[Jewelry making - Article 00084] - [Orchid] Tucson Orchid Dinner and Silent Auction Update

[Hanuman]

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Greetings Orchid

    By now the busy holiday season has passed. I hope everyone had a
    prosperous season. The Ganoksin Project has been hard at work getting
    ready for the Orchid Event in Tucson. 

    From less than 20 people who attended the first Orchid dinner in
    1997, the event grew to accommodate over 300 Orchidians last year. 

    The coming 9th Tucson Orchid dinner should be an exciting evening for
    all of us! 

    This is our opportunity to meet each other and make friends; this is
    our opportunity to put an Orchid on our bench, to connect and to
    share. 

    If you consider attending the dinner please register today. It will
    help us in organizing the event!!! 

        The 9th Annual Tucson Orchid Dinner
        http://www.ganoksin.com/events/

        When:
        Saturday, February 5, 2005
        6:00pm Cocktails
        7:00pm Dinner

        Where:
        The Savoy Opera House
        6541 East Tanque Verde
        Tucson, AZ  85715

        Please register today
        http://www.ganoksin.com/events/

Silent Auction Update:

    Each year, a silent auction is held to help raise funds to maintain
    the high operating costs of The Ganoksin Project which houses
    thousands of technical protocols, video, bench tips, galleries and
    the Orchid archives. 

    The silent auction is being chaired by Patricia Glover and you may
    reach her for donations or offers your help at 

    http://www.ganoksin.com/contact/silent-auction.htm 

    so if you want to donate please get in touch with Pat Glover as soon
    as you can. 

    Great donations result in lively and active bidding! 

    So far we got: 

     .....................................................

    3 Sets of Pyrex Burnishers
    $50.00 Each
    Donated by Randy Smith of Rocksmyth
    http://www.rocksmyth.com

          Pyrex Burnishers as featured in the August 2004 issue of
          Lapidary Journal.
     .....................................................

    Cloud Cube Light Tent Kit 
    $199.00
    Donated by Cindy Lichfield of clouddome.com
    http://www.clouddome.com 

          Cloud Cube 20 x 20 x 20 inch light tent with two lights, 8
          backgrounds, and a bag. 

     .....................................................

    One license for Jewelry Designer Manager Pro Software 
    $129.95 
    Donated by Barbara Carleton of Bejeweled Software Company 
    http://www.jewelrymanager.com 

          Jewelry Designer Manager[tm] was developed to help jewelry
          designers more effectively manage their business. It allows
          them to keep track of parts and components, determine prices
          on finished jewelry pieces based on costs and profit margins,
          and analyze sales. Whether they sell to wholesalers,
          craft-fairs, home parties or retailers this program can help
          them get organized so they can spend more time making jewelry.
 
     .....................................................

    The book 
    Secrets Of The Gem Trade, The Connoisseur Guide To Precious
    Gemstones 
    $ 79.95 
    Donated by Richard W. Wise of R. W. Wise, Goldsmiths, Inc. 
    http://www.rwwise.com

     .....................................................

    Foredom Wax Carver 
    $ 229 
    Donated by: Cindy Crounse of Refined Designs Original Fine Jewelry 

          Foredom WC-1 Wax Carver, with 7 brass tips (which can easily
          be modified). Very efficient, powerful, easy to use, and quick
          to heat. Just slightly used. Small size is very helpful with
          our crowded benches! 

     .....................................................

    750 GIANT Centrifugal Casting Machine 
    $ 395.00 
    Donated by Richard Lucas of Lucas Dental Mfg. Co. 

          The #750 "Giant" Centrifugal Casting Machine (spring driven)
          is made in the U.S.A. by the Lucas Dental Mfg. Co. Inc.,
          Brooklyn, NY. (800) 332-5573 This Casting Machine has a flask
          capacity of up to 3-1/2" Dia. x 5" high and comes with the
          exclusive LUCAS 'Ball Winding Knob' to wind up the machine as
          standard equipment. 

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    Orchid, I will be there and I hope you will be there too. Please
    find couple of hours during the show rush, to attend the dinner, to
    have a relaxed evening and to make new friends. 

    If you are planning and still did not register to the dinner, Please
    do it today at: 

    http://www.ganoksin.com/events/

I am looking forward to see you all in Tucson
Thank you.

Put an orchid on Your Bench
Hanuman

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