President’s Message
SOG is at an exciting pivot point, faced with both challenges and opportunities. We’ve taken advantage of the COVID-enforced lull in our activities to revise our bylaws. Roberta Lyon and Judi Kalitzki led the effort, a complicated job as we had to rethink our priorities. We looked closely at the Preview groups and decided to keep them intact, although they no longer will have to have their own slate of officers. Each group may be represented by a chairperson on our Board of Directors, and each will have a vote in our Board meetings. We have simplified the bylaws to be consistent with where the Guild is now. The Board approved these bylaws revisions, and those attending the annual meeting approved that decision.
We have continued our annual luncheons, with over 40 attending our Summer Board Meeting and Luncheon on June 11, 2022, and 65 attended our annual Holiday Luncheon in December of 2021. We will continue to offer opera previews, with one scheduled for Elixir of Love on Sunday, July 24, at 3 PM at Trilogy of Redmond.
The most innovative idea to help shape our future as a Guild is our new survey, chaired and sent out to you via post, email and the website by Board Officer at Large Brenna Pink Pampena. We are very honored to have Brenna on our Board, with her creativity and ability to manage current technology. She is our Facebook editor as well.
Gayle Charlesworth and Zoe Erickson have sent out recent reminders to renew your membership, so I hope many of you will renew.
It is an honor to be your President for a third year, as we pivot into our future. Thanks so much for your support, and we look forward to seeing you again and again!
— Suzy Mygatt Wakefield