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Guild Annual Holiday Party - December 16 at the Multnomah Arts Center

Join in for an evening of holiday cheer, old friends (literally and figuratively), new friends and a sometimes raucous gift exchange.  Watch for updates in the weekly blast and on the Guild calendar.  The Guild will provide a main dish, beverages and tableware, but please bring a dish to share.  Bring a gift if you want to participate in the gift exchange.  and Please register on the calendar so we have a count.  Doors open and 6. Food and party start at 6:30.  

Upcoming Classes: (check calendar frequently - new classes are being posted for the first quarter of 2025)

Intro to Guild Safety:

December 15

Jan 7 5-9 pm

Jan 19 9am -12

Core tools:

Dec 20 & 27: 5-9pm

Dec 21 & 28: 1-5pm (waitlist)

(if a class is full, you can sign up on the waitlist)

Beginner Open Shop:  offered the first and third Sundays from 1-5pm is now offering cutting board kits.  If you're just starting out with your woodworking venture and wondering about a first project, this is a great way to get started.  Kits include the wood and instructions and all for only $20.  Available to registrants of for Beginner Open Shop.

Volunteer Appreciation Reporting 

Remember to track your volunteer hours for the next Volunteer Appreciation benefits program.  Next reporting period will be for July 1 - December 31, 2024 to be reported in January 2025.

Wild Apricot App

There's an app you can download for your phone.  Go to your app store and select Personify Wild Apricot. When downloaded, it will give you access to your card, upcoming events, your profile, your upcoming and past events and the member directory.  

Open Shop

Reminder 1 - bring your own supplies to Open Shop - blue tape, glue, double-sided tape, pencils, etc.  Disposable items are generally not supplied by the Guild for personal use.  

Reminder 2 - that old boy scout rule applies to the shop as well - leave it cleaner than you found it.  Just a reminder to clean the tools you worked with - tool, floor, innards etc.  It's always nicer to come in to a clean shop than one left messy.

and DID YOU KNOW - that you can look at the shop activity on the Guild website?  You can see if there's space at an open shop that may have been full, but cleared out within 2 hours. If you're going to be more than 30 minutes late for an open shop slot, you can see if the SA is still there. (they stay for 30 minutes and if no one shows, they can leave).  check it out here: Shop Cameras

  

Volunteer Opportunities - current specific needs  - contact charlie.meyer@guildoforegonwoodworkers.org

 The volunteer team is looking for members to help specifically with:

Program Leader - Monthly meetings - find and arrange for speakers/demonstrators to present at the monthly general meetings.  

Shop Inventory Coordinator - track shop consumables and equipment needs (blades, bits, abrasives, paper towels, etc.)