N. E. W. Chapter Newsletter
Meeting Date: March 3, 2008
Meeting Place: Monarch Gardens
2311 Spencer St
Appleton WI 54915
Meeting Times: Directors’ Meeting ……………. 4:30 P.M.
Social Period ………………….. 5:30 P.M.
Dinner ………………………… 6:30 P.M.
Entrée: Broasted Chicken / Meat Balls
Cost: $20.00 Make check out to N.E.W. Chapter AFS
Program Chairman: Abby Vanden Heuvel – Brillion Iron Works, Inc
Program: “NEW AFS Scholarship Award Presentations”
Everyone is encouraged to bring students and instructors from your area to the chapter meeting for a look at the foundry industry.
“Foundry in a Box” – Tom Cobett – FEF
Come and see a demonstration of an innovative low cost casting demonstration tool for high school and college students that will stir interest in our industry.
Raffle: We will have a 50/50 drawing at this month’s meeting.
Announcements: Anyone interested in obtaining a George Barker Scholarship Application should go to the web site www.fefoffice.org. The application is completely online. Please note that the recipient must be a resident of Wisconsin to be eligible.
Coming Events: April 7th - “Wind Energy Castings” – Gene Muratore, Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium America
May 17-20 – AFS Cast Expo in Atlanta, GA – on-line registration and lodging reservations are available through the AFS website. Go to www.afsinc.org and view under “Cast Expo ‘08”.
May 22nd – Foundry Tour – Mercury Marine, Fond du Lac WI. Mark your calendars for a tour of a World Class lost foam foundry.
Aug 15th – With the recent weather, we thought you would like knowing that better things are on the horizon. The NEW AFS Golf Outing will be held at Mascoutin on this date. Put this date on your calendar now and hit a bucket of balls as soon as you can to get ready for this event!
Programs for 2007 – 2008: What would you like to see or hear in future programs? Do you have something of interest that you would like to share with your chapter? Let us hear from you! Plans are already underway for the 2008 – 2009 chapter meetings. Please contact Dave Jablonski with your ideas. Contact Dave at 920-573-2283, or at . Help us to serve you better.
Meeting Cancellations: In the event of inclement weather, you can verify if a meeting has been cancelled by contacting Leslie Gearing at (920) 570-1747 or Anna Halaychik at (920) 725-0059.
Membership: Jim Olson reported a current membership 331 as of 12/31/07.
Reply Cards: WE NEED YOUR HELP! To help control costs and to ensure that all attendees can be seated and served properly, it is important to have an accurate count of members attending for dinner. Please mail your reply card by February 22, 2008, or call (920-725-0059) or e-mail, through the web-site (www.afsnew.org) by February 28, 2008.
See you at the March Meeting!
Dave Jablonski
Secretary, N. E. W. Chapter AFS