Volunteer Opportunities
The Quilter’s Guild of Dallas, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, depends on volunteers to accomplish the many tasks that running an organization with hundreds of members requires. Some will be projects you can do at home on your own time, and some will be “on site” during meetings or for special events. Please take a moment to peruse the list below and see if you can add your talents to our volunteer army!
Membership and Meeting Volunteers
Meetings provide many volunteer opportunities. If you’re interested in meeting and greeting members and visitors, consider staffing the membership table. And assistance is always appreciated at the Guild Store, holding quilts for speakers, and passing out door prizes.
Contact:
Vice President – Membership
Programs & Workshops Volunteers
Programs/Workshops committee is dedicated to bringing new and exciting lecturers and teachers to educate, inspire and motivate our membership to continue the heritage of quilting. Could you pick up the speaker from the airport? Transport her to/from the monthly meeting? How about dining with a quilting icon? Holding up quilts during the meetings? If you can perform any of these tasks, please drop us a note!
Contact:
Vice President – Programs and Workshops
Guild Store Chairman & Helpers
Love to shop? Love to sell? Like helping choose merchandise for a small store? This could be the job for you! Our current chairman plans to “retire” after the 2009 Dallas Quilt Celebration, and we feel that working side-by-side during the show will help you get some “on the job” experience at the excitement.
Contact:
Vice President – Show
Computer Skills
Are you good with database management? Microsoft Office programs? An ace proofreader? We have several positions that can use your skills! Many of the jobs can be done at home on your own time. (You could do it in your pajamas! How cool is that?)
Contact:
info@quiltersguildofdallas.org
Covers for Kids
Nearly every month during the year, the Community Service Committee schedules “Covers for Kids” workdays at a local fabric store. When it fits into your schedule, bring your sewing machine or your favorite tool (rotary cutter & mat? iron?) and we’ll put you to work! We’ve constructed hundreds of tops this way.
We also have quilts that need binding. Come by the Communty Service table at a meeting, and ask if there’s any binding that you can take home to work on. They’ll be HAPPY to give you some quilts and fabric to use!
For that matter, if you just feel like experimenting with a block-making technique and don’t have a reason to do so, just use your scraps or stash fabrics, and bring in your finished blocks or top! We’ll get it quilted.
Contact:
info@quiltersguildofdallas.org
General Show Volunteers
There are many tasks during show week that require small time commitments from volunteers. Tasks range from helping to hang the quilts in the show to helping serve meals and snacks in the vendor/volunteer lounge. Or maybe you like to TOUCH the quilts – be a quilt angel, wearing white gloves and showing details of entries to show visitors.
Contact:
Show Volunteer Coordinator