Quick updates

• VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for the WCG Outreach Booth

  Calling WCG members for two exciting opportunities to volunteer at the Public Outreach Booth this Fall! Both events will engage families in conservation activities and provide hands-on activities for children related to conservation. No prior experience is necessary. We hope you will take this opportunity to volunteer with your fellow WCG colleagues for both these exciting events: the National Building Museum's Festival of the Building Arts on Saturday, Oct 9, and the Pioneers of Flight family day at the National Air and Space Museum on Saturday, November 20th. See the Volunteer Opportunities page for details.

• 2010 WCG Angels Project Volunteers Needed

  Please join the WCG and SOS—Save our Seminary—for our annual WCG Angels Day, Saturday November 6th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, at the National Park Seminary in Silver Spring, Maryland. See the Volunteer Opportunities page for details, or contact Lisa Young at youngfamilyfour@yahoo.com.

• SUMMER NEWSLETTER now available

  WCG's Summer Newsletter is now online (261K PDF file).

• TIME TO RENEW

  WCG meetings will resume in the fall. Meanwhile, it's time to renew! Please go to the Join/Renew page.

The Washington Conservation Guild (WCG) is a nonprofit organization of conservation professionals dedicated to preserving art and historic materials. Founded in 1967, WCG serves as a regional forum for its members and as a resource to the public for learning about the care of personal collections.