Presidents Message

Dear CCW Members,

 

     It’s an honor to be chosen as your president, and it’s exciting to take the reins at a time when the club is vital, with a strong membership roll, informative programming and mentoring, a healthy treasury, and seemingly unlimited talent and creativity in the membership.  I want to thank everyone that has worked since the founding of the club to achieve this.

 

     This is a good time to highlight the AAW Chapter Stalwart members. Deb Chapin and Mike Grady were recognized at the December meeting, and Marc Sitkin will be recognized at the February meeting.   They join previously recognized Stalwarts Robin McIntyre, Clarke Buchanan, and Dave Arnone.   The AAW says:

Stalwarts - every chapter has a few. You know - the person who is the first to pitch in and the last to quit at the end of the task. It takes a lot of effort by a lot of people to make a chapter successful, but usually there are one or more "quiet stalwarts". They are the backbone of most of the chapters. When nobody else will take on a task, they will. When everyone else has burned out, they keep on plugging. Not once, but time after time, year after year, always giving to share the joy of woodturning.

 

     There is a lot of uncertainty in the world, but as turners, we know the lathe (almost) always spins counterclockwise, we never skip a grit, and there’s another turner that is able and willing to offer a bit (or a lot) of advice and maybe lend a tool for that special project.   I hope that like me, the joy of seeing those chips fly and a new creation emerge from a piece of wood provides an extra boost when you need it.

 

     Looking ahead, the Program Committee is lining up another year of top-notch demonstrations, the mentoring team continues to refine the Turn & Learn and other mentoring programs, we’ll be updating some A/V equipment, and much more.

 

     I look forward to being a continuing part of the Club’s journey; if you have any comments or suggestions, please reach out to me!

 

Happy New Year,

-tom