Woodworker's Journal 1983-7-2, страница 30

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(Starting a Woodworker's Organization, cont'd)

mind. To our surprise the completed list included 427 names! We listed each in a card file and alphabetized them for later reference. A first-class letter was sent to each name. First-class assures a return in "undeliverable" which helps you keep the mailing list current. The letter was written to appeal to everyone from amateur to professional cabinetmaker. We included some of our ideas for the organization, stressed the time and place, mentioned the movie, asked people to bring a woodworking friend and ideas, and gave phone numbers to call for more information.

Finally, the day of the meeting we put up a large poster in front of Ken's shop saying "WOODWORKERS' MEETING HERE, 7:30 PM".

THE FIRST MEETING We came to that first meeting in September 1981 not knowing how many people to expect. When I arrived 45 minutes early to set up chairs, I was surprised to find 25 people already there. By meeting time we lost count at 125. We had to move the speaker's table back four times to fit everyone in and people started sitting in the loft, on wood stacks, or anywhere they could find a place. And all kinds of people were there - professional craftsmen, college students, retired people, and do-it-yourselfers. They were all ages, both male and female, and from all over north central Illinois.

We strongly recommend that you be ready for the group with a rough agenda. If those attending think you are unorganized they will probably never come back. Our first meeting agenda was as follows:

I. Welcome!

A. This meeting is open to ALL - any skill level, age, or address.

B. The meeting tonight is NOT sponsored by any business, school, or industry.

II. Introduction of the Organizers

III. Pass around a sheet of paper to update the mailing list and ask for other names.

IV. Brief discussion of some of our preliminary ideas for an organization.

V. Floor open to ideas, suggestions, and comments. (The response here was tremendous. We finally had to cut it off after thirty minutes).

VI. Pass a bowl for donations to help defray original printing and mailing costs. (We almost completely paid them off at this first meeting!)

VII. Film: "Sam Maloof: Woodworker".

VIII. Where do we go from here? (Don't let anyone leave until this is decided!)

A. Volunteers for a steering committee

B. Emphasize location and date of next meeting so another mailing won't have to be sent

AN AD HOC STEERING COMMITTEE With such an enthusiastic response at the first meeting we felt the need for a steering committee to get together immediately and create a structure and identity. We quickly put together a list of a dozen woodworkers with a wide variety of interests and skills and called a meeting. Most organizations have a very standard structure based around a constitution and by-laws. An example can be found in just about any book on "organizing a club" at the public library. I quickly "roughed out" a constitution to present to the steering committee.