Our annual awards and holiday meeting will be held on December 17th. 7:00 PM at tRG studio. As always, we will be having a print show – please bring a print to hang and be prepared to talk briefly to everyone about your print. We will be awarding the prizes for the competition winners and we will have a few other fun surprises. Please bring an appetizer, entree, dessert, or drinks to share. We have tableware, cups, ice, and decorations covered already. You may use the following form to let everyone know what you are bringing. This list can be looked at first so that you can see what others have already signed up to bring and avoid duplicates. We also would like a few volunteers to help move furniture and arrange the studio on the afternoon of the 15th. If you would like to assist please let Robert know.

We would like your feedback regarding possible topics to present at our 2nd Staurday meetings. Use the form below to indicate your preferences.

1> Our elections were held last month and we want to welcome Lynn Wiezycki and Bryan Schneider to the Board of Directors. The new board is as follows and members will hold office through December 2017. Next elections will be held in September of 2017.

President: Jim Sykes
Vice President: Lynn Wiezycki
Secretary: Victoria Drum
Treasurer: Leon Robinson
Director of Education: Robert Rostick
Director of Marketing: Bryan Schneider
Competition Director: Joe Pembo
Program Director: Michael Stephenson
Director of Competition Records: Doris Bowling
Membership Director: Susan Harvey
Chris Volf will continue doing an excellent job directing our 2nd Saturday video education series

2> Remember to bring your images (10 out of at least 20) that show the progression of a  portrait shoot from start to final image to our 4th Friday meeting on October 23rd.

3> If you took photos at our field trip to the winery please bring digital copies to our meeting to give to Michael Stephenson. He will be passing them along to the winery.

4> It’s time to pay dues for 2016 membership. Remember that it’s $30 if you pay in person by December 31, 2015 and $35 after that. It’s $30 dollars if you use the convenient shopping cart option on the website.

5> If you are not receiving emails from the club please make sure that you provide Robert with your current email info so that he can put into our club’s Google group email database

6> Mark your calendar for our December holiday meeting. It will be Thursday, December 17th, 7:00 PM at tRG Studio. As always, plan to bring a print (not a digital file) to display and discuss. We will have potluck food and refreshments again. The club will provide ice, cups, plates, eating utensils, and decorations. There will be a sign-up sheet posted here soon. We will be announcing the competition winners and there will be door prizes as well. We will also want volunteers to help prep the studio ahead of time on the afternoon of the 15th.