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Village Press March 2005 Mark Your Calendar! Sunday, March 20th Village Landlords Meeting 2:15 PM Davie Police Hall Featuring Jeffery Kirchner from Holiday Celebrations
OUR WEB SITE: www.villagelandlords.com $DUES TIME$ How time flies! It’s time to pay our 2005 dues! Dues are $15 per person or $25 per family. If you joined in 2004 in one of the months on the following schedule, your 2005 dues will be prorated as follows:
Please pay at the March meeting or send to our mailbox if you cannot make the meeting. The Village Landlords P. O. Box 670093 Coral Springs, FL 33067 NEWS FROM THE PRESIDENT We do not have an updated Treasurer’s Report for this Newsletter. Rich’s computer “crashed”, and he is in the process of getting everything back. He will have a current report for us at the March meeting. We had a great turnout at the February meeting for our club picture. Thanks to Peter Gendron, Jerry Fernon, and Eileen O’Connor for taking the pictures for us. As you know, Department 56 is going to feature our club on their web site. We have sent them the group picture, along with a history of the club, and various pictures of the different events we have held throughout the years. Look for the feature to be on their web site shortly. Also, look for our group picture to be in the fall issue of the Department 56 Celebrations Magazine. Just a reminder (until the position is filled), the Programs position is still open. Even though the meetings are set through April, we still need to fill this position.
NOTE: Copies and postage were for the Newsletter and mailings done for the period April through November. THIS MONTH’S PROGRAM Jeffery Kirchner from Holiday Celebrations will be doing a display in an Easter egg carved out by Vern Schweiterman from Tampa. You will remember Vern’s seminar at the SRG, and when he was a guest speaker at one of our meetings last year. Jeffery will be using a D-56 Easter house and accessory donated by Holiday Celebrations in his display. The finished display will be a raffle prize. PRIZES-PRIZES-PRIZES-PRIZES Door prizes – There will be 10 door prizes. Raffle Prizes – There will be a total of 6 raffle prizes, including the Mystery House, and Easter egg display. February MeetingLarry Sargent from A Christmas Place showed us how to get elevation in our displays with this use of platforms made out of 2 x 6’s. Larry brought two completed displays on platforms he made, as well as various stages of the platforms, to show how he assembled and completed them. Larry graciously donated one of his platforms, which included Dickens Village houses donated by A Christmas Place. Larry also showed us how to light up our walkways using small Christmas lights, and how to make steps and gavel roads for our displays. The following Door Prizes were won at the February meeting: Mill Creek Curved Section – Charlie Heinsinger Twinkle Light Shrubs (White) – Kathy Tavernia D-56 Ornament (Nantucket) – Eileen O’Connor D-56 Ornament (Craggy Cove Lighthouse) – Larry Davis D-56 Noel Ornament – Jay Tavernia SRG Village Sign and Bench – Gisela Suarez, Larry Treadwell Snow Village Country Harvest Accessory – Joseph Armeno D-56 Grassy Ground Cover – Juan Martinez TV Antennas – Ruth McDonough These Raffle Prizes were won: D-56 Bear and Pin – Nancy Fernon $25 Gift Certificate (Warrick Custom Hobbies) – Marlene Bretl Avon North Pole Beauty Salon – Rich Moore Season’s Bay “Here Comes the Ice Cream Van” – Charlie Heinsinger Mystery House “NE Whitehill Round Barn” – Nancy Weiler Larry Sargent’s DV Display – Guenther Heil. SRG 2005The committees continue to meet and plan for a special event. The pool party and banquet are coming together beautifully. If you had fun participating in the games at the 2003 pool party, you’ll love what’s planned for this year’s party. The banquet promises to be fun, with wonderful entertainment planned. Rooms are getting booked, so don’t lose out, if you haven’t made your hotel reservations, or sent in your SRG 2005 Registration Form, don’t delay. HOSPITALITY Thanks to Jerry Cunningham, Dottie Winzell, Jeffery Kirchner, Arlene Geiselman, Carlos and Gisela Suarez, Donna Fresquez and Guenther Heil for bringing refreshments to the February meeting. The following people have signed up to bring refreshments for March: Joan Heinsinger,
