Blue Ridge Woodturners

New programs announced!

March 27 - The Bodging Bigfoot (aka Nathan Jenkins)

April 24 - Ken Skidmore - A Non-Round Vase?!

May 22 - Angela LaFreniere, Pyrographer!

June 26 - Annie Ogg, Miniature Woodturning

See https://www.blueridgewoodturners.net/ for more info!

REMINDER! Renewals for your 2025 Blue Ridge Woodturner's Club membership are due soon! See our website for the membership forms!

https://www.blueridgewoodturners.net/membership-1

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Shannon with the first completed pen during today’s PenTurnathon to support Pens for Veterans. In about 7 hours more than 85 pens were completed, with a few more on the way (thanks Vern Danielson!). Several veteran and new woodturners came out to turn their very first pen - all to support the Pens for Vets! Thank you to everyone who showed up today and to everyone who helped organize the event (especially Peter Toch)!

Appalachian arts and crafts cooperative *(tbd) I appreciate your time and effort in helping me answer this survey. Your feedback is very valuable for us and will help us shape the vision and direction of the art and crafts cooperative. I hope you share our enthusiasm for this project and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Article of the Week: Tips for Intricate Piercing - Luigi D’Amato offers guidance on piercing thinly turned wood in this article from American Woodturner. Click here to read more: https://www.woodturner.org/Woodturner/Resources/AmericanWoodturner/2023/38-6/Tips-for-Intricate-Piercing.aspx
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Our donation match challenge is gaining momentum! We have raised nearly $17,000 and only need $8,000 more to meet the $25,000 goal.

Your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar, doubling your impact on woodturning education, grants, and outreach. Here's how your gift will make a tangible difference:

- $50 will be doubled to $100 to continue supporting new memberships for women through the WIT grants.
- $100 will be doubled to $200 to help keep admission free to the more than 4,000 visitors a year to AAW’s Gallery of Wood Art.
- $500 will be doubled to $1,000 to support grants of equipment and supplies to middle and high schools, makerspaces, and chapters.

Click here to have your gift matched:
https://www.woodturner.org/woodturner/woodturner/fundraising/donation-landing-page.aspx?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook%20post&utm_campaign=2023fundraisingmatch&utm_content=donate

Membership applications for 2024 are up on our website! Renewing members save $10 if you renew and pay before February 29!

Membership — Blue Ridge Woodturners Membership applications and details about the benefits you’ll get with a Blue Ridge Woodturners Club membership.

New! Upcoming club meeting programs and demonstrations posted to our website!
https://www.blueridgewoodturners.net/

DO IT TODAY! Sign up for your 2023 Blue Ridge Woodturners Club membership for just $25 if you pay before February 28!

(Annual membership is $35 after February 28)

Membership — Blue Ridge Woodturners Membership applications and details about the benefits you’ll get with a Blue Ridge Woodturners Club membership.

New programs listed for 2023 on our website!

www.blueridgewoodturners.net

This Saturday, Trent Bosch will demo Hollowing for Everyone! Join live or register to watch for 30 days: https://woodturner.org/Woodturner/Virtual-Events/Trent_Bosch_Hollowing_for_Everyone.aspx