Charter Membership
The club was founded in 1999, when a group of sixteen (16) like minded individuals got together and started the Catawba Valley Woodcarvers Club.
The founding Charter Members were:Bill AbernathyLewis Barlow (Deceased)Brent Beal (Deceased)Jim Bohn (Deceased)Gerald "Steve" Carter (Deceased)Tom Deyoung (Deceased)Frank FreerRichard GrantThurman Abernethy (Deceased)Clare MathisDon McHughMel Moose (Deceased)Preston PruittElizabeth ThomasJessie Wilkinson (Deceased) Dean Wright
The founding Charter Members were:Bill AbernathyLewis Barlow (Deceased)Brent Beal (Deceased)Jim Bohn (Deceased)Gerald "Steve" Carter (Deceased)Tom Deyoung (Deceased)Frank FreerRichard GrantThurman Abernethy (Deceased)Clare MathisDon McHughMel Moose (Deceased)Preston PruittElizabeth ThomasJessie Wilkinson (Deceased) Dean Wright
Annual Mel Moose Award Winners
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MEL MOOSE AWARD
2008 - Don McHugh
2009 - Tim Trudgeon
2010 - Dean Wright
2011 - Steve Carter
2012 - Marshall Shook
2013 - Steve Robertson
2014 - Darlene Tarlton
2015 - Mickie Bouzon
2016 - Gerry Shaw
2017 - Tom E Mock
2018 - Richard H Grant
2019 - Alvin D Woody
2020 - COVID (no club meetings)
2021 - Michael Bennett
2022 - Dean Wright (2nd time)
2008 - Don McHugh
2009 - Tim Trudgeon
2010 - Dean Wright
2011 - Steve Carter
2012 - Marshall Shook
2013 - Steve Robertson
2014 - Darlene Tarlton
2015 - Mickie Bouzon
2016 - Gerry Shaw
2017 - Tom E Mock
2018 - Richard H Grant
2019 - Alvin D Woody
2020 - COVID (no club meetings)
2021 - Michael Bennett
2022 - Dean Wright (2nd time)
Past Winners
2022 Mel Moose winner Dean Wright
2021 Mel Moose winner Mike Bennett
