I would appreciate it if you would forward this email on to your membership so all of those not currently AAW members are aware of these great benefits of being an AAW member.

If you are not currently a member, I'd like to take a few moments of your time to inform you about the benefits of membership.

There are many individual benefits of being an AAW member. One of the premier benefits is the American Woodturner publication. Recently, the AAW put the entire archive of the American Woodturner on our website. This vast resource is available to the membership at will. We'd like to have you experience this benefit. We have a temporary page for non-members to use to enjoy this new member benefit. http://www.woodturner.org/products/aw/WholeIssues/index.htm

There is now an "electronic" version of AAW membership. Since the entire archive and future editions of the American Woodturner magazine will be present on the website, new members can opt for a membership without the hardcopy journal being mailed to them. You can find the membership opportunities at https://www.woodturner.org/Member/MemberSignup.asp.

If you are interested in this green effort, select the "online" membership option for $38.

Another new benefit of membership is the periodic drawings. Currently, there is a monthly drawing from the membership for a group of very exciting prizes. These drawings will continue all year and are planned for the future as well. We also have a year end Grand prize drawing for a Powermatic lathe. You can see the details on these drawings at http://www.woodturner.org/org/mbrship/drawings.htm.

I think you'll agree that there are even more benefits to being an AAW member. Recently we have added vendor discount program. We want to help get our 13,600 + members in touch with vendors who support our non-profit organization, by encouraging vendors to offer our membership exclusive discounts and other incentives to buy the products they offer. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or ask your local chapter contact. We'll be glad to answer any questions you may have.

There are many other benefits to membership they are listed here, please take a look at the comprehensive list of the benefits of membership.

Benefits of AAW Membership

.Six issues of American Woodturner

.Marketing opportunities on our website for artists, collectors, galleries and museums .Group rates for health, life and commercial business insurance (US members

only)

.AAW members are covered by the chapter liability insurance AAW provides to local chapters. Ability to demo at chapter events and shows. .Merchandise discounts at many suppliers, and savings of up to 50% on AAW merchandise, including project books, DVDs, logo apparel and more! .Access to Educational Opportunity Grants .AAW Forum and member-only access to articles and resources at www.woodturner.org .Ability to vote in AAW board elections if a member prior to the end of August. .Eligible to apply to be a member of the Professional Outreach Program

.Exhibit opportunities

.Annual International Woodturning Symposium .Covered by the AAW provided local chapter liability insurance. To be covered for bodily injury insurance for chapter demonstrations or events .Access to apply for demonstration opportunities at AAW Symposiums .AAW Resource Directory contains a complete listing of contact information of our members, Local Chapters, demonstrators, and woodturning resources. Updated listings are available to members on our website. A printed directory is published biennially .Local AAW Chapters. Over 325 local chapters offer workshops, camaraderie, opportunities to share ideas and techniques, and access to lending libraries, discounts, and volume purchases. .Access to all past issues of American Woodturner through the Members Only Area .Access to machine-readable American Woodturner issues for those members who are visually impaired, and use computer screen reading software

- contact the webmaster if this applies to you.

Thanks,

Kurt Hertzog

kurth@woodturner.org