- RMS CONVENTION
2013!
- August 18-24
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- Hotel: Holiday Inn,
Erlanger, KY. You can book your room online and you will also
get your confirmation number: Go to >
http://www.holidayinn.com/redirect?path=hd&brandCode=hi&localeCode=en®ionCode=1&hotelCode=CVGAP&_PMID=99801505&GPC=RMS
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- If people have special needs, ie handicapped room or refrigerator,
it would be best if they call the hotel directly.
Airport Shuttle Info/Reservations:
Complimentary airport pickup. Just call the hotel upon arrival:
859 371 2233. 1717 Airport Exchange Blvd Erlanger, KY 41018
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- Travel Information:
Pat Mains,
105 Roger Lane, Florence, KY 41042-2334 (859-525-0588); Bob Borton,
2583 Wexford Rd., Columbus, OH 43221-3215 (614-486-3964),
Bob Hofacker, 7885
Stoltz Rd., Greenville, OH 45331-9654 (937-447-3795), Betsy
Spoff, 503 Underbrook Ct., Westerville,
OH 43081 (614-846-5728)
Theme:
Rollin' on the river
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- Convention Schedule: Pat
Mains, 105 Roger Lane, Florence, KY
41042-2334 (859-525-0588); Bob
Borton, 2583 Wexford Rd., Columbus,
OH 43221-3215 (614-486-3964)
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- Pre-Registration Form: Registration
Details
Banquet: Pre-registration is required for
the banquet. You must sign up for the banquet prior to the convention.
Send to
Tours/Scheduled Events: No tours this
year. If enough people want to go to a certain place within 5
miles of the HolidayInn, the shuttle will take them. Also, there
will be table-hopping this year, rather than room-hopping.
Auction Lots:
Any paid-up RMS member may enter up to 15 lots in
the convention auction. Send a list (2 copies) w/SASE of what
your lots will be to Pat
Shappell 109 Wood Ln.,Reading PA 19606-2446. Do not send
auction lots to Pat. Send lists early. Space limited.
- Convention Program Book: Ellen Gutting, 824 Peachy Canyon Circ.,
#101, Las Vegas, NV 89144-0907, 702-243- 9340
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- - Full-page ad: $35
- - Half-page ad: $20
- - Qtr-page ad:
$10
- - Patron ad (name & address
only): $5
- Please send artwork and check to: Ellen
Gutting
Display Entry Rules: (need TIPs on
making displays?)
1. Anyone entering a display must be a paid up member
of RMS.
2. Displays can consist of used or unused matchcovers,
full books, matchboxes or labels. (Salesman's samples, flats,
mutilated covers, loose labels and loose pages are permitted
ONLY in category #13 - Display.)
3. There are no restrictions as to title size, title placement,
or other added material on a display, as long as the entire display
is no more than 720 sq. inches in any dimentional combination
- e.g., 24" x 30". 20" x 36" (not including
the frame). Any display exceeding 720 sq. inches shall be charged
as two (2) displays. No display may be larger than 1440 square
inches.
4. Each display shall bear the name and address of the
entrant on the back of the display. This information shall be
covered with opaque paper or a card. The number of the category
in which the display is to be entered shall be on the outside
of the opaque paper or card. This must be done prior to entering
the display.
5. Each display SHALL be covered with transparent material
to inhibit removal of covers. (The chairperson wishes it to be
known that all reasonable care will be taken to safeguard displays,
but neither the chairperson nor RMS assumes any responsibility,
either legal or moral, for their integrity).
6. Displays shall adhere to the criteria of the category
in which they are entered.
7. Entrants may enter no more than two (2) displays in
any category. A maximum of ten (10) displays per membership can
be entered.
Display Categories:
- 1 Single .............................Two (2) of same
may be shown to illustrate inside
2 Sets & Series
3 Military & Political ..........Army; Navy; Marines;
Air Force; Coast Guard; Military Camps and bases;
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Military and Veterans Hospitals; no Credit unions; Major and
Minor Political |
4 Sports
5 Transportation
6 Lodging............................Hotels; Motels; Inns;
Cabins
7 VIPs & Entertainment.......Movie stars; Movies; Theme
Parks; Casinos etc.
