NEW Fairfax VA Coin Club - Inaugural Meeting October 10th, 2017 - UPDATE
Ronyahski
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For those of you who live in Fairfax County, Virginia (and for those of you who don't, that is Northern Virginia, just west of D.C.) there is a new coin club just formed - The Fairfax Coin Club. Our inaugural meeting is October 10th in Reston. There are a few very fine coin clubs neighboring Fairfax, but none in the midst of the 1 million+ residents of Fairfax.
Along with a few other collectors in the area, we have incorporated the Fairfax Coin Club, applying for tax-exempt status, newly born members of the ANA, and the VNA (Virginia Numismatic Association), and just got a bare bones website up and going at FairfaxCoinClub.com.
Out goal is not only to provide a meeting place for coin collectors to enjoy a bourse, auction, and camaraderie, but also to provide educational programs for collectors, encouragement to young numismatists, and service and advice to the local community.
If you are interested in becoming an inaugural member, please come to the first club meeting on October 10th. We would also welcome the able bodied who would like to take on leadership roles alongside us.
Please PM me, email FairfaxCoinClub@gmail.com, or go to FairfaxCoinClub.com for more information.
Hope to see you October 10th!
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Best of luck with the new club.... Let us know how the meeting goes... Cheers, RickO
Glad to see new things being organized.
I plan to attend and encourage others in the Northern Virginia area to take a break from commuting (and punching phone buttons) and give the new club a try.
Great news. Reston is a great area and it's nice to have local clubs. Good luck!
I'm in!!!
Tom
Wish you great success. October 10th is my birthday. Wish that I could be there but it would be a very,very long all day drive.
Good for you! Best wishes for success.
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Best wishes! If I still lived in Huntington you can bet I'd join.
Gonna get me a $50 Octagonal someday. Some. Day.
If you join the Fairfax Coin Club by the end of October, $20 for a regular membership, $10 for a YN, which membership runs for 14 months through the end of 2018, you also get a FREE membership to the ANA - a $28 value.
Best of luck growing your club. Being a board member going on three years of SBCC it can be tough getting fellow members to do anything except attend meetings. Try to form small groups to handle the various things needed to have a fun time,
i.e. auction, speakers, refreshments newsletter etc. Doing this will take a little pressure off the President and Chairman.
and most importantly keep the DRAMA to a minimum as it is the fastest way to loose membership.
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This is good news. I don't collect coins much anymore but you have my attention and I will try to attend. Thanks
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unabashed bump. YNs most welcome.
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good luck. this hobby needs hundreds more clubs with your positive agenda
First meeting next Tuesday. A couple of board members from here signed up already. Thank you. Hope to hear from one or two more of you! My last bump for this post.
It has been a year and a half since we kicked off our first meeting in Oct 2017 of the Fairfax Coin Club. Just wanted to let you know that during that timeframe we have exceeded our wildest expectations. In the next month or two, we will add our 100th member. We have 5 lifetime members, and most importantly, last month we added our 6th Youth Member. Six is not a huge number, but they happen to be some of our most vibrant and participatory members. The youth have made presentations at the meetings, they participate in the auctions and games, and have written blogs for our website. We're starting two youth programs this summer and hope to double our YNs by the end of the year. There is hope for our hobby after all.
Our next meeting is May 14th. In June we are planning a very special Book Bonanza night with lots of surprises for our members. The night is supported by Stacks' Bowers, Wizard Coin Supply, and there may even be a special book signing session by one of our own board members! If you are in the area, you should check it out.
It's always nice to see longevity for a local coin club.
I wish I was local-I'd attend! Best of luck!
Wish it was closer. About an hour and a half away, maybe four hours with the traffic.
It's especially nice to see support from hobby businesses - those folks recognize the importance of developing interest and understanding in the hobby.
Wow, the book discounts are amazing. I just signed up for a copy of Roger's "From Mine to Mint" at tonight's event. You can still order books from the FCC website for pickup next month. FYI: the June meeting will be on Thursday June 13th, instead of our regular Tuesday schedule.