Our November 2023 General Meeting will be held on Saturday Nov 11th, 2023 at the annex to 910 Wood Ave in Rapid City, SD from 10 am to 11 am. We will be discussing the Toy Program, Toy Distribution Day, and the Christmas Potluck. Then we will share any SHOW AND TELL items.
1. Introductions
2. Treasurer’s
Report
3. Announcements
a.
General Info/Miscellaneous
b.
Shop Tours – Al Oines
c.
Special Interest Groups
i.
SS SIG – Rick W
ii.
WT SIG – next SIG is January
d. Toy Program
i.
Status/Statistics
– see separate report
ii.
Toy
Request Report – see separate report
iii.
Toy
Distribution Planning – see separate document
e. Next Meeting
i.
Potluck
at Nemo Community Center Dec 9 at 11:30 am
ii.
Signup
Sheet for Potluck
4.
New
Business
and Tell
Date: 11 Nov 2023 Meeting Start: 10:00 Meeting Finish: 11:10
Attendees:
Jim Brown, Jim Brown, Maggie Brown, Bob
Buchanan, Darwin Buus, Lauree Buus, Grant Coffin, Frank DiCesare, Jerry Hood,
Patsy Hood, Stu Kellogg, Ken Maron, Al Oines, Ed Pike, Don Roberts, Harley
Schmadeke, Nick Spano, Tony Verchio, Rick Weisbeck, Julian Wigen, John Wolf
Treasurer’s
Report:
RCWA paid $390
for Church and liability insurance. Bob
was reimbursed $145.40 for supplies. We
brought in $125 for dues, $40 from outside donations, and $25 from member
donations. $0.88 October interest earned
on the workshop account and $.02 interest
earned on the savings account. Current
balances are:
Checking $5,556.48
Workshop $1,036.72
Savings $ 331.81
Total $6,925.01
Shop
Tours
Al is working
with Toni Gerlach for a shop tour of Mind Blown Studios for maybe the 3rd
Wednesday of January.
Special Interest Groups
Next Scroll
Saw SIG is November 16 at Rick Weisbeck from 1:00-3:00. Will be working on compound cuts for nativity
scene. 6704 Kimberly Drive, Blackhawk.
No turning
SIG Oct. 25 1:00-3:00 at Brown’s until January.
Toy
program
We have 3,081 toys completed and
finished. We will finish about 180 toys November
11 that need wheels. Critters will be
packaged this week. At present, we have
requests for 2,947 toys which may rise to just over 3,000 by packing day
December 2. Bob maintains the complete
breakdown for all toy requests and will have the pick lists ready by December
2. Some of the requests follow.
- Hope Center is closing and did not
request any toys this year. - Youth and Family Services requested
540 this year; down some from last year. - Habitat for Humanity requested 5
toys. - Corner Stone Mission made a request
for 50 toys. - Foster Parents requested 35 toys, which
is about the same as last year. - Enlisted Airman’s Association asked
for 50 toys, which is down from 100. - Chaplain’s
Association wants all Love Bugs this year.
- Boys Club has a toy request.
- Beatrice Public Schools requested 700 up from 500
- Cheyenne requested 500 up from last
year’s 400. - Kinship Mountain Ministries
requested the same as last year. - National Guard requested 100 toys, up
from 77. - SD Veterans requested 50 toys which
is the same as last year. - Monument Pediatrics requested 50
toys.
Distribution
Day
Distribution day, Saturday, December 2, 2023; set up will start at 8:30 and packing by 9:30. Bob coordinated with members for some specific deliveries, a
partial list follows.
Gary will pick up for Sioux Falls Dec. 2.Jerry will take care of toys to be delivered to Pennsylvania.
Jerry will deliver toys to Monument Pediatrics.
Tony will deliver the toys slated for the National Guard.
Bob will deliver toys to Youth and Family Services.
Distribution Process
Tally how
many boxes to each organization.
Boxes of
toys numbered 1 through 22.
Teams of 2
people as pickers. You will be given a
cart and a pick list to fill boxes.
A few toys
allow you to pick a few each to get the total in the request.Once box(s) are filled, take them to packers who then put the
labels on each box and provide a tally count for the total number of boxes for
that organization.We will start with
certain organizations first that have specific toy requests.
Bob will print tag for
tables and will bring the printed pick lists.Boxes are always needed so please
feel free to bring extra boxes when they are available.
Wood Show
The Wood Show is tentatively set for the third week in April. Theme will be “Christmas in April.”
MISC
Christmas Potluck is set for Dec. 9 at 11:30 at Nemo Community
Center. Requesting center pieces for
tables. A 4 ft tree will be up to hang
wooden ornaments. Coffee and water will
be available, but members may bring something to drink if desired.
Toy Workshops, Jan. 13 and Jan. 27.
Show and
Tell
Al Oines brought 3 pieces for show and tell. A charcuterie board made with diamond
geometric shapes of 3 different woods to provide a 3D cube illusion. The second was a set of gnomes which included
turned pieces with added decorations.
The third piece was a turned bowl of box elder burl. Rick brought a dragonfly.
Rapid City Woodworkers Association 