Village Woodworker's Club Introduction

The Hot Springs Village Woodworkers Inc club is incorporated as a non-profit organization to provide fellowship and education for members and community service using members woodworking knowledge and skills. Monthly club meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month from 7 to 9 PM. Before the meeting, 6:30 to 7 PM is meet & greet time for visitors, new members & current members. Meetings are held in the Ponce De Leon Center (1101 Desoto Blvd) Ouachita Activities Building (next to the Woodlands Auditorium) in Hot Springs Village (HSV) Arkansas. These meetings are short on business and long on interesting wood working topics. Family membership is only $15 per year, and we welcome visitors to our meetings.

Club Monthly Meetings

The first hour of the meeting is used for introduction of visitors and new members, brief discussions of pending and new matters. Show-and-tell presentations follow with members presenting their favorite projects. Construction and finishing techniques are described and any questions are answered. After a short break, the second hour is devoted to a special topic often conducted by a visiting expert. When a special topic requires an extended discussion or demonstration, the meetings are held in a members large shop or commercial shop. To view the current club monthly meeting newsletter, click on the "Newsletter button" on the right side of this webpage.

Additional Club Activities

Another activity, which has taken hold, is the forming of special projects groups within the main club that provide more frequent get-togethers of members who have common interests or those working on group projects. Examples include the Christmas Toy project teams, School Bookcase project teams and other teams formed for community specific build projects. Examples of these project activities can be seen by clicking on the "Xmas Toys button" and "Bookcases button" at the right hand side of this webpage.

The clubs biggest annual membership is making Christmas toys & gifts for deserving area children. In past years increasing numbers of toys and gift items were built with recent efforts resulting in over 400 toys and gifts donated to local groups. Garland and Saline County groups include: Mountain Pine Head Start, Garland County Foster Children, Hot Springs Hillcrest Childrens Home and Benton County Community Christian Outreach programs. In addition to building toys for younger children, the members also build gifts for older children, such as, hardwood jewelry boxes and storage chests/boxes.

The 2009 club Board of Directors and supporting positions include:

2009 Board Members

President: Wally Duchow

Vice President: Bill Gruhn

Treasurer: Ray Worthley

Secretary: Neil Frevert

Projects: Lee Smith

Communications & Publicity: Mike Thorsen

Toy Project Coordinator: Jay Chandler

Club Support Includes:

Webmaster: Dave Kariker

Assistant Webmaster: Mike Miller

Shop Visits Coordinators: to be announced

Library Coordinator: to be announced

Golf Tournament Coordinator: Larry Clark & JoAnn Dobscha

2009 Picnic Coordinator(s): to be announced

Club Legal Coordinator: Warren Searl

Club Grants Coordinator: Dave Kariker

Arts Council Representative: Don Burright

Club Membership Form

A club membership application form is provided below. You can select the image, copy and printout the form and complete it by hand. Bring the completed form and $15 check payable to Village Woodworkers to the monthly club meeting.