Chapter Information

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Arctic Needleworkers	Location Anchorage, AK Meeting Time Second Sunday of the month at 1:30 P.M. May is our anniversary celebration and December is a potluck holiday party. Meeting Location Mountain View Lions Club, at 501 N. Pine Street in Anchorage Other programs We hold stitch-ins at members' homes, needlework shows and stitching retreats. Contact

Camellia Chapter

Location Sacramento, CA Meeting Time 4th Tuesday of each Month 7:00 PM Meeting Location SMUD building 6201 S Street, Sacramento Other programs This chapter has ongoing group correspondence courses, and offers three to four workshops a year, often by nationally known teachers.  We strive to provide programs and activities for a variety of interests, including lecture and hands-on programs, a monthly sampler group, a monthly Third Thursday group, an ongoing Teach a Child program, an annual bus trip, and a stitched gift or ornament exchange in December.  The chapter is involved in several community outreach projects such as stitching bookmarks for local libraries' literacy programs, collecting grocery sacks for an organization that provides food for the needy, and providing gift items for children's organizations. Contact

Cascade Stitchers	Location Lane County, OR (Eugene and Florence) Meeting Time First Thursday of the month, 6:30 to 9:00 pm Meeting Location Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), 500 East Fourth Avenue, Eugene Contact

Evergreen Chapter

Location Puget Sound Area, WA (Western Washington) Meeting Time Third Saturday of each month, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (or 4pm if necessary) Satellites meet at various times day and evening, please see our web page. Meeting Location General meeting: General meeting: North Hill Community Club, 20827 3rd Ave S, Des Moines, WA 98198 Satellite meetings in Tacoma, Bainbridge Island, Vancouver Wash. and Seattle's Eastside Website http://home.comcast.net/~gardening_angel/EvergreenEGA.html Contact

Gavilan Hills Chapter	Location Morgan Hill, CA (between San Jose and Gilroy) Meeting Time 10:00 AM on the fourth Wednesday of the month January through October, third Wednesday in November and second Wednesday in December. Meeting Location The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1790 E. Dunne Ave., Morgan Hill. Contact

Hanging by a  Thread	Location Placerville CA Meeting Time Our regular meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of the month. Socializing starts at 6:00 pm. Meeting Location County Government Center Building C Hearing Room 2850 Fairlane Court Placerville, CA Website http://hanging.ega-gpr.org/index.html Contact

Marin Golden Threads	Location Marin County, CA Meeting Time Fourth Saturday of the month, 10 AM until 2 PM. Meeting Location Valley Baptist Church, 4 North San Pedro Road in San Rafael, except for our picnic in July and our holiday party in December. Website http://marin.ega-gpr.org Contact

North Shore Needle Arts

Location North Vancouver, BC Meeting Time Second Thursday of each month except July and August Meeting Location 9:30 a.m. at St. Martin’s Church Hall, 195 E. Windsor, North Vancouver 7:00 p.m. at 2189 West 42 Street, Vancouver Other programs We hold regular drop-ins at a North Shore library and stitch-ins at members homes. For outreach, we donated a display case and maintain a seasonal needle art display in the palliative care ward of Lions Gate Hospital.  Also hanging in the hospital are several other annual projects including the Guild’s 10-year anniversary project consisting of three 2’x4’ panels depicting scenes from the Vancouver area and the North Shore in particular. Contact

Redwood Stitchers

Location Santa Rosa, CA Meeting Time daytime: Second Wednesday at 10:00 AM (Stitch-in only) daytime: Fourth Wednesday at 10:00 AM (General Meeting & Program) Meeting Location Day Meetings :Luther Burbank Art and Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa Other Programs Our involvement with the community includes providing toiletries and making no-sew fleece scarves and hats for homeless women and their children. We also staff a table at the Sonoma County Fair, where we demonstrate needlework and encourage interested fair attendees to visit our meetings and learn more about EGA. Contact

River Valley Chapter

Location Riverbank/Oakdale/Modesto, CA Meeting Time First Thursday of each month 7:00 PM (doors open at 6:30 PM) Meeting Location Riverbank Community Center, 3600 Santa Fe, Riverbank (park in rear) Website http://www.rivervalleystitchers.org/ Other Programs We have standing stitch-in on Wednesday at 10AM at a member's home. Additional stitch-ins and outings occur during the month at various times and locations. Outreach activities include Plaques for Habitat for Humanity home receipients and quilts donated to our local Habitat for Humanity group for their annual fund raiser. We have a table at the Stanislaus County Fair, where we offer mini embroidery kits and instruction. Contact

San Mateo Area Chapter

Location San Mateo, CA Meeting Time 10:00 am. 4th Tuesday except December.   Periodic night meetings and stitch-ins scheduled - check will chapter for further details. Meeting Location Always Quilting, 4230 Olympic Avenue, San Mateo, CA. Our program is followed by a salad and dessert buffet/bar that all members contribute to. There is time, until about 2 PM, to sit and stitch, ask questions or just socialize. Contact or

Santa Clara Valley Chapter

Location San Jose area, CA Meeting Time Day meeting:  third Wednesday of the month at 10:00 AM Evening meeting: third Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM Meeting Location Day meeting: Church of Latter Day Saints, 19100 Allendale, Saratoga at 10:00 AM. Evening meeting: usually at the Sunny View Manor Lutheran Home, 22445 Cupertino Rd, Cupertino in the Community Room Contact or SCVC-EGA, 15449 Hume Drive, Saratoga, CA 95070

Shasta Stitchers

Location Redding, CA Meeting Time Daytime: 4th Tuesday at 10:30 AM Evening: second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM Meeting Location Daytime: Cornerstone Community Church, 2615 Victor Ave., in Redding Evening: 301 Hartnell Ave., Redding Other Programs Stitch-Ins are held on the first Tuesday and third Thursday at Barnes and Noble from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.  Our chapter is using "Teach a Child" to work with a group called Great Beginning. We collect clothing and food for the church where we have our meetings. Contact

Sierra Needle Artists	Location Sonora, CA Meeting Time 4th Tuesday of the month at 7 PM Meeting Location Tuolumne County Library meeting room, 480 Greenley Road, Sonora, CA Website http://www.mlode.com/~sierrana/ Contact

Stitchers by the Sea

Location Santa Cruz, CA Meeting Time 2nd Wednesday of the month, 7:00 – 9:00 PM Special meetings held June and December in lieu of regular meetings. Meeting Location Dominican Rehabilitation Hospital, 610 Fredrick Street, Santa Cruz in the Solarium. We have a picnic in June and a holiday party in December in place of our regular meetings (dates & times to be announced) Website http://StitchersByTheSea.ega-gpr.org Contact

Southern Oregon Stitchers	Location Central Point, OR (Medford) Meeting Time 3rd Saturday of each month at 1PM Meeting Location First Presbyterian Church, 456 West Pine St. in Central Point Website http://www.sosega.com/ Contact

Valley Quail Chapter

Location Walnut Creek, CA Meeting Time Second Thursday of the month, alternating day and evenings. Day meetings begin at 10am and evening meetings at 7pm (odd-numbered months are daytime, even-numbered months are evening).  Meeting Location All meetings are held at Faith Christian Fellowship Church, 860 Bancroft Road, Walnut Creek. Except June and December which are held at a members home. Contact

Vintage Stitchers	Location Pleasanton, CA Meeting Time Fourth Weds at 7:00 P.M. Meeting Location Valley Bible Church, 7106 Johnson Drive, Pleasanton, CA Website http://www.vintagestitchers.org/ Contact