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A Few Words From the President
For a while now, I have batted around the idea of making regular (say monthly) posts about what is going on at NCWW, Inc. This is my inaugural attempt.
BOD
The New Board of Directors started their terms July 1. I am repeating as President, Rob is repeating as Executive Vice President, and Scott Miller repeats as Events Director. Tracy has become the Donations Director, Steve Coles is the Webmaster, Trent Mason is the Secretary, and Joe Scharle is the new Treasurer. I, Steve, and Scott have one year terms and Rob, Tracy, Trent and Joe have two year terms. Therefore, next election there will be three seats open.
Non-Profit
On the non-profit status front, we are awaiting the finalized paperwork from our accountants and hope to have all papers filed very shortly. It will take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months to find out if our application has been accepted. When it is accepted, all donations made that year will be tax-deductable.
Website
A lot of work is being done behind the scenes with regard to completing many necessary upgrades and updates. A great deal of this relates to vBulletin. In addition, at least temporarily, the Off Topic forum has been closed. This is the third time in our five years of existence that we have closed this forum. This time it is being done in conjunction with a review of the NCWW posting policies. As you may know, the large majority of our problematic posts are made on the OT forum. While we reassess our policies and our moderation goals, the OT forum will remain closed so that the moderators have the time to focus on this issue and the opportunity to participate in the dialog. If you have thoughts on this topic feel free to PM any staff member you like with you perspective and they will make sure it is included in the discussion.
Events
Scott has kicked off the 2011 NCWW Calendar contest. Please submit photos of your work for consideration in this contest.
On September 11, 2010 we will participate in the Klingspor Wood Workers Show in Raleigh, NC
We will also participate in the Klingspor Extravaganza in Hickory, NC on October 29 and 30, 2010.
A couple of Shop crawls are in the nascent stage and announcements will be made as the details are firmed.
Donations and Raffles
The next Donation drive will start in the near future. In addition work is already proceeding on acquiring cool prizes for the next NCWW Raffle. If you have ideas for prizes that you would like to see please contact McRabbet or another staff member.
If you are aware of any charitable cause or educational organization or an opportunity that is accordance with the goals of North Carolina Woodworker, please conatct a member of the BoD with the details.
Finally, I would like to thank the members who have helped make pens for the troops. We are almost ready to send our shipment off to the Seabees in Afghanistan. I will take pictures of the fine work of the members who contributed, and give the appropriate recognition to these members for their generosity, in a separate post.
Sincerely,
Douglas Robinson
President
North Carolina Woodworker, Inc.
A Few Words From the President
For a while now, I have batted around the idea of making regular (say monthly) posts about what is going on at NCWW, Inc. This is my inaugural attempt.
BOD
The New Board of Directors started their terms July 1. I am repeating as President, Rob is repeating as Executive Vice President, and Scott Miller repeats as Events Director. Tracy has become the Donations Director, Steve Coles is the Webmaster, Trent Mason is the Secretary, and Joe Scharle is the new Treasurer. I, Steve, and Scott have one year terms and Rob, Tracy, Trent and Joe have two year terms. Therefore, next election there will be three seats open.
Non-Profit
On the non-profit status front, we are awaiting the finalized paperwork from our accountants and hope to have all papers filed very shortly. It will take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months to find out if our application has been accepted. When it is accepted, all donations made that year will be tax-deductable.
Website
A lot of work is being done behind the scenes with regard to completing many necessary upgrades and updates. A great deal of this relates to vBulletin. In addition, at least temporarily, the Off Topic forum has been closed. This is the third time in our five years of existence that we have closed this forum. This time it is being done in conjunction with a review of the NCWW posting policies. As you may know, the large majority of our problematic posts are made on the OT forum. While we reassess our policies and our moderation goals, the OT forum will remain closed so that the moderators have the time to focus on this issue and the opportunity to participate in the dialog. If you have thoughts on this topic feel free to PM any staff member you like with you perspective and they will make sure it is included in the discussion.
Events
Scott has kicked off the 2011 NCWW Calendar contest. Please submit photos of your work for consideration in this contest.
On September 11, 2010 we will participate in the Klingspor Wood Workers Show in Raleigh, NC
We will also participate in the Klingspor Extravaganza in Hickory, NC on October 29 and 30, 2010.
A couple of Shop crawls are in the nascent stage and announcements will be made as the details are firmed.
Donations and Raffles
The next Donation drive will start in the near future. In addition work is already proceeding on acquiring cool prizes for the next NCWW Raffle. If you have ideas for prizes that you would like to see please contact McRabbet or another staff member.
If you are aware of any charitable cause or educational organization or an opportunity that is accordance with the goals of North Carolina Woodworker, please conatct a member of the BoD with the details.
Finally, I would like to thank the members who have helped make pens for the troops. We are almost ready to send our shipment off to the Seabees in Afghanistan. I will take pictures of the fine work of the members who contributed, and give the appropriate recognition to these members for their generosity, in a separate post.
Sincerely,
Douglas Robinson
President
North Carolina Woodworker, Inc.
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