Author: Heart in Hand

Angela introduced our guest speaker Diane Franzese from Honor Flight. She thanked the guild for the contribution of the 45 beautiful quilts.  Angela will begin a new friendship group to center around Honor Flight in the near future. The first order of Guild business was to vote on the 2024-25 budget. A motion was made by Jamie Davis to increase the program expenses by $3,000. The motion was seconded by Phyllis Byrnes.  After discussion, Carrie Casto moved to approve the change in the budget and Dianna Dunn seconded the motion. The motion passed. The second order of business was the vote for new officers for the 2024-25 year. Officcrs are as follows: President-Coco Alaniz Vice president-Deb Johnson Treasurer-Claire Bell Secretary -Dana Swain and Stephanie Fullerton A motion to accept the slate of officers was made by Susie Davidson and seconded by Cathy Day. The motion passed with no discussion. A transition meeting for new officers and committee members will follow the board meeting on July l. The membership update was given by Dawnell Muecke. She introduced the new members and guests for June. The Community Service update was given by Jamie Davis. Sue Parks has offered to be a top quilter. July 6th is the next meeting and putting backs together will be on the agenda. Jamie shared the following Handmade Hugs statistics for the year of items that have been donated: 246 Burp clothes 246 Baby blankets 90 children’s blankets 108 to Good Samarian 77 to Hospice MaryAnn Conner is looking for patriotic quilts to be hung at the Adult Center. Please contact her if you have a quilt to contribute. The Ways and Means update was given by Liz Hart. She thanked those that helped sell tickets for the opportunity Quilt at the Mountain Top Quilt Show. $550 has been raised year to date. The next event to sell tickets will be at the County Fair in August. She is working on securing more events in the coming months.  She reminded the members that at our July meting we will be having a UFO SILENT AUCTION. Don’t forget your cash and checkbooks. Speakers and Workshop information was presented by Kathleen Bond and Martha Ferriera.  The June workshop, Big Pocket Aprons, will be postponed until September. You will automatically be put on the September class list, unless you would like a refund for the class.  The July Meeting will be the annual Guild Birthday Party and UFO Silent Auction. Come prepared to celebrate in your  Red, White and Blue!  In August, the guild will host Helen Frost who will present information on binding. There is a $10 kit fee for those taking the workshop. This month’s speaker was Diane Franzese from Honor Flight. Diane shared information about the role of Honor Flight for our veteran community. She shared about the who, what, where, when and how Honor Flights work as well as touching stories of the veterans that have participated in the remarkable program. Many members shared personal stories of the Honor Flight experience with parents or siblings. Several members had been in airports when veterans were being cheered by travelers as they were getting on their Honor Flight. Some interesting facts about Honor Flight: 128 hubs across the country Started in Arizona in 2009 3,500have participated to date in AZ A few of their partners are Southwest Airlines, D.A.R, and Hilton Hotels It takes 77 volunteers to manage one Honor Flight They conduct 10 flights a year each hosting 35 Veterans They spend threc days in the DC area visiting the WWII memorial and other historic sites Nation wide, 270,000 vets have participated in the Honor Flight program There are currently 1,200 veterans on the waiting list for an Honor Flight Angela called for a mid meeting break. Afier the break members enjoyed Show and Tell, Block of the Month, and the Birthday Drawings. Angela reminded everyone about the Birthday party July 8 and then adjourned the meeting at 11:40 a.m. Recorded by Deb Johnson