- RMS CONVENTION
2009!
- August 10-15
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- Hotel:
Plaza Hotel in Hagerstown, MD. The Hotel rate will be
$89 plus tax with a $5 voucher for breakfast at the hotel.
Airport Shuttle Info:
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- Travel Information:
Theme: "Follow
Route 6 to RMS"
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- Convention
Schedule:
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- Pre-Registration Form:
Bowling Tournament:
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- Tours/Scheduled Events:
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.
Golf Tournament:
- Convention Program Book:
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- - Full-page ad:
- - Half-page ad:
- - Qtr-page ad:
- - Patron ad (name & address
only):
- Art work does not need to be camera
ready as I have a scanner and copier.
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- Please send artwork and check to: Shirley Sayers,
1290 Corporation Street, Beaver, PA 15009 DEADLINE
= June 1st
Display Entry Rules:
1. Anyone entering a display must be a paid up member
of RMS.
2. Displays can consist of used or unused matchcovers,
full-books, or matchboxes. (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 Award
- -Berks County:
- -Bill Gigantino/Donna Longenecker:
- -Denver Strikers:
- -Empire (Manny Phillips Award):
-Empire - (Sam Schroeder Award):
-Forest City:
- -Girlie Club:
- -Huggable Bears Club:
- -IMC:
- -Jewelite Club:
- -Liberty Bell:
- -Mermaid Club:
- -New England:
- -New Moon:
- -Pat Flynn Memorial Award:
- -Penn Ohio:
- -San Diego:
- -Southeastern :
- -Tobacco Club:
- -Trans Canada:
- -Ward Chase/Evelyn Hovious Memorial Award:
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Hall of Fame Nominations: Is it 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 2009 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 of the RMS Hall of Fame Committee by August 1,
2009, or hand them to the chairperson at the RMS Convention no
later than noon on Wednesday, August 6th.
Chairperson - RMS Hall of Fame Committee - John Stroka, 426
Welty St., Greensburg, PA 15601
- Outstanding Collector of the Year Nominations: Nominations for the RMS Outstanding Collector
of the year Award to be presented at next year’s convention,
are not open until next year. Send nominations to Chairperson
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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 (2009 - 2004). 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 8 by mail,
and August 14 by hand at the convention. Consideration
for the award will be based on the information and qualifications
contained in the resume.Mail to - Linda
Clavette, 13 Creekstone Drive, Mont Alto, Pa. 17237
- People To Contact For:
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- -Convention Chairpersons:
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- -Airport Pickup: See above
- -Auction Lots: Pat
Shappell, 109 Wood Lane, Reading, Pa. 19606
- -Awards:
- -Banquet:
- -Banquet Table:
- -Bowling:
- -Club Meetings:
- -Cover Donations:
- -Day Trips/Tours - Pre-Registration Form:
- -Dealer Tables:
- -Display Room: Loren Ross, 2743 Flangel Street,
Lakewood, California 90712-3730
- -Freebie Tables:
- -Games & Prizes:
- -Hall of Fame Nominations: John Stroka, 426
Welty St., Greensburg, PA 15601
- -Hospitality:-
- -Meeting Schedule:
- -Outstanding Collector of the Year Nominations:
Linda Clavette, 13
Creekstone Drive, Mont Alto, Pa. 17237
- -Program Book:
- -Publicity: Joe
DeGennaro, 309 E. 87th St., Apt 6E, NY, NY 10128-4812 and
Ellen Gutting, 824 Peachy Canyon Circ., #101, Las Vegas,NV 89144-0907
- -Raffle & Game Prizes:
- -Registration:
- -Registration Bags:
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- Please direct all other inquiries regarding committees, or
to volunteer to help, to the Co-Chairs.
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