President's Message
Happy New Year everyone!
Your NDPCS Board of Directors has been working hard this year to make the 35th Anniversary Convention one to remember. We need you to round up your fellow NDPCS members and get them to the Holiday Inn in Fargo June 7-9, 2024. Our convention chairs Linda Fiedler and Tara Holt are planning some special events that you will not want to miss. Don and Rose Ann Goerger are working on the commemorative to honor the occasion.
In case we forgot to remind you, we need your active involvement to keep NDPCS a vibrant organization. Please contact your board members with suggestions to increase membership, promote the organization and improve our communication prior to the Spring Board of Directors meeting. Please submit news articles for the newsletter and volunteer to help with the convention. We welcome your support!
Finally, it was a sad day to sell my collection and downsize so thank you to everyone who helped make that happen. I did manage to keep a few Thomas Hansen birds. These pheasants were a Christmas gift from my wife many years ago courtesy of Bill Vasicek.
Happy Hunting,
Michael Kaul
Welcome to Fargo
The 35th ANNUAL NDPCS CONVENTION - FARGO, ND
It’s that time of year, when the holidays are behind us and we start looking into the New Year! Oh my goodness, convention time is here again! This is a special year as it has been 35 years since the original meet-ing/picnic started this organization! Most of our events will take place at the Holiday Inn on 13th Avenue in Fargo. An outing to Wahpeton is planned as well. That being said...
HOTEL RESERVATIONS @ 701-282-2700
Be sure to mention NDPCS Convention. There will be a block of rooms available. Be sure to specify if you want a room closer to our event rooms when reserving your room.
Remember your membership must be current in order to register and attend our annual convention.
As always, we are excited to be planning this 'special years' event and hope you will join us.
I am so looking forward to seeing you all June 7-9, 2024!!
Linda Fiedler, Convention Chair
2024 Annual NDPCS Convention Tentative Agenda
Holiday Inn
3803 13th Ave S.
Fargo, ND 58103
Friday: June 7, 2024
4:00pm Room Check-in; Holiday Inn
3:30 - 5:00pm Registration Check-in; Commemorative Pickup
5:30 - 8:00pm Welcome; Evening Reception; Open Bar Social
8:00pm Room Visitations
Saturday: June 8, 2024
8:00am Board of Directors Meeting
9:00am Board Bus for Trip to Wapheton
11:00am Box Lunch Picnic in the Park
1:00pm Auction Set-up; Check-in Items
1:30pm Auction Preview
2:00pm Auction Begins
6:00pm Social; Silent Auction; Banquet
8:00pm Program
9:00pm. Room Visitations
Sunday: June 9, 2024
8:30am Coffee & Rolls
9:00am NDPCS Annual Member Meeting
2024 NDPCS Commemorative
by Don and Rose Ann Goerger
THE 2024 ANNIVERSARY Commemorative piece this year naturally is taking on a special significance due to it being our 35th anniversary. The delay at this time in having a finished piece to show you is due to the potter getting herself reestablished. Her name is Ashley Palmer and she is taking over the shop previously run by Julie Schuster and specializes in the type of item we were interested. I am sure you will be pleased with this highly collectable item.
2024 Convention Auctions
2024 Annual Auction 2:00 PM June 8th, 2024
Our annual auction brings in funds for members selling items and for our club. Please consider registering some of your items for this special 35th year! Members may submit up to 10 items. Auction registration deadline is April 30, 2024. Thank you!
Silent Auction 6:00 PM June 8th, 2024
A Silent Auction will be held during the social hour before the banquet program Saturday evening.1. Members who have put at least one item in the Saturday afternoon auction may submit one item for the Silent Auction. Item to be registered with the Auction Catalog Chair on the form (click blue button below for form).2. There will be a limit of ten items in the Silent Auction. The first 10 items submitted will be accepted.3. Items must meet the same criteria as those in the Saturday afternoon auction. No duplicate items will be accepted.4. The owner may set a reserve which will be kept secret until the end of the auction. Items must have a reserve of at least $100 as bidding will begin at that amount. Bids must be in $10 increments.5. Silent Auction items must be delivered to the banquet room at 4:45 PM for check-in.6. Bidding will begin at 5 PM and close at 6 PM.7. NDPCS members who are registered for the convention may place bids.8. If the reserve is met, the item is sold. If not, the high bidder will be told the reserve and offered the opportunity to meet it. If the item is not sold, the owner may reclaim it at no cost to the owner.9. Winning bids will be announced during the program following dinner.10. The winner will write the check to the NDPCS. 90% of the selling price will be paid to the owner and the NDPCS will retain 10%.
