Our Christmas Dinner FAYS SPEACH
December 2, 2005 DRAFT by F.P. LeCompte III for Presentation
On December 5, Annual BGOP Meeting/Dinner
Mr. President, Officers, member of the board, members of the Blacksmith’s Guild of the Potomac, honored guests, ladies and gentlemen: You have once again afforded your committee the honor of serving as your representative to present this Certificate of Appreciation and Outstanding Achievement Award to one of our oldest members, who showed up over 24 years ago at the Gulf Branch Nature Center and began working on the building and the forge now used continuously by the Guild members since it was finished in 1981/82.
Through the years, he has shared his talents with the Guild members and the public as a demonstrator, director, officer, builder, teacher mentor, and many other talents too numerous to mention.
He was usually seen at the Guild member meetings, arriving early and leaving late, sharing his knowledge with anyone who would ask. He was always ready to help in any field that the Guild would ask of him, such as the Spring Fling, the Guild pendant, and field trips. Field trips were to West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C. and, of course, to Virginia. Field trips means: going to events doing blacksmith demonstrations, and also trips for collecting tools for blacksmithing. (I think we wore out 2 cars and a truck!)
And now on behalf of the President of the Blacksmith’s Guild of the Potomac and all its’ members, it gives me, your committee chairman, great pleasure and honor to present to you the outstanding member, Mr. Chris Worsley.
SEE PLAQUE BELOW
On December 5, Annual BGOP Meeting/Dinner
Mr. President, Officers, member of the board, members of the Blacksmith’s Guild of the Potomac, honored guests, ladies and gentlemen: You have once again afforded your committee the honor of serving as your representative to present this Certificate of Appreciation and Outstanding Achievement Award to one of our oldest members, who showed up over 24 years ago at the Gulf Branch Nature Center and began working on the building and the forge now used continuously by the Guild members since it was finished in 1981/82.
Through the years, he has shared his talents with the Guild members and the public as a demonstrator, director, officer, builder, teacher mentor, and many other talents too numerous to mention.
He was usually seen at the Guild member meetings, arriving early and leaving late, sharing his knowledge with anyone who would ask. He was always ready to help in any field that the Guild would ask of him, such as the Spring Fling, the Guild pendant, and field trips. Field trips were to West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C. and, of course, to Virginia. Field trips means: going to events doing blacksmith demonstrations, and also trips for collecting tools for blacksmithing. (I think we wore out 2 cars and a truck!)
And now on behalf of the President of the Blacksmith’s Guild of the Potomac and all its’ members, it gives me, your committee chairman, great pleasure and honor to present to you the outstanding member, Mr. Chris Worsley.
SEE PLAQUE BELOW
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