
February 23, 1988: Twenty paper cutters met in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and agreed to form a regional paper cutting guild

April 1988: 1-1 Inaugural Edition of FIRST CUT
May 1, 1988: Business meeting at Paul VI Institute for the Arts in Washington, DC, at the opening of an exhibition of the work of Dan Paulos.
- Interim Executive Committee was formed:
- Sukey Harris
- Steve Woodbury
- Kerch McConlogue
- Rose Weidner
- Trudy Kauffman agreed to be treasurer and start to accept memberships for $15
- 1-2 First Cut – included minutes from May meeting
October 9, 1988: Third meeting of the Guild at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia; Karen Schloss made all the arrangements
Officers were approved:
- President – Steve Woodbury
- Vice President – Mary Lou “Sukey” Harris
- Recording Secretary – Sandra Gilpin
- Treasurer – Trudy Kauffman
- Steering Committee – Kerch McConlogue and Rose Weidner