Guilds & charity quilts quesion
I belong to a small (35 members) midwest guild. We meet once a month 7-9 pm, Sept thru June. Leadership has told us that in order to maintain our nonprofit, tax exempt status we must devote at least one meeting to making charity quilts "as a group, in the place we normally meet". Is this true? Have any of you ever heard of this?
Traditionally the January meeting is designated to making charity quilts. The turn out is very poor, partly due to weather but also because most of us don't want to lug a machine for an hour and a half of sewing "envelope" style quilts which they want to hand tie. (I have nothing against tied quilts, I just don't care to make them.) A number of us would rather make the quilts at home & bring them to guild to donate.
I'd like to know how other guilds manage their charity quilts, and are there actual guidelines for this?