New England Region News
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Bylaws Due to confusion in the transition from a five-year to a ten-year bylaws update, it appeared that chapters due for updates in 2008 were the first of the ten-year cycle. National informed us that chapters due in 2009 are the last of the five-year cycle. As a result, Hope of Rhode Island Chapter, Northern New England Chapter, and Pioneer Valley Chapter were all required to complete updates this year. The bylaws review chairman informed us that if the only changes are those mandated by EGA National, then no chapter vote is required. Pioneer Valley Chapter reviewed the mandated changes and saw no significant impact on the chapter. They developed an updated version compliant with the new master and that version was checked by the Region/Chapter Bylaws Reviewer. They have some minor changes to make, and they should be able to finish prior to the end-of-year deadline. -- Sue Andrews |
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Corresponding Secretary A thank you card was received from the family of the CRVC member. |
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Education NER Region Day 2008 on Saturday, Oct. 4, was a success. Tanja Berlin's "Maple Leaf" class done in Needlepainting was full with 24, and Lynn Payette's "Mermaid Pendant/Pin" had 21. We also had 10 in Studio Time. The Publick House in Sturbridge, Mass., was the perfect setting for a "Fall in New England" event. They were extremely accommodating, giving us an extra space at no cost so we could have teacher sales and also display the Seminar pieces (although this extra room had a few problems). Everyone had a good time. The costs for the event were almost within the budget. The survey was returned to the Publick House listing comments, pro and con, heard from the participants. The sign-up period for our three new Correspondence courses has just ended and there are 48 participants. The committee will send for the forms and the courses are planned to start in January, 2020. Luann Callery's Summer Dream Correspondence Course ended and two of the 16 participants completed the piece and sent it for evaluation. We hope some of the others have completed it. --Pat Sweet |
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Membership Annual Dues Conversion plan for 2009-10 Effective in 2010, all dues will be collected annually, with a renewal date of May 31. Here is how the change-over from quarterly to annual dues will happen. In 2009, Tonya Parks, EGA Membership Coordinator, will continue to send quarterly forms for membership renewals. The forms will indicate the amount due to EGA. NER will collect dues quarterly in 2009 as National dues are collected. In 2010, NER dues will be collected in the same time frame as the National annual dues are collected. Chapters may set their deadlines as deemed appropriate to ensure the May 31 postmark date to EGA in 2010 and thereafter. The proration schedule for 2009 to convert everyone to annual collection will be as follows:
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Newsletter The Autumn 2009 issue will be my last, as I turn the editorship over to Sue Andrews. It has been an interesting and enjoyable three-year run. |
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Seminar 2011 Pining to Stitch, April 15-17, 2011 |
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