Gathering Health Protocol
We're free now of the mask and vaccination requirements we
had last time
But feel free to bring and wear your masks if
you prefer. The Virus is still out there.
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Hotel check-in starts at 3:00 pm
If you plan to arrive earlier, please note the following:
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The dining room is NOT open to the public for lunch. So if you're planning to
arrive around
lunch time, you may want to check out Gananoque, a short drive west of the
Resort.
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Or stop for lunch along the way
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The Bar opens at 4:00 on Friday, in case you wanted to know that.
Registration starts at 3:30pm and runs until 5:30.
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Registration takes place in the
Admiralty Room,
upstairs
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You will receive your name tag and Gathering booklet with a full schedule
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Anyone arriving later can pick up their registration package after dinner.
Things to bring to registration:
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Your
name tag holder
from previous Gatherings. (we'll have some for newbies)
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Your Exchange Gift
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Check full details
here
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Please pack it in a clear package with
your name and scale on it.
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Remember, it must be able to fit in a brown paper sandwich bag.
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Swaps:
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Swaps
must
be handed in before dinner on Friday, so Barb can have time to make up all the
bags.
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Full Swap info
here
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Quick kit samples
Full info
here
(and remember to send a picture to
Joanne
beforehand)
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Auction Items
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Bring your donations with you to give to April
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Full auction info
here
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Please let
April
know
by April 1
what you are bringing
Display room Set up: 3:30 - 5:30
upstairs in
Navy/Lakefleet Room
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Your display(s):
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Take your
labelled
displays to the
Navy/Lakefleet Room upstairs
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Hand them
directly
to Adrian or Elizabeth
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Important: you must read the
Display Room Rules
here
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Night at the Museum
display.
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We're not competing this year. We just want to see your lovely imaginative
display
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When you hand it in to Adrian or Elizabeth, be sure to tell them it's for the
Night at the Museum Display
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Full info
here
Artisan tables Set up: 3:30 - 5:30
upstairs in the
Navy/Lakefleet Room
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Full Artisan Info
here
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You will need your own
table covering
and
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if you're bringing lighting, you'll need an extension cord
Gathering Helpers: 3:30 - 5:30
- in the
Dining Room
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Full Gathering Helper info
here
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Please hand in to Susan Williamson in the dining room
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If you are donating a Helper, please let
Susan
know ahead of time, if you
haven't already.
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If you still have any questions, be sure to
contact
Gayle or any of the committee
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WHAT TO BRING WITH YOU
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Everything
listed above, plus...
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Tool kit
for your Registered Workshops and Quick Kits (the usual kit, or what
your instructor told you)
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UFOs
- your Unfinished Objects to work on if you're not taking a registered
workshop
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Table Gifts
for Saturday Night Dinner
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Money
for the Artisan Market and Quick Kits and Bar.
Please help the
artisans by bringing some small bills and loonies and toonies
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Bathing suit,
for the pool or hot tub
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Snacks
(including wine)
for your room
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Saturday Night Banquet
Costume
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Glen House Resort:
How to find it
(or click
here
for directions at the hotel website)
From Ottawa
(via 416 south to 401 west) or
Montreal;
via 401 West
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Travel westbound 401, approximately 25 minutes past Brockville.
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Travel past the exit for the bridge to the USA and exit #659 (sign says to
Lansdowne, Reynolds road).
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At the off ramp stop sign turn left (south) and travel on Reynolds road for
approximately 3 kms.
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At the end of the road at the stop sign turn right and travel 5 km westbound on
the Thousand Islands Parkway.
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Look for the Glen House sign and entrance on the left or south side (river
side) of the road.
From
Kingston or Toronto area (travelling 401 East)
:
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Travel eastbound 401, approximately 20 minutes past Kingston.
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Take exit 647
Thousand Islands Parkway eastbound (sign says to Ivy Lea and Rockport).
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Stay on
this scenic parkway highway for approximately 10 km.
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Look for the Glen House sign and entrance on the right
side or south side (river side).
From the U.S.A. (Entering from 1000 Islands Bridge and route 81 north):
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Enter Canada by travelling over the 1000 Islands Bridge.
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After clearing customs
and the Canadian span of the bridge, exit right onto the Thousand Islands
Parkway Westbound (this is the
2nd
exit once in Canada; the first is Thousand
Islands Parkway Eastbound).
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Travel west on the parkway for approximately 5 km.
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Look for the Glen House sign and entrance on the left or south side (river
side) of the road.
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