o Submissions & Advertising Published 10 times yearly, the PGBC Newsletter is an information link for members. Submissions: Send articles, reviews, images, member news, letters and information to: editor@bcpotters.com by the 20th of each month for publication the following month. Submissions may be edited for space. Advertising Rates*: All ads ave payable upon receipt of invoice * Full page, $189+ HST * 2/3 page, $129 + HST * 1/2 page, $99 + HST e 1/3 page, $69 + HST (horizontal, vertical, or column) e 1/4 page, $55 + HST * 1/6 page, $39 + HST Please submit ads as PDE, TIF, JPG or EPS files. For ad sizes see: http://www.bcpotters.com/Guild/newsletter.php. Ad rates are for files requiring no further work by our staff. Ads that are not the correct size, or that need formatting or basic design work will cost $22 extra. Unclassified Rates: Members FREE! Non-members: $22 + HST “Advertising rates subject to change Potters Guild of British Columbia 1359 Cartwright St - Granville Island Vancouver, BC - V6H 3R7 tel:604.669.3606 - fax: 604.669.5627 http:/Awww.bcpotters.com/Guild PGBC Treasurer Needed In January, Patrick Geach resigned from the Potters Guild of BC board because the meetings conflicted with other activities. We need someone for the board who can interpret our monthly financial statements and provide sound business advice to the board. Daily accounting transactions and preparations of monthly financial statements are handled by our bookkeeper. If you feel you can help us, please contact Denise Jeffrey at terranme@telus. net or Jinny Whitehead at vwhitehead@shaw.ca. Potters Guild of BC Board Denise Jeffrey, President 604.298.4980 - terranme@telus.net Gabrielle Burke 778.838.8803 - gabriellekbburke@gmail.com Amy Gogarty, Secretary, Communications (Newsletter) 604.873.2589 - gogarty@telusplanet.net Linda Lewis, Webmaster, Communications (Website) 778-848-7207 - webmaster@bcpotters.com Suzu Matsuda 604.734.3721 - sumatsu@telus.net Sheila Morissette, Vice President 604.484.5090 - sheilamorissette@mac.com Judy Osburn, Retail Committee Chair 604.734.7829 - osburnjudy@hotmail.com Nora Vaillant 604.730.5840 - auroranoral @gmail.com Membership Membership Fees For 12 months, not including HST: Individual, $55; Full-time Student, $35; Senior (over 65), $35; Institution/Group/ Corporation, $200. Annual membership is from September. New members joining at other times of the year pay a pro-rated fee the first year. If you are rejoining after a break, please use the new membership pro-rated link. All subsequent renewals will take place in September, regardless of your initial joining date. For detailed information see: www.bcpotters.com/Guild/membership.php Membership Renewals & New Memberships * In person: pay by Visa, cheque or cash at the Gallery of BC Ceramics OR * By mail: pay by Visa or cheque and mail to the Guild; mark the envelope and cheque with either “Membership Renewal’ or ‘New Membership’ * Online at our secure site with a credit card by clicking here. Newsletter Commitee Amy Gogarty, Chair - gogarty@telusplanet.net Melany Hallam, Maywood Design, Editor 604.487.1597 - editor@bcpotters.com Andrea Maitland, Proofreader Jan Lovewell, Mailings Website Volunteers Linda Lewis, Webmaster - webmaster@bcpotters.com Becky McEachern, Member Profiles becky.c.mceachern@gmail.com Viv Bodnar, Member Website Links - VivThePotter@gmail.com Bridget Fairbanks and Shannon Merritt, What's On events@bcpotters.com Sharon Grove, Membership Database - membership@bcpotters.com GUILD ee of BRITISH COLUMBIA a Potters Guild of BC Newsletter - May 2012 13