December

13th Annual Christmas party and gift exchange

The Mist Room-Foster City

Note: That's the 2nd Thursday

See details below.

December 15th

Toy workshop

See details below

January 17th

A visit to the shop of Craftsman Home in Alameda

January 19th

Flag-box workshop

November, December, and January

Arnie Champagne will teach several different woodworking classes. See his ad on the Classified page.

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Holiday dinner!

Only 21 more woodworking days from the time of our next meeting to the Christmas dinner! The menu is set. Turkey, Ham, Potatoes, Vegetable, Gravy, Salads, Lindacake and other goodies. You can bring your significant other. Don't forget to bring your stomach.

For people who want to participate there will also be a gift exchange. Either make or buy something (maximum cost $10) but no joke gifts please. If two people come, you can bring 2 gifts. The rules are as follows. When your name is called you can take a wrapped gift OR TAKE A GIFT SOMEONE ELSE already received. 35 people have already signed up.

$10 per person must be collected at the November meeting. If you are not coming to the meeting, call or email Robbie Fanning 650/323-1183 or rfanning@mac.com or Connie Voos 650/508-9834 or cm_voos@hotmail.com. Chafing dishes are needed! Many, many thanks to Robbie and Connie for setting this up.

Toy Workshop

Bill Henzel reports that the next Toy Workshop on December 15th will be hosted by Peter Wronsky. He has a complete shop in Corte Madera. We will be making stacking stacking block sets. Arnie has provided a set that he has made. Peter's address is 426 Manzanita Ave. Corte Madera. 415/924-0663 or email at pwronsky@earthlink.net

If anyone has any ideas for donation sites, please let Bill know at 650/349-3062 or wjh@gene.com.