December 31, 2022
Happy New Year Carvers It’s a New Year for the world but it’s only Half Time for the Charlotte Woodcarvers Club. I hope we are a great second-half team. We have a lot of work to do and only a short time to get it done. It’s 3 months and 2 weeks to SHOWCASE TIME. Let’s get ready to Rumble. Unfortunately, we lost Peter Ortel. Fortunately, our Showcase theme is First Responders. So, there will be a special activity to honor Peter and his wife will be there to help. The Club will provide a table to display selected works of Peters and Mrs. Ortel will donate a special carving to the winner of the Lee Dukes award. Bob Warner has been instrumental in setting this up and will travel to transport the carvings to the SHOWCASE. As always, the Christmas social was a huge success. Bill and Judy Dominick arranged the food and drinks. Neil McGuire was able to get last year's choir to come back for an encore performance. They were great again. Every member of the club went home with a special ornament.
I was at the Parks and Recreation facility near my home and saw a club advertisement on the bulletin board. I checked them out and have been a member ever since.
A friend in the neighborhood invited me to a meeting. Now Tuesdays don't quite feel right if I miss a meeting.
I attended a Showcase where someone at the membership table encouraged me to join. A member since 2015
After attending the showcase several times and nearing retirement, I joined the club. My first show yielded several ribbons!
A former member invited me 20+ years ago, and I joined. Life got in the way and carving was put aside, but my interest has sparked again recently.