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Spartan Samplers Chapter Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Meeting Information	Most regular meetings are on the fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00 P.M. at Needle and Canvas. directions Meetings during the summer months are held in members' homes. Contact the chapter president for location and times.
Membership	Annual dues are $44.00.
Guests	Guests may visit twice before joining.
Special Interest Groups	Stitch-ins are held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at Needle and Canvas beginning at 10:00 AM.
Outreach	This year members are stitching Petei Santas on needlepoint canvas. Each person who participates will stitch one or two or more small Santas to be finished into ornaments. The ornaments will be donated to the new Hospice House being built in Spartanburg, to be used on Christmas trees for the patients and their families. The chapter hopes to have this as an ongoing outreach project, and to add to the collection each year. Previous projects included blankets for neonatal babies at Spartanburg Regional Hospital and Christmas bags for Mobile Meals.
Newsletter	The Sampling is published monthly.
Contacts	Mary Margaret Lejeune marymlej@alltel.net

Directions	:Needle and Canvas is in downtown Spartanburg, SC on St. John's Street (Hwy 29), one block off Pine Street (I-585), telephone 864-582-1288.