General Meeting Minutes
Sun City Lincoln Hills Needle Arts Club
General Meeting Minutes
Sun City Lincoln Hills Needle Arts Club
September 8, 2026
Sun City Lincoln Hills Needle Arts Club
September 8, 2026
Meeting called to order: by President Cindy Nelson at 12:36 pm.
New Members and/or Visitors: Several guests were introduced, including the president and vice president of the Sun City Roseville Needle Arts Club.
Business:
The General Meeting Minutes from June 9, 2026 were approved by members.
The September 15th issue of the Compass magazine will contain a half-page ad for the Creative Makers’ items that will be on sale at two craft fairs in the Orchard Creek Lodge. They are Artisans at the Lodge on Saturday, October 3 from 10 am to 3 pm, and at the Association’s Arts & Crafts sales event on Sunday, November 1 from 10 am to 3 pm.
Pam Gile was thanked for her generous donation of $538 to our club which she earned by selling her beautifully-made placemats at a garage sale in Eureka.
Pam Gile and Janet Sweetland will prepare a flyer of their ideas for our participation in the Community Garage Sales on September 26.
CHAIR REPORTS:
Community Service: Bev Johnson and Clareen Bolton: Ninety-eight quilts were donated to Kid’s Community, which includes Head Start, Early Head Start and a new home-based program for those who cannot attend the Head Start programs.
Creative Makers: Brenda Wright:
Please attend the Artisans in the Lodge craft fair on October 3rd from 10am – 3 pm.
We have 4 Opportunity Drawings this year: a quilt, a Singer Featherweight sewing machine, and two baskets, one for knitting and one for crochet. Tickets were sold at the meeting, will also be sold at the next 2 General Meetings, and at the 2 craft fairs. The Drawing will take place at the Holiday Luncheon.
Both of the craft fairs and the opportunity drawings are fundraisers for the club.
Membership: Bev Jones reported that
we have 165 active members in the club.
She also announced that we have a revised and updated flyer showing what we do in Needle Arts. It is placed with the club files at the Orchard Creek Lodge.
Retreats/Sewing Room, Pat Barnhill: The next in-house retreat will be on Sept 12th and 13th. The cost is $10 and meals are on your own. It is full, but Pat keeps a waiting list.
Socials, Cindy Nelson: Plans for the December holiday luncheon in the Ballroom continue. It will be more expensive than the Spring luncheon we had in the park.
Window Display: Fran Swart: The window contains items made by the Creative Makers (and other Needle Arts members) that will be on sale on October 3rd and November 1st.
Workshops, Leslie Sheets: Four workshops are currently planned:
Tote Bag/Purse Construction Basics on Sept 30
Kinusaiga Workshop to make a tea cup “picture” October 14
Tote Bag on October 17
Embroidery on Canvas on October 21
PROGRAM: Our Guest Speaker was Mary Jo Koekpe who shared her work at the Captain Joseph House Foundation. It is a house for Gold Star families to relax share time for a week in Port Angeles, Washington. She supports it by selling her unique aprons. Link for Captain Joseph’s is https://captainjosephhousefoundation.org/.
Mary Jo also showed Christmas Crafting items that she has made.
Show and Tell: Six members shared their creations.
Meeting Adjourned at 1:43 pm.
Next General Meeting will be on October 13.
Minutes submitted by Carol Hughes, Needle Arts Secretary
New Members and/or Visitors: Several guests were introduced, including the president and vice president of the Sun City Roseville Needle Arts Club.
Business:
The General Meeting Minutes from June 9, 2026 were approved by members.
The September 15th issue of the Compass magazine will contain a half-page ad for the Creative Makers’ items that will be on sale at two craft fairs in the Orchard Creek Lodge. They are Artisans at the Lodge on Saturday, October 3 from 10 am to 3 pm, and at the Association’s Arts & Crafts sales event on Sunday, November 1 from 10 am to 3 pm.
Pam Gile was thanked for her generous donation of $538 to our club which she earned by selling her beautifully-made placemats at a garage sale in Eureka.
Pam Gile and Janet Sweetland will prepare a flyer of their ideas for our participation in the Community Garage Sales on September 26.
CHAIR REPORTS:
Community Service: Bev Johnson and Clareen Bolton: Ninety-eight quilts were donated to Kid’s Community, which includes Head Start, Early Head Start and a new home-based program for those who cannot attend the Head Start programs.
Creative Makers: Brenda Wright:
Please attend the Artisans in the Lodge craft fair on October 3rd from 10am – 3 pm.
We have 4 Opportunity Drawings this year: a quilt, a Singer Featherweight sewing machine, and two baskets, one for knitting and one for crochet. Tickets were sold at the meeting, will also be sold at the next 2 General Meetings, and at the 2 craft fairs. The Drawing will take place at the Holiday Luncheon.
Both of the craft fairs and the opportunity drawings are fundraisers for the club.
Membership: Bev Jones reported that
we have 165 active members in the club.
She also announced that we have a revised and updated flyer showing what we do in Needle Arts. It is placed with the club files at the Orchard Creek Lodge.
Retreats/Sewing Room, Pat Barnhill: The next in-house retreat will be on Sept 12th and 13th. The cost is $10 and meals are on your own. It is full, but Pat keeps a waiting list.
Socials, Cindy Nelson: Plans for the December holiday luncheon in the Ballroom continue. It will be more expensive than the Spring luncheon we had in the park.
Window Display: Fran Swart: The window contains items made by the Creative Makers (and other Needle Arts members) that will be on sale on October 3rd and November 1st.
Workshops, Leslie Sheets: Four workshops are currently planned:
Tote Bag/Purse Construction Basics on Sept 30
Kinusaiga Workshop to make a tea cup “picture” October 14
Tote Bag on October 17
Embroidery on Canvas on October 21
PROGRAM: Our Guest Speaker was Mary Jo Koekpe who shared her work at the Captain Joseph House Foundation. It is a house for Gold Star families to relax share time for a week in Port Angeles, Washington. She supports it by selling her unique aprons. Link for Captain Joseph’s is https://captainjosephhousefoundation.org/.
Mary Jo also showed Christmas Crafting items that she has made.
Show and Tell: Six members shared their creations.
Meeting Adjourned at 1:43 pm.
Next General Meeting will be on October 13.
Minutes submitted by Carol Hughes, Needle Arts Secretary