Special
Notice: The
two
activities aimed at helping members get acquainted got underway at the
February
meeting.
Bob Addington passed
out new badges with larger, bolder letters
so we can read names better. Our hope is
that everyone will remember to bring them back and wear them for each
Club
event. You can help with the process by
greeting new members (or anyone you haven’t talked to yet) and getting
to know
them.
Four photographers
took mug shot pictures of 44 members present
at the February meeting. Chuck Taylor
will link them to the member list on the website sometime soon, so you
can just
click on the name of the member to see their picture.
We’ll announce that here when it happens, so
stay tuned. Our goal is to photograph as
many members as we can and get them all linked, so we’ll continue to
take
photos at meetings.
Newcomers
to the Club -- For Your Information Access to the Members
List is
restricted to the members of the Club. A
member can gain access by emailing ‘ackerman1@charter.net’.
Quarter
Century of the Tennessee Valley Woodworkers
This year we will be celebrating our 25th
year as a Club. The founders met in a series of meetings between
September 25th
and December of 1985 to forge the new Club and called it the Tennessee
Valley
Woodworkers, and here we are now a quarter of a century later still
growing
strong and meeting every month to fulfill their vision.
We’ll celebrate that quarter century in the
fall with a special dinner, so stay tuned while the planning takes
place. We’ll let you know as soon as
possible so you
can clear your calendar.
Programs
for 2010
New programs are
listed in the Upcoming Programs section of the website.
Look along the top of this page for the
link. Our new VP, Vince Zaccardi, has
most of the year mapped out, but there’s still a chance for you to
recommend
changes or additions.
Mar. 16th meeting
will feature Jim Warren - General Industrial Supply
Paul Jalbert did
February’s very informative program, “Making Wooden Signs
and Plaques”. Paul did a lot of research
on this
project. One never knows what goes into
getting our programs together. Thanks
Paul for a fine piece of work.
Literacy
Council Jim
Van Cleave asked that members support the Literacy Council of Coffee
County in
their fund raising efforts with donations of our wood art for their
auction. Click
here to see a letter from the Club’s friend, Ann Cline, to get the
details. The Literary Council is active
in promoting and supporting literacy in middle Tennessee paying tuition
and
providing instruction for the many residents of our area in need of a
GED to
improve their lot in life. Jim pointed
out how Ann helped our Club when we needed help in our 2009 Exhibition.
Visitors
are always welcome at Club meetings and events! I’m occasionally asked
what it takes to become a member of the
Tennessee Valley Woodworkers. Well the
answer is simple: If you are a
woodworker or just interested in things ‘Wood’ you are welcome to come
to our
meetings as a guest. There are no other
requirements than those. Our Club is
made up of a full range of skills from folks who just like to be around
woodworkers all the way to fully fledged experts in the craft. We do
all sorts
of woodworking from carpentry to full wood art.
If, after visiting, you find you wish to be a full participant
in the
Club, see our Treasurer, Bob Addington.
He’ll register you and collect your dues. Dues
are $10 single or $15 family and are
prorated over the year. We’re
affordable, available, and a friendly bunch, so don’t be hesitant. Come be our guest.
Digital
Library. There are new Titles
in the Digital Library.
We now have 81 titles to be checked out from Henry Davis. Be sure to check it out.
Ronnie Young
and Henry Davis have suggested some new links in the ‘Links and
Contacts’
section. Check it out at links.htm.
Member Adam
Dean has some wood available. Click
here to see
a list.
More wood! Member Jim Acord discovered a wood supplier
on his latest trip to California. Look
at the links
section.
This is a win/win story. Forgotten Woods
is recovering wood from the Amazon basin in eastern Peru where it is
being cut
down to make space for farming operations.
Since it would normally be burned, by virtue of salvaging the
wood, they
are keeping huge amounts of pollutants from the atmosphere while
providing us
with a source of exotic wood for our projects. 
Redbud Festival in
Cookville “The Highlands Redbud
Celebration of
Fine Art and Craft”, which consists of five simultaneous exhibits and
demonstrations featuring over 50 artists working in every medium from
precious
metals to wood will be held two weekends: March 18-20 and March 25-27
in
Cookeville Tennessee. For details on this
event, or if you have interest in exhibiting your work there, contact Barbara
Fleming at 931-644-4793 or tennbarb@charter.net. Click on www.redbuds.org
for details.
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