Golden Thimble Award
Annual award for outstanding participation
The Golden Thimble Award is an annual award voted on by the membership and given by the guild to recognize a member who has given extraordinary service during the last fiscal year.
Our 2023 Golden Thimble Award recipient is Paula Johnson!
The 2023 award was presented by outgoing guild president, Yevonne Shafer, during the May 2023 general membership meeting. Paula has donated many hours to the guild and our community, as chair of our Patriotic Piecemakers and EQ8 groups and as our president-elect board member. She will serve as board president for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
Paula is pictured on the left and Yevonne on the right.
Paula’s devotion to OPQG is truly appreciated and we’re so happy she’s the 2023 award recipient.
She said, “I hope I live up to this honor.” Paula, you’ve already earned it 10x over. Great work, Paula, and congratulations!
Previous Winners
- 2023 – Paula Johnson
- 2022 – Laura Crawford
- 2021 – Dianne Davis
- 2020 – Terri Davis
- 2019 – Vicki Samsel
- 2018 – Nancy Yeomans
- 2017 – Mary Loker
- 2016 – Connie Bradford
- 2015 – Karen Stanley
- 2014 – Janice Woodring
- 2013 – Genelle Reaves
- 2012 – Bari Berger
- 2011 – Judy Gold
- 2010 – Kay Turner
- 2009 – Maureen Ashlock
- 2008 – Ann Highfill
- 2007 – Nancy Whitaker
- 2006 – Becky Toelke
- 2005 – Lucille Sanders & Mary Marlin
- 2004 – Evelyn Mihlfeld
- 2003 – Betty Adams
- 2002 – Donna Bollinger
- 2001 – Louise Venturoni
- 2000 – Liz Jackson & Nancy Jeffryes
- 1999 – Sue Childers