April President's Message

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It is hard to believe that by the time you get this newsletter it will already be April. The year is quickly slipping by. Some fun things have been happening and we are looking forward to events that are best for the nice spring and summer-like days.
There have been some great workshops. The most recent was on March 17th when 12 of us gathered to learn how to put little stars in the heel of a sock. I thoroughly enjoyed the day. Presently, I am knitting a child’s dress and plan to use it in the yoke. The technique is too neat just to hide in the heel of a sock. It does look great there too. Thanks again to Mary Tanti who taught the workshop.
Even though Mary is one of our members, we don't get to see much of her as she lives on Salt Spring Island. We went to her home for a Pot Luck lunch and a tour of some of the Salt Spring Island fibre arts studios last spring. Those who went had a wonderful day and are very happy that it is possible to do this again. Those of you who could not go last year, I hope will be able to this year. Car pooling will be arranged and Anita will be keeping us posted on plans as the date
gets closer.
On March 5th we had a booth at the 50+ Active Living Celebration. Those who helped in that booth I trust enjoyed the day. A number showed interest in the VKG, so I hope we get to meet some of them in the near future.
Not everything is fun. We must begin thinking about the VKG year end drawing near. This means a nominating committee, giving thought to our next Executive and our General Meeting which is only two months away. If you cannot attend the upcoming meetings, do provide us with your input by e-mail or phone. If you are willing to serve in any of these capacities we would love to hear from you. Our guild is only what we all work to make it. We are very encouraged by a number of new members and want everyone to be proud to belong to such a group of enthusiastic, skill sharing, and productive knitters.
Happy Knitting !