December 15,2022 - EVFAC Board meeting minutes
EVFAC Board meeting minutes December 15,2022
Attendees:
-board members- Carol N., Leigh A., Mark B., Maria J., Dain D., and Roy Kady.
-EVFAC members- Lisa Deburlo, Nadina Barnes
Meeting started at 4pm, minutes of last board meeting on October 6 were approved, Mark moved to approve and Leigh seconded, all in favor ay…
Meeting Agenda: Churro Week, EVFAC Rental, Financials for FFF, General Financial Report, Fashion Show 2023, Ariat Grant, Christmas bonuses for staff, Class Cancelation Policy, EVFAC hours.
1st agenda item: Fall Fiber Fiesta Financials Leigh etc.
After all expenses and feed were paid, EVFAC made $1169.98, not counting grant $ from Santa Fe Lodge & Perfection (getting back $1000 deposit). The New Mexico Arts (NMA) grant was $4700. EVFAC did better financially in 2022 than in 2022. Ongoing survey from participants for anonymous feedback. EVFAC member Lisa Deburlo mentioned that the Friday night event is important, she got extra business from the people who paid to get in for the first look at the FFF. Advertising was good this year, ads and radio. Might not need to advertise on the radio as often as we did.
2nd agenda item: Churro Week Update Leigh and Roy
EVFAC did not get grant from Northern Rio Grande Heritage Area (NRGHA) for churro week. Did okay financially without grant. This was a hard grant to write. The plan is to have the Churro Week event March 11-18. There will be a presentation on warp with Roy Kady and someone from Mora, a zoom presentation. Roy had conflict with a date, discussion between Leigh and Roy ongoing. Need some volunteers to help organize this, expenses are covered. Roy waiting on a meeting from another organization and Loretto someone who cannot commit to Churro week. Roy needs to present to another board, a Dine group, working on finalizing dates for Churro week.
3rd agenda item: EVFAC Financial Report Leigh
There is $26,000 in the bank account. We are trying to hire a part time manager, not quite enough money yet to do this. There is a big bill for taxes in January. The EVFAC windows were broken recently need to have money for that. We have a $1000 deductible on our insurance. There are bullet holes in the other window. Debbie filed a police report and is looking into the cost of new windows. There was more talk about more security. Trash cans have been stolen again, change in trash collection from Rio Arriba county to Espanola, ongoing….
4th agenda item: Fundraising Leigh
Any ideas from the board? Carol suggested that we need to put a budget together for 2023. If we look at last years financials, month by month analysis. EVFAC needs to make 8-9000 $ a month to pay its bills.
5th agenda item: Fashion Show Leigh
There was a meeting about this event which will be at Northern New Mexico Community College in Espanola. It will be on Mothers Days. Debbie wants to find some sponsors. Sunday May 14, 2023. Talking about 15 fashion designers who will have 5 models each. About an hour long fashion show. We will open it up to EVFAC members. Gabriel Maestas has said he will do the graphics for the show catalog. The event will use high school kids as models. Other fashion designers include Orlando Dugie, Josh Tafoya as headliners. There will be a reception before the fashion show with tea and cakes. Gabriel and Debbie think that people will pay more to attend the reception prior to the show. This would be a juried show, we would make up a jot form for EVFAC members, a small application fee. This would pay Amanda for her work on it. We need an outline for the event. All proceeds would go to EVFAC. Artists can set up tables for the event and sell if they want.
6th agenda item: Ariat Grant Leigh, Lisa Trujillo
There have been meetings with Carlos Ortega and someone else… Rio Grande style weaving training. Trying to recruit students. Amanda will help with apprenticeship. Classes at EVFAC, rental contract with a program, maybe Scholarships. $50,000 grant from Ariat. Lots of fees, administrative, instructors, etc. Students would be 20 somethings and would get $10 an hour when they start out to learn production weaving. Dana E. is involved in this as well. EVFAC would be used for looms and classes, running training program for the weaving space. 3 weeks of training in February, using a jot form, more meetings are planned.
