Parkhopper
Disney Collector
- Joined
- Dec 16, 1999
Well, I have not had a chance to add my post since the end of Parkhopper's First Pin Party. I have to admit that I have been very busy getting ready for the party, hosting the party, and spending the day after the party with great friends who traveled and stayed with us. I offer my thanks to everyone who attended the party and made it the success that it was. At our busiest we actually had 35 people there at one time. Our longest distance traveler award went to Tennisnut who came all the way from Kentucky. Only slightly farther than our guests who came all the way from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, but then again sometime last year Maryland was annexed to New England when it comes to pin meets. Not bad for a local meet. We certainly had a lot of fun and our planned activities seemed to be enjoyed quite a bit. There was great participation in the LE Pin Bingo and the Mystery Pin trade (people actually got to stand in line for this activity, after all what would a pin event be without a line?). We didn't run out of vouchers and no one had to sleep in their car overnight or miss out on any of the scheduled activities. Thank you also to all of the pin traders at the event who traded with my son Tony both from his lanyard and when he was playing mystery pin trader. It made his day really special and he was so proud of the trades he made which went into his pin book. My apologies for the heat and the air conditioning not working as well as it should have, we should have things better for the July meet. It was wonderful meeting new people and sharing some great times with people we have met before. Suzi and I have always agreed that the pins are great and we have a lot of fun with this hobby, but the best part of it without a doubt are the people we have met and the lifelong wonderful friends we have made along the way.
I have some pictures from the event that I have placed on a webpage: Pin Meet Pictures
This was the first meet and there will be another so if you missed this one make plans to attend the second one. We will do our best to make it a nice time.
Thanks again everyone who came and while it isn't time to start the countdown to the July 22nd meet, we hope that you will mark it on the calendar in hopes that you might be able to attend!
I have some pictures from the event that I have placed on a webpage: Pin Meet Pictures
This was the first meet and there will be another so if you missed this one make plans to attend the second one. We will do our best to make it a nice time.
Thanks again everyone who came and while it isn't time to start the countdown to the July 22nd meet, we hope that you will mark it on the calendar in hopes that you might be able to attend!