The Pacific Pin Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

News and Updates - 2011

Join us Sunday for our Christmas show !!

December 10, 2011

The final Pacific Pin Club Show of 2011 takes place this Sunday, December 18 at the Capital Hill Community Hall in North Burnaby from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM and all members and traders are invited to attend.

Members are asked to arrive early to help set up the hall for a capacity crowd, as well as assist with our annual array of festive treats and goodies for all to enjoy, and help with cleaning up and closing the hall.

Santa may make an appearance, but only if you all have been good boys and girls. We are also planning our annual Christmas raffle so please bring along a prize or two to add to the festive theme of our special event.

We look forward to seeing you all on Sunday !!

>> Click here for more information on our upcoming meetings ...

____________________________________________________

Membership means business

Your 2012 Pacific Pin Club membership fees are now due

December 01, 2011

Take advantage of all that membership has to offer by joining the Pacific Pin Club. This year, each paid-up member will receive our 2012 Club Pin (currently in production) in addition to our Club roster and oPINion newsletter.

Join the Pacific Pin Club, Western Canada's premiere organization for lapel pin collectors and traders. Just download and complete the application, and mail it along with your membership fee, or pay online using PayPal.

Pay your registration fees via PayPal to info@pacificpinclub.org and ensure you mark your Personal Payment as a GIFT.

>> Sign up for your 2012 Club membership today ...

____________________________________________________

Our next meeting is Sunday, November 20

Note that our meeting is one week earlier than usual !!

November 01, 2011

The next Club Pin Show takes place on Sunday, November 20 at the Capital Hill Community Hall in North Burnaby from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM precisely. Be sure to come by the Hall and take a look at what everyone has to trade with you !!

>> Click here for more information on our upcoming meetings ...

____________________________________________________

Calgary Pin Club on the move ...

November 01, 2011

The Calgary International Pin Club has a new meeting location and meeting time for its Sunday Club meetings. The meetings are moving from the West Hillhurst Community Centre to the Royal Canadian Legion Chapelhow Branch 284 effective this month.

For more information, click here to visit the CIPC website.

____________________________________________________

Our next meeting is Sunday, October 30

October 01, 2011

The next Club Pin Show takes place on Sunday, October 30 at the Capital Hill Community Hall in North Burnaby from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM precisely. Be sure to come by the Hall and take a look at what everyone has to trade with you !!

>> Click here for more information ...

____________________________________________________

First meeting of the Fall is this Sunday

September 22, 2011

The next Club Pin Show takes place on Sunday, September 25 at the Capital Hill Community Hall in North Burnaby from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM precisely. Be sure to come by the Hall and take a look at what everyone's collected over the summer and has to trade with you !!

>> Click here for more information ...

____________________________________________________

Next Club Pin Show this Sunday, June 26

June 21, 2011

The next Club Pin Show takes place this Sunday, June 26 at the Capital Hill Community Hall in North Burnaby from 9:00 AM to 12 Noon. Be sure to come out and take a look at what everyone's collecting and has to trade before the Club takes its break for the summer. See you on Sunday !!

>> Click here for more information ...

____________________________________________________

Hundreds attend our 2011 Pin Show

May 22, 2011

Hundreds attended Day One of the 2011 West Coast Pin Collectors' Celebration and Show at the Richmond Curling Rink, and there's still time to come out and complete your collection today !!

>> Click here for more information ...

____________________________________________________

It's here ... our 2011 Pin Show this weekend !!

May 15, 2011

There's still time to register for your trading, selling and collecting table at this weekend's West Coast Pin Collectors' Celebration and show. And there's free, family-friendly fun for anyone who would like to attend !!

Pay your registration fees online via PayPal to info@pacificpinclub.org

Please ensure you mark your Personal Payment as a GIFT.

>> Click here for complete info and to register ...

____________________________________________________

Two weeks to go to your two-day pin show

May 07, 2011

Registrations continue to roll in for the Pacific Pin Club's annual West Coast Pin Collectors' Celebration and Show at the Richmond Curling Club this May long weekend. To date, more than 30 collectors from across North America have registered. Collectors from London, Paris and Hawaii have also expressed interest in attending so our Show may well have an international flavour.

