Possum Town Quilters met for their regular monthly meeting on Saturday, November 12, 2022. The meeting opened with a welcome from guild president, Ina J. There were 19 members and 2 visitors in attendance. Minutes for the October meeting were approved as written on the blog on motion by Tonya S. with a second by Shannon J. The treasury report was given by Karen C. and approved on motion by Patti M. and seconded by Tonya S.
Old Business
MQA Fall Gathering - The Fall Gathering was a huge success! Big thanks to the committee and volunteers for your creativity and hard work to make this event special. PTQ raised $853 for the Tennessee Williams home with the quilt raffle.
PTQ Christmas Party- The annual PTQ Christmas party will be December 3rd at Flint Hill Church in Caledonia, MS at 10am. We will exchange our Christmas House blocks so please remember to bring those to the party. We will also play the left/right game exchanging homemade gifts.
New Business
These bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting of the
guild by a two-thirds vote of members present, providing that the amendment has
been submitted in writing at the previous meeting.
The following proposed changes/updates were presented at this meeting and will be voted on at our January meeting:
Article IV – Election of officers amended to read:
Section 1. At the regular Guild meeting in August, a
Nominating Committee of three members shall be elected by the membership. No person shall serve two consecutive years
on this committee.
Section 2. The Nominating committee shall submit a proposed
slate of officers to the entire membership at the regularly scheduled September
meeting. Additional nominations from the general membership can be made from
the floor at this meeting. The consent
of any proposed nominee must be obtained prior to the vote.
Section 3. The election of officers shall be held at the
regularly scheduled September meeting.
The election shall be presided over by the Chairperson of the Nominating
Committee. In the event there is only
one candidate for each office, then voting shall be by a show of hands. In the event
there is more than one candidate for any office, then voting shall be by
written ballot.
Article VI – Meetings
Section 1. The regular meetings of this Guild shall be held
each month on the day and time designated by the guild members. The day may be changed by the majority vote
of the membership.
Section 2 The regular monthly meeting in September shall be
known as the Annual Business Meeting and shall be for the purpose of receiving
reports of officers and committees, electing officers, and transacting any other
business that may arise. A quorum of at
least 40% of the general membership is required for the conduct of any
business, either at a meeting or by mail or email.
Article VII – Committees
Section 2. Challenge
Quilt: This committee is responsible for presenting a challenge block project
to the Guild each year, from which a quilt will be made for donation to the
Columbus Arts Council in lieu of payment of a monthly fee for the Guild meeting.
In addition to preparing and presenting the annual block challenge, this
committee is also responsible for arranging for the judging of the challenge
blocks and for overseeing the timely piecing and quilting of the challenge
quilt.
Program
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