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An Idea For Your Local Stamp Club's Next Show

 
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Posted 11/27/2019   08:44 am  Show Profile Check philatelia7's eBay Listings Bookmark this topic Add philatelia7 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I've been discussing an idea with my local stamp club leadership and we plan to try something new starting with our next club show. This might be something other clubs could do so I thought sharing the idea here might be fruitful.

We are going to take donations from all our members of bags of kiloware remainders and overstocked duplicates and make up grab bags. Every child who attends will be given a big bag of stamps plus one for each of the first 50 families who attend or so depending on how much material we receive. We will advertise the free gift on show flyers to act as an incentive to attend.

I volunteered to assemble the grab bags. It is a good job for me because I can do it at home (I'm often homebound due to illness).

Many American charities no longer accept on paper donations and some material is a bit too collectible to turn into Holocaust Project artwork so this might be a good use for all of those bags of stamps. It also has the beauty of avoiding shipping expenses because you can hand deliver material when you attend club meetings. And - if we encourage and nurture the next generation of collectors we ALL win!
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Posted 11/27/2019   2:36 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Roberto59 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Hello.
I made an exhibition in my town and distributed more than 12,000 stamps.
I handed an envelope with 50 different stamps to each student who visited the exhibition.
Previously I arranged the visits with the two closest schools, each classroom and every hour adjusted to the school schedule.
Propose it to schools near the place.
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