Updated: 9/23/2000
Opening Night Reception & Buffet
Thursday, August 17, 2000
Crochet Guild of America President Karen Klemp officially opened Chain Link 2000, welcoming all attendees and guests. Karen introduced the CGOA executive board and chairpersons and the Chain Link 2000 committee, including local chair, Joan Lares and the local committee from the North Coast Chapter of the CGOA.
The "Around the World Buffet" included: sweet and sour meatballs; domestic cheeses - sharp cheddar, baby swiss, spicy pepper jack and dill havarti garnished with fresh fruit and berries and crackers and flat breads; crisp garden crudite with ranch dip; a pasta station with chef prepared porcini mushroom penne, cheese tortellini with marinara and alfredo sauces and garlic breadsticks; quesadillas stuffed with chicken or black bean, served with Mexicali salsa, guacamole and sour cream; shrimp vegetable spring rolls; beverages. Dessert cakes with the "Around the World" logo were provided by Michelle Linsky and Rhonda Dulaney of Willoughby, Ohio.
|
|
A.T. Grant, President of Incite Brain Works, Inc. got the conference off to a swinging and swaying start with her keynote address about the colorful crochet of the Caribbean. A.T. told of the Rastafarians, a cultural/spiritual movement where observant men keep their dread-locked hair under crocheted tams. This evolved into a cottage industry where third-world women (and a few men) crochet for a living.
Several members brought completed crochet projects to show off and talked about their inspiration, the materials used, and what they learned by doing.
CGOA Past President Pam Oddi with the Irish Crochet rose she brought for Show & Tell. |
CGOA member Mary Blackwell shows off her knitting skills at the opening reception. |
Those who wished to participate brought a small crocheted item that they designed themselves or made from a pattern. Those who brought a gift then selected a gift.
Everyone who attended the reception received an "Around the World" potholder designed by North Coast chapter member Denise Yancey and produced by members of the North Coast chapter and the Wickliffe Craft Club. Materials were donated by Coats & Clark.
The Opening Reception was the first chance to win prizes donated by various corporate sponsors.
©2000 Crochet Guild of America.
CGOA Home Page 
Chain
Link 2000 Conference