Dictionary of Terms--Regional and National

MID-ATLANTIC REGION/NATIONAL ALPHABET SOUP (ACRONYMS)

MAR.............................................................. Mid-Atlantic Region

     MARS........................................................... Mid-Atlantic Region Seminar

     MARN........................................................... Mid-Atlantic Region Newsletter

     RD................................................................. Region Director

                        ARD.............................................................. Assistant Region Director

                        GCC.............................................................. Group Correspondence Course

                        SMART Day... (Stitching Mid-Atlantic Region Tutorial Day) - usually held in conjunction with the fall Board

of Directors meeting. The Region brings in a national/regional teacher who is willing to take up to

50 students. Usually a one day program (this year will be a 1-1/2 day). The region pays all costs related to

the teacher (travel, hotel, meals, fees, etc.) and the participant only has to pay the kit fee (of course their

hotel/meals). This was started as a way to introduce members to quality offerings without having the ex-

pense of going to either a regional or national Seminar.

THaP... (Take Home a Program) - usually offered in conjunction with the spring Board of Directors meet-

ing. This is designed to help augment the chapter’s program offerings. A program is presented that is in-

tended to be taken back to the chapter to be incorporated into their schedule. The project, typically, should

be doable during a regularly scheduled meeting (occasionally two). The region pays the teacher who devel-

oped the project and it is recommended that the chapter pay the associated kit fee for their participant. If

the session is not filled with chapter representatives by a designated date, the program is available to other

interested members.

MAR PRiDe Scholarship Program... (Mid-Atlantic Region Past Region Directors Scholarship program).

Monies available to any region member to pursue their interest in the needlearts. Up to $1000 lifetime, is

available. Requirement upon completion is recommended to be along the lines of an article for the Region

newsletter or development of a program for the chapter. More information is available in the Handbook

which is on the website. Applications are also there.

Joan Masterson/Edie Feisner Memorial Chapter Education Fund... Monies available for the chapter to be used

for a workshop/program. Typically in the past requests were made to support bringing in a National teacher,

either independently or through ITT. More information is available in the Handbook which is on the website.

Applications are also there.

ICC................................................................ Individual Correspondence Course

ESP................................................................ Extended Study Program