Highlights From the December 2019 Meeting

Our last meeting for 2019 was a festive one! In addition to food, fun and laughter, many of our members left with some awesome winnings!

We enjoyed wonderful food and tasty desserts...

And placed our tickets with hopes of winning...

Lots of smiling faces!

Many thanks to our party planners, Darleen Sanford, Jill Erickson, Ruth Freyer and Dana Blasi.

We presented our 2019 President, Elise Dunbar, with a Signature Quilt. Thank you Elise for your leadership in making this year fun and informative!

A Few Announcements

2020 Board Member Change

• We want to thank Michele Blake for volunteering to be Secretary next year, but she recently found out that she will be moving out of Greenville. Leigh Ann Lukens  has stepped up to take the position in 2020. Thanks, Leigh Ann!

2020 Retreat

• Next year's retreat will be held Thursday, April 2^nd thru Sunday , April 5^th, 2020 at Wildacres Retreat. Signups begin on  January 4^th at the January meeting and continue until all 24 slots are filled. (double occupancy of 12 rooms). Eligibility is for current, 2020 Greenville Modern Quilt Guild members.
• Your registration is complete when payment has been received in the amount $240 which is all inclusive (lodging, meals, use of sewing room and gratuity). Make checks out to GMQG and present or mail to Sandy Helsel (accepted after January 4, 2020 at 1pm).
• Once all slots are filled, a Wait List will be started. At this time guests of GMQG retreaters will be allowed to register. Should a registered member need to cancel, wait listed individuals will be notified in the order in which they were received.
• It will be possible to do a “split” between 2 people if there is a member that cannot attend all 3 nights: for example a person may only be able to come for 2 nights, the second person would come for just one night. Please make these arrangements yourselves and provide one payment for the slot.
• Check-in begins: Thursday at 2:30 pm. Check-out Sunday afternoon - last meal served on Sunday is Breakfast. 
• Optional activities during the retreat will include, but not limited to:
• Dirty Santa (Fat Quarter swap of 4 fat quarters)
• Mystery Project
• Member demonstrations
• Sale/swap Boutique
• Field trips to local stores

We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season and look forward to seeing you all in 2020!

Our next meeting will be Saturday, January 4, 2020 from 1-3 pm at St Giles Church, 1021 Hudson Rd., Greenville, SC.