[Woodcarver] INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - WINTER WOOD WONDERS 2012

[Larry Yudis]

Hello all you carving folks!

 

Below you will find the initial announcement for the 2nd. Annual Winter Wood
Wonders Show and Sale.

 

This past February, we were blessed to be a part of that wonderful event
that was held to honor our disabled veterans.  The show resulted in a
$6092.73 check being donated to the Windy City Athletes.  You can read more
about the donation at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodcarvingfun/message/20202 

 

It's a great event held for an even greater cause.  I'll post another
announcement when reservations are available in November.  In the meantime,
drop them a note and get on their e-mailing list to get the information as
soon as it becomes available.  We have been selected as their exclusive
woodcarving tool and supplies vendor.  We are grateful and honored to be a
part of their efforts once again.    

 

Larry (BIG DOG) Yudis, Owner

The Woodcraft Shop

2724 State St.

Bettendorf, IA 52722

800-397-2278

thewoodcraftshop at mchsi.com

www.thewoodcraftshop.com 

 

Carol and Larry Yudis, Show Chairs

International Woodcarvers Congress

Affiliated Wood Carvers, Ltd.

PO Box 104

Bettendorf, IA 52722

563-505-2700 (Carol's cell)

563-676-8264 (Larry's cell)

congress at mchsi.com 

www.awcltd.org <http://www.awcltd.org/>  

 

Winter Wood Wonders 2012

 

February 18th and 19th 10am to 4 pm (with setup on the 17th)  

 

Kane County Fair Grounds  http://www.kanecountyfair.com
<http://www.kanecountyfair.com/>  

525 South Randall Road - St.Charles, IL 60174

 

Dear Exhibitors and Vendors of Winter Wood Wonders,

 

We are pleased to announce after much searching, we found a wonderful and
affordable place to hold the 2012 Winter Wood Wonders. Registration will
start in November but we ask that you announce it at your clubs, mention it
in your newsletters and help spread the word

 

The room is larger, has fabulous lighting, much better parking and is not
far from where we were last year.

 

We would like to welcome Jan and Terry Cairns to the organizing team.  Among
other talents that they bring to the team, they are working on getting
Non-Profit status for Winter Wood Wonders so your many contributions to the
silent auction will be tax deductable next year.

 

We are looking for two or three more people who would like to join the
organizing team.  We don't have a lot of meetings because we do much of the
work by email and phone. Since Winter Wood Wonders covers many forms of wood
art we would appreciate having input from people working in several
different art forms.

 

Below is our mission and vision statement.  If you are interested, or know
of someone in your club that would enjoy being a part of this awesome
creation, please have them contact us.

 

Mission Statement for Winter Wood Wonders

 

Winter Wood Wonders is a wood art festival featuring unique hand made wood
art forms. Wood Carvers --- Wood Burners --- Wood Turners Wood Workers ---
Scroll Sawers --- Intarsia Artists

 

The show strives to present a variety of wood artists to celebrate and share
wood art forms with the public.  

This is an opportunity 

.         to educate and inspire ourselves and others 

.         to introduce to the public the many ways of working with wood

.         to showcase the variety of forms in wood art

.         to sell our work

.         to purchase from vendors 

.         to promote wood art clubs in the area

.         support our veterans

 

 

Vision statement for Winter Wood Wonders

 

We offer a warm, friendly, non-competitive and affordable venue for wood
artists, both professional and non-professional; award winning and
beginners; honoring every form of wood art including carving, burning,
turning, intarsia, wood working, scroll sawers, furniture builders and other
wood art forms. We encourage all wood artists to either show and/or sell
their art work.

 

All artists and commercial vendors will be treated with appreciation and
respect. Donors offering their gifts to the silent auction will be thanked
and appreciated as they are the reason for the show.

 

All decisions on organizing and managing Winter Wood Wonders are based on
what is best for the artists and raises money for our veterans or other
charitable works.  Decisions will be made in a spirit of cooperation and
inclusiveness. Our goal is to provide win-win solutions for each issue that
arises. 

 

All members of the organizing team and the committee heads are volunteers
offering their time and talents to raise money for our veterans and provide
a fabulous show for wood artists.

 

We create an opportunity for wood art clubs to promote their groups and work
in cooperation with area clubs.  We also encourage teachers of wood art to
promote their classes.

 

Winter Wood Wonders organizing team

Email winterwoodwonders at gmail.com

Phone: 630-206-9384

 

 

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