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Ske;ch cPast-cpresitfent iJ2O4, -- J{eatfier Luccoc 604-985-6570 johnjuccock@telus.net Thanks to everyone who signed up for positions on our various committees at the last meeting. There are a number of positions available on the executive: Recording Secretary, Vice-President, Corresponding Secretary, Education Director, and Membership Director, Workshops, Publicity and Archives. Thanks to Lorne Topham who has agreed to run for President, Jennifer Tunner who has agreed to run as Exhibitions Director, and to Larry Achtemichuk who has agreed to run for Vice-President. Please contact Heather at (604) 985-6570 or Deb Taylor (604) 922-7346 if you are interested in any position on the executive. Again, there will be a sign up sheet at the next meeting with all the positions listed and we would ask people who want to give up a position to please indicate. I look forward to speaking with anyone interested either on the phone or at the next meeting. 9Wem6ersfi4i cDe6 flzy(or 604-922-7346 debtaylor40@telus.net We had an attendance of 78 at the March meeting including one new member. Welcome to Gigi Milos. Her address is 2725 Violet Street, North Vancouver, BC V7H 1H2 604-985-5450 Volunteers Needed It is time to think about volunteering for one of the positions available this year. No one can hold the same executive position for longer than two years so everybody has a chance to help run the club. Any volunteers? Heather Luccock (Past President) is the one to see. Phone her at 604-985-6570. Don't wait, do it NOW!! Membership Fees... .Pay Early Don't Forget We will start accepting payment for membership for the 2004/2005 year at the April meeting. You fees are due by May 31 and if not paid by the end of June your name can't be included in the new Roster. If you are not able to be at the next couple of meetings, you can mail the $30 fee payment to me. - Roster Cover Contest The next Roster needs a new cover. Start thinking of a black and white design 5 ½ by 8 inches, and earn fame if not fortune with a winning design. The submissions will be voted on by the membership at the June Annual General Meeting. S1'Iews(etter/We6site Larry Acfitemicñu& 604-926-9640 lachtem@shtzw.ca We now have about 36 members with artist websites online or in the process of getting there. The functions in the current website seem to be working well and meeting all or most of the objectives we originally had. The real test of the artist websites will be the visibility and communications that the site creates for our members, and eventually our Club. This visibility is already beginning to result in sales of paintings by our members. I am aware that Alannah Haynes, Helen Ott, Judy Bagshaw and I have all sold paintings as a direct result of having our work on the website. Many others have mentioned far that they have enjoyed being able to share their work with friends and family, both near and away. We would all be very interested in getting your stories of the experiences related to the website. Send me an e-mail and let me know what transpired. recently. Judy Bagshaw mentioned that she reconnected with a "long lost" cousin in Santa Barbara and website One of the upshots of this was that he bought one of her paintings by referring to the in then he bought a second. She felt so good about these successes that she bought a lottery ticket