Council Oak Woodcarvers Club Charitable Fund RaiserChristmas Ornament/ Decorations Contest for 2017

.The Council Oak Woodcarvers Club will be conducting its third annual charitable fund raiser for a yet-to-be-determined cause. As a club, we will be carving and finishing Christmas ornaments and decorations and selling them throughout the summer and fall leading up to Christmas. We donate 100% of the money raised to the charitable cause.

Last year we were able to raise $1,000 through purchases and donations which was then given to Ms. Mara Rugh who suffers from MS. This helped in her effort to obtain a specialized wheel chair. This was accomplished by our club members donating Christmas decorations they had carved and our club selling them at the Chocolate Café in downtown South Bend on First Friday’s of the Month and at our Saturday carving get-togethers. The Chocolate Café has been a long-time supporter of our club and has allowed us the space and ability to sell the ornaments at their location. We plan on doing the same thing this year but hope to expand the effort in two ways. First, we plan on starting this effort much earlier in the year; and secondly, we would like to invite other carvers and carving groups/clubs to join us by participating in this charitable effort.

To encourage carvers to participate and increase our donated carvings, we will be conducting a contest. Each month, starting with the month of June and going thru the month of December, we will be holding a drawing for a Helvie Signature Series Carving Knife. Anyone donating a carved Christmas ornament or decoration that can be sold for $10 or more will have their name placed in the drawing for a chance to win the Helvie Signature Series Knife of the Month. Your name will be placed in the monthly drawing for each carving that you donate. The more carvings you donate the better your chances of winning the knife become! You don’t have to be a member of our club to win; anyone donating a carving(s) will have their name in the drawing for each donation. The Helvie Signature Series Carving Knives are being donated by one of our club members, Rod Beamish. Many of the area clubs and carvers know Rod and have carved with or taken classes from him. That’s right carvers, a chance to win one of seven Helvie Signature Series Knives by participating in a good cause! Here are some examples of donated carvings from previous years and the knives to be given away:

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GENERAL CONTEST GUIDELINES: 1) Contest begins June 1st, 2017

2) Drawing date will be the 1st Saturday of the following month3) One Helvie Signature Series Knife will be given away each month thru December, 20174) Your name will be placed in the monthly drawing for each carving you submit5) Quality of carving should be targeted at a $10 to $15 value 6) Each carver should submit their name, address, and telephone number along with carvings prior to the drawing date. Carver’s name will be entered for each carving submitted during the month prior to the drawing. e.g.: John Doe donates 5 ornaments in June-John Doe’s name is entered 5 times in June for the drawing that will take place on the 1st Saturday of July.

CARVINGS CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT:The Chocolate Cafe (on Saturdays between 8:30 and 11:30 a.m.)120 S. Michigan StreetSouth Bend, Indiana

OR CONTACT:Brent Hemmerlein Doug Weldy Terry Mersich16460 Branchwood Lane 10590 Curtis Street 6460 Morton CourtGranger, IN 46530 Osceola, IN 46561 South Bend, IN 46614Phone: 574-360-7296 Phone: 574-340-7852 Phone: 574-276-0588

Jerry Ervin Rod Beamish3602 S. Ironwood - No. 136 East 2728 State Road 331South Bend, IN 46614 Bremen, IN 46506Phone: 574-323-6365 Phone: 574-248-0613

*Recommended Christmas ornament book: Carving & Painting Christmas Ornaments by Betty Padden