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How long in the AAW?

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marvin j ewing

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I'm member # 5925 and am wondering about what year that would make it that I joined the AAW. I joined at the Indianapolis woodworking show but can't remember what year that was. I work at a Woodcraft Store and we were talking about it today.
 
I'm not sure if the date of AAW membership is always accurate. In my case, I'm pretty sure I joined in 2003, but I allowed my membership to lapse (I tried to renew online and didn't notice that my renewal bounced). When I rejoined, I was given a new AAW number and a new join date.
 
Mike Gibson said:
That would be July 2008
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No, Mike, that's the date he joined the forum not the year he became a dues paying member. For some, it very well may the the same, but certainly not for those of us who have been members before the forum existed.

I think Marvin would have to call the national office to find out.
 
I was hoping the AAW site would show my join date in my profile but no such luck. How about member # 2682 approximately when would that be, even the wife can't remember, now that's weird.

William N. Nelson
 
I joined in 2001 or 2, the same year I joined my local chapter. I wanted to attend the Providence Symposium, which was held in '02. My # 19533, must reflect the large # of members that came and went before me.
 
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I'll have to look up my number. I've been wondering when I joined. It was somewhere between 90 and 95 I think. I came to Tennessee TEch in 87. Not terribly long after that they had the Tennessee symposium at the Appalachian Craft center which is part of our school. I went and was so impressed I joined the AAW and TAW later that week. I've always wondered when that was.
 
My membership went active Jan 1 2010, and my number is 36030
 
Marvin- I joined ..

...sometime in 1988 and my number is 4026. It is somewhat confusing to see these current 5 digit numbers now that are way above the actual number of about 13,600 members, so the turnover of expired and new numbers relates little to date anymore. I hesitate to use that "expired" term in this context of older and older members!
 
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I am member #2328. Last time Mary and Alan were here at the house I asked Mary and she said to contact the office and they would have the join year. I went to the Utah symposium in I think 86 so joined the AAW sometime around then. Oh, I never did ask the office.
 
membership report

John Jordan said:
What is the member number range this year? Any recent members?

John
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Linda Ferber just sent out the July report on membership numbers. At the end of July, there were 13,634 members, the highest it's ever been.

I think the new membership numbers that are being assigned are somewhere in the 40,000 range.

I joined in 1986 and my membership number is 1001, so Bob Edwards, if your number is 1210, then you most likely joined in 1986 or 1987.

Betty Scarpino, editor, AW
 
I feel pretty good about being ahead of John with something. My number is 1241. :) I still do a little name dropping once and a while when I tell them I learned that at my John Jordan class.
 
AAW membership information

Marvin - From the membership records at AAW we show that you joined 03/1992.

Give me a call if you have any questions. Linda Ferber 651 484 9094
 
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davidwalser said:
I'm not sure if the date of AAW membership is always accurate. In my case, I'm pretty sure I joined in 2003, but I allowed my membership to lapse (I tried to renew online and didn't notice that my renewal bounced). When I rejoined, I was given a new AAW number and a new join date.
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David, We try to check the rejoin when a person means to renew. Some slip by, the numbers are not reused. Give us a call if you want it checked further. Linda Ferber 651 484 9094
 
I don't have a problem remembering my join date. I joined AAW a month after it was formed at Arrowmont in 1986. A friend attended that gathering and came home and told me about it.

I have a collection of every copy of the Journal. The first few were mimeographed and were just a few pages.

Wally Dickerman
Member #164
 
How long in AAW?

Marvin;
The numbers are not absolute, but generally indicative. I joined in July, 1988.

Norm Hinman. #3404
 
Wally Dickerman said:
I don't have a problem remembering my join date. I joined AAW a month after it was formed at Arrowmont in 1986. A friend attended that gathering and came home and told me about it.

I have a collection of every copy of the Journal. The first few were mimeographed and were just a few pages.

Wally Dickerman
Member #164
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Wally,

A very early member, well known, still an active and respected turner. Sweet, and very enviable. I salute you sir.
 
Arrowmont was 1985

The concept for the AAW was discussed and presented at the "Woodturning - Vision and Concept" conference that was held at Arrowmont (Gatlinburg, TN ), September 9 t0 12, 1985. Membership info was sent out to turners early in 1986.

I still have the T-shirt.

Edward T
#259
 
28611.


That's me. I joined @ four years ago.
Someone posted that they had joined in January and their # was @42,000. That's a fantasitic jump in membership. To whom should such progress be attributed?
 
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