Wood Chip News Update – 31 August 2014
Hello Guild Members
Membership List
The current active membership list Is posted. You may also view the latest complete active membership list by visiting the Guild Web Site Who’s Who page. You must have an active web site account and be logged in.
Monthly Meeting
The Next Monthly Meeting will be 6 September, 930AM to 12PM at Bain Center. The scheduled demonstration is Band Saw Tune-up Tips by Brian Graham.
You won’t want to miss this experienced tool man pass along best practices for
such an important tool in your shop.
Elections
Also for the next meeting will be President and Vice President election for a term of two years starting 1 October through 30 September 2016.
Active members in good standing should pickup their ballot before the meeting starts.
The nomination committee will collect the votes and tally them during the demonstration. Results will be announced after the break.
- For President, we have incumbent Rick Munzer contested by past president Dorothy Shannon.
- For Vice President, we have uncontested Tim Jackson.
NOTE: Treasurer and Secretary officer elections are held in the following year,
next September 2015.
Guild T-Shirts
Tim Jackson took orders from some of you for Guild logo t-shirts. PLEASE bring your cash payment for the shirts you ordered. Exact change would be best. Small to XL are $15 each, and XXL to 5XL are $18.
Workshop
Gene and Rick would like to meet with the Shop Coordinator and Monitors for a brief coordination meeting following the regular Guild meeting on 6 September. Please plan to hang around for a few minutes after 12.
Annual Picnic
Seems like just yesterday that we held our annual Guild Picnic at Rick and
Lisa’s house on 9 August. The picnic was well attended and the weather
was excellent. We made some money on the raffle, and Lisa’s show-n-
judge was competitive and showcased members good work. Thanks to
Brian Graham for his excellent grilling and to all who brought side dishes or
deserts to share. We can’t wait till next year. Please read more about the
picnic HERE. And, thanks to Gene and Anna for orchestrating the picnic planning and provisioning. You can view the photo album by logging on with your Guild web site account while visiting the homepage.
FY2014-2015 Budget
The new fiscal year budget was reviewed and revised over the summer. The Board of Directors finalized the budget in August. We are pleased to report that our expenses are below our forecasted income. We predict we’ll be able to carry a positive balance in the bank. Thank you Manny Flecker for your hard work keeping our books.
Guild Web Site
We are very excited about the Guild Web Site. During the month of August we were able to finish testing new look and feel software. We hope you will visit the site, even if you don’t have an account, and give us feedback. Use the “Contact Us” menu option.
Some highlights of what we’ve done these past few months:
- New look and Feel
- Guild Mast Head now shows the Shop and Logo<
- Photos that change frequently in the left margin and homepage
- Photo Albums – Guild Meetings, Picnic, and soon some Projects.
- Revamped top of page menu
- Separate & revised Member and Web Site Registration Forms
- Updated Demonstration Schedule page and Volunteer Form
- Published Web Site Usage Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy
Up next, we are working to establish a more interactive capability where members can ask for or offer help on woodworking topics.
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Gene
HCWG Webmaster
http://HCWG.org
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