2007 Happenings
2007 has just begun and
all ready major changes are occurring. Pat Lupori
retired from running the Home Office. Dave and Amanda
Horn have volunteered to take over those duties. The
Home Office now resides in Geogia with Dave and Amanda.
This was a major move for SAW as we needed to be
registered in the state of Georgia and take care of a
lot of legalities in addition to the physical move of
files, computer, printer, etc. Much time has been spent
in changing the address for the SAW office on the web
site and in the literature that is sent out.
Unfortunately Dave and Amanda had a
serious illness occur in the family during the summer. They have found
it necessary to give up the Home Office and David's membership on the
SAW Board of Directors as a result. Michael Van Brocklin of Botkins, OH,
has volunteered to take over the duties of the Home Office. Again a
major effort was undertaken to change the address for the SAW office on
the web site and in the literature that is sent out. There was some
disruption in services to the SAW membership during this transition, but
as summer ended we feel that everything is now back in order.
Sandy Heitman has found it necessary to
retire from being the SAW Dust editor at the end of last year. SAW
member Darryn Armstrong of Canada took over the editorship for a short
time. Then SAW BOD member Rick Hutcheson volunteered to take over those
duties. Rick has been very involved with SAW from the beginning and is
currently serving his first term as a member of the SAW Board of
Directors. We wish Rick the best of luck with this very important job.
Major changes have taken place in the
Booth and Contest Program. The Pennsylvania Picnic was the last SAW
sponsored contest, now SAW just provides the guidelines for running a
scrollsaw contest. The new booth program now provides some incentives to
run a SAW booth. The Chicagoland Scrollers ran the first booth under the
new guidelines at the Wisconsin picnic.
The winners of the SAW Scholarship in
Memory of Patrick Spielman were Christine Foos of Colorado, amd Brittany
Gosse of Wisconsin. Our congratulations to these two recipients of this
very worthwhile program.
Plans are underway for the next SAW EXPO
which will be held in Wilmington, OH on July 12 and 13, 2008.
