How far is TOO far?

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Pat in Virginia
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Our guild has this, too - we call them President's Volunteers. When you come to the meeting, you say to the President that you are able to help, and she gives you a job - holding quilts for Show & Tell, showing around new members, turning off/on lights for the slide show, etc. At the end of the evening, you get a FQ for helping. I have a guild friend who has a great deal of personal commitments to her family, and she likes to help out this way. She doesn't do it every meeting; sometimes she just likes to sit and relax, but it offers her a way to help out.

And yes, the person I was talking about has never held a position in the guild, doesn't help with the annual show, or at the meetings. She only comes for the workshops, and then brags about it.

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frood

Hey! I resemble that remark!!

When I was a little kid I absolutely loved that picture of dogs playing poker, but my mom wouldn't buy it for me and weirdly, I still wanted one as an adult, not sure why, it's just one of those unexplainable things. Last fall while shopping at a Ben Franklin's here in NH, what should I stumble across but a cheater quilt panel of DOGS PLAYING POKER !! I bought it and danced all the way home. It hasn't found its way into a quilt yet, but it will very soon. Yesterday I saw a bolt of it at Wal-Mart, so we can all make one. LOL

I'm not using a stapler on it though.

Denise

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Denise in NH

So Sandy. If I am having a bad day can I leave a message and you will call me back long distance so I can vent? Taria

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Taria

LOL! Sure, Taria! I'd rather have you venting with me than this other woman venting *at* me! ;)

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Sandy Foster

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Ginger in CA

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Ginger in CA

I can understand that. We have several people in our guild who never volunteer either. I suppose a lot of people would think that of me, but once my life calms down I intend to volunteer for something.

On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:05:30 -0500, Pat in Virginia wrote (in article ):

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Maureen Wozniak

I think the key is having leaders who mention the little things that people can do to be involved. Lots of members of guilds are still working or raising families or caring for sick relatives or elderly parents. They can't organize the quilt show or attend all those board meetings. But I notice there are lots of little things like putting flyers for the guild retreat on every chair before the meeting or helping hang challenge projects or collecting membership forms that the "regulars" just do rather than grabbing a buddy and having them work together for just that time before the meeting starts. Sometimes I think we need to be better at asking the others for those little, one time, 10 minute jobs.

marcella new guild VP (yikes!)

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Marcella Peek

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