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MESSAGE FROM
THE PRESIDENT
The Carnival
Pump, the quarterly newsletter of ICGA,
contains a Message from the President of
ICGA in each issue. Below is the current
Message, as well as links to previous
columns.
Springing Forward in
Springfield / Pump It Up
By Brian Pitman,
December 2011
 December
is finally here, can you believe it? This has
been a great year for ICGA. We have continued to
put out an amazing Carnival Pump quarterly (in a
time when other clubs are talking about
consolidating their newsletters together into a
magazine with each club getting a few pages).
Our convention drew a very nice crowd for a
great collection and had some of our best
educational seminars yet. Our website has more
education on it, plus has made registering for
conventions and renewing your dues super fast
and easy. And frankly, I think our members are
just getting more and more beautiful each year
(yes, ladies, that one is directed at you!).
In 2012, we are going to turn up the volume even
more. Our convention features a huge amount of
everything: a huge collection at auction (Bob
and Geneva Leonard’s), four huge seminars, a
huge display room, and our return to the state
of Illinois for the first time in forever.
Registration is open for the convention now (you
will find the registration form in this edition
of the Carnival Pump, or you can register
quickly online on our website at
www.internationalcarnivalglass.com).
The biggest change
to this convention is our new Mega-Silent
Auction. As I mentioned last time, you have the
opportunity to put some glass in our silent
auction. We will have three separate silent
auctions (one on Wednesday, one on Thursday, and
one on Friday). If you are interested, please
contact me right away, as space is limited and
we want to be able to offer a great, diverse
selection of glass. My phone and email are on
the back page of this Carnival Pump.
The Carnival Pump
is going to see some changes in the next year as
well. Simply put, we are going to make it even
better (pretty tall order for the best carnival
glass newsletter in the world). Watch for
changes, more articles, more information and
more surprises. You didn’t know Carl Booker
could get even better, but Carl is just getting
started!
The year 2012 is
certainly going to be super, possibly one of the
best in a long time for ICGA. We thank you for
your membership as always and hope you are ready
for another great year. We hope you enjoy the
Carnival Pump, the website, and the convention.
We also want to hear your feedback. Contact
either me or any of the Board of Directors to
let us know how we are doing and what you would
like to see in the Carnival Pump or at the
convention.
I hope this
message finds you warm with the glow of
Christmas, friends, and family. Enjoy the
holidays and get ready for some fun and
excitement in the New Year.
Brian
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