Tiny Stitches

Tiny Stitches- January Newsletter- 2004

Happy New Year, Everyone! As we set up our 2004 calendars remember to fill in the dates for group meetings as well as the workshops. It is fun to visit the other groups, meet other volunteers and see what is going on. The following is a list of the regular meeting times for each group with the January dates in ( )

Business meeting- Atlanta Sewing Center, Duluth, 10 am-12 noon, the 1st Monday (Jan. 5)of each month.

Alpharetta group meets the 2nd Saturday (Jan.10) 9:30am-2:30pm at the Alpharetta First Methodist Church-69 Main Street.

Snellville group meets the 3rd Thursday (Jan. 15) 10 am-2 pm at the Eastside Heritage Center- 2160 Fountain Drive, Snellville

Marietta group meets the 3rd Saturday (Jan, 17) 10 am-12 noon at the Church of Latter Day Saints at 1578 Cunningham Rd. SW.

The Gwinnett Medical Center workshop is on the 3rd Saturday (Jan. 17) 9:30 am-3:30 pm at the Education Center Building.

The Bunten Road Park group meets the LAST Tuesday (Jan. 27) 9:30 am-2:00 pm at the Bunten Road Park building in Duluth. (Since some months have 5 Tuesdays, to avoid confusion, the group decided to meet the LAST Tuesday each month.)

Tiny Stitches 5 Year Birthday Party will be on Saturday, February 28, 11 am-2 pm at the Bunten Road Park building in Duluth. Put it on your calendar- more info later.There will be invitations with directions later.

Tiny Stitches will again this year have a booth at the Sewing Expo, March 11,12,13 at the Gwinnett Civic Center. It is a good chance to see all the new and fun stuff about machines and fabric.

To better keep track of what is coming and going in and out of the warehouse, there is now a notebook to record your visit. Please sign in:Date, Who,What-leaving or taking. This will also make it possible to give credit where credit is due. Sometimes we have to guess which group made some particularly nice garments.

Fundraising is still going strong. Duluth United Methodist Church sent a $1000 check in December. Debbie Vickers and Cathy Temple visited the North Gwinnett/ Buford Kiwanis Club on Tuesday. Gloria Bantekas and Cathy Temple visited the Buford Rotary Club on Wednesday. The Rotary gave us $212 for 4 layettes.

Remember to request supplies for the upcoming meetings no later than Wednesday, Jan.14. Contact either Gloria (gloriabantekas@aol.com) or 678-482-8360 or Cathy (geeftemple@charter.net) or 770-945-6818.

Watch for new faces- several people have called or come to meetings, so please make them welcome. Martha Vinot suggests this cold weather makes it easy to stay insid with a cup of tea and sew- before the grass begins to grow and the outside calls to us.