If you would like to rent a table to trade, sell or collect pins during the two-day Show, complete registration information including dates, times, location, table rental fees and onsite amenities is available to you right now ... just a mouse-click away.

And if you're interested in pin collecting, want to grow your pin collection or have a few holes you need to fill in your existing collection, be sure to attend this free, family-friendly event.

>> Click here for more info and register TODAY !! ...

____________________________________________________

Membership means business

Your 2011 Pacific Pin Club membership fees are now due

May 01, 2011

Take advantage of all that membership has to offer by joining the Pacific Pin Club. This year, each paid-up member will receive our 2011 Club Pin and a special, limited-edition 25th Anniversary Club Pin, in addition to our Club roster and oPINion newsletter.

____________________________________________________

Our April pin show is this weekend !!

April 21, 2010
Our pin trading and collecting fun-fest for the month of April runs from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM this Sunday, April 24th for your enjoyment and collecting convenience. We have it from excellent sources that a few out-of-town guests are planning to attend too. See you there and bring your traders !!

AN IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MEMBERS: our new Club pins celebrating our 25th Anniversary and Expo 86 will be available at the April show. Come by, join the Club if you're not already a member, and receive your commemorative 2011 Club pins on the spot.

. .....

>> Click here for show location and details ...

____________________________________________________

Registrations rise for two-day pin show !!

April 10, 2011
Registrations are coming in for the 25th Anniversary version of the annual West Coast Pin Collectors' Celebration and Show on the May long weekend in Richmond, BC and you are invited to attend.

Complete registration information - date, time, location, table rental, amenities, etc - is just a mouse-click away. Everyone, and we mean everyone, is invited and encouraged to attend ... FREE ADMISSION TOO !!

>> Click here for more info and register soon !! ...

____________________________________________________

Our 25th Anniversary Pin Show this May

March 19, 2011
The 25th Anniversary version of the annual West Coast Pin Collectors' Celebration and Show takes place on the May long weekend in Richmond, BC and you are invited to attend.

>> Click here for more info and register soon !! ...

____________________________________________________

FEATURE STORY: CFL Pin Collecting

February 26, 2011
This is the third in a series of feature stories on pin collecting themes and comes to us courtesy of Ron Boily Winnipeg, Manitoba. Do you have a pin passion or story we can share ?? Be sure to contact us !!

.................

>> Click here to read Ron's CFL story (and send him a pin too) ...

____________________________________________________

Vancouver's 2010 Anniversary Celebration !!

February 04, 2011
In just a few days, Vancouver, British Columbia and Canada will celebrate the One Year Anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Events are planned at sites around Vancouver with a chance to re-live the days of 2010 with family and friends. Heck, there's even pin trading at Creekside Community Recreation Centre at 1 Athletes Way !!

>> Click here for a list Vancouver events, locations, times ...

____________________________________________________

Enjoy Richmond's 2011 Winterfest Weekend

January 28, 2011
Richmond’s Winterfest Weekend is back and it's taking place at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Enjoy free public skating and ice sport demonstrations, interactive sport activities, special cultural presentations, art displays and sales, children’s activities, a tribute to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and much, much more!

>> Click here to view complete Winterfest Weekend details ...

____________________________________________________

Pin show schedule confirmed for 2011

January 25, 2011
The Pacific Pin Club is pleased to announce that the 2011 show schedule is confirmed. The first show of the year is this Sunday, January 30 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Capital Hill Community Centre. See you there !!

>> Click here to view this year's schedule ...

____________________________________________________

2011 membership fees due now

January 25, 2011
Take advantage of all that membership has to offer by joining the Pacific Pin Club. This year, paid-up members will receive both a 2011 Club Pin and a special, limited-edition 25th Anniversary Pin. All for a paltry sum by today's standards. Mail your application and payment today !!

>> Sign up for a 2011 membership today ...

____________________________________________________

News and Updates - 2012

News and Updates - 2010

News and Updates - 2009

News and Updates - 2008

What is the Pacific Pin Club?

The Pacific Pin Club is Western Canada's premiere organization for lapel pin collectors and traders. Founded in 1986, the Club is entering its 26th year of generating awareness and interest in pin collecting and promoting the hobby in British Columbia, across Canada and around the World.

Last updated: 01 January 2012