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Updated: December 5, 2011
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News and Announcements:
This page is for news updates for the Fisher-Price Collectors Club.
Collectors, check this page for updates about our toy sale, summer convention,
Gabby Goose Newsletter, and any other toy news going on!
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December 5, 2011: Collectors, check your mailboxes!
The Fall issue of the Gabby Goose was mailed out. Lots of fun
stuff - Ted writes more about the wind-up music boxes; we recount the events of
the 2011 summer convention;
the "Getting To Know You" article is about our youngest member ever (at 6 years old!);
plus more! Sit on down and enjoy!
November 11, 2011: For those who enjoy decorating for Christmas, remember
to stop by a Hallmark Store and look for the new Fisher-Price ornaments. This year, there is
the red Music Box Teaching Clock, and the Play Family House (the yellow/blue one). The
attention to detail is amazing, and the quality is awesome! There is also an ornament based on
Snoopy Snifer called "Snoop 'N Sniff", which was released in limited quantites and will
be harder to find. So go out there and get your ornaments, because you may wind up buying
them at super expensive prices later on Ebay if you don't (just look at what the Barn
ornament sells for - yikes!).
September 16, 2011: Everyone recovered from Convention 2011 yet?
Got all of your new toys displayed? Hope so! Also Chat is continuing on Tuesday nights at
9:00 pm Eastern Time - drop by and chat, or just leave a message! The password
and link to the Chatzy site is listed in the last issue of the Gabby Goose.
July 31, 2011: Convention 2011 was held on August 29-30 in East Aurora
and we had a great time!! The sale went really well, and the dinner was fun
as always! We met some new members as well as saw many of our regulars.
Thanks to everyone who helped out - hope to get photos and details up
on the site soon!
July 22, 2011:
For any club members who need a map to see where the
dinner and sale are, Click here!
July 22, 2011: The Toy Sale is all set for Saturday July 30, 2011 at the
Immanuel Lutheran Church at 43 Pine Street, East Aurora. The sale will be
smaller than in previous years, since some regulars can't make it this year.
But like always, it should be lots of fun with plenty of interesting toys!
July 18, 2011: Collectors, check your mailboxes! The Summer issue of
the Gabby Goose was mailed out - should be arriving around now. All the Convention 2011
information is in there; plus Ted F. has an article; also some new members
share their stories; plus much more! Hope everyone is getting ready for next week's
sale and dinner!
June 19, 2011:
Club Members, check your mailboxes! Jacquie mailed out
2011 Convention information and dues for next year. Send back whether you are
coming to the dinner and how many people, so we know how many tables to set!
Also included are raffle
tickets to send back (hey someone not present won last year!). The events this
year are: A Social Hour at the Immanuel Lutheran Church (43 Pine Street) at 3:00
on Friday July 29th; The Toy Sale at the church on Saturday July 30th from
9:00 to 2:30ish; the dinner (be there by 6:30!) at the Village Kitchen Cafe on
Saturday night. Ted F. is speaking this year (which will make you want to
beef up your wind-up toy collection!). Join us for the fun!
Click here to see the Convention 2011 webpage.
June 10, 2011: I added
a new PDF membership application on the Join The Club page.
Yeah trying to modernize a bit!
May 2011: Collectors, mark your calendars! The 2011 Convention is
set for Saturday, July 30 in East Aurora NY, the home of Fisher-Price!
If everything continues
to fall into place, we will once again have our Toy Show and Sale at the
Immanuel Lutheran Church on Pine Street (from roughly 9:30 to 2:30ish). Our annual
dinner is set for that evening at the Village Kitchen Cafe on Riley Street, just
like in previous years. You will be getting invitations in the mail with more
information. Start making your plans! Click here to see
the webpage for the 2011 Convention.
March 2011:
The Late Winter/Spring edition of the Gabby Goose was mailed out -
everyone check your mailboxes! Also we have a day set for our get-together
for the summer of 2011 - Saturday July 30th in East Aurora, NY! We hope
to have a sale again, plus our dinner. More details to come!
January 2011:
Finally got up a bunch of photos of our July 2010 convention -
Check it out!. Also
I put up a page for the
2011 convention. So when plans
start coming together, information can be found there.
