"Many moons ago John Whittier started developing a relationship with the Santa Clara High School wood shop teacher.  No, not that kind of relationship.  John started talking to him about teaching woodturning to the high school students in their new wood shop and discussed the possibility of SVW working with them in exchange for holding our meetings and demo there.  John provided a set of turning tools and a low speed grinder, promised gifts of wood, and the relationship blossomed from there.  Romantic, huh?  There were meetings with the Principal, who sold the idea to the School Board.  Fast forward to the present, and SVW will hold our next meeting at the High School.  In return we will provide turnings for them to auction off, the students will become junior members of SVW and may attend our meetings and have access to our woodturning DVD library, some members may help demo or teach woodturning in the shop (let me or John know if you are interested).  We will also apply for an AAW Educational Opportunity Grant (EOG) on behalf of the school.  The AAW also provides Journals for Turners and Learners and will provide a case of American Woodturner back issues, and the students can become AAW members for a year with electronic access to the journals.  The facility is quite nice, and we look forward to our first meeting and continuing to develop a mutually beneficial partnership."