Jacksonville, Florida Our Mission The cornerstones of JAX Woodworkers Club are friendship and fellowship for all woodworkers of the Jacksonville, Florida area.  We meet monthly to share woodworking ideas and projects, to encourage and support each other at all skill levels, and to work together in our annual community outreach:  The Christmas Toy Project.  Throughout the year, we build children's toys that are donated during the November meeting to 20 to 25 different charitable and hospital related organizations.  Our annual goal is to build and donate 1,500 or more toys to these deserving children. The Jax Woodworkers Club needs your help with our Christmas Toy Project. In 2008, club members made 2,336 toys to give away to local organizations. In 2009 we donated 3,229 toys to 10 local agencies. In the past 20 years, the club has made well over 23,000 toys. The club furnishes the plans and the wheels. It’s never too late to get started to make kids happy. In 2010 the Jax Woodworkers Club was honored to be recognized by the City of Jacksonville for 20 years of building toys for the needy children of Jacksonville. We were presented with a Resolution .   Size of Club We have approximately 60 paid members.  Normal meeting attendance is 35-40 members and 3-4 guests.  We encourage membership attendance by having a volunteer committee of phone callers who contact each member two days prior to the meeting as a reminder. Typical Meeting We meet the third Saturday of each month in the back meeting room at the Piccadilly Cafeteria, I-10 & Lane Avenue, Jacksonville, FL.  Most of our members arrive in time to have lunch together.  At 12:45 PM we have an informal time of sharing news, celebrating the month's birthdays, and just getting to know one another.  Our library is open prior to and following the meeting for checking out video tapes and books for woodworking instruction and project patterns.  At 1 PM the meeting is called to order.  A business meeting is conducted which includes committee updates, tools for sale and tools needed, a membership profile, a monthly theme, Show and Tell, and door prizes. Members are encouraged to bring any of their wood projects to share with the membership during the "Show and Tell" feature time.  We enjoy seeing your successful projects and make over the  projects. Yearly Dues The annual dues are from January through December and are $15.00.  We use the dues collected to purchase wooden wheels and axles which we give to members so they can build toys Contact for Information: JAX Woodworkers Club c/o Bob Carona (Membership Chairman) 7331 Maple Tree Drive Jacksonville, FL 32277 (904) 743-0028  EMAIL US Send this site to a friend Meeting Location: Piccadilly Cafeteria 5950 Ramona Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32205 Phone:  904-783-8418 Contact Bob Carona with questions or comments about this web site. (Last modified: 8/31/2010)