I belong to the Van Alstyne Quilter's Guild in V. A., Tx. We meet mostly on the 1st Mon. each month. We start with a social time about 6:30 pm & take turns bringing light refreshments. The business meeting starts at 7 with Show & Tell which gives us great ideas. Our dues are $25 for the year which allows us to bring in some speakers + some of our talented members also do programs. We also pass a can at each meeting to which we contribute whatever we feel like which we use to purchase books for our guild library. The place where we meet has allowed us to keep a large bookcase which closes & locks. Members also donate books which we can then all share for free. Twice a year we have a potluck supper in conjunction with our meeting. We have 5th Saturday workshops, do charity projects, & our favorite is a 3 day retreat which we had last week. Some of our members also belong to either McKinney or Sherman guilds. And yes we have had a man as a member & would welcome any that wish to join.