7th agenda item: Class Cancellation Policy Leigh etc.
We are revisiting this subject once again. Amanda changed it on the website. Policy is for the less expensive classes $65, if people cancel more than a week before class, full refund. If they cancel within a week of class, 50% refund with a class credit for the rest. On the more expensive classes $300 plus like Emily’s classes, if they cancel within a week, no refund at all. They would loose all their money. Unless they can find someone to fill their spot or if there is someone on the waitlist. They would not get any class credit at all. We had people who cancelled last minute, it was a problem. We need to clarify this policy up front when they sign up. They only exception is if there was a death in the family, case by case. Waitlist system doesn’t really work. We need to tighten up our policy going forward. Nadina Barnes entered board meeting at 4:53pm, we asked her advise on class cancelation policy. She said participants could get someone to take their place. Tierra Wools policy transferable to other classes. Debbie and Amanda need to be aware of class cancellation policies.
Cheaper classes: cancel a week before-full refund, 50% refund within a week and class credit
Expensive classes: cancel a week before-full refund? Cancel within a week of class-You loose all your money, no exceptions except if death in family that would be a good excuse. Case by case.
8th agenda item: EVFAC Hours
We are open in December from 12-4pm, there is a sign up on the door to the middle room, but it was not in the voice mail, Liz or Debbie needs to change the voicemail. I think they did already.
Leigh asked Nadina Barnes if there was anyone who could teach quilting?
9th agenda item: EVFAC rental
In a previous board meeting, someone wanted to rent the EVFAC space, this is not going to happen per Leigh.
10th agenda item: Christmas bonuses for Debbie and Liz
We are going to give a weeks pay to Debbie for her Christmas bonus, and $100 to Liz. The board agreed.
Maria moved to end the board meeting, Leigh seconded. Meeting was adjourned at 5:17 pm
EVFAC Board meeting minutes 10/6/2022
EVFAC Board meeting minutes 10/6/2022
Agenda items: Wool Festival Santa Fe, Class cancelation policy, Fall Fiber Fiesta-mask policy, Hours at EVFAC.
Attendees: Maria, Leigh, Mark, Carol, Dain, Debbie
Meeting started at 4pm, Leigh moved to approve the minutes of last meeting 7/7/2022, Maria seconded.
Los Luceros Harvest Festival: Leigh and Maria worked the event
Update on event, EVFAC there helping skirt the fleeces after the sheep were shorn. Really good turnout as far as people who attended. Leigh sold some of her fiber art made from the fleeces, people were buying. Lots of leftover fleeces, will talk to Mora mill and see if we can get some yarn made from the fleeces.
Wool Festival Santa Fe: Leigh
EVFAC made $900 after all expenses were paid. Venue kind of dusty and dirty at Rodeo grounds in Santa Fe. First year for this event in Santa Fe, not organized well, maybe better next year. EVFAC has a broken tent, need to buy a new one. Costs $360 to buy a 10 x 20 foot tent. The board approved, all were in favor, of buying a new ‘easy up’ tent for EVFAC to use at events and in Espanola.
Discussion about upcoming tanning class, may have to be inside the center if it rains too much. Could be a problem as far as toxicity being inside. Need drop cloths or cardboard on the ground. We also discussed about instructors getting keys if they need to be at center early or late, how we would manage that. We need to make sure they know how to lock the front door, still a problem. Sunday someone may need to check in on tanning class. Los Luceros may be a better venue for this type of class.
Class Cancellation Policy: Dain
Discussed what it says on our website about cancellation of classes. If people cancel class less than a week before the class it says that there is no refund but you can get credit at EVFAC for classes, not merchandise in store. What should be our policy? If you cancel a class you signed up for last minute should you loose ½ of your money? Should that credit be put towards another future class? Not store credit. Class credit only. We decided if you cancel a class 1 full week or more before the class you can get a full refund. If you cancel within the week of the class you would loose 50% of the class cost.
