Volume 7, Issue 1 January 2000
The Charlotte Sawdust
The Official Journal of The
Charlotte Woodworkers Association.
http://www.charlottewoodworkers.org
Change
in Leadership
As some of you may have
heard by now, our current President, John Graham, has taken a position in
Virginia. Obviously, for this reason he
will no longer be able to serve as our President. We are happy for John that he is "movin' up" in the
world but so sorry to see him leave our organization. John has served as Secretary for two years and is in his second
term as President. He has served the
CWA well and has devoted much time and effort to the leadership and furthering
the cause of woodworking. We wish you
all the best John, and hope you stay in touch!
(I may still call on you from time to time to contribute an article to
our newsletter.) Keep us posted.
Election
of New Vice
President
As a
result of our current President leaving for Virginia, our current Vice
President, Don Ogden, will assume the position of President. This, of course, leaves that position
vacant. According to our by-laws, an
election for Vice President must be held at the next association meeting to
fill the vacancy. We will be electing
someone to fill this position during our January meeting. Anyone interested in being considered for
this office should contact one of the current officers to make this known. So be ready to nominate and elect!
January
Meeting
We have
a program this month that I personally find very interesting. Mr.
Charles
Cooley will tell us about the research he has done into the construction of
musical instruments. His special area
of research is the musical instruments of biblical times. Having heard the names of some of these
instruments all our lives, I think it will be very informative to finally find
out what each of these instruments is.
And of
course, the meeting will be held at the usual place, The Woodworking Shop of Charlotte
at 113 M Freeland Lane in Charlotte.
Social time starts at 5:30, the meeting at 6:00.
Upcoming
Meetings
In
February we will have John Leake to tell us about the construction of
beds. And, although I have not yet had
a chance to talk to him, I understand that Bob Reading has already got some
interesting things lined up for us in the upcoming months.
Special
Guests in January
Some of
you may remember that at our November meeting, John told us of a
request
from a single mom for someone to be a mentor to her son who was
interested
in woodworking. I am proud to say that
one of our members, Don
Ogden,
has stepped up to the plate for help.
He not only made contact with this family, but is bringing mother and
son, Mary and Ryan McGarvey to our January meeting. My understanding is that Ryan has been bitten with a serious
"woodworking
bug" and is already designing and making things. He will be
bringing
some of his handiwork to the meeting to show us.
If
there is anyone else who would be willing to spend some time with this young
man to
help him add to his skills and safety knowledge, I'm sure it would be
appreciated. I know first hand how helpful the membership
can be to someone newly bitten and I have confidence that some of you will
volunteer for this important task.
Internet
Sales
By Bob Reading
Does
anyone in the club use the internet to sell any items? Do you do it from your own web site? Is there a site on the net you could join
that would sell items that you make? I
have been thinking about making some items and I was looking for an inexpensive
way to sell them to the public. I have
been hinking about setting up a web site that could do this. Anyone with ideas in this area, please call
Bob Reading at (704)821-7868.
Charities
Planning
ahead for 2000, there was a discussion at the Christmas Party of charities the
CWA might plan to support for the year.
The following charities were suggested with the suggestion for a
rotating list or targeting the "Charity of the Moment":
Women & Children's Homeless
Shelters
Habitat for Humanity
Christian Rehab Center
Metrolina Native American Shelter
Area Orphanages (Alexander, Thomas)
Relatives' Childrens Center
One Special Christmas (Dependent on
Receipt of Financial Statement)
The
suggestion of making things for auction with prizes being awarded within the
CWA for various categories was made.
If you
have others you would like to suggest, please pass them on to one of the CWA
officers in writing. These are all
great causes and an
excellent
way to use our skills for community benefit.
CWA Supporters
CHARLOTTE
HARDWOOD CENTER
Mr. Ron
Davis
4250
Golf Acres Drive
Charlotte,
NC 28208
704-394-9479 (contributing/sponsor)
CUSTOM
RESTORATIONS
Mr.
Larry Hinshaw
3230L
Piper Lane
Charlotte,
NC 28208
704-357-9929 (contributing/sponsor)
H &
S LUMBER
Mr. Robert
Boland, Manager
4115
Monroe Road
Charlotte,
NC 28205
704-333-3130 (sponsor)
THE
WOODWORKING SHOP of
Charlotte
Mr.
Marc Saunders, Manager
116 M
Freeland Lane
Charlotte,
NC 28217
(contributing/sponsor
- except power tools & lumber)
WOODCRAFT
Mr.
David Boyuka
1725
Windsor Square Drive
Matthews,
NC 28105
704-847-8300 (contributing)
WT TOOL
Mr.
Martin C. Dowdy, General Manager
4200
Barringer Drive
Charlotte,
NC 28217
704-527-4071 (sponsor)
Show your
CWA membership card at any of
the
listed places to receive benefits (except
for
Woodcraft, which is unable to provide
sponsorship
in the form of discounts).
The
Charlotte Woodworkers Association
Maxine
Pennell, Editor
9128
Providence Colony Drive
Charlotte,
NC 28277
TheRedMax@aol.com