As we near the end of another GVWSG year
This year’s Memorial Lecture was a wonderful example of what a great group of like minded people can achieve. The James Koehler workshop and lecture brought a teacher of awe-inspiring talent right into our midst.
We have had a year with changes. Our website is slowly becoming the website that will represent our talented group of members under Felicia Lo’s guidance. We have started to plan for a major celebration of our 75th Anniversary under Elizabeth Bell’s talented leadership. Our newsletter continues to be something we all look forward to using Ruth Griffith’s talents. It also goes without saying that our bookmarks have been a great success thanks to the hard work of Jo Anne Ryeburn and Dawn Russell. They can be found at all the wonderful fibre locations in our area. If you find a spot that doesn’t have any, let Jo Anne know. These are all outreach programs that will let the Greater Vancouver Area know that we are here and weaving, spinning, dyeing and all related crafts are alive and well.
Cathie Barr has been busy organizing demonstrations — one very successful one at the Vancouver Museum and watch for us at the Farmer’s Market at Trout Lake this year! However, the Guild would not be able to function without the hard working members of the executive and all the other volunteers that make things happen. Special thank you to all who help do the set up for our meetings and putting everything away after. To all you of who keep us well fed with cookies at the meeting, thank you to you as well.
The trouble with starting to say thank you is that you can’t thank everyone who lends a hand. Ruth wouldn’t have room for all the other wonderful information that she has for us in this newsletter! My final thank you will be to all of you who have been very patient with a new President who stepped into the job without much background knowledge. Thank you to Linda Spence, Jo Anne Ryeburn and all the others who have helped me stumble through my first year. Sandra Crompton, President