The decision was made, the board agreed: 100% full refund a week or more before the class starts, 50% refund if you cancel within the week before the class or last minute. However, if there is a waiting list for the class and you cancel a 100% refund is possible. No refund if the class has already begun and you don’t show up for class.
Fall Fiber Fiesta: Dain etc.
We discussed the mask policy for FFF. It was decided that masks are encouraged but it is up to the vendors or the attendees whether they want to wear them. It is not an obligation to wear a mask. Debbie also discussed that EVFAC really needs to rethink the mask policy at the center. Some of the board members are in agreement. For now we will keep the mask policy at the center because the all members meeting, a lot of members think we should still have it. Business at the center might greatly improve if we drop the mask policy.
EVFAC hours:
There was a discussion about if the center should be open on Sundays instead of Thursdays. Sunday hours could be 12-4pm. Is there staff available or do they want to work on Sundays? The board has left this up to Debbie and Liz to decide what they want to do, then we will discuss this further later on. There was also discussion about who EVFAC should assign keys to.
Side door at EVFAC:
Discussion about getting a lock box on the side door. It could be a door where you could use a numeric code instead of a key or both numeric button push and a key as well. The code could be changed when needed. Debbie mentioned that the side door is starting to rot. Carol is uncomfortable about too many keys assigned to too many people. Dain will inspect the door and report back. We will put the new lock on the side door on the agenda later on when the door needs to be replaced. Who could do this work on the side door when it is needed? We could get a combo lock at some point.
Printer:
The printer was picked up a few months back, not at center anymore. No word from the collection agency. Mary has not heard back from southwest printing either. Maybe this is truly the end of this burden on the center. No news is good news.
Vaccine policy at EVFAC: Leigh
Leigh got an email from someone who was a student and said they didn’t check her vaccine card. We need to make sure that we check vaccine cards if we are going to continue with this policy. This information could be on the jot form for students as well as teachers. Can the instructors check the students vaccine cards? Can we just use the honor system? Students could show their vaccine cards when they come to class or electronically prior to class. No vaccine no class. Put this on jot form, they can scan and upload their vaccine cards prior to class.
Carol mentioned that she missed the progress reports. Nice to give board members an update about what is going on at center.
Future Agenda items: Side door at EVFAC, Debbie mentioned about EVFAC getting a security camera system, a passive system costs about $440 (arlow system), resuming Thumper classes at some point.
Maria: Secretary
Leigh: Treasurer
Mark: Vice President
Dain: Project Director
Mark moved to end the meeting, Maria seconded. Meeting ended at 6:08pm
EVFAC Board meeting minutes June 2, 2022
REVISED EVFAC Board meeting minutes June 2, 2022
This meetings minutes were revised during the board meeting on July 7th, some additions needed to be added to the June 2 board meeting.
Meeting started at 4:00PM and ended at 5:30pm
Maria J moved to approve the last meetings minutes and to start meeting, Leigh seconded.
Attendees: Carol, Leigh, Maria, Mark, Dain and Andrew
1st item on Agenda: Rental policies, equipment etc. Carol. Maria offered to help Carol with this.
2nd item on Agenda: Andrew Beasely
He was invited to attend our board meeting today via Carol : He is interested in getting involved at EVFAC. He had sent the board an introductory letter, who he was, his skills and talents, work experience etc. He took a class at EVFAC in 2017. He is a teacher, he may help Leigh plan Churro week. He may be able to help get classes organized at EVFAC, maybe help with online website/web store, although Leigh mentioned that we may need to pay someone to help us with that task. One of EVFAC’s mission goals was trying to build up a Fiber Shed, fiber production. What could Andrew do to help EVFAC? He could teach, he may be interested in becoming a board member. Andrew’s partner has skills in bookkeeping. We will have a member meeting in August sometime, where new board members would then be voted in. There is always a need to inject new energy on the board.
