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Organization <br />Description <br />Chapel Hill W oodturners (CHW T) is a non-profit organization founded in <br />2011 whose purpose is to promote and share the craft and art of creative <br />woodturning. CHW T is a group of woodturners devoted to the art of <br />woodturning and the use of the lathe. Members gather weekly to turn and to <br />learn from one another at our fully-equipped woodturning studio in Chapel <br />Hill, NC. W e offer hands-on workshops that range from basic to advanced <br />instruction in woodturning. CHW T provides weekly “open turning” sessions <br />at a nominal charge to non- members. Open turning sessions allow <br />nonmembers access to our equipment including lathes and tools while <br />receiving instruction on woodturning technique. W e have a formal series of <br />lessons including learning objectives, and each student receives individual <br />instruction from our rotating group of experienced volunteer instructors. <br />Student progress is tracked, and instructors "sign off" on achieved <br />proficiency of each learning objective before the student proceeds to the <br />next lesson. W e also offer specialty monthly workshops that are open to <br />both CHW T members as well as nonmembers. CHW T is committed to <br />public service through a diverse array of activities including regularly <br />offering demonstrations at farmers' markets and festivals, donations of <br />turned artifacts for fund raising, and hands-on woodturning instruction and <br />items offered at no cost to non-profit medical and charitable organizations. <br />Membership is open to those who demonstrate a commitment to the <br />organization thru attendance at the open turning sessions. <br />How many Orange <br />County residents <br />does the organization <br />serve? <br />CHW T membership (60), half Orange County residents. Turning <br />demonstrations (250 attendance), open turning sessions (100 unique <br />students) and workshops (50 non-member attendance), most participants <br />are from the Chapel Hill area. <br />Has your <br />organization <br />undergone any <br />Diversity, Equity, and <br />Inclusion (DEI) <br />training? If so, <br />please explain. If not, <br />please explain any <br />barriers that have <br />prevented you from <br />receiving this <br />training. <br />W e have not Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training as an <br />organization, but many of our members have individually received training. <br />In addition, the Chapel Hill W oodturners have a long history of working with <br />male and female students from diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds, <br />such as the Girls Scouts and especially Cedar Ridge High School in <br />Hillsborough and Durham’s Partners for Youth Opportunity. <br />During FY24-25, will <br />your organization <br />receive operational <br />support funding from <br />the North Carolina <br />Arts Council or the <br />North Carolina <br />Department of <br />Natural and Cultural <br />Resources? <br />No <br />Docusign Envelope ID: D2DDD443-AAE4-42FB-A56E-C407DEC271B8