CPPG membership
The Colored Pencil Painting Guild welcomes all colored pencil artists who live in The Villages. Whether you are a beginner or an accomplished colored pencil artist of many years, you are welcome to join.
Our dues are $15 for the year. Our fiscal year runs from October through September. Once you join, you will receive a name badge at the following meeting. The badge serves as your proof of membership. When you renew your membership, you will receive a current year label to put on your badge.
As a member, you will receive a printed membership booklet that contains our by-laws, membership list, annual calendar, etc. The membership list is also available on our website and is updated monthly. For privacy purposes, the list is protected by a password that is available to members upon joining the Guild.
You may wonder why we have to pay annual dues. The dues allow us to operate our Guild. None of the officers or volunteers is paid. The dues pay for:
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Mail to: Sondra Dwiggins, 1209 Forrest Drive, The Villages, FL 32162
Membership forms are also available at our regular monthly meetings.
Our dues are $15 for the year. Our fiscal year runs from October through September. Once you join, you will receive a name badge at the following meeting. The badge serves as your proof of membership. When you renew your membership, you will receive a current year label to put on your badge.
As a member, you will receive a printed membership booklet that contains our by-laws, membership list, annual calendar, etc. The membership list is also available on our website and is updated monthly. For privacy purposes, the list is protected by a password that is available to members upon joining the Guild.
You may wonder why we have to pay annual dues. The dues allow us to operate our Guild. None of the officers or volunteers is paid. The dues pay for:
- guest demonstrators at our meetings
- judges for our judged shows
- our name badges that identify us as members of the Guild
- some of the refreshments that we serve at our meetings (most are donated by our members)
- paper products on which to serve the refreshments at our meetings
- reception costs for our colored pencil shows
- printing costs for our membership booklet
- printing costs for any miscellaneous hard copies that are distributed to the membership.
- one-time larger purchases such as audio-visual aids, a mirror, or other equipment for our demonstrations. Knowing how much we will collect annually through our dues helps us to budget for these items that require bigger expenditures.
OR
Mail to: Sondra Dwiggins, 1209 Forrest Drive, The Villages, FL 32162
Membership forms are also available at our regular monthly meetings.
Honorary Membership
Criteria
- No longer resident of The Villages but CPPG member when leaving The Villages
- If Officer, Colored Pencil Teacher or Committee Member during membership period, must have been member at least 3 years
- If not Officer, Colored Pencil Teacher or Committee Member during membership period, must have been member at least 5 years
Entitlements
- Access to CPPG Facebook Site.
- Access to CPPG Zoom meetings.
- Access to Monthly newsletters and emails.
- Attendance at CPPG villages meetings, workshops with guest ID.
- Cannot enter Judged Shows or Jubilee.
- Must adhere to the Villages Recreation Department policy.