3rd item on Agenda: Printer
There was discussion about taking the printer back to SW Printing in Albuquerque. Do they have a financial stake in the printer? Mark was saying that they don’t own it. There was talk about offering some $ to the collection agency for the printer, and possibly keeping it. There was also discussion about purchasing a new printer as well. We are trying to figure out how much money we should offer for the printer? We thought that anywhere from $2000-$5000 would be good. Maybe $3000 would be a good offer to give collection agency? Someone needs to get in contact with Southwest Printing. Leigh will. And we need to make a offer to the collection agency. There was talk about getting an affidavit from Denielle, as she was involved in the purchase of the printer before everyone on the board bailed and other employees before Covid 19 hit. Some payments were made for the printer, at least 2 payments and it was done through automatic payment, but we never got any other bills. I think there was some renegotiating in February of 2020, and then the automatic payment thingy was no longer working. Should we keep the printer, and other a low amount to keep it? Many of the board members that this would be a good idea if we can get the printer for a few thousand dollars. Quickbooks had said that EVFAC lost $40,000 per Leigh, not sure if this is related to printer, but I wrote it down. Leigh will talk to Marion at SW Printing. Do we need to get Denielle involved at all? A time chart of the printer at EVFAC was typed up and sent out to board members prior to this meeting.
*A motion was made, seconded, and approved by the board members to take a vote on making an offer of $2500.00 to purchase the printer. All board members approved.
4th item on Agenda: Walk in and Weave program, Dain
Dain’s suggestion for $ associated with walk-in-and-weave educational program. Charge $20 an hour, whereas $15 of that would go to Liz, when she is not working the front desk. Goal with this program is not to make $ for center, but to just break even. An educational program/community outreach program at EVFAC, part of our mission statement. We would charge the weavers for this program $4.50-5 a yard, or foot. $30 a month, someone has to warp the looms, set up the loom. Dain offered to do it during his drop in an weave classes on Saturdays.
5th item on Agenda: Debbie update on employees. Carmen, our newer employee, is working on Saturdays, and Liz works on Fridays. They both work 1 day a week.
*We talked about the members meeting and getting that scheduled on our calendars, sometime in the end of August, maybe the 27th of August, Saturday. Then we maybe voting in some new board members also at the members meeting.
*We will also have the next board meeting on the 7th of July and it will be open to all members of EVFAC. We need to send out an email inviting all members of EVFAC to invite them if they would like to attend the next board meeting on July 7th.
Leigh moved to adjourn this board meeting, Mark seconded. The meeting ended at 5:30pm.
EVFAC Board Meeting 3/10/2022
EVFAC Board Meeting 3/10/2022
Attendees: Mark Bond, Carol Newkirk, Leigh Alexander, Dain Daller, Roy Kady, Georgia Smith, Barbara Knupper, Debbie Harris.
Meeting started around 4:00pm Mountain Time.
Floated discussion of 60” loom for in center rental until a later date.
Tabled discussion of replacing the computer for retail operations until needs and expense could be further refined.
Minutes from last meeting approved.
The next annual meeting date was discussed, and it was decided to be Sunday August 28th @ 1pm at the center.
It was decided that we would pay Amanda to do some ongoing graphic design work for the Center at a rate of $25 per hour, with a generally budget of 4 hours per month, with the possibility of more hours with approval.
Treasures verbal report that we had income of about $11856.45 including about $5000 in donations, about $46000 in the bank, and about $6000 to $8000 per month in expenses.
Dain brought up the idea of purchasing some equipment to offer silk screening as an additional process available to use for members and possibly community groups. Cost likely to be in the $1200 - $1800 range. The general concept was approved to proceed with more details.
Problems with the Thumper and needle felter were discussed including the need for repairs, and possible further training, certification, or supervision of users.
There was a brief discussion of the printer litigation which seems to be on hold again, and likely to stay that way.
