Jan 25 Meeting Cancelled Due to Poor Road Conditions; Rescheduled for Feb 22

Good morning, everyone!  The road conditions are terrible, and the winter storm warning has been extended until 4 pm today, because they are expecting another 4 inches of snow on top of the 6 to 10 inches we have reportedly already received.  I don't want people getting hurt or stranded trying to get to the meeting.  The Executive Committee has made the decision to cancel today's meeting.

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We are proposing to meet in February (when we normally wouldn't meet) to make up for it.  Therefore, our next meeting will be February 22.  We will plan to meet at the Ransom Public Library in Plainwell, unless you hear otherwise. 

If we can, maybe we can do our online activity that would have been scheduled for February in January, just to keep us busy!  Stay posted to the blog and Facebook page for updates on the meeting and on-line activities.

Stay warm and safe, everyone!  I will miss you all today!

Stephanie

How to Prevent Injuries and Keep on Quilting

Ed Orloff, PT, DPT, CSCS, Cert MDT
Ed graduated with a degree in Kinesiology and Biology. He earned his doctorate degree in Physical Therapy. He is certified in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy through the McKenzie Institute International. He is working toward a diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy. As an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association, he works as the Federal Affairs Liaison to the state of Michigan advocating for patient rights in Lansing and Washington D.C.


Meet Ed:
He is a member of the Borgess Spine Physical Therapy Team
 and a member of our local Trikats triathalon group.
 I don't think he quilts but he can answer that question himself.
The woman beside the man is Julie Rogers our very own Kalamazoo County Commissioner 5th District.  Julie is also a physical therapist and rumor has it may also show up at our meeting. Not sure if she quilts either.
Ed is going to present a short program to help reduce the chance of ergonomic injuries due to quilting and sewing.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday.  Remember to bring your quilt blocks for a chance to win them all.

Pam

January 25 meeting

Hi,

Just a quick reminder that our next meeting is January 25.  We will meet at the Plainwell library at 10 am.  I have a physical therapist coming to talk to us about injury prevention while sewing and quilting.  I am looking forward to learning a few tips to prevent ergonomic problems that could prevent me from quilting .  Not being able to sew is really torture to me.

I will post more info about our guest later this week.
Looking forward to seeing you next Saturday.
Pam