DATE:  Saturday, May 10, 2008
Deb will teach a wonderful “Colors of Autumn” leaf patio block done in acrylics.
Time:   9:00am to 4:00pm
Place:  We Care Arts,  Inc.
3035 Wilmington Pike
Kettering, Ohio 45429

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My name is Marilyne Fitzgerald president of DAGSO. 
Decorative Artists Guild of Southwestern Ohio. 
We are an art group connected to the Society of Decorative Painters.

PRESIDENTS REPORT- From sunny Florida...

Mark Polomchak charmed the students with his smiles and wit, generously sharing his talent. The April workshop with Mark was a huge success and he taught the students anything can be fixed and how to do it. Everyone did a wonderful job and even many first time watercolor students went home with a beautiful framed watercolor.

Here are some of the items that the members voted on at the April meeting.

• Teaching members would be paid $15.00 from $12.00.
• Certified teachers/members would be paid their standard fees.
• Patt Morgan will have the title of assistant to the editor and receive a voucher for all of the hard work. Pat also co-chairs hospitality; which brings me to another chair to be filled.
• Peggy Jessee, teacher, worker with SDP, active members of another chapter, and author, offered to assist in the job as secretary, but we need another member to take the minutes those months Peggy has other commitments. Please would someone step up and help us. Most of the board is now holding two or more jobs.

The quilt is finished, but I still have the sham to sew. We have money and a lot of time involved already. I need the members to take raffle tickets and sell them so we can make this a successful venture. In order to supplement class fees, I need to replenish the treasury. The raffles and the boutique workshops are how we accomplish this. Not only do we have the quilt to raffle but also a beautiful landscape/church painting by Louise Jackson and batik by Kathie George.

Cindy Sayeedi is our First Vice President; Joan Seaton will take the position of Membership; and as I said earlier in my report Peggy Jessee will be a Co-Secretary.

We will be working with a variety of personalities and differing points of view. This board is open to different opinions and points of view presented in good faith. DAGSO, you have a good working board, but the backbone of any volunteer organization, as you have heard me say before, is its membership. There will be times when we need a hand, so please be there and help with your time and talents.

See you in June, keep safe and happy.
Marilyne Fitzgerald..gilmarco@juno.com