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September Newsletter 2011 GREETINGS FACA MEMBERS Next meeting - Second Wednesday of month - September 14th 10 - 11:30am SEPTEMBER –BACK TO BUSINESS MEETING AND GUEST DESIGNER This is a big month for us: PUT YOUR HAT INTO THE RING, TAKE A BOARD POSITION HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SETP FORWARD AND RUN YOUR CLUB’S GENERAL FUNCTIONS NEW MEETING DAYS WE HAVE A SPEAKER - Artist and Altered Jewelry Designer – Kitty Dumaj SUGAR PLUM SHOW – LOTS NEW
Board meeting - Third Wednesday of month - Fire station conference room 10am
Group meetings - not scheduled
President’s Notes:
We have quite a few that are on holiday, so I am sending out this quick newsletter
with just the highlights, no fancy design. Check out our site for full details www.FlorenceEssenceLiving.com
*Nominations for new officers begins
*Speaker coming for Sept meeting
*Time to gear up for the “FACA Sugar Plum Show – Lot’s going on NEW
*Youth AFYA project going an unexpected direction, New Partners
*Additions to Bi-Laws that need your vote at the meeting
*New show opportunity September 24, Elks Septoberfest see pdf attached
A chance to be in a show for pennies, and support our partner Elks.
I can hardly believe it but it is time to find your FACA PRES, VP and a SEC. We are blessed to have Caroline Mesman as Treasurer and working with AFYA T-Core. She has really been on top of everything. We said goodbye to Nick Habien who stepped down after many years of great service.
Service is what we are looking for. Your club has a proud history of 56 years and is growing and changing in many ways. We need people to step to the plate and take it in that direction, into a new vision. To make the jobs easier we have redesigned the club into two passions. A survey was sent out and phone calls made to find out what each member wanted from their club. The vote was split between the shows and the NEW AFYA - Action For Youth Art Program. This is taking the place of the old Scholarship program.
Fewer burdens on new board The board looked at the burden on a few who had to diligently worked hard and split the work load in two ways – 2 groups SHOWS and YOUTH PROJECT. By law the club must keep its 4 officers. But each of the 2 groups – club activities, will now have coordinators running the SHOWS and AFYA. The 4 board members will officiate supporting the 2 group’s directors and coordinators operating SHOWS and AFYA.
The 4 board members have more opportunity to be supported and will have more enjoyment in the positions. Each group holds its own meetings at their convenience; connected to their partners they are affiliating with. They will report to the acting NEW board. Passionate people are running these two group operations now.
We have a great space at Elks, Pam is a wonderful hostess. We even eat off of china!
GREAT COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS HAPPENING FOR FACA – COME BE A PART OF IT.
We now meet the second Wednesday at the Elks – in the back next to the SHARE SHOP. 10 – 11:30am
Do not go in the front (carded) way.
NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14
There is a new vision for this club, come hear about it- AND VOTE
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Check out her work. This is the HOTTEST NEW TREND !
Professional Show Developer Mickey Scheer and Pat Ryle Show Director have reported everything is going smoothly and way ahead of schedule. They have a great team who is carrying out their new vision of the show. We are pleased to have Mary Nulty, of her Creative Memories company, designing our show poster and materials. We are sure to get a wonderland themed look.
THIS YEAR’S SHOW HAS AMBIANCE
As you may have heard; the local church will not be doing its show this year. All of those vendors have been notified about us and are signing up fast. The goal this year is to have holiday ambience and a theme – Santa’s Workshop.
* We are asking vendors to decorate their booths accordingly.
* The room décor is being developed already .
Pam Thompson and Barbara Chastain are our new decorator elves. They can use your help
* There will be wine tasting and entertainment holiday style roving around. Lit trees will add the sparkle to get people in the mood. Lots of baked goodies to keep people happy – we need your food talents
No baskets to distract the buyers from you or asking for you to donate anything.
TO BUILD THE VIEWERS INTEREST, AND ATTRACT MORE ATTENTION TO YOUR BUYER, THERE IS A
NEW MARKETING APPROACH.
Vendors are elves and workers at Santa’s Workshop. You can be working on your craft in your booth. This will be what makes our show unique. Everyone knows the buyer loves knowing about the product. Demonstrations of the crafts are a big draw. Ask the Renaissance Fair promoters. We need to get them to the coast in winter! This is a new marketing direction. Radio will promote that.
SIGN UP TODAY- DON’T MISS OUT
AFYA has partnered with the Boys & Girls Club Teen Center to create a new city model program for youth entrepreneurs.
