Pin It On Tuesday – Fashion Forward

Fashion shows up in our pin collection. Highlighted here is a sports jersey, a sweater vest, a shoe, and a crown. We also should include a suitcase to round it out.

Would love to see what fashionable type of pins you might have.

There are A LOT of pins, so we are also going to have a weekly feature showing them off here. Let us know of any pins you would like to share, the story behind the pin, if you know the year, how you got it (any fun trade stories), or other memory you connect to that pin (for example, it’s a pin that represents your term as club president or going past active). Even if it’s just a neat pin you like, please share.

Pin It On Tuesday – Sebastopol & San Francisco

Sticking with this week’s Transportation theme, we have 2 club pins to showcase. The apple truck is from Sebastopol #63 and the trolley car is from San Francisco #4.

Any other clubs that featured some kind of transport?

There are A LOT of pins, so we are also going to have a weekly feature showing them off here. Let us know of any pins you would like to share, the story behind the pin, if you know the year, how you got it (any fun trade stories), or other memory you connect to that pin (for example, it’s a pin that represents your term as club president or going past active). Even if it’s just a neat pin you like, please share.

Pin It On Tuesday – Indianapolis #1036

Today, we are showing off a pin from the Indianapolis #1036 club. I asked Trena Roudebush (past National President & past Club President) about the project this pin represented.

“We started Beers & Bears after hearing that many local police officers carried stuffed animals in the trunks of their car, often buying them out of their own pockets. They often distribute the stuffed animals when they encounter a child experiencing trauma – a car accident, removal from an unsafe home, etc.

We held, essentially, a stuffed-animal drive and NFL watch party at a local Indianapolis Colts-themed bar. We worked with the bar to do drink specials and give a beer to attendees who donated a stuffed animal. Guests could also make a $10 (or more) donation instead of a stuffie. We used that money to purchase more stuffies.”
Thanks Trena.

Sounds like an easy fundraiser clubs could copy.

There are A LOT of pins, so we are also going to have a weekly feature showing them off here. Let us know of any pins you would like to share, the story behind the pin, if you know the year, how you got it (any fun trade stories), or other memory you connect to that pin (for example, it’s a pin that represents your term as club president or going past active). Even if it’s just a neat pin you like, please share.

Pin It On Tuesday – Brentwood #1037

You might have noticed a “Pin It Corner” section in the most recent Active 20-30 issue. This month featured a pin from the Brentwood #1037 club. They hold an annual fundraiser boat party.

We’ve had a tradition of creating pins to represent our clubs or conventions. They could be president themes, features located in the town of the club, when a member goes past active or passes away, or regarding a social or fundraising event.

There are A LOT of pins, so we are also going to have a weekly feature showing them off here. Let us know of any pins you would like to share, the story behind the pin, if you know the year, how you got it (any fun trade stories), or other memory you connect to that pin (for example, it’s a pin that represents your term as club president or going past active). Even if it’s just a neat pin you like, please share.

Memorabilia Sent

A gentleman had wanted to donate some of his father’s 20-30 stuff (the dad was Mel Polley, Association of 20-30 Club’s President in 1934) He had Googled “20-30 club” and found my history blog and wrote to me. I was so excited and happy he made that effort to give back a piece of history from the 1930s to the organization.

Goals & Expectations for the History Committee, part 3

Another task / goal of the History Committee is to track down club memorabilia.

Several items have been donated over the years and I’d like to share a few of those donations in the next few posts. I also get an alert of items found on Ebay (or more likely, a member tells me about them) and I try to purchase the item.

The first thing I did as Chair was go around my mom’s house and see what memorabilia she and my dad had. It’s what I consider a “private collection” as she still would like to keep it for now, so I took photos and shared. I’ve done the same with my own private collection.

If you would like to donate, please send to the National Office, if you see anything for sale, let me know. If you have some neat items in your own private collection, but are not ready to donate, take photos and share with me. I’d love to have a digital gallery of memorabilia. It would also be helpful in case there are items people would like to borrow for club anniversary celebrations.
mchlspil@gmail.com

Active 20-30 Wardrobe Collection

Active 20-30 Dominican Republic wardrobe from the 1960’s displayed during their 2015 National Convention. (thanks Geoffrey Cheung for sharing this photo)

I would love to start a collection of photos of Active 20-30 wardrobe. Please post here or send to my email: mchlspil@gmail.com