This Month
Birthdays
Happy September Birthday to:
- Teresa Furnish
- Judy Ozalan
- Debbie Paxon
- Marcia Smith
- Beth Mauer
If we missed your birthday or have you in the wrong month, please let us know!
Meeting Highlights
President Arthur thanked all that helped during the 2025 State Fair and gave the following info:
- There were six judges and six clerks working with the judges: Beverly Davis, Connie Geist, Sandy Galbraith, Kathy Goebel, Patty, Scruggs, Sue Teal, and Janet Bubl.
- Volunteers helped on Wednesday getting all items into the display cases. All items were in the cases by noon from the crew of Sue Teal, Sue’s sister Dorothy, Sue’s niece Angie, Kathy Goebel, Sue Culbertson, Margaret Fizer, Tia Purdy, Janet Bubl and Weisha Mize.
- Before the fair and after the fair were the intake days and the outtake days. Su Fennern and Janet Bubl provided assistance here.
- Of course, one cannot forget Patrick – one very impressive knitter and spinner.
- During the fair there were 13 Guild members who came and demonstrated during the fair: Michelle Sanguinetti, Kathy Goebel, Janet Bubl, Genevieve Tickner, Marsha Graciosa, Su Fennern, Sandy Galbraith, Kathy Wilhelm, Sara Amend, Julie Bither, Janet Kington, Debbie Paxon.
Guild Business
The supply of Guild business cards is very low. Joyce shared that this is everyone’s Guild, and asked if anyone would like to design a new card. Several comments were made as to keeping the current card; why change something that doesn’t need to be changed? and a few other remarks. We will reorder more cards.
Service Projects
As of September 5, Margaret delivered to Operation School Bell 80 hats that, with the 30 already there, put the count to 110. The first week they filled 50 orders and gave out 26 hats to grades 1-3 students. Head Start had not submitted their orders at that time.
Last year, the Guild knitted about 350 hats, and all were used. Other figures from last year: 305 pre-schoolers (includes Head Start) were provided services; 1,396 elementary students were provided services, that includes grades K, 1, 2, and 3 (OSB does not give hats to the 4th or 5th graders); 1,687 secondary grades 6-12 were provided with services (they don’t get hats either); 922 homeless were served, and are included in the number above. Total services were provided to 3,388 students.
During school year 2024-25, the Assistance League gave out 219 food and laundry vouchers for homeless, with deodorant and shampoo for the secondary students.
Assistance League has “The Great Snack Attack” – this is snacks for 49 school sites – 34 elementary, 9 middle schools, and 6 high school. These are packaged snacks given out by the school. It’s another way to get food to all students.
The Oregon State Mental Hospital Museum received a yarn donation not appropriate for making Watch Caps. They asked if the Guild could use the yarn, and yes, we can for making baby blankets and a hat. We received 30 large skeins of yarn. The yarn company Premier has a blanket pattern, but the hat pattern is too big. A smaller hat pattern was developed, and members received both patterns with a skein of yarn. There are nine skeins of yarn that still need to be knitted up. Please contact Su to get a skein and patterns.
Donation Numbers
- Assistance League hats collected at the September meeting: 59 (total 169)
- Baby items collected at the September meeting: 11 (total 107)
- Watch Caps collected at the September meeting: 8 (total 75)
Show & Tell (sorry, no pictures taken)
- Judith Bither modeled her recently completed sweater that she finished with no pattern. Lovely work!
- Kitty Crawford modeled her pink pullover summer top made with cotton and silk, a lacey patten.
- Alex Starling knitted a brioche shawl by Helgo Land. Wonderful colors!
- Linda Hoodward wore her crocheted top made from yarn that she purchased at last year’s Quilt Show sale.
The meeting was adjourned, and the Swifting Party began, with Joyce wishing all to Have a Ball! President Arthur contributed six very large boxes of skeined yarn for members to wind into cakes and take home with them. Many members had brought their own swifts and ball winders, and lots of skeins were turned into workable cakes of yarn.
Upcoming Events
Next Meeting
Elections will be held during the October Meeting. The following positions are open: President, Vice President, Program Coordinator, and Community Events Coordinator. Position descriptions will be sent out to all Guild members shortly.
Due to the Salem Fiberarts Guild’s Annual Weavers Sale on Saturday, November 8, there will not be a monthly Guild meeting in November. Members are encouraged to attend the sale and show and knit some items. The sign-up sheet for the November 7 & 8, 2025 sale was passed around for demonstrators to sign up. There are spaces available both days and both morning and afternoon times. The sign-up sheet will be available at the October 11 meeting.
Other Events
- October 18-19, 2025 – Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival (OFFF) at the Linn County Expo Center, Albany, OR
- November 7-8, 2025 – Salem Fiberarts Guild Sale at the Willamette Heritage Center, Salem, OR
- November 7-8, 2025 – Quiltopia’s Annual Show at the Willamette Heritage Center, Salem, OR
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