President’s Message The official ballot was in the last newsletter. If you haven’t voted, I encourage you to vote and mail your ballot in. It is important that you vote so that you can have the leadership necessary to move the club forward. We have many challenges facing us. We have had a declining membership over the past several years. This is not unexpected, as many social and collectors clubs are having the same declining participation. I believe that we need to expand beyond our borders and actively encourage foreign chapters and members. In this issue, you will read about The Coca-Cola Collectors Club, Philippines. This is an interesting group of individuals. Collecting Coca-Cola is different outside North America. There are not as many vintage signs, and the local bottlers did not promote the club in the same way they did here and in Canada. Also, being a poor third world country, there are fewer people who can afford a hobby. Old signs were often recycled and not saved due to space concerns. There is an active club in Columbia. I have reached out to them to see if they would join our organization. I also found that there is a group in the UK, but we only have two members from that country in our club. We know that most mass market items sold at Walmart and the like are probably not going to increase in value. Our experience has told us that vintage items prior to 1970 tend to hold their value whereas the items made since then tend to lose value. Part of this is the fact that items made prior to 1970 were not intended to be “collectibles” they were items either used in the production and distribution of Coca-Cola or used as current advertising. These signs, posters and advertising items were meant to be used and discarded. The fact that many were discarded makes the ones that survived valuable. Even if you take the same item used for advertising today, you may not see any appreciation since we now have a collector mentality. We are saving the things that were previously discarded and that means there is a large quantity of them still around. I often get calls and e-mails from relatives of collectors who have passed away asking for outlets for their relatives collection. Often these collections consist of the mass merchandise items I mentioned previously. Unfortunately, I have to tell them that the items are worth maybe 20% of the initial retail. I also tell them that the items are more suited and will bring a higher price at a yard sale than at a collector auction or internet auction site. We need to encourage those people who collect the newer items as they tend to be younger people. The cost of vintage items may discourage younger people from collecting due to the cost. Most of us started out collecting items of lesser value and then blossomed into the more expensive vintage items. There has long been a division between members who collect the vintage items and those who collect the newer things. We need to be able to encourage and support both groups.\ I look forward to seeing you at the Convention in Glendale at the end of the month. Until then, Happy Collecting, Dan page 2 June 2015 www.cocacolaclub.org Grand Canyon Tour Don’t forget to turn in your meal choices asap . Important Come to registration Sunday, June 28 Bits and Pieces to get your name badge and tickets. Sally Vandivort Follow us on Facebook The Coca-Cola Collectors Club News & Events Group This site is for news and events related to The Cola-Cola Collectors Club and Chapters & Members. If your chapter has an event, write about it. Find out about local conventions. Read about future National Conventions. Find your closest Chapter. See who to contact. Convention Glendale, AZ You can still register for the convention. Come join the fun and collecting. There are still swap meet tables. There are trading tables available. Chapters may still get a table for a game or raffle at Social Night. Join us at the Breakfast Club Tuesday –Saturday 6:30-11:30 am. $10 Don’t forget your decorated Coca-Cola Bottle for the contest. Attention members: As your incoming new Publications Director, I am reaching out to you to send me articles, pictures or and stories about your most unusual or hardest to find Coca-Cola item. Tell me how long it took you to find it, or are you still looking? I welcome any ideas, comments, or stories you want to share. Let’s get started! Robert Mathison [email protected] 40 year Members with Continuous Membership Bill Bateman Don Benedick Mary Lou Benedick Richard Bostwick Randy Schaeffer We have 5 distinguished members who belong to this list. The Coca-Cola Collectors News June 2015 page 3 The Coca-Cola Collectors Club 41st National Convention June 30–July 4, 2015 Glendale, AZ Name______________________________ AcctNo ____________ Address___________________City__________State___Zip_____Country_____ Phone____________________E-Mail ___________________________________ PRICE QUANTITY TOTAL Adult No Packet Registration ..includes late fee .........................................