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President George Rhodes called the May 16-^th 2008 meeting= to order at 7:30 p.m. He then led the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance. Treasurer Jim Fanz reported a balance of $1,594.73.

Before we proceed with this month�s Carver Courier we would first li= ke to welcome you to Going Green! Your monthly courier will be e-mailed to you unless you have no computer, e-mail address or simply prefer a hard copy delivered by snail mail (this should make Judy Eadson very happy).

SICK CALL:

We understand that Pat DeAngelis has improved during his healing pro= cess and is looking forward to returning to our meetings. Pat you can be assured= we eagerly anticipate your return. Ruth M. Jardine is home and much improved to the po= int of driving her car..How about that! She also thanks the club for the wonder= ful sculptured fruit basket received last month. Mack the Knife Marshall has rallied from sciatica issues and URI, while �Wife� LaVerne continues to stretch both Achilles tendons. We�re a tough bunch of grey-haired woodcarvers and each o= ne of us will continue the battle for good health.

Just as a reminder, there will be = no regular business meetings during the months of June, July and August 20= 08. However, the 1:00 pm. carve-around will continue to meet during these particular summer months.

�� So, to our entire membership have a great safe summer!

Please keep in mind and mark your calendars because the next regular business meeting will be held on Friday, September 19^th 2008 same time, same station.

On Thursday, September 18^th 2008 at approximately 6:30 p.= m. we shall try to meet at the Old Country Buffet on Route 41 in Deptford, NJ for our club dinner; once again mark your calendars.

TERRI�S CORNER:

Terri Ramsey�s ongoing efforts to schedule Saturday, September 20th 2008 for shore bird carving with Ray Miller have been successful. Therefore= , if you desire to be part of this class it is imperative you call Terri (856) 227-0821 or by e-mail terramz@comcast.net� There are twelve (12) slots available for carvers so hurry to preser= ve your spot.

On Saturday, October 18^th 2008 our team of Bob Rowe and G= ene Dougherty will host a carving class with a Halloween carving theme. More information is forthcoming.

Saturday, October 19^th 2008 is the date for the Batsto Country Living Fair. As in the past, we need help to man the club table, so= be there or be square.

GENE DOUGHERTY�S EXHIBIT (you don�t wanna miss this one!):�

Our own Gene Dougherty will hold a show of his work at the Deptford = municipal building at Cooper Street<= /st1:address> and Route 47 in Deptford, NJ. The show will open on Saturday, Ju= ne 7^th 2008 and will continue through August 30^th 2008. There will be a reception on Monday, July 7^th 2008 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Best of all, entrance to the show = is F-R-E-E. If you need or want more information on Gene�s show give him a cal= l at (856) 694-0445.

WEBSITE UPDATES:

John Finnegan reminds us that our website is long-a-coming in need of major updates. Suggestions have been made that over the summer months that = each member provides a new photo of yourself and your work to be sent out to eit= her John or his son-in-law John Hampshire. �Members could schedule photo shoots with= the webmaster displaying their craft in groups of three each month until the updates are complete.

<= u>RHODES� CHALLENGE:

Perchance if you have naught to do this summer our President George Rhodes challenges you to: �Carve something with a summer theme or activity = that you can bring to the meeting on Friday, September 19^th 2008 for display or for Show-and-Tell.� This also should motivate the members in fut= ure meetings.

If you have been keeping track of all that is going on, you will see that not only will you have a busy summer but come September and October yo= ur calendar is full of club activities. So together let us all keep on truckin�� Moreover, in your travels= let�s see if we can increase our membership to South Jersey Woodcarvers. Remember= one (1) year f-r-e-e membership is still open to any NEW member.

SHOW-and-TELL:=

Ken Harmon had some unusual work to display. Two carved ostrich eggs. The eggs were hand carved and painted with acrylic paints. He also showed t= hree other� wood carvings made of various types of wood.

Bob Rowe presented a basswood carved Santa painted with acrylic pain= ts.

Terri Ramsey displayed a shore bird carving plus a shore bird blank = that will be done in the upcoming Ray Miller shore bird carving class.

50/50:

�� Ken Harmon��$8.00�� John Fin= negan��$8.00�� For the Club��$17.00<= /u>

Meeting adjourned: �9:00 p.m. Minutes are available, and for corrections please notify Paul Dezii.

FOOD for THOUGHT:

�Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.�� <= /p>

-&nb= sp; J= ames Matthew Barrie��

Thanks to everyone for the goodies brought to the May 2008 meeting w= ith special thank you to those who helped with the kitchen clean-up.�

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�� = �� LIFETIME HONOR ROLL MEMBERS��= ��

��= �� Al Seebode�� 1998�<= /o:p>

��= �� Bill Staas�� 1998*��= ��

��= �� Pat DeAngelis�� 2001

��= �� Terri Ramsey�� 2004

��= �� Frank DeCesari�� 2006

�� Paul Romaine�� 2007

��= �� = ��*Charter Member

�� = �� HONOR ROLL MEMBERS

�� = �� Mark Daly�� 1999�� = �� Vickie Groke�� <= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>�1998*

�� Frank DeCesari ��1998*= �� LaVerne V.Marshall�� 2006

�� <= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:2'>�� Paul J. Dezii�� 2006��= �� Tom Mercer�� <= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>�2006

��= �� Pat DeAngelis�� 1998*�� Terri Ramsey�� 1999

�� Eugene Dougherty<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>�� 2006�� Paul Romaine�� 1998*

�� John Finnegan�� 2004�� Bob Rowe�� 2001

�� Ted Groke�� 1998��= �� Helen Rowe�� <= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>�2001

��= �� George Rhodes�� 2007��=

��= �� *Charter Member��

��= �� = �� 2008 SJWC OFFICERS

�� Pr= esident � George Rhodes�� Vice President � Paul Romaine

�� Turnersv= ille, NJ 08012 �� Deptford, NJ 08096��

�� (856) 228-5493�� (856) 853-7025

�� Treasurer � Jim Fanz�� Secretary � Paul Dezii��

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