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Chamber of Commerce?
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we use the libary when we can great table and chair and great power source for for our machines.
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Originally Posted by Chickerson
I want to thank you all for the suggestions. We have gone to 54 churches, Lions Club (wants 150a day), Jaycee Bldg (wants 100 a day), Agricultural center (wants 300.00 a day. the banks we have contacted do not have the space, went to electric company, water company, library (very small room for 10), City Hall no meeting room, Boys and Girls Club not able to assist. UGH! We have one possibility of a Civil War Museum, I'm hoping it'll work out. This has been a long 7 days of hitting the bricks knocking on doors. I know we'll find a place. The schools can't help us because we meet during the day. There is a place and I'll keep you posted where we land!
Out of our search we received 50 bolts of fabric donation and have meet very lovely people doing amazing ministry all through our little town. That alone is worth the search! :-) |
We meet at an Elementary School in their Library which has
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WE found a place!!!! Thank you all for the wonderful suggestions. One of our local churches has opened their arms and fellowship hall to us!!!!!
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some big companies have large rooms that they will lend out for non profit:
electric company gas company to name a few. |
Churches, libraries, Senior Centers, Town Halls, K of C or Masonic Hallsnd we use the National Guard Armory for shows. There are lots of possibilities.
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Our guild meets in the Slater Mill Historic Site in RI
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One guild I am in meets at a library, the other at a Sr. Center. The library is free (although we make an annual donation) and the Sr Center is $20 per meeting. Some utility buildings have a community room that can be rented for a small amount. Keep checking around and good luck finding a new place to hold your meetings.
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Our Guild meeting are at the local Legion here in ON Canada and we pay$105. per month.We do use the kitchen to make tea and coffee. We have it from 9am to 4pm. We have member classes in mornig for those who choose to come for $5. Our meetings start at 1:30 pm until around 4pm.
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One of my groups meets in the community bldg. at the fairgrounds.
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Originally Posted by Chickerson
Our little guild of about 47 women has lost our meeting space. It is perfect, storage, tables, chairs, kitchen lots of outlets and in a church. So we have been busy looking at other churches but have not had any success YET!
Where do other guilds meet? Any suggestions? Since we don't raise money and just make quilts for charity money is an issue. I appreciate your feedback. Blessings bunches |
Check with local banks. They often have large meeting rooms and small kitchens you could use.
Funeral homes sometimes have meeting rooms that are separate from the mortuary and the chapel. Hospitals frequently have classrooms that are available for meetings. Good luck. froggyintexas |
We meet at our Arts Center that is in our town, but we use to meet at another of their buildings so I would ck with them to see what they have available... our library is nice but you are not allowed to bring in food or drink so......
The guild here in Wilson meets in the Ag Center or the Senior Center........ might try the Moose but smoking is allowed in parts of ours so you would have to ck on that |
I only read the first page of the comments, but banks sometimes have meeting rooms or a break room. Our guild used to meet in a room like that for our monthly basting. Our regular meetings are in the fellowship hall of a church.
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The senior center will find a day and put your group on their calendar monthly. We all contribute $1.00 each time we meet and a couple times a year we make adonation to the center. They are required to open it up to the public so they don't have to charge us a fee.
They are so happy to have our group. So give it a try. |
Some large banks with separate meeting rooms are available. Only one entrance with a key given out the day of the meeting. free ...
Our guild meets at the local Sr. Citizen building for free. Depending on the size of your local library, you might get to meet in one of their 'public' rooms for free. |
We meet in our town's Senior center and our UFO day is in our town's Headwater center.
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See if the local school has rooms out of hours. One of our groups meets in the Girl Guides' Hall - perhaps you could approach 4H or the scouts?
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Our guild uses the elementary school sometimes for special events/projects, but the firehouse is where we meet twice a month - we have arraged a little storage at the fire station as well. We made insulated roman shades for the new windows and also clean the mtg room once in awhile as a thank you.
Do you have a Grange Hall or a mtg room at a bank or local hospital that you could reserve free of charge? |
Our group meets in a park cabin.. they have tables and chairs and charge a small fee.. Lots of Library's have rooms that they let people use also.. and do not charge
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Library or Senior Center. The churches here charge $150.00 due to insurance costs. The library here closes at 8 P.M. so we had to go somewhere else.
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a nursing home community room
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I should add that we meet only one day a month at the Legion and pay $105. per day . If we have a teacher in for a workshop another day then we have to pay another $105 per day.We have 54 members and our membership is $35. from Sept to June.
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Some of our guild neigborhood groups meet at a local JoAnn's. Some meet in a LQS and we have one group that meets in a nursing home. We have not found local churches helpful at all.
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Some of our guild neigborhood groups meet at a local JoAnn's. Some meet in a LQS and we have one group that meets in a nursing home. We have not found local churches helpful at all.
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Have you tried local libraries or community or senior citizen centers?
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We have many quilt groups in our town - one even meets in one of the historic buildings on Monday afternoon at the our local museum....
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Our Guild is 278 strong and our meetings are held at the Masonic lodge I don't know what, or if any of the fees are.
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The Guild in Lancaster PA meets at Landis Homes...It's a retirement home, etc. They have a great big room they use for activities, etc. The seniors love to have them their and they encouraged to come and sit and join into with what the women are doing at the meetings, etc.
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Our guild meets in a church-Do your guilds charge an annual fee-our just went up to $40/year Getting a little expensive-since I have to drive 40 minutes to get there-meet once a month-would hate to give it up been a member for 20 years
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Library, Community Center, Schools, Senior Center, our Bank even has a room we use once in a while
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We have a small group that rents out space at a local elementry school.
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Originally Posted by milp04
I belong to several different guilt guilds that meet in churches.
One particular group makes a guilt, sometimes two different sizes, as a group. This guilt is then raffled by the church in the community. The proceeds raised from the raffle pay the room rental for the year. It ends up being a win-win situation. The raffle proceeds bring in more than the nominal fee for room rental. Check with your local library or senior center as possibilities. Keep us updated with your search results. Pam M |
Does anyone belong to OES (Order of the Eastern Star)? You might be able to use the hall they use or so they have the Rebbecah's in the USA? Those type of halls have what you need in the repasse areas usually.
Janet |
Have you checked fraternal groups buildings Many are under used. VFW, Elks clu, Moose lodge, firehall. To rent meeting or banquet room many times you do not have to be a member. Rules vary by each location. Usually reasonably priced. Check with local newspaper, they may have a list where other groups meet.
Sometimes restaurants offer meeting rooms for the price of the meal. Check out Dennys, I-hop |
Do you have a National Guard Armory in your area? Sometimes they have space for meetings. Also our local community college sometimes rents space for public meetings.
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My daughter is involved with 4-H and meet at the county farm bureau office. Great tables, chairs and a kitchen! Hope you have an office or similar down there! Library would also be a good place to check out. Good luck!
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Our guild meets at one of our Senior Centers. We make them a quilt as rent and they raffle it off.
I notice you are in Tennessee. Where in Tennessee? |
outside of Nashville in a little town called LaVergne
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