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12 The Costume Designer Fall 2015 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNION LABEL Dec. 12 CDG Holiday Party Dec. 14 EBoard Meeting Dec. 24 CDG Office Closes for Holidays Jan. 4 CDG Office Reopens Jan. 11 EBoard Meeting CALENDAR Dear Members, The Guild continues to grow with a current membership reaching more than 900 Costume Designers, assistant designers, and costume illustrators. Last year, President Salvador Perez instituted our triannual New Member Seminar. Costume Designers and Guild members Mary Vogt, Mona May, and Christopher Lawrence created a comprehensive curricu- lum. The skills and information covered were designed to help our new members enter the workforce armed with the most current information to perform at top levels of creativity and professionalism. Various longtime members teach the seminars, sharing years of experience and knowledge with our newbies. Our industry is an ever-evolving business. Our Education Chairperson, Ivy Thaide, hosts a monthly class schedule to help our members stay abreast of the newest computer skills and applications that are being used in today's television and filmmaking. Vice President Cate Adair is spearheading volunteerism to help support our local food banks and animal shelters. Labor leaders Sharon Day and Betty Madden organized a group of members to walk to support homeless vets. I am pleased to see the generosity of these true union leaders who have dedicated their time and talent to continuing to build a viable union workforce and community partners. True union spirit is alive and well at the CDG! In other news after years of debate, searching, and controversy over a building purchase, we are finally moving to a permanent home! The CDG recently purchased a 4700-square-foot corner property on Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank. They say timing is everything, and this was certainly the case here. The perfect combination of location, price, accessibility, low interest rates, and plentiful parking have eluded us, until now. If you drive by, it may not look like much in its current state, but we have exciting plans for a remodel of the inner and outer building. The front half of the building will house our offices and the back will be our members' area. We will finally have a dedicated area for classes, meetings, and other events. We invite you all to come by and see it when we move in May or June and will keep you posted about our progress. In solidarity, Rachael Stanley rstanley@cdgia.com