Communication is one of the most important things in any organization. Announcements at our general meetings, newsletters, e-mails, and this web site are what we use to make sure our members know what’s going on.

 

Our membership year runs from July 1st to June 30th. All new and long-time members, need to complete a Membership Form and pay an annual due of $30.

 

Trail Tales is our monthly newsletter. To save on paper, copying and postage fees we ask that you select the e-mail option on your application form if possible (if not you can select the US Mail option). Our Tales editor, will send an e-mail to you every month in a PDF file format. You will need Adobe Reader to open and read the file. Most computers have Adobe Reader installed on them. If yours does not, Adobe Reader is available free.

 

Yahoo Groups allows a group of people with e-mails to privately share information on the web. All of our members are automatically added to our Yahoo Group’s e-mail list. Follow the directions in the invitation letter if you wish to opt out. Yahoo Groups is different from Yahoo, though your user ID may be the same. . Our group is CTQGTX, but you can’t search for it; when we created the group, we made it private because we only wanted our members joining. The e-mail list is used to communicate guild business

and occasionally a paid ad.

 

How to make friends

CTQG would love to be a small, cozy organization where everyone knows each other,  but unfortunately we are just to big an organization  for this to happen. We’re relying on you to make the social connections that meet your needs.

 

Our guild meetings exist primarily to report to our members what’s going on in our guild and present programs. Socializing, as you know, is best done in small groups. With 200 members, meeting people with your same interests is difficult.  Here’s four suggestions:

 

Join a bee. That’s where the social sewing goes on, where friends help with your quilt making, give and receive advice, and so on. Contact our bee coordinator, located on the Contacts page, for more information.

 

Take a workshop. It’s the same kind of social sewing as a bee, but you have a shared background, the workshop project.  Check out the Workshop tab to see the schedule or contact the 1st VP of Programs located on the Contacts page.

 

Serve on our board or help a coordinator. You can contact anyone on our board and say, “I’m interested in this position, can I assist you and learn the ropes”.  See the Contacts page for all board members.

 

Greet people at meetings. We usually don’t have enough people and time to greet and get to know guests and new members. Ask our membership chair, located on the Contacts page, to direct any new members or guests your way. Here’s your chance to introduce yourself to someone who is in the same boat.