CONA Central Ohio Numismatic Association (formerly CNS/COINS) INC.
August 2009 Newsletter
Upcoming events
Picnic Aug. 9
Meeting Aug 19
Dans show Aug. 16
Club show Sept. 3-6
Picnic
When: 1 to 5 p.m., Aug. 9
Where: Thompson City Park, Upper Arlington, South Shelter House
Note: This park used to be named Lane Road Park. The park is bounded by Lane ROAD on the north, Mountain Rd. on the east, McCoy Rd. on the south and Woodbridge Rd. on the west.
Directions: Rt. 315 roadwork will complicate getting there. Take Reed Rd. to McCoy and turn West. Go to Mountain Rd. and turn North. The park is a long block (or two) from Reed. We're at the South Shelter House. The shelter house is closer to McCoy than it is Lane.
The club provides hamburgers, hot dogs, paper plates, etc. Bring side dishes to share.
Picnic auction Donate items to the club^Òs picnic auction. Last year we raised about $200 this way.August meeting
When: 7 p.m., July 19, 2009
Where: Oakstone Academy
939 S. State St., Westerville
The primary purpose is to nail down details for the Labor Day weekend show. There will be no presentation, but it will be a great opportunity to bring show and tell items.Dan's show
When: Aug. 16
Where: Makoy Center, 5462 Center, HilliardClub show
When: Sept. 3-6
Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel-Dublin 600 Metro Place North
Bourse chair Evan Brill said that with 63 dealers committed as of mid-July, the show was at the break-even point. He expects to have about 70 dealers, including several out-of-state dealers new to the show.
Dealer set up is Thursday, Sept. 3. Teardown is Sunday afternoon, Sept. 6.
Green Hats are needed all days.July program
Jeff Cranston gave a presentation on Thomas Jefferson, a man who appears on lots of coins. Most interesting fact: Jefferson made his living by filing nuisance law suits.Attracting youth
Tom Campbell raised an important issue at our July meeting: How can we attract kids?
Tom said, generously, that our average age is over 45. He suggested special programs for children a couple times a year. Pete Miller noted that we were never able to attract many Scouts to our merit badge programs.
I don't have any idea how to interest kids (Lord knows my own children don't collect), but it^Òs something we should probably think about.