This is beyond art classes! They will create companies, run them, and be trained to design craft projects to sell. This grows their core values, and puts art in a real world light. These are grant worthy activities. Behind the scenes is the new Project Director – Paulette Shanklin, and Pat Ryle, Caroline Mesman, Claudia Ignatieff, Kat Cunningham and Tina Shoys as coordinators for each level of the project.
WE WELCOME YOUR EXPERTISE TO JOIN THIS PASSIONATE COMMUNITY GROUP. IN SUPPORT OF THIS NEW EFFORT BI-LAWS NEED TO BE VOTED IN – PLEASE BE AT THE NEXT MEETING TO EFFECT THIS CHANGE TO YOUR CLUB.
SEE YOU THERE, KAT
ARCHIVE NEWSLETTERS
March 2001 Newsletter
A Message from Our President
We are already into our March meeting month of planning. The time seems to go by so fast. A lot of work has already begun behind the scenes for those planning the Rhody Show.
We spent February taking a strong look at how we were spending our money and raising funds to continue support of art education and cultural community support. As you are aware, school budgets have diminished and our youth are being short changed in the art experience at middle schools, affecting qualified scholarship entries. The competition for youth getting big money scholarships has brown and our original fund raising efforts need a boost to create a stronger vision.
FACA will not hold the scholarship luncheon this year, but instead, through the Board, offer a new direction for the scholarship program. The program unveiling will be at the March general meeting and will be voted on by membership. Please be there!
The Board also felt the rule regarding attendance at 4 meetings per year for active membership was a hardship for new members.
March will offer a new scholarship direction, voting on Board member changes, and hearing our new show judge, a fine artist, F. Michael Wood. Check out fmichaelwood.com to learn more.
Dues are Due
Annual Membership dues are now due. Please send your $25 to
51st. Rhododendron Day Art Expo & Craft Fair
Applications are now being accepted for booths at the Rhody Festival! You may contact Pat Ryle at 541-991-7376 for vendor applications.
We’ll have more benefits than ever this year, with clowns in
This year there will be box lunches for sale as well as our bake sale. Raffle baskets are bigger and will have a theme. Your art, as well as the prizes we are producing, should be a big hit! We will try to put signage wherever the city allows. Members pay $65 for an 8x10 booth, non-members $80. Corner booths are $85 for members and $120 for non-members. Electricity is an additional $10.
Hurry! Booth assignments are filling fast!
Tom & Patricia Ball – Brown Dog Antiques
Eloise & Bob Carr – Aunt Hattie’s Collection
Claudia Ignatieff
Caroline Mesman
Mary Nulty – Creative Memories
Michel Scheer – Soaps by Lucy
Lucy Maestas – Soaps by Lucy
Carrie Smith
Upcoming Workshops
Our workshop chair, Fe Behringer, announces an exciting workshop for April 7th. She has procured Karen Naylor to teach vase decoration. The workshop fee is only $15. You will need to bring a glass vase or two with you – Karen provides all the other materials you will need. You will be amazed at the beautiful creations you will make with her guidance. Call Fe to reserve your place in class.
Fe is anxious to put together workshops for the upcoming year. She would like your input on past workshops you have enjoyed and would like to see repeated, or any new ideas you may have. Call Fe at 541-997-5930.
Latest Updates
If you missed the last meeting, you missed some important information. Here are changes and discussions of which you need to be aware.
* Guests, Tom and Trisha of the Brown Dog Antiques Store, spoke of their plans to develop an art gallery in their newly restyled store, where Florence artists could display and sell their work and teach classes.
* President, Kat Cunningham, is planning a web site page for FACA at FlorenceEssenceLiving.com.
* Our March meeting will be changed to March 19th due to a conflict of dates at the church. Also, the next Board meeting will be changed to March 23rd at 10am at Kat’s house, due to a conflict of dates at the Fire Station.
* There are now two categories of membership: active and sponsor. Both will pay the same dues. Sponsoring members are full members who don’t or can’t participate in club activities. Active members are those who are able to participate on committees and help with events.
* This year FACA will not hold a scholarship luncheon, but rather will put this money to use where it is needed most.
* FACA is now a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Our president will represent the Club.
* It was decided that we will not hold the 4th of July show this year due to costs.
March 19th, Speaker to be F. Michael Wood
We are proud to announce that the guest speaker at our March meeting will be the fine artist and oil painter, F. Michael Wood. The meeting will be held as usual at the
Dates to Remember
March 17th Spaghetti dinner at the Fire House
March 19th General Membership Meeting
March 23rd Board of Directors Meeting
April 7th Workshop, Karen Naylor, Vases
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