From the Mountains to the Sea
By Laura Smith
www.Stitch4Fun.com
Scholarships and Awards
Carolinas Region, EGA offers two awards for its members, the CRESS Award and the Roxie Hodgkin Scholarship. We encourage our members to apply for those two awards.
In addition, members are encouraged to nominate Region members for the EGA National Gold Thread Award in recognition of their work in fostering the goals of EGA.
CRESS Award
(Carolinas Region Embroidery Study Scholarship)
Carolinas Region offers $300 scholarship annually to a member for the purpose of embroidery study.
Who is eligible: Applicants must be members of the Carolinas Region.
What kind of class is eligible: Almost any embroidery class, including an EGA Extended Study Program or an Individual Correspondence Course.
Not eligible: EGA Carolinas Region Seminar Classes.
How to apply: Submit your completed application to the Education Coordinator by May 1.
CRESS Application Form: available in PDF. The form can be filled out online, printed and mailed, or saved to your computer and sent via email attachment.
See page 5 of the Carolinas Region Policies and Procedures for additional information.
Roxie Hodgkin Scholarship
The scholarship was established in 2004 in memory of Roxie Hodgkin. Roxie served in the Region and chapter in many capacities and held the position of Region treasurer at the time of her death. We know Roxie would want to promote education since she loved to take classes. A close friend of many long-time EGA members, Roxie was an active and able member of EGA, an excellent stitcher, and a friendly, helpful, and cheerful individual. She is sorely missed.
Who is eligible: All members of the Region are eligible to enter the drawing and must be members as of the dates of the drawing and award presentation.
What: The scholarship covers the registration fee and kit cost for a class at the Carolinas Region seminar held during the year of the drawing. Recipients are guaranteed their choice of class.
When: The drawing is held one month before seminar registration closes to allow the recipient time to make plans to attend. The recipient will be chosen through an annual drawing from the pool of members who chose to enter their names for the drawing.
How to enter: Eligible members may enter the drawing by one of the following methods:
1. Checking the applicable line on the seminar registration form. It is not necessary to register in the seminar in order to enter the drawing but the winner must register for and attend the seminar in order to claim the award.
2. Sending a letter to the seminar registrar asking to be entered in the drawing. The letter must also include address, telephone number, and chapter affiliation.
The Region director or seminar director will inform the recipient by telephone. A public announcement to Region members will be made after the recipient confirms acceptance.
Gold Thread Award
The Embroiderers’ Guild of America invites nominations for the annual Gold Thread Awards. These awards recognize those outstanding individuals who, on a local and/or regional level, have given freely of their time and talents to best exemplify the purpose of this organization: “To foster the highest standards of excellence in the practice of the art of embroidery through an active program of education and study.” A total of 13 individuals may be acknowledged – one from each of EGA’s 13 regions, with the national recipient selected from among the region recipients. Recipients receive a pin and certificate of recognition and, if present at the EGA National Seminar, have the option of receiving these at the Education Awards Presentation at the opening banquet. The criteria for determining the awards include:
1. The contributions to growth of embroidery education at a local and/or regional level.
2. The nature and extent of service at a local and/or regional level.
Nomination due date: May 1 of each year
Check the National website for further information and a printable form.