If you are new to the Gwinnett Woodworkers Association we recommend you review the information in this article.  It will hopefully help you get the most your membership from the very beginning.

Membership Badges

The GWA secretary is responsible for providing membership badges.  We encourage wearing your membership badge at every meeting so that new and old members can get to know you more quickly and remember you name.  Your badge also is proof of membership that numerous local woodworking material and equipment suppliers honor with a generous discount.  Membership badges are also required for shop tours and other restricted access events.

Meeting Notices

The GWA website has an extensive calendar of events for Saturday and special interest group (Scroll Saw SIG and Woodturners SIG) meetings and other events of interest.  Please visit the website regularly for current scheduling information.  We also have an automatic mailer that sends a notice every Tuesday via email.  As a registered member you still must opt-in to that list.  To opt-in, sign in to the GWA site and look for the GWA Events Mailer on the left.  If you are signed in it will display a subscribe link.  Use that link to opt-in to the weekly email.

Meetings

All GWA meetings are currently held at Peachtree Woodworking Supply in Norcross, GA.  See the Saturday and special interest group calendars for scheduled meeting days and times.  Guests are welcome at all meetings.

Membership Period

We have recently implemented a new system for GWA online membership.  All GWA memberships will now be managed via the website.  The old manual system was that membership was from January through December.  New memberships will now expire one year from the time you join.  Existing member's membership will still be set in the system as January through December.  You will receive automatic notices from the GWA website when your membership is about to expire.

Online Registration for Existing Members

If you are an existing GWA member and you are not yet registered on the website there is a special 'membership plan' for paid members to register.  Upon registration and confirmation of your paid membership status your membership account will be updated to indicate your current membership status and expiration date.

Questions

Our members will generally be happy to answer any questions about woodworking or the club.  Board members are listed on the website and available to answer more detailed questions about the GWA.