The Dye Kitchen fan and range have been installed and are being used. There is a need for some written procedures to be created and posted for topics such as lighting the range. Debbie will purchase a fire extinguisher for the area.
We received some new dye donations.
Classes are filling up nicely.
Brief discussion of starting to look for an Executive Director including updating the position and possibly making it part-time for now. This will probably wait until the annual meeting.
We need more board members, and a request will go out to members.
Meeting ended about 5:15pm
February 10, 2022 Fiber Arts Center Board Meeting
February 10, 2022 Fiber Arts Center Board Meeting
Glenna
Carol Nieukirk
Mark Bond
Leigh
Dain Daller
Georgia
Dana Ecelberger
Deborah Harris
Pre-meeting conversation:
Maria can’t do April. A basket maker can teach 1st weekend of April. Second classes (waiting lists) can be in April
Dain said he would do May
A woman interested in teaching Knitting Machine in September but Leigh says we’re not ready for that. Leigh emailed her back.
A woman was interested in teaching Painting Doll Faces on plastic but Leigh emailed her back that it wasn’t quite a fiber art. Not appropriate for the FAC.
Meeting:
Motion to approve last meeting notes Dain and Mark approved.
Topics will include tabled items from last week:
Churro webpage
School looms
60-inch loom (Maria’s item/may get tabled)
Looms
Financials
Free box
Email from Vanessa: adult disability classes
Questions that came in on Board email: 1099 forms have gone out & Dues invoices
Churro webpage
All Things Churro webpage is in the works between Leigh & Caroline Deichert. No progress yet. Leigh will bring up when there is progress.
School Looms: Mark Bond has access to facilities to make rigid header, basic, Rio Grande looms for elementary schools that can be tied into social studies programs about heritage weaving of the area and could move into more advanced studies at High School level. Could possibly tie into Lisa’s Ariat grant to increase interest in the training program. 12-20 students per school for a total of appx. 300 looms. Cost is about $30 per loom in materials. 10-12 inch looms. Mark’s design. Stackable. Numbered with info on back about being donated by EVFAC.
Leigh suggests that the middle school might be a better demographic for interest but schools need teachers. Maybe the weaving program could be both training weavers but also to set goals for identifying potential teachers for a school program. (The grant could track these sorts of measurable outcomes and also whether or not the school programs yield higher level students and weavers)
Teachers could be given the basics of these simple looms to be self-sustaining. They would teach at lower levels (Mark’s thought is that Elementary students don’t yet have gender biases about weaving)
How to make it worthwhile for the teachers to take that on. Now there is an opportunity to get the looms made for very cheap while Mark is in his job still.
Is this an item for the Grant Committee to work on or is it an item for Board approval to approve siphoning off part of the grant money toward making the looms.
*1st: Mark may make a prototype for Board to try out. 10 inch should be big enough. 8 inch depth.
1-2 week module for students. Students could take the looms home to play with.
Could the Center create the accompanying module talking about the history of weaving in the area?
Pull information from the All About Churro Website to create a module that incorporates the history of weaving in the area.
The Center may already have a boiler plate module from the “Teaching Fiber Arts to Children” program (Carol)
Fund raising focus.
How to reach the teachers?
Maybe After School Programs are the right place to do this? There is already a program in place, and at the BOND House there is an after school program (Gabriela) and they would like to work with the Center.
Mark will work on the prototype.
Looms
Walking Looms (Leigh). Donation of big walking loom. Should the Center keep it?
Dain: The middle room doesn’t have many open looms. Might want to consider selling the odd loom. There are 2 existing walking looms that could be repurposed. The loom in the front is really nice but a bit of overkill for teaching. That one should possibly be sold as it takes up a lot of space and use the walking looms. This seems to be the consensus. The big one is taking up too much space.
The middle room needs to be reorganized, in general.
The looms get used for about a month at a time for each student and each project.
The walking looms are useful for the Walk in and Weave and Traditional weaving.
