Toy Project Update and Needed Help

As announced last meeting (August), Valley High plans to continue participation with AWA in crafting toys.  The tentative schedule for that effort is the last week of October (Oct 27 – 31) and the first week of November (Nov 3-7).  We will need to support that effort with at least three people during their classes plus setup time before.

New this year, Ada Rippberger, at Highland has asked that we also establish a toy making effort at Highland.  She was the woodshop teacher two years ago at Valley and is familiar with the Valley setup, and says we can almost duplicate it, although her shop is slightly smaller.  We have tentatively agreed on the first full week of October.  She has approximately 4 ½  hours a day of woodshops that we will be working with.  We need to support it at probably the same level as Valley (3 persons).  While it is obviously a large increase in effort on our part, it should have a very large payoff in toys crafted.

We desperately need commitments from our group in order to support these efforts.  Would everyone please check your schedules and try to find some time to help.  We will have signup lists at the meeting on Sept 13  so be prepared.  The Highland effort is coming up very fast!

We may have to tradeoff some of our toy parties for leading these high school efforts, but lets try it and see if it doesn’t work out well.

Any questions or volunteering even sooner can be directed to Jim Linn (323-1499).

Thanks everyone, 

John Ellis

Jim Linn