Meeting Agenda 1/4/07

TENTATIVE

• Welcome to all members

• New members & Visitors intro

• Welcome of any Distinguished Guest(s) or Visitors present
   

Secretary’s Report – Tim Elliott

• Minutes from last meeting reviewed

  • Action Items from Last meeting

Old Business – General

• Message to members to PAY YOUR DUES!
   

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General Report --

Committees and Projects

• Project Goodwill – Charlie Croteau

  • Update by Chairman -

  • Next Auction at Woodworks Show Jan 2007??

   

  • Open Turning before meetings?

    • Joe Harbey -  Chairman

    • Members are interested in turning before meetings
       

  •  Regional Symposium 2007 Report: – N. Mancuso, F. White

    • News???

• AAW Educational Opportunity Grant -  Jan 15th Reid Gilmore

  • Investigate if CNEW can apply for 2007 AAW educational grant
     

• Woodswap - Gene Spadi

  • Supply
     

• Membership - TBD

  • Membership List

    • New Members??

  • Member Recognition Certificates & Awards to present?

  •  PAY YOUR DUES!
     

• Next Meeting Date –  OPEN SHOPS NITE

• Next  Month Demo?? (March)
   

Where do we go from here - What do you want in 2006?

• Club Participation    

  • OPEN SHOPS NITE
     

• Club Sponsored Events

  • Open Shops, Shop visits, Mentors,

  • Open Turning before meetings?
     

• 2008 Officer Elections

  • Nominations?

    • President -

    • VP Internal -

    • VP External -

    • Treasurer - Norm Hogan

    • Secretary - Tim Elliot
       

    • Webmaster - Dave Eaton

    • Photographer - Henry Fairle

    • Video - Al Faul

    • Books - Ray Boutotte

    • Supplies -
       

    • Membership -

    • Equipment -
       

• Financial  Report

  • Opening Balance, income, expenses, closing balance

  • Outstanding accounts or issues
     

• Current member report

  • Membership count at present

  • Number of new members last month
     

• Message to members to PAY YOUR DUES!

  • Interview over-due members present

  • Dues $20 email newsletter and $25 for postal copy.

• Monthly Meeting Activity Report:

  • Freedom Pen Project?

  • Next Month, 6 month plan and Future Demos???
     

• Other Possible demo’s

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• Recent and Future Events Report

• Any other shows coming up?

• Local Club Visits?

• Trips, etc?
   

General Info

• Officers need to have representative to make report if not able to attend meeting
   

Video Library – Chris Bonczek

• Usage and income from last months - Why not being used more?

• New video reports & reviews

  • Video of the Month

  • New Video's

     

Book Library – Ray Boutotte

• Usage and income from last months - Why not being used more?

• New books reports & reviews

  • Book of the Month

  • New book requests report
     

Newsletter Editor  -- Graeme Young

• Thanks to …..

• Sign up for articles   --- Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

• Get volunteers for next newsletter articles (2) ___________   _____________

• Contributing Editors?

• Deadline 15th of the month
   

Webmaster – Dave Eaton

• Content update

  • Online dues pay and application

  • email system cnewemail@yahoogroups.com
     

Photographer – Henry Fairlie

• Take pics of Show and Tell – Forward to Newsletter and Webmaster

• Get updated pics of members present

Supplies – Ray Boutotte

• Club sales financial report from last month

• Collateral Development - stickers, Hats, Shirts??

• Inventory report:

  • Stock available & replenishment

  • New additions and Requests
     

• Classifieds from web or other sources
   

Equipment Manager - TO BE DETERMINED

• Who is this

• Where is equipment currently

• Equipment inventory is needed

  • Lathe, Grinder, Chucks

  • CNEW Banner

  • CNEW Booth
     

Membership Coordinator - TO BE DETERMINED

• Need volunteer

• Welcome visitors and new members each meeting

  • Help with application and questions
     

• Help manage & update member contact lists for Treasurer & Web

• Distribute membership cards
   

• Ask members for new events as well, should be covered in reports, but if not, or anything was left out, then include it here.
   

• Acknowledgements of deserving members

  • People who brought wood for the raffle, etc…
     

• Please limit your time to 3-5 minutes each, time allows for 7 persons

• Maybe more feedback??

• End exactly at 8pm
   

• Tool Auction/Raffle - Ken Brannock

• Break & Setup for Demo
   

• Typically 60 minutes

• Tell Demonstrator to take piece of wood.
   

• Clean up

  • Stack chairs

  • Sweep Floors

  • Secure building
     

• WOOD SWAP

  • (2) free video rentals

  • Woodswap