ABANA Affiliate Liaison Letter,
February 2006
ABANA is anxiously awaiting entries for the 2006 Conference Poster Contest. Details and rules are posted here; http://tinyurl.com/7kmjj The winner receives two free registrations to the 2006 ABANA Conference and a lot of PR in The Anvil's Ring and Hammer's Blow! Get those entries in as submissions must be received before April 15, 2006. You can buy a customized 265 lb, double bick, anvil with "your name" cast into one side and "ABANA SEATTLE 2006" cast into the other side. Contact Tom Clark, (573) 438-4725 or tclark@ozarkschool.com for all the details. All profits from these anvils go to ABANA. You can get "Iron-In-The-Hat" tickets for the 2006 ABANA Conference from your affiliate presidents. There will be some great items this year including a "BAM Box" full of hand-made blacksmithing tools and a Kinyon style air hammer. You may purchase tickets early even if you can't be with us in Seattle. If you win you are responsible for the shipping of your winning item. There are two "RING" projects. The "Affiliate Grill Project" and the "Membership Grill Project". A 10" ring made of 1' x ¼" flat bar and the space in the center of the ring is used to express your ideas in forging. For details visit: http://www.abanaseattle206.com/page13.htm There is also the "Affiliate Banner Project" basically a fancy stand to display your chapter's colors and logo. Contact Al Butlak, butlak1@mindspring.com or visit http://www.abanaseattle2006.com/Page14.htm for details. This is going to be one great conference. There are too many details to list here but you can visit http://abana.org/membership/conference/index.shtml or www.abanaseattle2006.com for more information and details on the upcoming event.
Dave Mudge, Affiliate Liaison
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