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PHG has resumed in-Person Meetings. We will follow the MAC guidelines. Vaccinations and masking are encouraged but not required. Please take common sense health precautions to protect yourself & avoid exposing others if you feel unwell. Thanks & stay safe!

PHG Meeting Info

NOTICE: Meetings will be held both in-person and on Zoom until further notice. Zoom links are provided in the PHG Calendar where Zoom participation is available.

PHG meets on the second Thursday of every month during September - June at the Multnomah Art Center.

Morning Meetings 10am - noon, 9:30am social
Evening Meetings 7pm - 9pm, 6:30 social

Meetings are free and open to the public. Meetings generally follow the same agenda:
* Welcome new members and guests
* Show and Share
* Brief Announcements
* Short Social Time
* Program Presentation

Multnomah Arts Center
7688 Southwest Capitol Highway,
Portland, OR 97219-2489
Phone: (503) 823-2787

2023 Annual Meeting Minutes

Agenda
Portland Handweavers Guild Board Meeting
7 PM, June 8, 2023
Online Zoom Meeting

June 8, 2023

Meeting commenced at 7:06pm

  1. Welcome (Dan Steves)
  2. Attendance
    • 47 members attended
  3. Approval of 2023-2024 Budget
    • Discussion:
      1. Annual inclusive expenditure to the Multnomah Arts Center was about $5000.
      2. The Guild should start tracking volunteer hours; better for grants and such to show member/volunteer participation
    • Vote: The 2023-2024 Budget was approved unanimously.
  4. Election of Officers
    • Dan Steves, President
    • Michael Schlieski, Treasurer
    • Lynne Fitzsimmons, Secretary
    • Vote: The slate of officers was approved/elected
  5. Discussion on whether the Guild should lease a larger space with greater access
    • The MAC rentals (closet, meetings, workshops) are about $5k/year
    • The Guild is bumped if some MAC program wants a space we have already reserved
    • Least expensive currently available spaces are $15/sf.  The guild simply does not have that kind of money.
    • The guild has difficulty rounding up participation from members for many activities now.  How would a new space change that?
    • The current situation allows the guild to try things with very little risk.
    • The guild needs a vision for the future.
  6. Strawberry Shortcake!
  7. Close
    • Meeting adjourned 9:00pm