{"id":9519,"date":"2017-05-14T20:41:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T03:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/?p=9519"},"modified":"2017-07-09T17:09:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T00:09:45","slug":"woodworking-contest-show-fall-2017-toys-games-puzzles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/woodworking-contests\/woodworking-contest-show-fall-2017-toys-games-puzzles\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodworking Contest + Show Fall 2017: Toys, Games &#038; Puzzles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin: 1em 0 2em 0;\"><div class=\"video-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xcsBRQEzwQU?rel=0?ecver=2\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"800\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n[display_single_event id=22]\n<div class=\"clearfix\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2>Handcrafted Toys to Help Foster Children of Arizona<\/h2>\n<p>If you know anything about the foster care&nbsp;system, you&#8217;ll know that it provides comfort and stability to children who come from abusive or neglectful homes. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I want to use this woodworking event to help out in a small way.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m&nbsp;asking you to dedicate a little shop time to create a toy, game or puzzle, and donate it. We&#8217;ve teamed up with&nbsp;an organization that places foster children in Arizona called Southwest Human Development (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swhd.org\/\">website<\/a>). The non-profit is the largest of its kind in Arizona, and provides a vast number of early childhood development programs in literacy, disability, education, and child welfare.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things they do is&nbsp;place children in foster homes, and to help make the transition each child gets a toy. In this case, the kids will get a handcrafted wood toy that you make.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, it&#8217;s not really a toy. It&#8217;s a symbol of support you can provide to an abused or neglected child.<\/p>\n<h3>Enter the contest! I think you&#8217;ll enjoy it.<br \/>\nRead on for the details.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p>Want some inspiration? By all means, please check out the gallery of ideas at bottom. I&#8217;ve assembled them on Pinterest the bottom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why enter? <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Use your woodworking to benefit Arizona&#8217;s foster families<\/li>\n<li>You get $25 of store credit<\/li>\n<li>Free&nbsp;to participate<\/li>\n<li>Share and learn about woodworking<\/li>\n<li>A chance to win prizes&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 text-center\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #a20404; font-weight: 900;\">1st Place<\/p>\n<p>$500 Credit to Woodworkers Source<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 text-center\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #a20404; font-weight: 900;\">2nd Place<\/p>\n<p>$300 Credit to Woodworkers Source<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 text-center\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #a20404; font-weight: 900;\">3rd Place<\/p>\n<p>$100 Credit to Woodworkers Source<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 text-center\">\n<hr>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>How to Submit Your Project<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Register<\/strong> for the contest at the top of the page. It&#8217;s free.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check<\/strong> your email for an entry form.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deliver<\/strong>&nbsp;your project on or before November 4, 2017 to any Woodworkers Source location; bring the entry form.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Public Display of Entries &amp; Public Voting<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;re going to exhibit&nbsp;all the projects for the public to view! Come see for yourself, and send your friends and family.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;November 6 &#8211; 11, 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:&nbsp;<\/strong>Woodworkers Source<br \/>\n18115 N. Black Canyon Hwy<br \/>\nPhoenix, AZ 85023<\/p>\n<h2>Reception &amp; Awards Night<\/h2>\n<p>November 11, 2017, 5:30&nbsp;pm to 6:30&nbsp;pm<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll host an awards ceremony&nbsp;with hors d&#8217;oeuvres and a casual atmosphere and live music.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Frequently Asked Questions &amp; Details<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>Do I Have to Donate My Project?<\/h4>\n<p>No, you can keep it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Maximum dimension&nbsp;is 30&#8243;<\/h4>\n<p>We only have so much space, so we&#8217;re asking for small projects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>How Is The Show&nbsp;Judged?<\/h4>\n<p>It&#8217;s not judged.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Instead, we have a public vote system. This contest is more or less for fun, so we simply gather votes from anyone who comes to view the projects. That also means we encourage you to invite your friends and family to come down to browse the projects and log a vote.<\/p>\n<h4>How Do I Win?<\/h4>\n<p>Historically, the projects that win prizes are <em>very creative or include dazzling details<\/em>. &nbsp;Take a look at our past contests to get a feel for what wins:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/woodworking-contests\/top-10-winners-from-platter-trays-trivets-woodworking-contest-show\/\">Top 10 Platters, Trays &amp; Trivets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/woodworking-contests\/winners-from-the-box-making-contest\/\">Top 10 Lidded Boxes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your project can look like anything you want, it&#8217;s your project. But if you&#8217;re interested in winning, it will need to stand out from the crowd.<\/p>\n<h4>Why Do I&nbsp;Get $25 Store Credit Just for Participating?<\/h4>\n<p>Because we want to encourage you to build a project, and contribute to a good cause and fun event.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Woodworkers Source is a different kind of woodworking shop, and this event is one of the things we do&nbsp;to say <em>thanks<\/em> to our customers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We view this as a two-way street:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You get to share your work and get $25 to spend in our store, and<\/li>\n<li>We get to promote the craft of woodworking to the world at large<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We love to see the projects you make. This contest is also a cool way to celebrate art, and gives us a fun and different way to say thank you to our esteemed customers.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Woodworkers Source will match each donated project with a&nbsp;$25 donation to Southwest Human Development to help fund foster care, literacy and early childhood programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Do I Have To Buy Anything From Woodworkers Source?<\/h4>\n<p>No.<\/p>\n<h4>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<h4>Can I Make More Than One?<\/h4>\n<p>Yes, make as many as you like.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But <strong>pick&nbsp;one<\/strong> for the&nbsp;entry into the contest portion of the show. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>What If I&#8217;m Not in Arizona? Can I Ship My Entry?<\/h4>\n<p>Sure. Send it here:<br \/>\nWoodworkers Source<br \/>\n3200 N. Hayden Road, Suite 280<br \/>\nScottsdale, AZ 85251<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Need Inspiration? 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