Dain: Computer loom outside the office, is it functional? Yes. But, it doesn’t get used where it is. Needs to be moved to a better location.
AVL owner? Can it be given back? Leigh said it was donated by Make Space, or on permanent loan to Center. They don’t have a place for it.
Maybe Leigh will teach a class on it in the future. Can’t sell it and can’t give it back so what to do? Sounds like it could be moved out of the way.
Financials
Keeping a steady bank account.
Not quite making bills this month but once classes start things will be okay.
$38,000 in the bank. Tends to go between that and $42,000.
Been about 2 years that the Center has gone from $20,000/year to more like $40,000/year.
Side trip: 2-year board mark. Time for re-election? No. 3-year terms so everyone has another year. Need to find new people who might want to be Board members. Roy? Maria?
Trish made a donation. Alice is going to make a donation. Listed with Schwab as a donee.
Free Box
Dain: Slowly growing and in a prize spot in store. Not great stuff in it. Better to showcase featured products or class related products on that table. Move free box to a different spot.
With classes starting, supplies and relevant things should go in that spot.
Could be cycled through also to weed out the junk.
Tables should not be used for display but rather for classes.
Free stuff maybe by side door?
Merchandise should be front and center at check out desk. Not behind.
Need to make the middle room work better so this is part of that discussion.
Dana will take picture of shelf and send to group to see if it would work for something.
Metal shelving? Best if the shelves are open on both sides for visibility.
Carol got tables for back thumper room. Good to keep tables where they belong instead of moving them around.
Next Agenda Item: Debbie needs a new retail computer. Could someone do the research and bring in a proposal form. If there is money for it then it can be purchased. Leigh talk to Debbie about the computer and the iPads.
Vanessa classes
There was a grant through LANL. Vanessa has tried to see if there is a way to get the money even though the deadline passed.
Talking with students and guardians and they are going to pay either for private or group lessons ($20 for private and $5 each for group lessons). Starting up again on Tuesdays. There may be more students joining.
Leigh will email her. Will the money go through the Center or directly to Vanessa?
There is still $5000 grant money in reserve at the Center.
Do the students need to pay if there is grant money still available?
1099s and Dues Invoices
Jackie sent out 1099s already
Membership renewal reminders already went out.
Invoices are not going to be sent out. Not set up to do that.
Zoom meeting are recorded. Old ones will be deleted so they don’t need to be paid for in storage.
Notes need to be put on the website.
Range top for dye kitchen came and dye kitchen is being set up. Carol needs to talk to Dain for placement and flow. Dain will be in class from 1-4 Saturday.
Dain look at where range is now and if that is a good place for it.
Donation of dyes needs to be put away and filed.
Keep it clean and organized.
Next meeting will be Thursday, March 10th at 4 PM.
Annual Meeting in August? That way the Calendar year financials can be presented. Set a date next meeting.
Note: Set an Annual Meeting and discuss Board Members.
EVFAC Board meeting minutes 1-20-2022
It all begins with an idea.
EVFAC Board meeting minutes 1-20-2022
Meeting started around 4:00pm
Attendees: Maria Jonsson (board mem.), Leigh Alexander (treasurer), Debbie Harris (retail manager), Dain Daller (board mem & teacher), Lisa Trujillo (weaver, Centinella Arts), Mark Bond (board mem.), Carol Newkirk (board mem. Moderator), Roy Kady (Navajo weaver, teacher), Dana Ecelberger (member), Trish Spillman (member, founder).
Meeting minutes approved from last meeting, this meeting agenda motioned to start by Mark, Carol approved.
