I am a long time member of the Washington DC Lace Guild (CRLG) and was a member of the board (volunteering) for 15 years. I held about every position except Secretary and Newsletter but I decided to step back as I volunteer for many other organizations (Embroiderer's Guild and Quilt Guild) and wanted to not be so overloaded. My lace guild has had a problem for years getting volunteers and once we get one they work for many years and then like me need to take a step back.
Although we have been trying for years to get younger members, our membership is aging out. Also, many members work full time and don't have the time to volunteer often. I have found this to be true in all the "guilds" I belong too. My Embroiderer's guild hasn't been able to get a secretary for many years. I am on the board of all the guilds I belong to, except the lace guild now. I have also been on committees for national seminars and conventions for EGA and IOLI. My Washington guild has hosted three IOLI conventions since 1980 and I worked on two of them. I am in a 200 member quilt guild and we still have problems getting volunteers. So the 70 member Lace Guild is even worse. I pleaded and begged with appeals when I was President of the lace guild and it was still slim pickings. I dislike seeing things get less support. If someone has a good idea to entice volunteers I would love to hear it. Cindy in Virginia where the winter is blowing in fast at 19F this morning. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
