposed for the VQM is the usual $350.  VQM rents the house they use from the city of Harrisonburg for $1.  In exchange, they are required to maintain the building.   There is an additional $100 in the budget proposed to offset the cost of repairing the porch.  The estimated cost is $35,000.  The $100 is a minimal amount that would not be burdensome to the guild.   However, it obviously is drop in the bucket of the amount actually needed.  Therefore, Wilma Gerald and Betts Werbiskis have taken on the project of putting together a basket to raffle off as a fundraiser for the museum.  Ladies, I look forward to seeing the goodies!
While I am on the subject, if you haven’t been to the museum, it is well worth the trip.   Even better--is there anyone in the guild who would be willing to organize a bus trip?  We could stop a quilt shops along the way!  Please let me know.
In the past the proceeds of the Quilt show silent auctions have been given to charity.   However, once the silent auction started making thousands of dollars instead of a couple hundred dollars, this practice went by the wayside.   Therefore, in the spirit of reaching out beyond our guild, the Executive Board has added two lines items to the budget; one for Linus Quilts and another for Quilts of Valor.   (TQG Purple Heart quilts decided to suspend their work, because thankfully the war has geared down and the need for quilts in Landstuhl is no longer critical.  The Peninsula Peacemakers Guild is still active and our supplies have been transferred to them).   
Happy Quilting!
Ann Walls

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