ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Ronda helene with You Teo Can Raku at the recent Maude af Clay exfubitiorr ard sale GUILD GETS A PAT ON THE BACK Atthe AGM this year, A Loving Spoonful presented a thank you plaque to the Potters Guild of BC, Karen Opas, former newslet- ter editor, current PGBC member, and now volunteer coordinator with A Loving Spoonful gave the award and expressed thanks to all the potters who belped make this year's Project Empty Bowl a suc- cess, This year's potters helped provide meals for 10,000 chronically il] men, women and children. Thank you all again. ANNUAL REPORT Contact the Guild office fora copy of the Annual Report. Please indicate if you would like the year end financial state- ments developed in-house orif you would prefer the larger, reviewed version avail- able later. June 2000 RONDA RETURNS Afler a Sixteen year baby sabbatical, ([ stepped out of the President's shoes in 1984) ] am stepping back in. No, itis not premature dementia or cabin fever thal MouVvates me. It is the rewards gained from a shared passion of clay and art as a lifestyle, encounters with ever changing challenges and the camaraderie of a diverse bunch of potters whom | have had the pleasure of enjoying over the decades. All this inspires me. ] first joined the Potters Guild in [976 when [ was a ceramic student at The Vancouver School of Art, now Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Many of this old gang are still around, and smiling, many more of you] have happily become acquainted with and there are many others [ have yet to meet. The support and networking of our clay community hus been invaluable to me and [ would like te be part of strengthening und expanding similar opportunities to all clay peaple in our province. Now isa very good tine to think of ways how the existing Guild can grow into being “most things to most people.’ What was that about challenges? | have worked with the present Board for two years, (except our aew members Maggie Kacer, Jim Stamper and Louis de la Torre) and they are a generous, dedicated crew of idealists. Please feel free to corral any of them or me to discuss how you think the Guild could be beneficial for you and your ambitions in clay, Have a great June. Talk to you again in the combined July/August issue Renda Green Are you covered? BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ellen Young, our representative from Ronna Ander 4,92 1.7576 Whillis-Harding Insurance Agencies Ltd * Rachelle Chinnery B74. made a presentaven at the Annual General aeme renner} aiaiailiatdeis Meeting and encouraged attending mem- Ls de la Torre bers to go home and check their house Ron Feicht 604.92 L.6G77 insurance policy. Did you know that mast Te . home insurance policies donot cover home — i ane businesses, including pottery studios’? If Magel Kneer 604.929.3206 there is a claim, even if the cause of the = [Dona Nabata 604.773 2027 CLIO WES DN NS RELY SERS eis ice eee 604.522.8803 ence could still void your insurance if 1 ; ; ; was not identified in the original policy. Debra Sloan 604.736.4089 Their polictes cover work while in transit Jim Stamper 64S 4602 of on display tn an exhibition, as well as Frank Turco 604.526.6074 work In progress, equipment and raw ma- tenals. Ron Vallis Past-President BU 325 Oo For more information, please call 1.800 667.2217 which is a direct line to the asse- ciation group policy division oremail Ellen Young Jane Mattheves General Manager Povters Guild of British Columbia At the next Board meeting, the executive will be elected and committees organized, They will be announced in the next newletter.