The columns are placed there for each member to record the hours spent in various forms of volunteer activities since the last time they signed in. (Usually the last guild meeting.)

Administrative – this is the time spent in furthering the business of the Guild itself. A prime example of administrative time is attendance at a board meeting, or a committee meeting, such as the quilt show committee. Also qualifying as administrative time is helping out at the quilt show – set up, white glove, take down, etc.

Charitable – most people understand charitable time. If you create a Linus or Elder quilt, or an Alzheimer's mini quilt, the accumulated hours spent working on it, from cutting to binding, is charitable time. Attendance at the service bee - the Comfort Quilters – also qualifies as charitable time.* Attendance at the party where we present the elder quilts to the nursing home residents is also charitable time. In December, our members make Christmas stockings for BCAM**; time spent creating them also qualifies. If you participate in any other groups whose goals contribute to the community in some way, you may also list those hours as charitable. Your church’s quilting or craft group is a good example of outside charitable hours.

Educational – whenever we give of our time and effort to share our quilting skills, we have volunteered an educational hours. A good example of educational volunteering is a scout program where needle skills are taught. Our own International Quilting Festival features an educational opportunity with their “Come quilt with me” area, where show visitors are invited to try their hand at quilting in a floor frame. Another educational volunteer venue is a prison ministry – dedicated ladies take the raw materials to a group of interested inmates, who then learn a rewarding skill.