LCCA Special Events From Coast to Coast This weekend!
The Lionel Collectors Club of America has another action packed weekend full of Special Events from coast to coast in cities across this great country of ours From San Jose, California, to Denver, Co, Kennesaw GA and West Springfield MA, LCCA Members will be meeting and having fun with other LCCA Members enjoying a Lionel Train filled weekend. If you are in any of these areas, please make your plans to stop by and meet with LCCA volunteer representatives. You will have a great time, I guarantee it. If you are in West Springfield, MA this weekend, stop by and meet with LCCA club President Dennis DeVito. He will have the third LCCA “Switching Tracks” Traveling Box Car with him. Stop by and get your photo taken with this new car! Please see below additional information regarding these Special Events. Please travel safe and “Let’s have some Fun!”
Best regards,
Al Kolis
President Elect & Special Events Manager
Lionel Collectors Club of America
For those of you out west, on Sunday Jan 25, 2015, The Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) will return to northern California for the Golden Gate Lionel Railroad Club (GGLRRC) and LCCA Train Show and Sale at the Napredak Hall in San Jose, CA. Members of both clubs and the general public are invited to attend this family-oriented event. Come and enjoy the 17 X 34 feet modular layout featuring three loops of O-scale trains. There will be approximately 100 tables of trains and train-related items for sale by vendors, plus hourly raffle prizes. Spread the word and bring your friends. If they are not members, encourage them to join the LCCA! Please stop by and meet with LCCA members John Rinaldi and Mike Desing.
LCCA members who show their card at the door will receive $1 off price of admission.
Date: Sunday, Jan 25, 2015
Hours: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location:
Napredak Hall,
770 Montague Expy
San Jose CA
Admission Fee: $8/adult, Children under 12 FREE.
• Door Prizes,
• Lunch: $5/person pasta lunch prepared by Sons of Sicily served 11:00 AM -2:00 PM
For more details, please contact John Rinaldi (RM #21735) at 650-967-6941 or jfrinaldi@aol.com
For those of you in the north east, the Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) will be at the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show (The Big E) at the Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds in West Springfield, MA. The LCCA invites you to stop by the Lionel display and meet with the team from Lionel and LCCA President Dennis DeVito. Come and meet with Dennis to learn more about the LCCA and our upcoming 45 Th Annual Convention to be held in Danvers MA July 20-25, 2015. Come and see the pre-production samples of the LCCA's Boston and Maine set product offering. All LCCA members can place your order at this show. If you are not a LCCA member today, you can join the club on-site. For more information about this Big E show, go to (http://www.railroadhobbyshow.com/index.php)
Please stop by Lionel's display, meet with representatives from Lionel, learn about their new product offerings and experience the magic of Lionel trains. Come and meet with LCCA Club President Dennis DeVito, talk trains and learn all about what is new and exciting with the LCCA. Ask him about the new “Switching Tracks” traveling box car program. He will have a LCCA “Switching Tracks” Traveling Boxcar with him, so if you want your photo taken with this car, just ask Dennis. If you are a former LRRC member, please introduce yourself to Dennis and welcome to the LCCA! We invite all of you to attend and have fun at this two day show. We are certain you will have a lot of fun!
Travel safe and thank you for making the LCCA The Best Toy Train Club on the Planet!
If you are in the Denver CO area, the LCCA and the Colorado Toy Train Group, LLC (CTTG) will host their third A Day of Fun with Toy Trains Special Event on Saturday andSunday, January 24th and 25th, 2015. This year’s event will be at the Pinehurst County Club, 6255 Quincy Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80235. Attendees will be excited to see toy train layouts operating in G, HO, N, O, S, and Z Gauges. Children will be able to operate accessories and trains on some of the layouts, and the youngest children can ride in a battery-powered train. Operating hours are 9 am to 3 pm, on both Saturday and Sunday.
LCCA and CTTG will co-host an exclusive operating session Saturday evening, 5 – 6 pm, which will be followed by a two-meat buffet dinner. Dinner includes musical entertainment, and everyone takes home an O Gauge freight car.
We are supporting the Wounded Warriors Outdoor Adventures non-profit organization this year. Attendees will be able to donate to this worthwhile organization throughout the operating sessions. Donations help wounded warriors’ perception of what they can achieve by re-engaging in or learning new activities they only dreamed possible. Reconnect family members through shared family experiences.
For additional information please visit www.cttg.sbuilder.net Questions can be e-mailed to Steve atcoloradotoytrains@msn.com or by calling Jim at 303-880-3877
January 24, 2015 - Trains, Trains, Trains Event in Kennesaw, GA
For those of you in the South East, The LCCA is headed back to the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive history in Kennesaw GA, the current home of "the General" Steam locomotive this Saturday, January 24, 2015 from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PMfor the Trains, Trains Trains Event. The LCCA invites you to attend this event and meet with LCCA Member David Rodgers who will be representing the club during this event. Please stop by the LCCA table and talk trains with David.
The goal of the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History is to educate and entertain kids of all ages through themed events and exhibits (such as this event) they promote history and understanding through a unique entertainment medium.
The Museum is located at:
2829 Cherokee Street
Kennesaw GA 30144
770-427-2117
www.southernmuseum.org
The Southern Museum is currently planning its fifth annual Trains, Trains, Trains event forJanuary 24, 2015 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM Last year, this event surpassed standing records for single day admissions and gift shop sales. What started in their education center has grown to take over the entire 45,000 square foot museum demonstrating the great interest for trains within the community. Appealing to families and model railroad enthusiasts alike, Trains, Trains, Trains offers an array of fun and education through hands-on activities. Every year, the Southern Museum strives to grow this event to make it bigger and better than the year before. Overall, we wish to continue development and expansion so as to make this program the museum event that people look forward to every year. We invite all of you to attend this informative, educational and most of all fun event!
If you have any questions, please contact the museum 770-427-2117 or Al Kolis at 248-709-4137 -agkolis@comcast.net We look forward to seeing you all there! This will be a great way to start off the 2015 New Year. Come and meet with LCCA volunteer David Rodgers and friends at the LCCA table. We hope to see you’all again! Mark this date on your calendar.
Stay tuned to our website www.lionelcollectors.org for additional information about upcoming LCCA Special Events in your area.
Al Kolis
President Elect & Special Events Manager
Lionel Collectors Club of America
248-709-4137
agkolis@comcast.net
