- RMS CONVENTION
2012!
- September 9-13
- Hotel: Ramada Plaza,
Niagara Falls, Ont. Canada. Room: $73/$103.
Airport Shuttle Info: Please
see pre-registration form
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- Travel Information:
Theme:
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- Convention Schedule:
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- Pre-Registration Form: Front Back
Banquet: Pre-registration is required for
the banquet. You must sign up for the banquet prior to the convention.
Send to
Bowling Tournament:
Terry Rowe,
1509 S. Dugan Rd., Urbana OH 43078-9209
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.
- 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:
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
- -Connecticut MC: Best Rt. 66 Display
-Denver Strikers: Most Unusual Display
- -Forest City: Best Matchcovers or boxes about Ohio
- -Girlie Club: Best Girlie Display
- -Huggable Bears Club: Best Bear Display
- -IMC: Best Hotel Display
- -Jewelite Club: Best Jewelite Display
- -Liberty Bell: Best Niagara Falls Display
- -Mermaid Club: Best Mermaid Display
- -New England: Best Motorcycle Display
- -New Moon: Best box and/or label Display
- -Penn Ohio: Best Donkeys and Elephants Display
- -Phillu-Quebec: Best Busses Display (coach, tourism,
double deck, school and medical)
- -San Diego: Most Different Group Display
- -Tobacco Club: Best Tobacco Display
- -Tri-State MC: Best Niagara Area Display (no albums)
- -Trans Canada: Best Canadian Display
- -Keystone-Lehigh (Harry Stump Mem. Award): Best General
Transportation Display
- -Mary Ross Memorial Award: Judges Choice
- -Pat Flynn Memorial Award: Best Casino Display
- -Walter Hoffman Memorial Award: Best New Jersey Cover
Display (no albums)
- -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: 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 2011 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,
September 5th, 2012 and by hand at RMS by Tuesday, September
11th, 2012.
Chairperson - RMS Hall of Fame Committee - Gayle
Hofacker, 7885 Stoltz Rd., Greenville, OH 45331-9654
- 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 (2011 - 2006). 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: Wednesday, September
5th, 2012 and by hand at RMS by Tuesday, September 11th, 2012.
Consideration for the award will be based on the information
and qualifications contained in the resume.Mail to - Donna
Longenecker, 1007 Old Philly Pike, Kempton, PA 19529-9321
- People To Contact For:
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- -Convention Chairpersons:
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- -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:
- -Bowling: Terry
Rowe, 1509 S. Dugan Rd., Urbana OH 43078-9209
- -Club Meetings:
-Cover Donations: Bob
Hofacker, 7885 Stoltz Rd., Greenville, OH 45331-9654
- -Day Trips/Tours - Pre-Registration Form:
- -Dealer Tables:
- -Display Room: Loren Ross, 2743 Flangel Street,
Lakewood, California 90712-3730
- -Freebie Tables: Bob
Hofacker, 7885 Stoltz Rd., Greenville, OH 45331-9654
- -Games & Prizes:
- -Hall of Fame Nominations:
- -Hospitality:
- -Meeting Schedule:
- -Outstanding Collector of the Year Nominations:
- -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: see Convention Chairpersons
- -Registration:
-Registration Bags: Co-chairs (see above)
- -Schedule:
- -Travel Info:
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- Please direct all other inquiries regarding committees,
or to volunteer to help, to the Co-Chairs.
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