Western New York Woodturners Club 1
Newsletter & Minutes of Meeting Held December 01, 2016
Maryvale High School Wood Shop
1050 Maryvale Drive
Cheektowaga, New York 14225
33Regular members present at the start of the meeting.
The meeting was called to order 7:00 pm by Richard Mialki.
50/50 Club Drawing:
The 50/50 Club drawing of $34.00 was made and awarded to Paul Wilhelm. Congrats Mr. Wilhelm, and Happy Holidays!
Treasurer’s Report by: Norm Kosmerl:
November2016 Activity – Balancebrought forward: $3,965.44
Deposits:
50/50 34.00
Dues: 180.00
Insurance payment from Club 2 262.50
Expenses:
Check #277Travelers Insurance Co. 525.00
Check #278 Norm Kosmerl Membership cards 1.91
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December 01, 2016 Balance $ 3,915.03
Business Items by Richard Mialki & Members:
Joe Wiesnet Started off the meeting letting us know that we will now have a time limit of three (3) minutes on our show and tell portion of the meeting. If you exceed your time you willbe notified by our new timekeeper Kathy Nowicki. Please try to keep your explanations short, so we do not have to rush our demonstrators.
Also, please keep in mind our 2017 professional demo by Rudy Lopez has been set for Saturday October 07, 2017. Please make a note on your 2017 calendar. Additional information on this demo will follow.
Gene Renzoni gave a presentation on the Christmas Party scheduled for Wednesday December 14, 2016 at the Aspire School.
Norm Kosmerl let us know that we are collecting the 2017 year dues. Please keep your membership current, as dues are the majority of our income for operating expenses.
Stuart Wiesmore is now handling our DVD Library and they are available to anyone wishing to borrow them.
At the end of the regular meeting, Rich had a drawing for some great gifts donated by Josh Kropt the Manager of Rocklers. The following were the winners of the random drawing: Phil DeFranco, Bob Gordon, Gene Renzoni, Joe Mussari, and Bill Miess.
Show & Tell Portion:
The show and tell segment was given by the following members who signed the sheet: Leon Nowicki, Kathy Nowicki, Gene Renzoni, Debbie Korwin, Frank Chalupka, Jim Vasi, Pete Campana, Jim Mier, Frank Becker, Joe Wiesnet, Stu Wiesmore, Bob Ball, Phil DeFranco, Frank Stanko, and Mike Gotthelf. A great display of items and Aspire projects.
Club Demonstration:
There was no demonstration given, as it was our annual Christmas Party.
Next Meeting/Scheduled Demos:
Our next meeting will be held on Thursday January 05, 2017at 7:00 pm in the Maryvale High School Shop.The January demo will be on finishes and given by Jim Vasi (poly) and Frank Stanko (lacquer).
We are always looking for members to do demonstrations or give us some ideas or our programs. If you would like to do a demo for us, have any new ideas, or are just interested in learning something specific, mention it to our Vice President Pete Campana, or drop me an e-mail, and I will progress it for you.
On behalf of the Club Members, newly elected officers and myself, we would like to thank Mr. Mialki for doing an excellent job for our club in moving us forward on each of our endeavors.Thank you Rich, you did a great job!
Happy Holidays!
Respectfully submitted,
Joseph A. Mussari
Secretary
12/28/16
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