What does membership in ASG (
How do I join?
What’s required of me?
What’s the benefit to me?
Membership
in ASG is open to anyone interested in sewing. Membership is what you want it to be. You can join just for the discounts at
local and national stores (and websites). You can join to attend neighborhood group meetings, which are relatively small
groups, that on a monthly basis, share individual projects, share knowledge and work on common goals and also share frustrations. You can join to attend the quarterly chapter meetings where community service projects are worked on; or prominent guest
speakers join us to lead us on new sewing adventures. We also have our annual “sewathon” long weekend at Asilomar in February. Membership is at the national level, so once a member you can attend any chapter in the
How do I join? There are two easy ways to join. Print and fill out the membership form and mail it to: The American Sewing Guild
9660 Hillcroft,
You can pay by either check or credit card (Mastercard or Visa) Change of address notifications should be sent to our membership chair.
Or go to the ASG National (secure) website: www.asg.org and follow the links to membership.
Membership year runs for one year from the signup date. Membership includes admission to all regular meetings, subscription to our quarterly newsletter, access to our yahoo group site, and a chapter roster.
What’s required of me? The only requirement is to pay your dues. First year is $40.00, subsequent year's renewal rate is $35.00. The rest is up to you.
What’s the benefit to me? Besides the camaraderie of wonderful, dynamic and energetic people who love creating with fabrics, thread, paint, beads and new items all the time, you get 10% off any and all purchases at JoAnn’s stores nationwide. There is a dynamic list on the www.asg.org website of other discounts. Local stores also give discounts too.
Questions about membership write to membership@asgsanjose.org ....
Current members - if you change address, phone numbers or email address…
Please update Rhonda Starnes so she can keep the list current…. membership@asgsanjose.org
