S.A.M.E.: June !

Welcome to the website of the South Australian Miniature Enthusiasts Inc (S.A.M.E.)

S.A.M.E. helps promote miniatures through the club meetings, workshops and our annual festival. In doing so we not only help others learn about our hobby but we also raise money for children's charities through our annual festival.

Our club was founded in 1983 and meetings were originally held in one of the members homes. Over the years our membership has grown so much so that we now meet in a hall big enough to accommodate all our members and visitors, who we always welcome. We have now become a little 'web-wise' (as of 2010) and looking forward to being more available to the general public via this site.

Meetings

The meetings include a brief introduction, followed by workshops, demonstrations, occasionally member's trade tables and of course a cuppa! Our meetings help members gain information about, and an understanding of, the hobby of miniatures and collectibles. We share the love of miniatures and also friendship as well.

Meet: 2nd Wednesday of the month (except January - no meeting)

Time: 7.30pm

Where: The Payneham Community Centre, cnr Arthur Street and Payneham Road (the old school building opposite the Marden Shopping Centre)

Festival

Each year we hold a weekend festival of miniatures and dollhouses, the first being held in 1986. The festival includes miniature displays, local and interstate traders, demonstrations of many different techniques for making miniature products (including miniature wood turning), raffles, lucky dips and food to delight the taste buds!!

Next festival: To be announced.

All welcome. Proceeds from the festival, benefit children's charities in South Australia.

Any member of S.A.M.E. is encouraged to access the members only web page, ask questions, give hints and share photos of your miniatures with the whole group. To become a web page member you will need to be a financial member of the club, and then you can forward your email to the address below. You will receive authorisation back to your email - then follow the prompts.

What we did with our money from the 2009 Festival

Every year at out Annual General Meeting, with funds raised from our Festival, we make a donation to a children's charity or charities. This year we were pleased to present a donation to a representative of The Australian Lions Children's Mobility Foundation. This enabled the purchase of a "Hart Walker" (an orthotic device which allows children with moderate to severe physical disabilities, especially those with cerebral palsy, to stand and to experience hands free walking.) We felt as a group that this is a very worth while cause.
2011 - We were fortunate enough to have raised enough money to once again offer a donation to another childs mobility unit.

June !

Even though it is winter, freezing and we were due for a bad storm, many members put on their warm coats and hats and braved the weather and came along to the June meeting. With not long to go till the Festival, preparations were the order of the day as were some of the workshops once again. Christmas Bon Bons part 3 - a busy and industrious table of folk here.

Part 4 is to be at the end of the month - hoping that we all finish in time for the show so you all can see our fine efforts finished!

There was also a Bagpipe workshop held this month - also a very industrious group hard at work here.

And here is the cute finished product!

Some wonderful work has gone into the Raffle Boxes that will be on display and ready for raffling at the Festival. A sneak of what you could win!

As mentioned above - the two items are to be workshops coming up - first the Etui Box.

And secondly the Matchbox Scene.

Julie is a member who does some beautiful miniature animals. She recently purchased a kit to make this fab little monkey. Wonderful job Julie!

Well folks, stay warm, start saving the pennies ( August is not too far away!) and see you next month!

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