8 Thematic...........................Bears; Fairs; Gaming;
Top Hats; etc.
9 Businesses, Products........All Financial institutions;
Department and Drug stores; & Services Funeral
10 Eating & Drinking.......... Restaurants; Bars; Grills;
Drive-ins; etc.
11 Open Entry to any display
12 Foreign
13 Display only....................No RMS award given but
displays are eligible for non-RMS club, individual and
- 14 People's Choice...............voted on by members
attending the convention.
Club/Individual/Organization Awards to
be Presented:
- -Angelus: Best Combo display
- -Big Boy Restaurant Club: Best Big Boy Restaurant
display
- -Connecticut MC: Best Horse display
- -Convention Hotel: Best Holiday Inn display
- -Denver Strikers MC: Most Different display
- -Forest City: Best Alcoholic Beverage display
- -Girlie Club: Best Girlie display
- -Hallmark Club: Best Hallmark Display (Hallmark Cards)
- -Huggable Bears Club: Best Bear display
- -Jewelite Club: Best Jewelite display
- -Liberty Bell: Best Whiskey display
- -Mermaid Club: Best Mermaid display
- -New England: Best New England Front-Striker Restaurant
display (no albums)
- -New Moon: Best Box or Label display
- -Penn Ohio: Best Cowboys display (no albums)
- -San Diego: Most Unusual Group display
- -Southeastern MC - Best Florida Display
- -Tobacco Club: Best Tobacco display
- -Tri-State MC: Best Paddleboat/Riverboat display (no
albums)
- -Trans Canada: Best Canadian display (boxes or covers)
- -Keystone-Lehigh (Harry Stump Mem. Award):
- -Mary Ross Memorial Award: Judges' Choice (any display
may qualify)
- -Pat Flynn Memorial Award: Best Casino display
- -People's Choice Award: Any display may qualify
- -Walter Hoffman Memorial Award: Best Old New Jersey
display
- -Ward Chase/Evelyn Hovious Memorial Award: Best Older
Cover display
- -Empire (Manny Phillips Award): Most Esthetically
Pleasing display
- -Empire - (Sam Schroeder Award): Best Girlie display
Hall of Fame Nominations: It is now time to start thinking of those
people who deserve a place in the RMS Hall of Fame. This is a
means of honoring those individuals, either living or deceased,
who have made significant contributions to the hobby. The plaque
containing the names of inductees is a permanent tribute to those
who have helped to make our hobby what it is today.
Individuals nominated for the 2013 RMS Hall of Fame may be
living or deceased. If living, they should be RMS members in
good standing with twenty or more years of membership. Deceased
individuals considered must have joined RMS at least 10 years
prior to nomination.
The nomination should include a resume of the individual's
contributions to the hobby along with a statement by the nominator
as to why the person should be considered as a member of the
RMS Hall of Fame. Be sure both the name and RMS# of the nominator
and the nominee are included.
Send names, with the qualifications of the candidate(s) to
the chairperson below. They need to be received by Wednesday,
August 1, 2013 and by hand at RMS by Tuesday, August 20th, 2013.
Chairperson - RMS Hall of Fame Committee - Ellen Gutting,
824 Peachy Canyon Circ., #101, Las Vegas, NV 89144-0907, 702-243-
9340
- Outstanding Collector of the Year Nominations: Nominations for the RMS Outstanding Collector
of the year Award to be presented at this year’s convention
are now being accepted. Send nominations to Chairperson -.
NOMINATIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: An Outstanding Collector
shall be selected from RMS members in good standing and based
on his/her achievements in the Hobby and the Society during the
5 years immediately prior to the award. Nominees must have contributed
to the advancement of the hobby in a manner far above the average
in one or more of the following ways:
1. Promotion, publicity, or public relations on a national
or international scale.
2. Organizational efforts in connection with the advancement
of the hobby.
3. Author of books, pamphlets, articles, check lists,
and similar material which have been circulated to a large
number of collectors.
