The Willowdale Gem & Mineral Club

P.O. Box 43094, Sheppard Ctre., R.P.O., 4841 Yonge St.,

North York, Ontario, M2N 6N1
About Meetings Newsletter Field Trips Membership Contacts Resources


 

About Us

The Willowdale Gem and Mineral Club (WG&MC) is a hobby club founded in 1963 and incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in 1997. Our aims, objectives and purpose are to:

  • Encourage and promote all aspects of the hobby of collecting and studying rocks, minerals and fossils and of pursuing all types of lapidary work.

  • Provide a forum for the free exchange of information and ideas regarding the hobby.

  • Conserve natural resources.

Meetings are held on the second Friday of every month from September through June. Meetings are regularly advertised in community news media. Non-members are always made welcome. Most meetings feature qualified guest speakers on a wide variety of hobby related topics.

For more information about the WG&MC, contact us at (416) 221-9583 or e-mail us at; edmund.mccabe@sympatico.ca. On request, we can send you a brochure with more information and a membership application form. Better still, to become acquainted with us, we invite you to attend one of our monthly meetings or other events. Our constitution provides for prospective members to attend two meetings as guests before deciding to join our club.

If you wish to know even more about us, we can send you a copy of our most recent monthly news bulletin, the VOX ROX by e-mail.

Club Meetings:

The Willowdale Gem and Mineral Club meets every second Friday, September through June, commencing at 7:45 PM. Most meetings are held at the Armour Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd.(at Wilson Ave.). Guest speakers are announced in our news bulletin, the VOX ROX, some two weeks prior to the meeting.

Special meetings are held throughout the year; e.g.

Newsletter:

Members receive the VOX ROX bulletin ten times each year. It is published and circulated monthly at least 6 days prior to meetings and is sent to members via Canada Post or e-mail.

Our club is a member of SCRIBE, a Canadian-US group of mineral club editors devoted improving the quality of club newsletters.

Field Trips:

Our club sponsors at least two local field trips each year to indoor and outdoor sites within greater Toronto. We are a member of the Central Canadian Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CCFMS) and, through them, our members can participate in numerous rockhounding field trip events throughout the year.

Membership:

Membership in the WG&MC is $15.00 for single members and $20.00 for families. Membership is open to all persons over the age of 18 years, and to persons younger than 18 years provided they are sponsored by an adult member of the Club.

Preferably, payment of dues are made directly to you Membership Chair at regular meetings so that membership cards can be issued on the spot. Alternately, memberships can be paid by mail to our postal box with the application form included in our brochure and a cheque made payable to our club.

Other Activities:

Our club is planning a number of special workshops. Depending on interest within the club, topics such as mineral identification, wire work and stone carving are being considered.

Contacts:

For more information about the WG&MC, contact us at (416) 221-9583 or e-mail us at; edmund.mccabe@sympatico.ca. or send mail to the Willowdale Gem & Mineral Club, P.O. Box 43094, Sheppard Ctre. R.P.O., 4841 Yonge St., North York, Ont. M2N 6N1

Resources

Collecting is one of the most enjoyable activities for many Rockhounds. Before you go collecting you should be aware of a few things:

Collecting sites information:

Upcoming Events and News:

 

The WGMC is an affiliated member of the Central Canadian Federation of Mineralogical Societies

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