Welcome to the Great Lakes Region!
Welcome to the website for the Great Lakes Region (GLR) of The Embroiderers' Guild of America! The GLR has local EGA Chapters in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and parts of Illinois and Wisconsin.
If you are an experienced stitcher or just starting out, you are welcome to join us! Check out our Chapters menu to find a chapter near you.
Latest Updates
Our Calendar of Events has several updates, including the Ohio State Day, Illinois State Day and Fall Meeting.
The GLR Officer's List and the first draft of the GLR Seminar Guidelines have been posted on the Documents page.
Many branches will be electing new officers soon! Be sure to submit your officer changes to the Region Director and Webmaster, along with the appropriate Release Forms!
GLR Seminar Information
Our 2013 Seminar, Hoopin' it up in the Circle City is happening this week in Indianapolis, Indiana (April 28 - May 2, 2013).
Information is also available for our 2014 Seminar, A Grand Time for Stitching, April 13-17, 2014, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Early Registration deadline for GLR members is May 31, 2013.
And Welcome to Our Website!
The menu to your left will expand to show additional options in certain categories. Our Members Area has two sections.
- The Forms page has reporting forms for Dues, Outreach and Reimbursement and Income, as well as the Release Form for publishing personal information on the website and in the newsletter.
- The Documents page contains links to documents that contain sensitive contact information, such as the Chapter Officers List. Our Newsletters can be found on this page. The page uses a security challenge to prevent web reading programs from harvesting e-mail addresses and other contact information.
We welcome your suggestions on how to improve these pages!
EGA Policies require a signed release form for personal and copyrighted information posted on the website.
The GLR banner was designed by Charlotte McDonnell and stitched by members of the Monguagon Chapter.
The mission of The Embroiderers' Guild of America, Inc. is to stimulate appreciation for and celebrate the heritage of embroidery by advancing the highest standards of excellence in its practice through education, exhibition, preservation, collection and research.
GLR Mission
The mission of the Great Lakes Region is to foster the highest standards of excellence in the practice of the art of embroidery through an active program of education.
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