October 8. Craft Show Extravanza. This will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mandarin, Florida. This is one of the biggest craft shows in Jacksonville.

October 15. Fall Craft Festival at Mandarin United Mehtodist Church

4/18/09 YTC President to attend the Orange and Blue game in Gainesville, Florida

I like the idea that the wood is sustainable and ecologically a sound idea. First week on the internet and received many positive comments.

Team Spirit High Chairs are a sturdy design that helps to keep your child safe as well as using a wood that is ecologically responsible.
Our chairs are made from hevea brasiliensis, also called the rubber tree or Para rubber tree. These trees are cultivated for their natural latex sap, but they also yield a high quality wood with a tight grain which can be used in a wide range of applications. Despite the name, rubberwood does not bounce or stretch; the name is a reference to the parent tree. In addition to being beautiful, rubberwood is also an ecologically sustainable timber, making it popular with people who are concerned about the health of the world’s forests.

Rubber trees are in the Euphorbiaceae family, grown mostly in South America and produce a commercially valuable sap. People have been tapping rubber trees for their latex for centuries, and although synthetic alternatives have been developed, there is still a lively market for natural latex. However, after around 30 years, a rubber tree will start to produce much less latex, making it no longer commercially sustainable. These older trees are cut down so that new rubber trees can be planted.

The wood of felled rubber trees has traditionally been used for fuel and to make furniture in the regions where these trees are cultivated, but latex farmers realized that the wood could have commercial value as well, and they started to export it. Since the trees are not felled
specifically for timber use, many people consider rubberwood to be ecologically sound, simply using up a waste product of the latex production industry. It is also a great building material, since it is durable and very strong, and it takes a range of finishes.

Many companies which focus on high quality and unusual furniture use rubberwood in their products.
Consumers can recognize rubberwood by its density and tight grain. Rubberwood furnishings are very solid, with a smooth, even look which some people find quite enjoyable. The wood is sometimes compared to teak, another close grained tropical wood.