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The first meeting
of the Nanaimo Quilters' Guild was held on Thursday, Oct. 4,
1984 in the Pottery Room of Bowen Park Complex, Nanaimo B. C.
at 7:30 p.m. There were 30 quilters in attendance. Cathy Johnson
acted as Chairperson.
The first executive members elected that evening were:
President - Gail Wylie
Secretary- Lauris Fuller
Treasurer- Donna Beckley
Typist - Audrey Curtis
Support People - Rita Pottinger, Pat Garner
and Tricia Abbott
Newsletter helper - Tricia Abbott
Guild Historian - Helen Brown
Previous to this meeting, Cathy Johnson, with the help of her
students, organized a Social afternoon of quilts at Bowen Park.
During the afternoon, people were asked to write down their
names and telephone numbers if they were interested in forming
a Quilters Guild in Nanaimo. At the October meeting, Leanne
Aitken from the City of Nanaimo, Parks and Recreation informed
them that they had $70 (profits from the Social)
in their kitty and that Parks and Recreation would give the
guild the use of a meeting room, free of charge for 3 months.
On Jan. 24th, 1985, the Guild moved to the Nanaimo Regional
Library on Fitzwilliam Street to a bigger room. On Nov. 2, 1988,
a special meeting was held to establish a set of By-laws under
which the guild would operate. Sometime later (I haven't found
the date yet), the Guild moved their meetings to the Community
Services building and eventually to Brechin United Church, here
they presently meet.
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