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GOOD NEWS – Hotel Discounted Reservations Extended to Oct. 3

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GOOD NEWS!!

The SBCS Convention Hotel (Millennium Maxwell Hotel) has extended the deadline to receive room discounts.
If you have not yet signed up for the SBCS convention – you can still get the special convention rate at the Millennium Hotel if you call or visit their website by Friday, October 3rd. Spaces are filling up fast and Thursday night is already sold out.
Please call the Millennium Maxwell Hotel directly at 800-457-4460 and give them the “SBC” group code – 1410SBCCON or go to their website at: www.maxwellhousehotel.com.
Hope to see you in Nashville. Let me know if you are having any problems at omemrick@bellsouth.net

Stay at the Millennium Maxwell Hotel and be close to the action.
Stay at the Millennium Maxwell Hotel and be close to the action.
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Time is Passing Fast – SBCS Convention Hotel Discount Ends Sept. 30!

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Hotel Room Discount ends on September 30. Rate goes up significantly. Good idea to make your reservations now.

Convention Late Fee is $20 for 2014 SBCS Convention registrations received after October 1st. Since registration (as of now) is by snail mail, it is time to get moving.

Click here for Registration Form and link to Millennium Maxwell House Hotel.

A quick review of the SBCS 2014 Convention Highlights:

Friday, Oct 24: Registration, Downtown Walking Tour, Meet & Greet with host and lots of Show & Tell.

A 1930s view from the State Capitol. SBCS Walking Tour will cover this area.
A 1930s view from the State Capitol. SBCS Walking Tour will cover this area.

Saturday, Oct 25: Annual Business Meeting, The Swap Meet, afternoon Driving Tour, Dinner and featured raffle and auction.
Sunday, Oct 26: Foot-Loose and Fancy Free. Options include sight-seeing, flea market, antique shops.

 

1939 Postcard of Maxwell House, Nashville, TN. Burned down in 1961. Teddy Roosevelt is credited with coining the phrase, "Good to the last drop" while having coffee at the Maxwell House Hotel.
1939 Postcard of Maxwell House, Nashville, TN. Burned down in 1961. Teddy Roosevelt is credited with coining the phrase, “Good to the last drop” while having coffee at the Maxwell House Hotel.
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READY, SET ………. SHOW & TELL! October 24, 2014

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Are you ready to share a special souvenir building (or two or three) with the “heavy grazers” at our Nashville Convention Host’s home?   Show & Tell is scheduled for Friday evening, October 24.

One highlight of  Show & Tell in 2012 was David S. and his cork replica of San Giovanni Eremite, Palermo, Italy. He told how  “when he paid his entrance fee to visit the church, the monk in the the ticket booth had several replicas of San Giovanni made of cork. The monk whittled these little gems from wine and other corks, giving him something to do while in the ticket booth.” It turns out that David likes to collect souvenir buildings when he has met the person who made the building.

Photo of San Giovanni Cork Replica
Cork Replica of San Giovanni, Palermo, Italy

David’s  Show & Tell  evolved into a full article in Souvenir Building Collector, Fall-Winter 2012. Click here to view the full article.

Have you made your reservations for the Souvenir Building Collectors Society Annual Convention – October 24,25,and 26, 2014?

Click here for Program Highlights.

Click here for  Registration Materials.

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SBCS 2014 Convention

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October 24, 25, and 26, 2014, Nashville, Tennessee

It’s time to start planning! Which souvenir buildings will you bring to the Auction or donate to the Raffle?  Do you have enough buildings to have a half table or a full table at the Swap Meet? Or are you just going to add to your collection? Do you have a couple of favorite buildings  you just can’t wait to share their stories at Show and Tell?

Photo of Swap Meet
SWAP MEET. Gettysburg 2003

The 2014 SBCS Convention is just around the corner. The program is set, the excitement is building (pun intended), all that is needed is your registration and enthusiasm.

The program includes a walking tour and a driving tour, a visit to a SBCS collector’s home, swap meet, business meeting, and a southern-style dinner in an 1840s, residence. and, of course, the Auction.

Click Here to view the program.

Click Here for Registration Form.

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REMINDER! SBCS Membership Renewals Due!

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Now is a great time to renew your annual membership and it’s easy to do.  If you need a membership form to send a check or want to simply renew your membership online via PayPal, Click here to use this link to the SBCS Membership Site.

Remember, the SBCS has One-Year Individual Memberships at $35 and One-Year Family/Household Memberships at $70.  Memberships outside the US are slightly higher at $40 and $80 respectively.

Here are the benefits of SBCS membership:
·       A one year subscription to the Souvenir Building Collector, published three times a year.
·       Annual membership directory.
·       Free 35 word classified ad in the newsletter for three consecutive issues.
·       Invitations to member-only events, such as regional meetings and national conventions.
·       Back issues of the newsletter for sale to members only.
·       Lots of fun, and a great opportunity to build your collection. You’ll also find people who will actually enjoy seeing or hearing about your buildings.

There is a special reason to renew your SBCS membership right now – this new website includes a “Members Only” section.

The SBCS is the only organization that supports our very special interest of collecting and enjoying souvenir buildings.  Please join with your fellow collectors and renew your membership today.
And again, thank you for your loyal support of the SBCS.

Sincerely,

Joseph Kopitz,
SBCS President

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WELCOME TO SBCS

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The Souvenir Building Collectors Society

A souvenir building is a three-dimensional, miniature version of an actual building, monument, statue, bridge, dam etc.   Souvenir buildings trigger a memory of a building or a structure, a time, a place, or perhaps a person.

SBCS is a Meeting Place for Souvenir Building Collectors, where you get to connect to a huge & diversified group of Souvenir Building Collectors and learn about thousands of Souvenir Buildings & even grow your collection.

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