[Crw-talk] FW: AAW Mailing to William Gautsch and the Coulee Region Woodturners

[Bill Gautsch]

From: AAW [mailto:inquiries at woodturner.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 10:03 AM
To: bgautsch at charter.net
Subject: AAW Mailing to William Gautsch and the Coulee Region Woodturners

 

American Association of Woodturners 

www.woodturner.org


Chapter News


Local chapter emails will continue to develop as a communication tool
between AAW and it's local chapters. We welcome your suggestions. Click here
to contact us
<mailto:linda at woodturning.org,%20kurth at woodturner.org?subject=Local%20chapte
r%20email> . Please forward this to all of your chapter members so they are
aware of some very timely news and announcements.

Please forward this email to your chapter membership to share the latest
news with them. The chapter members who are not currently AAW members will
be particularly interested in the ongoing drawings and the year-end Grand
Prize Drawing.


The current issue of the American Woodturner is now available online...


AAW would like to invite you to log on to the members only area
<http://woodturner.org/member/MemberLogOn.asp>  and enjoy the journal.



Year End Grand Prize Drawing - Could your chapter use a brand new lathe?
What about if you got it for free? Totally free? You could be the lucky
winner of a full size Jet or five Jet minis if one of your chapter members
wins the year end lathe drawing.

In order for your chapter to be the winner, one of your chapter members who
must also be an AAW member, will have their name selected at random in a
drawing at the AAW office. The lucky member will win for themselves, a free
Powermatic 3520B lathe delivered free to their door (or up to $500 shipping
allowance for Canadian or international winners) and your chapter will get
your choice of the JET lathes with the same delivery allowance.

The more of your chapter members that join or who are already AAW members,
the better the chance that your chapter will be the winner. Encourage your
members to be AAW members. They can see many of the other benefits of
membership at this link <http://www.woodturner.org/org/mbrship/%20>  and
join for as little as $38 per year.

Monthly Drawing/Grand Drawing - You've probably seen the monthly drawings
where we draw randomly from the member rosters. The prizes donated by many
of our business members are listed on the AAW website
<http://www.woodturner.org/org/mbrship/drawings.htm> . These will continue
each month until further notice. The Grand Prize drawing will be held
soon!!! There is a wonderful lathe, a Powermatic including delivery for the
winner and a full size Jet for the winners club. The details are at the same
location. Don't miss your chance at this great year end prize. 

Demonstrators for the 25th Annual Symposium - If you are interested in being
considered as a demonstrator at the 2011 AAW Symposium in St. Paul, there is
an approaching deadline. You must apply via by the October 15th deadline.
You can find the information on applying on the AAW website.
<http://www.woodturner.org/sym/sym2011/DemoApp/>  

Internal Revenue Regulations on 501(c)(3)- There is a special, one time
relief filing for 501(c)(3) corporations. If your chapter is in this
category and you are not up on the latest regulations, you should
immediately review the filing requirements.
<http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=225959,00.html>  There may be
changes that impact you and the deadline is October 15th.

Chapter Incorporation and Registration - Many chapters would benefit from
reviewing how they operate the business of their chapter. Consider becoming
a 501 C 3 nonprofit focused on the education of turning. Local Secretary of
State Offices provide information and resources for starting your chapter as
a business, online services for filing (including filing your annual
registration), and name availability searches. Statues differ among states,
but typically nonprofit incorporation would add a level of liability
protection to individuals serving as officers of the club. 

AAW By-Laws Committee - There is a special committee chartered by President
Tom Wirsing to review and make proposals for the updating of the AAW
By-Laws. These have been a work in progress for the past 25 years and need a
look to see what changes are necessary for the organization. You can find
out more about how to have input into the process by contacting the group
<mailto:aawbylaws at gmail.com> . 

Executive Director Search - There is a search for the Executive Director
position of the AAW. You can find the job particulars at this link
<http://woodturner.org/info/jobs/ED_profile_2010.pdf> . If you are
interested in the position or know of someone you think would be a good
candidate for the job, please email Gina Goodenow.
<mailto:AAW at transitionguides.com.> 

Member Contacts - You are receiving this email because you are on file as
the chapter contact. If you are not the appropriate person, we'd like to
update our files so it reaches the proper person directly. Please contact
Linda Ferber <mailto:linda at woodturner.org%20>  with any changes. Also,
please put this suggestion in your change of officers check list so that it
is taken care of promptly when the elections in your chapter make officer
change

Beth Ireland's Turning Around America - Beth Ireland is embarking on a
project to travel around America and teaching a student a day in the
fundamentals of woodturning. You can find out more about this project by
visiting her website <http://www.turningaroundamerica.com> .

Chapter Presidents Meeting - At the recent Hartford Symposium, there was a
small turnout for the Chapter President's meeting. This was attributed to
several reasons. It wasn't mentioned at the opening ceremonies where it
would have been a reminder (or new information) for those attending. It
could have been better publicized in the schedule to be more prominent. Both
of those items will take place in future years. The third method is to
solicit agenda items from the Presidents (or their designee) ahead of the
Symposium and publish the agenda. That will allow the chapter president to
be better prepared for the meeting. One step is the correction of the
chapter contact files to help insure that the information gets to the right
people in a timely fashion.



25th Anniversary Book - Woodturning Today - A Dramatic Evolution - The 25th
Anniversary Book is available for pre-order now. You can save 20% by placing
your order ahead of time. There are three different versions available for
you to choose from. You can find all of the details at this link.
<http://www.woodturner.org/products/25yearbookorder.pdf> 

Turning 25 - A Celebration - The 25th Anniversary will have a special
chapter exhibit. The rules are posted on the AAW website
<http://www.woodturner.org/sym/sym2011/Exhibit/> . Time has a nasty habit of
running short for special projects within the chapters. Get your plans and
efforts started early. Make the 25th something special for the AAW and your
chapter. 

As always, if you have something special that your chapter is involved with
that you'd like featured here, please let me know. Questions or comments are
also welcomed. Best, Kurt 

Kurt Hertzog

Chair - Membership and Chapters

Website links 

*	Woodturner.org <http://www.woodturner.org>  
*	AAW Annual Symposium <http://www.woodturner.org/sym/sym2010/> 
*	AAW Membership online
<http://www.woodturner.org/member/MemberLogOn.asp> 
*	AAW Shopping Cart <http://www.woodturner.org/shop/Products.asp> 
*	Gallery of Wood Art <http://www.galleryofwoodart.org/> 



Mentor a Youth!

If you are receiving this email in error please contact us
<mailto:inquiries at woodturner.org?subject=Email%20update> .

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