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

Tue Sep 7 13:59:07 CDT 2010

From: AAW [mailto:inquiries at woodturner.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 1:24 PM
To: bgautsch at charter.net
Subject: AAW Mailing to William Gautsch and the Coulee Region Woodturners

American Association of Woodturners

www.woodturner.org

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September 2010 AAW Board Letter

Message from Linda Tacke

Thanks for the Welcome: It is an honor to be serving as the Interim
Executive Director of the American Association of Woodturners. I am working
closely with the Board of Directors and staff to support the membership and
AAW's operations while a national search is underway to identify the new
Executive Director for AAW. I come from a family of artists but I am new to
woodturning and simply amazed at the breadth of art represented in the AAW
Gallery and on the AAW web site. 

Board of Directors Election: A ballot and a pre-addressed return envelope
were included in the August Edition of the AAW Journal, American Woodturner,
for members to vote for this year's nominees to the Board of Directors.
Electronic-only members should have received a ballot via the USPS. All
ballots must be returned to the auditing firm charged with tallying the
results. Envelopes must be postmarked no later than October 21st for votes
to be valid and counted. Additional information on each of the candidates
has been added to the AAW web site
<http://www.woodturner.org/products/aw/more_info/August_2010/> .

Membership Renewal: A 2011 Membership Renewal Notice will be attached to
front of the October Edition of the journal. 

You may renew your membership on the website or you can use the separate
special envelopes for your renewal document. Please be sure to review the
information on your listing to make sure it is correct. Your membership
period will be on the renewal form; if you renewed for multiple year this
will be shown here. Your membership card will be included with the first
Journal for 2011 to increase our efficiency. Thank you for renewing early.
Click here <http://www.woodturner.org/org/mbrship/>  for web link for
membership.

Membership Note: Currently, 50% of local Chapter members are also members of
AAW. While this is the core of AAW membership, the other-side-of-the-coin is
50% of local chapter members are not members of AAW. Please encourage your
fellow local chapter members to join you as a member of AAW. There is a lot
to be proud of in this organization and being a part of the milestone 25th
year. Membership benefits have been expanded, the exciting news for 2010 was
the access to all 24 years of AAW journal online for our members

AAW Gallery of Wood Art: It has been quite a year at the AAW Gallery of Wood
Art. As well as engaging visitors from around the world and down the block,
we received the honor of having two AAW Permanent Collection pieces placed
on public display at the Governor's mansion; former Vice President Walter
Mondale drop in for a visit, and we were named one of the Top 25 Galleries
in the Twin Cities by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. For most
visitors, the gallery is their first exposure to woodturning, but we have
many woodturners and repeat visitors, too. 

Turning 25 - A Celebration Gallery: I encourage local chapters to be part of
this extraordinary exhibition planned for the 2011 Symposium. Every local
chapter is invited to select and send a representative piece for one
incredible display. With over 325 local chapters this exhibition has the
potential to reflect the full scope of the impressive talent within our
membership. (See the Symposium page on the website
<http://www.woodturner.org/sym/sym2011/Exhibit/>  or refer to the April 2010
issue of American Woodturner for details.)

25th Anniversary Symposium: We have already begun the early planning for our
25th Anniversary Symposium on June 24-26, 2011 in St. Paul, Minnesota - just
one block from the AAW national offices! The plans include a woodturning
cruise on the Mississippi River and a Local Chapter exhibit with a piece
representing each of our Local Chapters. The return to the community project
will be empty bowls an exciting opportunity for woodturners to make an
impact on hunger. The AAW 25 book will be available in St. Paul, with book
signing reception, preorders are being taken now. Look for more details on
the Website <http://www.woodturner.org/>  as they develop. 

Please email <mailto:lt at woodturner.org>  or call me should you have a great
idea to share or a question you think I might be able to answer. I look
forward to meeting many of you in St. Paul in 2011!

Linda Tacke

Linda

Interim Executive Director

AAW Websites

.         woodturner.org <http://www.woodturner.org> 

.         galleryofwoodart.org <http://www.galleryofwoodart.org> 

.          <http://www.woodturner.org> woodturner.org

.          <http://www.galleryofwoodart.org> galleryofwoodart.org

.          <mailto:inquiries at woodturner.org?subject=AAW%20Board%20Message>
inquiries at woodturner.org

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If you are not the current president of your local chapter please click here
<mailto:inquiries at woodturner.org?subject=AAW%20Local%20Chapter%20officer%20i
nformation> to send an email to AAW with current information. 

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