1st Agenda item: Lisa Trujillo
-$50,000 donation to Chimayo weaving community by Ariat (clothing, western wear) company via Lisa. She would like EVFAC to get it, matches EVFACs mission statement, i.e education, community outreach. Centinella Arts works with this company, licensing their designs. Very interested in Rio Grande weaving style, southwest designs and the weaving community in the Espanola valley. Wants to help develop a training program in the area to produce more professional weavers. Wants to see Chimayo weaving as a viable income/living. Wants to partner with youth organizations like Moving Arts. EVFAC would partner with Irvin/Lisa/Emily Trujillo, Carlos Trujillo, and Robert Ortega (Ortega weavers). Cecilia Romero is a contact person. Dain mentioned NNMCC (Heather Howard teacher)-although they are not having any classes at the moment. Lisa mentioned that there is a shortage of professional weavers. Emily is willing to teach. Rudy Lee Valdez is a professional weaver (fast). A subcommittee was formed which consists of : M. Jonsson (weaver), T. Spillman (weaver), M. Bond (weaver), L. Alexander (weaver), Roy Kady (weaver), L. Trujillo (business owner & weaver), and Dana Ecelberger (EVFAC member familiar with grants, programs. Danaa3@gmail.com
2nd Agenda item: Debbie Harris etc.
-Classes, Covid 19 protocol etc. We discussed starting to plan classes at EVFAC and whether or not we should require students/teachers to be fully vaccinated. We decided that this would be our policy from now on. Can we upload the vaccination card on line when they sign up for class?
3rd Agenda item: Fall Fiber Fiesta review.
-3 different money collecting systems, a little confusing, needs to be streamlined next time, lots of work. Sales totaled $7000 total, in store selling more profitable, on-line store so so. Need to write a grant for this years event. People need to collect their items.
4th Agenda item: Dye Kitchen/Electrical problems/Washing machine donation
-Carol N. Plumber who was working on dye kitchen has a lot of sick family members, he ordered parts but has been unable at present to complete the work. Ordered a stove part, takes a day to get other parts, will complete the work on a day the center is closed. Need to hire an electrician to do the electrical work (the switch and ventilation system). Washing machine donation, needs to be fixed, is it worth it? The center has no functional washing machine at present. Electrical plugs up in front room not working, plugs are damaged. Will hire an electrician.
5th Agenda item: Classes at EVFAC
Julie Gomez teaching Colcha embroidery at the end of February. All students will be vaccinated. Carol N. may do a felting class? Or Dain? Talked about board members taking turns organizing teachers. Must plan a month ahead of time in order to promote class. Amanda Speer wants to start teaching a dye class once a month. Maria J. will try to organize classes for April. Will reach out to a couple of Fiber Artists in Los Alamos (Maggy Pavlou and Valentina Devine). Emily Trujillo may be able to teach in May. Need to get someone to teach needle felting, lots of inquiries about this. Leigh offered to organize classes for July.
6th Agenda item: Memberships/Gift cards
-Membership clarification, when you pay your membership fees it is from that date for one year. Debbie: gift cards. The primary benefits of gift cards is you can use it at the center and on line. Leigh said it couldn’t be used for consigned items, but the gift cards should be able to be used for everything. No exceptions. Everyone pretty much agreed with this at the end of the discussion. Need a design for the card, the churro sheep image on the mug is good. 100 gift cards cost $169. You pay for the management of the cards. We took a vote on the cards and everyone is for them. Amanda S. may help us with the graphics on the card.
7th Agenda item: Member who has not returned a spinning wheel. Debbie H.
-Need to get spinning wheel back, Debbie has sent out 2 certified letters, emails not answered, unable to contact the person (Acoma Pueblo). $100 deposit was made, spinning wheel is worth $638. Should we file a police report? Waiting 2 weeks after certified letter was sent. What are our rights? Needs more research. Does EVFACs insurance cover this? We tabled this agenda item.
We also tabled retaining a 60” loom at center for member rental.
Debbie H. is working on getting other shelving to redisplay fabrics, will get something second hand. Will have a volunteer party to help with this. Debbie wants to prioritize weaving supplies, selling well.
There will be no Fiber Crawl this year in May.
Scheduled next board meeting for 10th of February at 4pm. Maria J. will be out of town, someone else will have to take notes.
Meeting ended at 6:09pm