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The C e n t e r i s p u t t i n g o u t o u r a n n u a l Autumn c a l l f o r v o l u n t e e r s . Two b o a t shows a r e c o m i n g t o town i n January: The N a t i o n a l Wooden B o a t Show, a t S e a t t l e C e n t e r , and t h e S e a t t l e B o a t Show, a t t h e K i n g d o m e , t h e l a t t e r one o f t h e m a j o r shows n a t i o n a l l y . CWB has been g i v e n b o o t h s p a c e i n e a c h , a great o p p o r t u n i t y to gather new members, g a i n s u p p o r t , and s p r e a d t h e good word a b o u t wood.
Give C o l l e e n or Dick a c a l l . B e t t e r y e t , come t o t h e G e n e r a l E l e c t i o n m e e t i n g , November 2 1 , v o t e o n o f f i c e r s and t r u s t e e s , and f i n d o u t what y o u c a n do t o a i d CWB d e v e l o p m e n t .
P l a n n i n g our d i s p l a y s w i l l r e q u i r e h e l p - - l o t s o f i t . And w e ' l l need p e o p l e i n t h e b o o t h s t o answer questions.
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W e have n o s h o r t a g e o f p r o j e c t s . I f you a r e n ' t u p t o b o o t h - m i n d i n g , perhaps you'd l i k e t o l e a r n t h e i n s and o u t s o f g e t t i n g g r a n t s . The M a i n P u b l i c L i b r a r y i s o f f e r i n g c o u r s e s i n g r a n t w r i t i n g and grant resources. You c o u l d become our g r a n t e x p e r t ! P e r h a p s y o u ' r e a n a r c h i v i s t , and c o u l d h e l p s e t u p a scheme f o r keeping t r a c k of our donated b o a t s and m e m o r a b i l i a . Our c o l l e c t i o n grows a l m o s t d a i l y .
I f none o f t h e a b o v e i n t e r e s t y o u , w e have d o z e n s o f o t h e r needs, from boat r e p a i r t o s i g n p a i n t i n g , a l l a w a i t i n g the touch of a v o l u n t e e r hand.
The November t h i r d F r i d a y m e e t i n g w i l l i n c l u d e the t h i r d annual e l e c t i o n o f o f f i c e r s and t r u s t e e s o f CWB. The E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e w i l l submit a s l a t e ; a d d i t i o n a l n o m i n a t i o n s may be made f r o m t h e floor. The p r o g r a m November 21 w i l l be a p r e s e n t a t i o n and d i s c u s s i o n o f t h e b o o k , PETER PUGET, w i t h R o b e r t Wing, a u t h o r , and Ben Dennis, p u b l i s h e r .
P e r h a p s y o u have f u n d - r a i s i n g s k i l l s , o r c o u l d spend t i m e keepi n g l o c a l p o l i t i c i a n s aware o f u s and o u r p r o g r e s s .
Our s p e a k e r f o r J a n u a r y w i l l b e B i l l Modrell. B i l l has b e e n a b u i l d e r , p e r h a p s b e s t known f o r Jay Benford's "Sunrise," designer, and i n s t r u c t o r .
Do y o u know how t o t a l k t o m e d i a people? Now i s t h e t i m e t o c o n t a c t them, t o make them a w a r e o f CWB, and t o e n l i s t them f o r
B i l l w i l l t a l k about the b a s i c p r i n c i p l e s o f s m a l l boat d e s i g n , w i t h s p e c i a l emphasis o n the builder's viewpoint.
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