From the Oven to the Kiln!

The Foundation would like to give hearty
thanks co all those who donated plates.
Many thanks also to John Cloutier and his
associates for cooking and serving such a
sumptuous repast. Guests were delighted
with their plates, which were used as serving
dishes to bring on the exotic dessert. The
funds ratsed (53,400) will be dedicated oo an
endowment for scholarships. The long
range goal is co build up a large capiral sum
so that interest cam be disbursed annually,
without depleting capital, thus ensuring the
continuicy of a scholarship program.

Lottery For Poetery

Plans are underway for chis event, which
will take place at the Roundhouse
Community Centre, The Lowery was so
successful last year that we anticipate a
much bigger crowd, and hence the change
of vere from the VanDusen Gardens to
the larger Roundhouse space. [n order to
establish a more public event and co give
greater exposure co donating artists

and the the new Roundhouse Potrery
Studio, all the pieces will be set up as an
exhibition which will be open to the
community from March 24th through che
26th, 1998, The Lottery will take place on
the evening of the 26ch from 7 - 11 pm.
There will be a no-host bar, and seudens of
the food and services resource group from
the Lycas Cencre will make and serve
canapes throughout the evening. Door
Prizes and rafiles are being planned.

Tickets are currently being designed and
will be available at the Gallery of BC
Ceramics by mid-November. These will
make wonderfully original Christmas
presents: am evening of fun with the
excitement and anticipation of che lotrery
draw. Tickets will cost $85 and will allow
the holder and one guest into the lottery
where all tickets are winners. Our target is
to have 200 pieces of work by the potters of

C on display. Potentially, the first ticket
holder to be drawn will kave che delightfully
difficult task of choosing one piece from
200!

The funds generated will be once again
dedicated to the book project, Made of Clay
- the Ceramics of BC. Efforts to secure
support from other sources still continue.

praes

We know that you are robably being
bombarded by requests for donations from
other organizations, and it may seem that
for us to come to you once again after
tecently donating plates to the fursdraising
dinner is just too much!

Nonetheless, che caw is a good one and
when che book és published it will stand as a
simificant and important contnbucion to
the history of ceramics in the province.
This, then, is our call co you, the members
of the Guild for donations to the event.
The pieces or sets should be once again
worth at lease $100, and you may donate as
many as you wish! The Foundation will
issue tax deductible receipts.

The target dare for receiving pieces is
March 16. In order to know how many
tickets we can sell (hopefully 200), we
would appreciate an early commitment.
Please call Tam [ring at 604 / 921 - 6705 if
you are willing to participate. Wasch the
newslecter for further developments about
his important event.

Tam Irving.

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