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2009 Wood Products Activities & Important Dates to Remember Summer Quarterly Meeting Friday, July 31, 2009, 9am-Noon Mt. Tabor & Manchester Center, VT Tours-Bob Gasperetti~ Furniture Maker & Epoch Gallery Meeting-VFW in Manchester More details & registration form here VMEC Eureka Profit 101 Workshop Friday, July 31, 2009; 12:15-4:30pm Manchester VFW Register here! (Only 20 seats available) VMEC workshop flyer coming soon! 6th Annual Vermont Fine Furniture & Woodworking Festival September 26-27, 2009 Registration is open! Student Wood Design Competition September 26-27, 2009 Call for entries! 5th Annual Vermont Woodworking Festival receives 2008 Top Ten Fall Event by Vermont Chamber of Commerce! VWMA Thanks Past Board Members at Annual Meeting Thank you to William Laberge, John Hurley, Cindy Fuller, and Dexter Landers for their past committment to the VWMA Board. Above: Dexter Landers (left) and Mike Rainville, VWMA President, at the VWMA Annual Meeting Above: William Laberge (left) and Mike Rainville, VWMA President, at the VWMA Annual Meeting Vermont Statehouse Furniture Display Photo: Statehouse furniture display provided by Pompanoosuc Mills in E. Thetford, VT. Furniture Makers previously on display: Lyndon Furniture Copeland Furniture The Lazy Pear Gallery Far Beyond Woodworking Maple Corner Woodworks Pompanoosuc Mills Reid Richardson Woodturnings Photo: This previous display at the Vermont Statehouse featured the work of The Lazy Pear Gallery (wall hanging), Far Beyond Woodworking (bench and table), and Reid Richardson Woodturnings (platter). The Vermont House of Representatives passed a house resolution on February 27, 2007 to honor Vermont wood artisans, with special regards to the 2006 Design Competition winners and 2006 Woodworker of the Year, Janet Collins. There will be a rotating Vermont wood products showcase on the second floor lobby of the Vermont Statehouse. Take a tour today! $450,000 Awarded to Vermont Wood Product Organizations The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) announced on November 27, 2006 that a second year of funding under a $1,000,000 Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant will be awarded to the Vermont Wood Manufacturers Association (VWMA) and the Vermont Wood Products Marketing Council (VWPMC) Read the full Grant Award announcement	Visit our web portal for links to shopping, tours, events, and all things "wood" in Vermont. www.vermontwoodproducts.org
	Educational Tools for Woodworkers Social Media Resources for Artists (PDF) By Elissa Campbell, Blue Roof Designs. Helpful websites and resources that will aid in your promotional venture through the internet! Profitable Growth Presentation (PDF) By Lisa Henderson of Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center
	New! Download 2009 VWMA Annual Meeting Presentation (PDF); which includes 2008 accomplishments, findings from strategic planning session, and future plans.
	Art Fits Vermont: A Statewide Community Arts Project Art Fits Vermont is the Vermont Arts Council's new statewide community arts project. Over the next two years, 60,000 Vermonters will create and celebrate art using wood and paper puzzle pieces. The wood pieces are 15"x15" oak laminate produced by the Vermont Wood Manufacturers Association. To learn more about the Art Fits Vermont project, please visit www.vermontartscouncil.org "Dragonflies" by Theresa Somerset
	VWMA is excited to announce that we received the 2007 Governor's Award for Tourism Marketing Excellence at the recent Vermont Travel Industry Conference. (Tourism Marketing Award shown above) Read the VTIC award announcement
	The Cornerstone Resource Manual Click on manual above to browse through VT companies that make furniture, window & doors, architectural millwork, plywood & panels, and lumber.
	The Essential Buyers Guide The Essential Buyers Guide allows you to view furniture, woodenware, toys and games, building supplies, carvings and architectural wood products from over 100 Vermont wood artisans. Open to new companies! Content management is now available for businesses to update their data, photos, & product individually. Please contact the VWMA office for direction. If you don't have a link to the Essential Buyers Guide on your website, please add a reciprocal link.
	Vermont Woodshop & Forest Tours: The Vermont Forest Heritage Trail Add your business to the Vermont Forest Heritage Trail website.
	Contact Us: Vermont Wood Manufacturers Association PO Box 6004 Rutland, VT 05702 802-747-7900 Phone 802-747-7989 FAX Send Email

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