[crw-talk] CRW on-line activity
John & Donna Griffiths
griff at mwt.net
Tue Nov 10 13:22:00 CST 2020
Greetings to all.
Thanks to Lavonne, Lyle and everyone else who has responded earlier I
think we have a lot of support for a Zoom meeting. No one is opposed to
the idea.
So, board members, what do you think? I am ready and willing to take
the step. This Saturday? The Saturday after is WI deer season, And AAW
will be doing a John Jordan on line event that day too, which I don't
plan to miss. Then Thanksgiving weekend? Do we wait until December?
An evening meeting some weeknight? I think if we plan for an hour or
so, with a definite agenda. Then after we get that experience under our
belts, go on to a longer format like Lyle Solem said. Instant gallery,
discussions. Maybe a lecture if not a demo. We will need a member to
set up and moderate the meeting. And a Zoom event can be attended with
a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop or a desktop computer with a
camera/microphone. (I bought my camera and microphone from Target
on-line. Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart and e Bay are among the many places
one can be had for about $30.00 It sits on top of my monitor.)
And other CRW members, please chime in, let us know your thoughts.
Think about the movie about a baseball park some guy built in his field
in Iowa, "If you build it, they will come..." And by George, they did.
John
------ Original Message ------
From: "Lavonne Swiggum" <llswigg at mwt.net>
To: "John & Donna Griffiths" <griff at mwt.net>; "Membership mailing list
for the AAW Chapter Coulee Region Woodturners."
<crw-talk at crwoodturner.com>
Sent: 11/9/2020 7:38:23 PM
Subject: Re: [crw-talk] CRW on-line activity
>Thanks to those of you who are working hard to solve our club problem.
>Thanks too for all of you who have contributed pictures of projects and
>comments. We need to keep up the connection. Stay safe.
>
>Lavonne
>
>>On Nov 9, 2020, at 3:43 PM, John & Donna Griffiths <griff at mwt.net>
>>wrote:
>>
>>Hello Members,
>>Well, some promising responses from members. Nobody said to just
>>forget about the club. And Jim Cox wants to send dues! Can't beat
>>that with a stick.
>>
>>Jim Cox, I would say if you are not a paid member for 2020 and want to
>>renew, get in touch with Jay Johnson and send a check per his reply.
>>Good to hear from you.
>>
>>Jay, I too think that carrying over 2020 dues to 2021 is a good move.
>>
>>James Bloomer, good news you are hearing from the City about our
>>space.
>>
>>Jack, your point is very well taken, sounds like from James' comment
>>that our equipment is safe. We have a ton of valuable stuff that
>>needs to be accounted for.
>>
>>Bob Raasch, thanks much for your thoughts. I would be willing to do
>>sort of an "open library, open tool" event at the Center now and
>>again. I am pretty certain that could be done in a way that meets CDC
>>guidelines. My take would be to not have coffee available (Fine to
>>BYOC), masks mandatory, a bottle of sanitizer available in plain sight
>>and no one hang around for long so our faithful librarians will not be
>>subjected to prolonged exposure, distancing practiced to the extent
>>possible. We might want to stand outside distanced and chat too. I
>>would make my 95 mile round trip now and then for that.
>>
>>Virginia, as our librarian and practicing Nurse Practioner, is this a
>>viable option for us? Would you add something
>>
>>Back to Bob's comments, he also suggested a Zoom meeting and for us to
>>have a pretty defined agenda that is followed so as to maintain
>>interest. Much harder for most of us to focus on a screen where
>>someone is speaking as opposed to our usual meeting style. Board
>>members, an idea: Maybe do a business meeting to submit a formal
>>motion to carry over dues for paid up members to 2021. Also do an
>>election of officers, even it it is to carry over the current board to
>>next year. Perhaps we should try to stay fairly close to the by-laws
>>in these times even if 100% compliance is not practical nor safe.
>>Such a Zoom business meeting should also include an instant gallery.
>>We would need someone with enough Zoom awareness to run or moderate
>>the meeting. Volunteers?
>>
>>Lastly let's figure out a Zoom Demo project to do. Maybe start with
>>something pretty simple like turning a pen. Or a bowl. Or some other
>>spindle project. How to do that safely you ask. Well, If I were to
>>journey to Bob's shop to broadcast him making a project for example,
>>that would expose both of us and wearing a mask makes speaking clearly
>>difficult. But many of us have a spouse or family member with whom we
>>live so maybe that person could be persuaded to do the camera work.
>>Any volunteers. (My little secret, if this happens, you get to pick
>>the topic if you volunteer.)
