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Rocky Mt. wood promotion group is keeping up the good work
3 3 A CATALYST serving ro unire A rne segmenrs of rne wooo products indusiry in Colorado," is the description Robert A. Tweed, Denver Reserve Supply Co., Denver, Co., applies to W.O.O.D., Inc., the successful wood promotion association of the Rocky Mountain lumber and forest products suppliers.
For the 22 years since its foundine in 1957, the <irganization has created and promoted services and projects to advance the uses of forest products in a changing economy. It has maintained a Wood Data File as well as
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Rocky Mountain forest products suppliers, W.O.O.D., lnc. promotes wood through Yarious pro- jects. their architectural award program is outstanding.
sponsoring education programs, exhibits and technical seminars. The group also supports a public relations program, a speakers bureau. audio-visual programs and a technical informational service.
An outstanding example of their work is the annual architectural awards for excellence. The program, chairmanned by Tweed for the past 13 years, is open to all licensed architects in Colorado. Awards are sranted on the basis of excellence in ihe design and use of wood products. The competition is considered unique, according to him, in that all entries each year are visited by at least one team ofjudges.
Enthusiastic about the concept of W.O.O.D., Tweed is hopeful that other cities and areas will pick up the idea and form similar groups. "We truly hope we can have a nationwide organization someday," he says.
A non-profit corporation, the orsanization maintains a full-time office Ind staff in Golden, Co. Membership is divided into five categories including retailers in the DenverBoulder area, retailers-associate members from throughout the state, ware- house wholesalers, office wholesalers and manufacturer's representatives, and honorary members.
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SURPRISE PBESEl{TATl01{ was made to Robert A. Tweed, Denver, Co., [leftl in recognition of his 13 years as chairman of the Architectural Awards committee of W.0.0.0., Inc., by Stephen S. Stookesberry, retiring pres., who is employed at Econ0my Lumber & Hardware, Denver.
