The Pacific Pin Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Pin collectors’ celebration attracts international participation
News Release
May 24, 2007
RICHMOND – Pin collectors from across Western Canada and the United States will gather at the Richmond Cultural Centre on Saturday, June 2nd and Sunday, June 3rd to buy, sell, trade and collect lapel pins at the Pacific Pin Club’s annual West Coast Pin Collectors’ Celebration and the public is invited to attend this free event.
“With less than 1,000 days to the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games the interest in pin collecting and the number of collectors exhibiting at our annual show is growing,” said club president Frank Zavarella. “Pin trading is recognized worldwide as ‘the unofficial sport of the Olympic Games’ and there’s never been a better time to start and build your collection.”
The use of lapel pins can be traced back to the 1896 - the first modern-day Olympic Games in Athens, Greece - when Germany's National Olympic Team brought pins. The first time that Olympic pins were sold to spectators was at the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games.
“In addition to all types of Olympic and Paralympic pins, we have collectors that look for golf, police, hockey, transit bus, First Nations and Métis, ski hill, balloon, football, courier company, cartoon character, bird, city, media, province, guitar-shaped, Expo ’86, Expo '67 and many other kinds of pins,” adds Zavarella. “So come to the show and start your pin collection with the things you like!”
The 2007 West Coast Pin Collectors’ Celebration takes place on Saturday, June 2nd and Sunday, June 3rd at the Richmond Cultural Centre, 7700 Minoru Gate. There will be more than 30 tables full of lapel pins to trade, and collections to view. Show hours are from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on both days, and admission is free.
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About the Pacific Pin Club:
Since EXPO ‘86, the Pacific Pin Club has encouraged people to discover the exciting pastime of pin collecting. Monthly meetings, regular newsletters, active volunteers, public events and our annual West Coast Pin Collectors’ Celebration have all sustained interest in the hobby of pin collecting, and our Club, for more than two decades.
What is the Pacific Pin Club?
The Pacific Pin Club is Western Canada's premiere organization for lapel pin collectors and traders. Founded in 1987, the Club is entering its 22nd year of generating awareness and interest in pin collecting and promoting the hobby in British Columbia, across Canada and around the World.
Last updated: 15 February 2008