2008 Wood Products Activities &
Important Dates to Remember
5th Annual Vermont Wood Design Competition entry deadline
September 1, 2008
Register your entry here
5th Annual Vermont Fine Furniture
& Woodworking Festival

September 27-28, 2008
Union Arena; Woodstock, VT
Visit the Event website
Design Competition Evening Reception
Saturday, September 27; 5:30-7:30pm
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller
National Historical Park's Forest Center
13th Annual Providence
Fine Furnishings Show
October 24-26, 2008
Providence, RI
Registration
Congratulations to the 2007 VWMA Woodworker of the Year Thomas Lathrop of Lathrop's Maple Supply and Exclusively Vermont Wood Products, LLC!

Above: Tommy Lathrop (left) and Mike Rainville, VWMA Vice President at the VWMA Annual Meeting
Vermont Statehouse
Furniture Display
Photo: Statehouse furniture display provided by Pompanoosuc Mills in E. Thetford, VT.
Furniture Makers previously on display:
Lyndon Furniture
Copeland Furniture
The Lazy Pear Gallery
Far Beyond Woodworking
Maple Corner Woodworks
Pompanoosuc Mills
Reid Richardson Woodturnings

Photo: This previous display at the Vermont Statehouse featured the work of The Lazy Pear Gallery (wall hanging), Far Beyond Woodworking (bench and table), and Reid Richardson Woodturnings (platter).
The Vermont House of Representatives passed a house resolution on February 27, 2007 to honor Vermont wood artisans, with special regards to the 2006 Design Competition winners and 2006 Woodworker of the Year, Janet Collins. There will be a rotating Vermont wood products showcase on the second floor lobby of the Vermont Statehouse. Take a tour today!
$450,000 Awarded to Vermont Wood Product Organizations
Read the Grant Award announcement