2015-01-10 Wood Chip Newsletter
Happy New Year Guild Members,
We hope this edition of Wood Chip finds you fully recovered from all of the holiday activities. Wow what a sequence. Starting with Thanksgiving, and leading up to Hanukkah and Christmas, a shorter than usual span, and then New Years and the Woodworking Shows in Baltimore the same weekend – whew, I am exhausted just writing this….
Events:
Toby’s Dinner Theatre “Mary Poppins”, 14 December 2014, was a huge success with 33 Guild members, family and friends. Fred and Dorothy coordinated the event. They even provided me with a write-up, attendee list and photos. And, I lost the email. I apologize for the mistake to all who attended, those who were interested but couldn’t, and mostly to Fred and Dorothy. I asked them to resend and will update you all accordingly.
Speaking about the Woodworking Show, 2-4 January 2015. More than one person came up to me and mentioned that this was the best show ever. I could have easily spent two days visiting the booths. As it was, Friday, right after opening, the place filled up quickly, lines formed at the check out stands, but moved quickly, all the sessions were busy, crowds formed quickly any time someone demonstrated – and Tim, thank you for your turning demonstration and all the work to prepare – wowed the crowd with his bowl turning techniques. From Zero to finish polished bowl in forty minutes! We had a great volunteer turnout. Thank you very much for taking time to man the booth, answer questions, promote woodworking and our Guild. See the bottom of the email for the volunteers list.
Here are some shots:
There were four new member applications, three completed as a direct result of the Woodworking Shows in Baltimore. Clearly, a beneficial event for the Guild and one we want to continue to support.
Meeting Reminder:
Don’t forget the meeting is the 17th, next Saturday. Monthly Meeting … Continue reading
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Website:
Please note that the website is scheduled for a service update tonight, 10 January 2015, at 8PM ET. The duration is expected to take about thirty minutes. The website may be out of service for brief periods during the event. During the event we will be testing the site for consistency. If you are on the site between 8 and 9PM and experience any issues, please report them promptly by email to me.
Woodworking Shows in Baltimore Booth Staffing List:
Day Date | Time | Volunteers |
Friday, 2 Jan | Shift 1: 12p – 3p | Joel LaFerrier Ron Clements 1. Dan Messina |
Shift 2: 3p – 6p | 1. Ron Lambert 2. Stephen Dunbar 3. |
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Saturday, 3 Jan | Shift 1: 10a – 2p | 1. David Forester 2. Ed Fischer 3. |
Shift 2: 2p – 6p | 1. Manny Flecker 2. Anna Ubeda 3. |
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Sunday, 4 Jan | Shift 1: 10a – 1p | 1. Mark Fradkin 2. |
Shift 2: 12p – 3p | 1. Dan Messina 2. Ron Lambert 3. Manny Flecker 4. Anna Ubeda |
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All Day | Joel LaFerrier Ron Clements |