4. Creation of good will among old and new collectors.
5. Sustained performance of above average work for the
hobby in one or more of the above or other helpful
categories.
Any member in good standing may nominate a candidate for this
award by sending in their name with a full resume of the candidate’s
achievements. DEADLINE: August 1st, 2013
and by hand at RMS by Tuesday, August 20th, 2013. Consideration
for the award will be based on the information and qualifications
contained in the resume.Mail to - Bob
and Zi Zack, 3041 Scottwood Rd., Columbus, OH 43227 (614-235-8019)
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- People To Contact For:
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- -Convention Chairpersons: Pat Mains,
105 Roger Lane, Florence, KY 41042-2334 (859-525-0588); Bob Borton,
2583 Wexford Rd., Columbus, OH 43221-3215 (614-486-3964); Betsy Spoff,
503 Underbrook Ct., Westerville, OH 43081 (614-846-5728); Bob Hofacker, 7885
Stoltz Rd., Greenville, OH 45331-9654 (937-447-3795) DO NOT MAIL
UNTIL MAY 1,2013
- -Airport Pickup: See above
- -Auction Lots: Pat
Shappell 109 Wood Ln., Reading PA 19606-2446. Do not send
auction lots to Pat. Send lists early. Space limited.
- -Awards: See Convention Chairpersons
- -Banquet: Betsy
Spoff, 503 Underbrook Ct., Westerville,
OH 43081 (614-846-5728), Bill
Gigantino, 24 Hillside Ave., Cheshire. CT 06410-1012
- -Club Meetings: Pat
Mains, 105 Roger Lane, Florence, KY
41042-2334 (859-525-0588)
-Cover Donations: Bob
Hofacker, 7885 Stoltz Rd., Greenville, OH 45331-9654 (937-447-3795)
DO NOT MAIL UNTIL MAY 1,2013
- -Day Trips/Tours - Pre-Registration Form:
- -Dealer Tables: Clem Pater, 315 Front
St., Hamilton, OH 45011
- -Display Room: Loren Ross, 2743 Flangel Street,
Lakewood, California 90712-3730
- -Freebie Tables: Bob
Hofacker, 7885 Stoltz Rd., Greenville, OH 45331-9654 (937-447-3795)
- -Games & Prizes: Mail donations to: Bob Hofacker, 7885
Stoltz Rd., Greenville, OH 45331-9654 (937-447-3795) DO NOT MAIL
UNTIL MAY 1,2013
- -Hall of Fame Nominations: Ellen Gutting, 824
Peachy Canyon Circ., #101, Las Vegas, NV 89144-0907, 702-243-
9340
- -Hospitality: Irene
Kozak, 3470 Hunter Dr., North Olmsted, OH 44070-1272; Carol
Ziegler, 4019 Weimar Ln., RR #3, Wellesley, Ont., CAN NOB 2TO
519-699-5738
- -Meeting Schedule: Pat
Mains, 105 Roger Lane, Florence, KY
41042-2334 (859-525-0588)
- -Outstanding Collector of the Year Nominations:
19529-9321 (610-756-4204)
- -Program Book: Ellen Gutting, 824 Peachy Canyon
Circ., #101, Las Vegas, NV 89144-0907, 702-243- 9340
- -Publicity: Joe
DeGennaro, 309 E. 87th St., Apt 6E, NY, NY 10128-4812
- -Raffle & Game Prizes: Betsy
and Paul Spoff, 503 Underbrook Ct., Westerville, OH 43081 (614-846-5728)
- -Registration: Gayle
Hofacker, 7885 Stoltz Rd., Greenville, OH 45331-9654 (937-447-3795)
-Registration Bags: Co-chairs (see above)
- -Schedule: Pat
Mains, 105 Roger Lane, Florence, KY
41042-2334 (859-525-0588); Bob
Borton, 2583 Wexford Rd., Columbus,
OH 43221-3215 (614-486-3964)
- -Travel Info: convention chairpersons (see above)
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- Please direct all other inquiries regarding committees,
or to volunteer to help, to the Co-Chairs.
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