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 Please mark your calendars for the 2017 Schoenhut Convention, which will be held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from October 12 to 14. 
See below for more details.

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Schoenhut Collector’s Club

32nd Annual Convention:
Lancaster, PA

October 12, 13, 14, 2017

   The 32nd Schoenhut Collector's Club Convention will be held in Lancaster, PA, on October 13 and 14.  Early registration will begin on October 12th at 6 p.m.  On the evening of the 12th, we will have food and drink for early arrivers.  On the 13th, we will have a number of speakers, as well as a trip to my house, lunch at the Crossgates Golf Club and dinner at the famous Plain and Fancy Restaurant.  The evening of the 13th will be reserved for room hopping, and the hospitality room will also be open.
   On the 14th, we will start with the board meeting and then the general meeting.  We will then have a guided bus tour of the Amish countryside, as well as either a patriotic magic lantern show or a movie on the lives of Amish people in Lancaster County.  Lunch is on your own, and we will have a dessert buffet set up in the afternoon, along with a series of round table discussions on various Schoenhut topics.
   I am still looking for people who are willing to lead a 20-minute round table discussion.  Please contact me at benjamincr@comcast.net.
   We will also hold our yearly auction at the hotel before we leave for dinner.  We will end the convention with dinner on Saturday at a well-known Lancaster restaurant, Good and Plenty, followed by more room hopping.

        Our Hotel

   The venue for our convention is the Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center, a vast mid-century modern hotel on Route 30 East in Lancaster.  The hotel is currently undergoing a much needed renovation, and unfortunately they are not as far
along as they told me they would be.  However, they have already updated and upgraded the infrastructure mechanics (plumbing, boilers, pumps, roof, phone system, etc.)  Room renovations are already underway and each guest room has been update with its own temperature controlled heating/AC unit, energy efficient windows, exterior doors for the courtyard, telephones and flat screen TVs.  Bathroom renovations also should be done in most rooms (especially 200 and 400 block rooms, so ask for these when you register).  Room rates are $111 for a single room, $123 for two people and $135 for a triple.  THESE RATES INCLUDE A HOT BUFFET BREAKFAST EACH DAY OR YOUR STAY AS WELL AS ALL TAXES AND GRATUITIES.
 

 If the Host is full, there is also a Fairfield Inn and Suites right next door -- literally a five-minute walk to the Host.  They can be reached at 717-825-6072.
   For those flying in for the convention, you can either fly into Harrisburg or Philadelphia. Harrisburg is a convenient 45-minute drive to Lancaster, but it is usually more expensive to fly into Harrisburg and you will need to rent a car or take a cab to the hotel.  From Philadelphia, you can take a cab from the airport to the 30th Street Amtrak Station, and then you can take a one hour train ride from Philly to Lancaster.  If you travel to Lancaster by train or bus, call the hotel three days in advance of your arrival (800-233-0121) and arrange for the hotel to send a courtesy van to pick you up at the train station or bus terminal.

See you there.

Andy

      Good and Plenty Restaurant