{"id":51758,"date":"2021-01-21T10:52:11","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T18:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=51758"},"modified":"2021-01-21T11:00:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T19:00:03","slug":"bam-officer-appreciation-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/bam-officer-appreciation-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"BAM Officer Appreciation Gifts"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Organizing<\/a>
Organizing 2021 Officer Appreciation Gifts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last Saturday was the first guild meeting of the year. Traditionally, we have given the officers appreciation gifts at this meeting. COVID-19 or no COVID-19, 2021  was no exception.<\/p>\n

\"Maria's<\/a>
Maria’s Officer Appreciation Bag 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mary C was kind enough to be  the drop-off point. Her house is more centrally located in the county than mine and she has a good porch. With county rules on sheltering-in-place and ‘travel’ because of COVID-19, this year was a little harder to organize. People had to mail their gifts, or drop them off, as allowed. Also, I tried to be sensitive about costs and encouraged people to write notes instead of buying a gift. I also offered up notepaper, etc for people who were really struggling.<\/p>\n

Last week I went over to Mary C’s house and we assembled the bags, physically distancing and wearing masks. Mary C has a wonderful backyard and I am always happy to spend time there.<\/p>\n

Members of the guild came through magnificently! A few members made bags so we could contain the other gifts. I couldn’t believe the effort that people took with the small gifts. If last year<\/a> was good, this year was better. We got an amazing array of gifts. I don’t know how we will match it next year.<\/p>\n

\"Maria's<\/a>
Maria’s Officer Appreciation Bag 2021 items-detail 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mary C went out at the last moment and got the gift bags (large pink bag in the above photo) so we could ‘wrap’ them. We had to drop the bags off at officer’s houses and we wanted it to be less easy for them to peek before the meeting.<\/p>\n

Lots of zipper bags, but also supplies like needles, Iron Off, and Quilt Soap. Embellishments, gift cards and fabric were also in evidence.<\/p>\n