The Weekly chat sessions (Tuesdays at 9:00)
are going on - the link is in the
Gabby Goose newsletter.
Mid September, 2010:
Collectors, check your mailboxes! It's that time of year -
the Fall edition of the Gabby Goose was mailed out, filled
with fun photos from our annual convention in July! We are also
discussing starting a Facebook page - more info coming on
that later.
August 3, 2010:
What a great weekend!! The Annual Toy Show and Sale (July 24th)
went really well, and the dinner was fun as always, too! I'll be
getting details and photos up soon!
July 16, 2010:
For any club members who need a map to see where the
dinner and sale are, Click here!
July 2, 2010:
Hey Club Members! Our plans for our
2010 Get-Together are set
for July 24, 2010! There will be a Toy Sale, as well as the
annual dinner.
Jacquie mailed out the reservations for
the club dinner - send back
your RSVP soon so we know if we will have enough people for
a buffet, or just order off the menu!
The Toy Show and Sale
is also set on July 24th from 9:00 to 3:00, at the
Immanuel Lutheran Church
at 43 Pine Street, East Aurora NY.
Also mailed out were
membership info and dues for next year - send those back
to Jacquie!
May 11, 2010:
We are starting to make plans for the summer get-together
for the club - a new webpage for information can be
found here. We are working on
having a Toy Show and Sale, but we'll probably do
a meal (luncheon or dinner) for sure. Watch this website for more
info as it comes!
Early May, 2010:
The Gabby Goose was mailed out - Collectors check your
mailboxes!
February 2010:
While snowed in during a blizzard, I was bored so I
tried to add a slideshow of some favorite toys - hope my
web skills are good enough to make this work!
(slideshow at the top of the home page).
Early December 2009:
Collectors, check your mailboxes! The Winter issue of the
Gabby Goose was mailed out in early December. Many thanks
as always to Diane and Jacquie for all their work in
putting it together!
August 29, 2009:
Our luncheon was on Saturday August 29th, and we had
a great time! Quite a few of us were able to attend,
and it was great seeing everyone this year. Hope to get
up a webpage about what we did.
August 2009:
The Summer issue of the Gabby Goose was mailed out!
For anyone going to the August 29th Luncheon that needs
East Aurora info and directions,
Click here for an updated
map for 2009.
July 2009: CLUB MEMBERS - PLEASE READ!
Collectors, check your mailboxes!
Club renewal forms were mailed out at the end of July.
Also included is information about attending our annual
get-together. This year it's pretty simply - a luncheon
on Saturday August 29th at 1:00 pm at the Village Kitchen
Cafe in East Aurora NY. We will order off the menu.
We will also be doing the annual raffle, plus giving out the
Caring and Sharing Award. Club Members, send back your forms
to Jacquie by August 15th, so we know who's coming and how
many people to include in the reservations!
Click here for more info.
June 2009: Sad news to report - The Fisher-Price
Collectors Club will not be having an
Antique Toy Show and Sale this
year. Like the two frowning Little People shown here, we aren't
happy about it, but alas there were many reasons for this
decision.
May 2009: More sad news to report -
the Toytown Museum on
Girard Steet in East Aurora has
closed, and it appears this is permanent. They may be looking for
another location, but it remains to be seen what happens next.
A huge loss to toy collectors everywhere.
May 2009: The Spring Gabby Goose newsletter was mailed - collectors, check
your mailboxes!
March 2009: Good news!! In celebration of the 50th
anniversary of the Little People, Fisher-Price has produced
4 new commemorative toys, in a retro style in remembrance of
the classic Little People. They are called the "Little People
Play 'n Go", and the 4 new toys are a
house, fire station, farm, and school house. The new toys have a base made
of light-weight plastic and tin, with plastic Little People and some accessories.
Sadly the Little People figures are large and chunky, but
alas, that's how things are made in current times for safety reasons.
Nice to see the vintage Little People being remembered today!
December 2008: The Winter Gabby Goose
Newsletter was mailed out - check it out!
August 2008:
Our annual convention was held over the weekend of
August 22-24, 2008, in East Aurora NY.
Click here
to see photos! It was a fun time for all!
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Last Updated: December 5, 2011
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Website updated by Sue Willis, President of the Fisher-Price
Collectors Club
aka "Fisher-Price Sue"
fisherpricesue
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