I really like the guild I've been attending for about 1 1/2 years. They are about 30 strong and meet during the day.
We have some amazing quilters and some beginners. Each month we have our business meeting, a lunch provided by 3 members at a time, show & tell, BOM, and a program which is usually a technique lesson.
Once a year we have a retreat at an area lodge and I get to go this year!
We also ask that each member make 5 charity projects that we then donate. We make lap quilts for the area nursing homes, youth size quilts for the Shriners Children's Hospital in St. Louis, lap quilts for a women's shelter and some others as the need arise.
We also do a quilt raffle each year that provides the income for our guild. We pay $19 per year in dues, nothing per meeting and we pay our own way for the retreat. They sometimes work in day trips to places of interest or area LQS too.
It's a good group.