PLANNING MEETING
BACKGROUND: The Board recently decided that EMGW is due for a broad-based discussion of our future direction. The Guild began as a small group in the fall of 1999 and has grown significantly since then. Lately, we've ramped up recruitment via social media, membership benefits, and the occasional woodworking show, and we've been more active with soliciting tool donations from outsiders.
These efforts have borne fruit, which raises questions of how much we want to grow and how we articulate a case for giving.
Additionally, the Program Committee must scramble each month to beg for suitable meeting venues. Do members have thoughts about resolving this problem?
OBJECTIVES: The Board wants to involve the membership in defining some goals for the next few years.
We want this to be an open discussion with no pre-conceived outcomes. We expect that many members are happy with the way things are, and we still think there are things to talk about. Chris Haeni will lead the discussion. Please come to listen, offer ideas, and participate. We’re arranging for Zoom support for members who cannot attend in person, and it will help our planning to know if you expect to attend in person or virtually.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Meeting Room, Fowler Library, 1322 Main Street, Concord, MA, 01742
Saturday, March 21, 2026 — 1:00—4:00 PM
Cleanup should commence no later than 3:45 PM so that the room is vacated prior to 4:00 PM to accommodate the next booking.
Note that this is not the main library, but a smaller location. There is a small parking lot behind the building and a much larger lot around the corner, adjacent to the Concord Children's Center. Please consider carpooling.