>>
>>OK, I have exhausted my wellspring of ideas for the moment so will
>>sign off. But, please add your thoughts, ideas and when some thoughts
>>are firmed up, I think the board will take the next step to make
>>something happen. Until then, peace and health,
>>
>>John
>>
>>------ Original Message ------
>>From: "Jim Cox" <cswoodworking at charter.net>
>>To: "Membership mailing list for the AAW Chapter Coulee
>>RegionWoodturners." <crw-talk at crwoodturner.com>
>>Sent: 11/9/2020 5:19:20 AM
>>Subject: Re: [crw-talk] CRW on-line activity
>>
>>Where do I send the membership money to?
>>Jim Cox
>>
>>Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
>>Windows 10nk
>>>
>>>From: jayejohnson099 at centurytel.net
>>>Sent: Sunday, November 8, 2020 7:08 PM
>>>To: Membership mailing list for the AAW Chapter Coulee Region
>>>Woodturners. <mailto:crw-talk at crwoodturner.com>
>>>Subject: Re: [crw-talk] CRW on-line activity
>>>
>>>Hi! Jim and John, I would recommend that we just renew all members
>>>without new dues for 2021, we have 4700 $ in the Bank and this ,
>>>would hopefully hold our membership. Also, if we would happen to
>>>need more money to get us throught, 2021, we could just do a $15 fee
>>>,to each member to get us into 2022! I think we need a 1 hr zoom
>>>meeting each month bye 3 members to conduct any business and show off
>>>some good works! This would have to be done at someones house with
>>>WiF ?? J.
>>>
>>>From: "James Bloomer" <marine9096 at gmail.com>
>>>To: "Membership mailing list for the AAW Chapter Coulee Region
>>>Woodturners." <crw-talk at crwoodturner.com>
>>>Sent: Saturday, November 7, 2020 6:24:51 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [crw-talk] CRW on-line activity
>>>
>>>I get a monthly call from park and rec to see if we are meeting.
>>>
>>>On Sat, Nov 7, 2020, 18:11 jcfitz <jcfitz at charter.net> wrote:
>>>>I was also wondering also on things.
>>>>I don't know if anyone e has been in contact with park and rec on
>>>>the building but we have a lot stored there.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Sent from my Galaxy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-------- Original message --------
>>>>From: John & Donna Griffiths <griff at mwt.net>
>>>>Date: 11/7/20 10:29 AM (GMT-06:00)
>>>>To: "Membership mailing list for the AAW Chapter Coulee Region
>>>>Woodturners." <crw-talk at crwoodturner.com>
>>>>Subject: [crw-talk] CRW on-line activity
>>>>
>>>>Good Saturday morning members,
>>>>I want to suggest we have some sort of an on-line gathering. It
>>>>would be up to the board what we do, but several possibilities
>>>>exist. The best possibility would seem to me to be Zoom. A
>>>>moderator would control the meeting, giving members a chance to
>>>>speak and keeping the discussion going as would the president in a
>>>>face to face meeting. James, if you are comfortable with managing a
>>>>Zoom meeting you would be a natural as president.
>>>>
>>>>Club dues are due and a decision needs to be made: do we just renew
>>>>everyone without paying dues since we did not spend 2020 dues for
>>>>anything other than basic club functions or what? Also we should
>>>>make a decision about club officers. Just reappoint the existing
>>>>board or what?
>>>>
>>>>One would be a simple meeting via Zoom, but there might be a boredom
>>>>factor with that. Perhaps a short business meeting would be
>>>>tolerable and useful. We could incorporate an instant gallery in
>>>>this too. This would be a matter of holding the piece we are
>>>>presenting in the instant gallery up to the camera on the computer,
>>>>phone or tablet you are using while discussing your design, finish
>>>>and so on.
>>>>
>>>>Another would be to do some kind of a demo in a Zoom meeting. This
>>>>might involve one of us setting up a camera, perhaps on a phone and
>>>>placing it in view of the workpiece so it would transmit the actual
>>>>turning and the your narrative. The person running the Zoom meeting
>>>>would control the image being transmitted and handle questions. Or
>>>>we could have another person present at the lathe handling the
>>>>camera while the turner turns. That might be best.
>>>>
>>>>So if you have read this far (I hope you have) you will notice I
>>>>have not made any decisions or directives. That is way above my pay
>>>>grade, to quote a former president. This is the time for members to
>>>>speak up with feedback, ideas what you want as a club member and how
>>>>to keep the club going during these trying times. Please think
>>>>about this and circulate your thoughts as replies.
>>>>
>>>>This will give direction to the board about the future of the club.
>>>>I do not want to see it fade into nothingness so I hoped we can do
>>>>some kind of on-line meeting.
>>>>
>>>>John
>>>>
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