Fredonia’s annual pottery show and sale to benefit the University Police Criminal Justice Scholarship Fund (CJSF), established through the Fredonia College Foundation, will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room in the Williams Center.
Local potters will be selling their handcrafted mugs, trays, bowls and jewelry. For each purchase, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the University Police Criminal Justice Scholarship Fund (CJSF).
Some of the potters include Fredonia faculty and staff members Dr. Ted Lee of the Department of Biology, Dr. David Rudge of the School of Music and University Police Chief Ann Burns. Other potters who will be selling their works are Michele Ballachino, Ann Janik, Rhonda Lee, Carol Samuelson and Cynthia Fitzgerald.
Chief Burns noted that “The University Police Department has almost 100 percent giving from their employees to the CJSF. Each person takes a certain amount out of their paycheck every two weeks to give to the scholarship.”
All of the potters created their works on the pottery wheels at Mudslingers, a pottery studio in downtown Fredonia owned and operated by Fredonia alumnus Ron Nasca, who is a strong supporter and teacher of the potters.
CJSF was started in July 2009 by University Police Lieutenant Clifton Wheeler. He recognized a need for more scholarship opportunities for Criminal Justice majors other than just the one scholarship available at that time. Each year the fund strives for a $10,000 endowment award to present to a deserving Criminal Justice student. In addition to the pottery sale fundraiser, CJSF also hosts a yearly golf tournament in July at Shorewood Country Club in conjunction with the Fredonia College Foundation, as another fundraising opportunity.
