November is halfway through and we would
love to see you!!
UFO DETAILS:
PLEASE NOTICE THE DAY CHANGES
The building will be open for drop-in from: Friday November 25, 2016 - 4pm-10pm Saturday
November 26, 2016 - 9am-10pm
The Details: 1) Food:Bring your own dinner for Friday night, snacks and lunch for Saturday. Saturday Pot
luck dinner at 6:00
2) Games and prizes: We will play
BINGO again, Saturday around 7pm . This theme will be FOOD or
BEVERAGE, With this time of year comes visiting friends and
family and lots of good food and beverages to enjoy over the holiday
season, so why not see what everyone can come up with . Will
you fill your plate, toss your cookies, or perhaps find yourself
drunk as a skunk after this bingo?
Volunteering:As most of you
know Volunteering is part of our membership....not a lot is asked of
you, just 2 hours. There are a variety of things you can help
out with. here is a short list of some of those
ideas:
Ideas include:
Artifact Research Town and County History Research Archiving and Cataloging Cleaning Artifacts Cataloging Artifacts Data Entry
This is not all that is available but it some of
it. Feel free to call or come by and look for
something that suits you. We would like to remind you that
you need to fill out the volunteer sheet for the museums records and
take a photo of it to send to Carolyne so we can keep track of the
volunteer hours.
4) Parking: Please remember not to leave your
vehicle at the side entrance, come in unload and move your vehicle to
the parking lot...Thank you.
5) Set Up
& Clean Up: Setting up will now be
everyones responsibility, as you arrive you can set up your
table and as you depart you can put it away. There are plenty
of us there to help out where you need it. .
6) APFA (Alberta
Parenting for the Future Association) is always looking for donations
for their Christmas event where children can shop for their loved
ones in a safe environment. This year we are collecting handmade
items to be put on display for children to pick from for their loved
ones. It does not need to be sewn but we do ask that they be
handmade. Items must be handed in before the end of November. THIS IS COMING
UP QUICKLY!!! Please get donations in quick before time is up.
Thank you.
7) Canada
Day: As some of you know The Canadian
Quilters Association is Collecting 12 and a half inch slab blocks and
slab block quilt tops in preparation for the Canada's Big Quilt
Bee this June. Their goal is to make 1000 quilts to
donate to Ronald McDonald house for Canada Day. They ask that
blocks contain at least one piece of the Canada's150thfabric from Northcott.
Carolyne has the instructions and info to hand out to anyone
interested
8) We know with the holiday season
approaching stress can occasionally get the better of us so just a
friendly reminder to be respectful of others. There's no reason
to bring negativity and drama with you, when we are all there
for the same reason. To sew with great people. Each and
every member bring more value and experience to the group and
there is room for everyone.
BINGO FOOD and BEVERAGE
Lets enjoy some festivities the calorie free
way .... WITH FAT QUARTERS!!! Fill your plate,
toss your cookies, drunk as a skunk, Tutti Fruitti, sweet or salty
..... or anything else you may like, There's lots of good food fabric
out there, lets see what everyone an find......
Monday, November 7, 2016
There will be no sewing on Saturday November 12, we will return on Saturday November 19th
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Sew in Saturday, November 5th from 10 am to 4 pm in the Founder's Building at Stony Plain and Parkland Pioneer Museum. Please use the 43rd St. entrance as paving is on going at the Heritage Pavillion.