Vickey Gendron, Sheila Shuhi, Grace Clarke. “How to Go Broke – but have FUN!” (Re-printed from the National Council of 56 Clubs Bulletin, from the Village Voices) As you invest every dime you make in Department 56, keep telling yourself … “I’m having fun.” As you put an addition on your house so you can leave your Department 56 Village up all year long, keep telling yourself … “I’m having fun.” As you sell the cat because you don’t want him/her to jump on your display, keep telling yourself … “I’m having fun.” As you hope your kids never come to visit because you’re sure the “grandkids” will break a house, keep telling yourself … “I’m having fun.” When you and the wife only stay together because neither of you will give up custody of “The Grapes Inn”, keep telling yourself … “I AM HAVING FUN!” DISPLAY TIPS (Re-printed from the National Council of 56 Clubs Bulletin, contributed By Village Addicts UT) An easy way to make colorful trees ideal for your North Pole Village. Buy various sizes of Styrofoam cones (between 8 and 15 inches high) along with lemon drops, jellybeans, peppermints, gumdrops, licorice, etc. Using hot glue, apply the various candies in rows around the cones. Use varathane diamond finish spray to enhance and preserve them. UPCOMING EVENTS MARCH:
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VILLAGE LANDLORDS MEETING APRIL: 12 VILLAGE LANDLORDS BOARD MEETING17 VILLAGE LANDLORDS MEETING 8-10 Mid-Atlantic Village Gathering Hyatt Regency, Reston, VA JUNE: Special Village Landlord Meeting Date and time to be announced. July 14-17 Region 8 Gathering, Austin, TX Aug. 4-7 SRG 2005 – North Pole South Hilton Hotel, Deerfield Beach, FL May 19-21, 2006: D-56 Gathering, Quebec City Quebec, Canada MEMBERSHIPDon’t forget to pay your 2005 dues. For those not paid, April will be the last Newsletter you will receive. Check your address label for the month/year you joined to see how much dues you owe. Paid membership is 174 members, 46 individual and 64 families. Remember, wearing your club shirt and name badge at our meetings earn you extra door prize tickets. Be sure to mail any corrections, additions and e-mail changes to Village Landlords, PO Box 670093, Coral Springs, FL 33067 or e-mail Bob at obenland@aol.com.
Welcome New Member: Grace Clarke 3780 SW 19th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 Bob Obenland and Gene Armeno NEW VILLAGE LANDLORD PINS If you have not already received your new club pin, you can get it at the meeting. The new pin is free to existing members, and will be given to new members when they join the club. However, if you lose your pin, or want additional pins, they are available for $3.00. CAN FOOD DRIVE A reminder to all that the monthly Can Food Drive will continue at each meeting. The collection of food will be taken and delivered to needy families. Please bring your contribution to the meeting. Items that can be used as a meal, such as, soups, ravioli, spaghetti o’s, chili, are requested and with pop top containers, if available. Your contribution is always needed and appreciated, but especially at this time of year. Thank you. Carol Sellers and Gene Armeno NEED TO BUY OR SELL SOMETHING? Any Village Landlord member interested in selling or buying any D56 item can now give us the information and we will place it in the next Village Press. Please keep it to a minimum of information on what you have to sell or want to buy and how you can be contacted. Please send your information:
The Village Landlords(Village Press) P. O. Box 670093Coral Springs, Fl 33067 There will be no charge for these ads. DEALERS WELCOME Remember all dealers are always welcome at any of our meetings and free to inform us of your events to be in our Dealers’ Corner. DEALERS’ CORNER Silver Sleigh is having a “Spring Sale
DEALER ADVERTISEMENTFor dealers wanting to advertise in the Village Press, ads are $60.00 per year (6 to 8 newsletters per year). Ads are business card size and can be your business card or any other artwork you would like that size. Please fill in the form and send with your check to: The Village Landlords (Village Press) P. O. Box 670093Coral Springs, Fl 33067
VILLAGE LANDLORDS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION DATE __________________
(MEMBERSHIP YEAR IS FROM JAN 1 TO DEC 31) All information is confidential and used for club purposes only. Please fill out application and return along with the membership fee of $15.00 per person or $25.00 per family. NAME:__________________________________________ WHEN DID YOU START COLLECTING? __________ ADDRESS:_______________________________________ WHAT DO YOU COLLECT? __ Dickens’ Village __ Christmas in the City CITY:____________________________________________ __ New England Village __ Snow Village STATE:________________ZIP:_______________________ __ Snowbabies __ Snowbunnies __ Winter Silhouette __ Little Town of Bethlehem HOME PHONE #:___________________________________ __ Seasons Bay __ Other________________________________ E-MAIL:__________________________________________
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: The Village Landlords P. O. Box 670093 Coral Springs, Fl 33067
Would you be interested in hosting a Christmas House Tour for club members in December or January? __Yes __No __Possibly __Need more information
What would you be interested in seeing more of this year at the meeting? __Display Techniques __Guest Speakers __Social Events __Workshops __Other __________________ _____________________________.
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