Potters Guild of B.C.

Annual General Meeting
April 30, 2004

President’s Report

It has been a remarkable year for the Guild after a breathless interim board
stumbled through the 2003 AGM. The initial positive response by membership
to the dilemma of our Guild has continued and this stellar board has coped
with further ongoing crises and provided strong and sound leadership.

I would like to thank them all for their time and dedication to the well-being of
the organization. On the executive, Ron Feicht, after an enormous amount of
work, has guided the finances of the Guild towards a more accountable, secure
future.

Sheila Morrissette is a brilliant secretary, keeping everyone on track, and
information in order.

Jinny Whitehead has been a dynamic support to me this year, seeming to be
everywhere and on every issue; I will pass the baton to her with supreme
confidence.

There have been significant changes; transitions and events accomplished by
the rest of the board supported by other dedicated, often hidden volunteers.
Thank you all.

Membership
After an enormous amount of time and effort on the part of Joan Conklin and

Ronna Ander with non-guild volunteer help, the first membership directory was
produced, providing members with a compact source of information for contact
with other guild members, concise details of the Guild's essential suppliers,
services, and a database to help link and aid communication of various
groupings of memberships. This will be updated annually.

The definitions for the categories of membership have been more clearly
defined and details will appear in the next directory.

While this has been the major thrust, issues of services and communication
with members beyond the lower mainland remains an ongoing consideration
and there was a meeting with representatives from smaller guilds and
groups. Work will continue on these issues to encourage increased dialogue.

Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter June 2004