$35 _____$____ Child Packet Registration (Ages 12 and under)......................................... $15 _____$____ ___ Family Fun (kids and parents) Name(s) _______________________ Infant Registration....... (Ages 3 and under – No Package)........................ Free_____ Free Trading Center(1/2 Table Per Person)..................................................Free_____ Free Memorabilia Show & Sale (Limited to 200 tables. Soda Related Items Only) Regular Table......Two Tables or more $35 each OR One Table for ..… $40 ____ $_____ Early Entry to Memorabilia Show & Sale - (No Table)..............................$10____ $_____ No refunds after June 1. TOTAL $_____ Send completed form before June 15 along with check, credit card, or money order payable in US Funds to: TCCCC. Send to Sally Vandivort, 4515 South St, Lakewood, CA 90712.Credit Card registrations may be faxed to 562-867-2085. Be sure to fill in all the information, including credit card number, expiration date, 3 digit number, and signature. The address at the top of the form must be the address of the card holder. MC/Visa #: _______________________________________ Expiration Date:_________ Is your billing address the same as listed above? Y or N (If different, please note below.) Signature:_____________________________________ 3 DIGIT #______ (Back of card) Confirmation will be by E-Mail unless SASE included. List attendee names as you want them to appear on the badge. Circle the items for each person. Name on Badge Packet Type Lunch Banquet Show/Sale T-Shirt 1st Convention __________Packet No Pac Child Infant YES YES YES YES YES __________Packet No Pac Child Infant YES YES YES YES YES __________Packet No Pac Child Infant YES YES YES YES YES __________Packet No Pac Child Infant YES YES YES YES YES All attendees, except infants, must be current members of The Coca-Cola Collectors Club. Questions- Sally Vandivort, 562-867-2085 or [email protected] Long time member and Phoenix resident, Bryan Grapentine has recommended great places to visit. “The # 1 attraction in Phoenix is the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM). It has been in existence about five years and is a very interesting museum to visit. It is difficult to see all of the exhibits in one afternoon. ”Their mission to collect, preserve and make accessible instruments from every country in the world. The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) is the world’s only global musical instrument museum. Other suggestions: Arizona Science Center Heard Museum The Desert Botanical Garden page 4 June 2015 www.cocacolaclub.org TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa Room Hopping Every Day and Night 9495 W Coyotes Blvd, Glendale, AZ SUNDAY, June 28 85305 800-468-3571 Registration 7:00 - 8:00 pm MONDAY, June 29 Convention Changes Grand Canyon Tour 7 am There will be no refunds Registration 3:00 - 4:00 pm after June 1, 2015. All Club Store 3:30 - 4:30 pm changes to your TUESDAY, June 30 registration must be in writing by letter, fax, Registration 8:30 - 9:15 am or email to Sally Vandivort. Any convention Business Meeting 9:30 -11:30 am merchandise NOT claimed by the end of the Registration Badge only 11:35 -11:50 pm convention will revert to the Club. Vacation Lunch 12:00 - 2:00 pm Registration Badge only 2:00 - 2:15 pm Super Shuttle Chapter President’s Meeting 2:30 - 3:30 pm If you are flying and need a ride to the hotel, New Attendee Seminar 4:00 - 5:00 pm call Super Shuttle at 800-258-3826 or Registration 4:00 - 5:00 pm supershuttle.com to make your reservation. Club Store 4:30 - 5:30 pm It is $24 each way. Event: Room Hopping 7:00 pm- The Hotel has a shuttle that is $60 from the WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 Silent Auction Check-in 8:30 - 10:00 am airport and $20 from the hotel to the airport. Registration 9:00 - 10:00 am Call the hotel for information. Club Store 10:00 - 11:00 am New Attendee Seminar 11:00 - 12:00 pm Join the Breakfast Club S A Special Needs Preview 12:00 - 12:30 pm The Breakfast has moved to the Hotel’s Silent Auction 12:30 - ?:?? pm restaurant Soleil Tuesday - Saturday from C.C. Seminars 2:45 - 5:00 pm 6am to 11am. The hotel is providing a Club Store 3:30 - 4:30 pm breakfast buffet for us at $10 plus tax and Silent Auction Check-out 5:00 - 6:00 pm tip. This would be a great place to meet Registration 6:15 - 6:45 pm your chapter members and friends for food, Event: Room Hopping 7:00 pm- fun, and conversation.