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371 2 W. SCENIC AVE., MEQUON, WISCONSIN 53092
Phone: (262) 242-3 13 1 OR E-mail: Bedvibr8or@aol.com
Message from Our President. ...
Whether it's a new article, an announcement or update
about an upcoming C.O.C.A. event, or a new ad in
our FREE CLASSIFIEDS, something on the website
changes almost dai ly. Our recent Ad Contest brought
us 113 new ads between June 1st and August 31st, so
if you ' re not checking the FREE CLASSIFIEDS reg-
ularly, you may be missing out on an opportunity to
buy a great machine you've been searching for. Getting
news and updates out to our members has always been
challenging, but now C.O.C.A TIDBITS should be that
gentle reminder that we haven 't looked at the website
in a few weeks . If you haven't seen C.O.C.A. TIDBITS
in your inbox yet, we may not have a current email ad-
dress on file for you. Updated email addresses should
be sent to President@coinopclub.org.
Our next meeting will be held Thursday, Novem-
ber 8, 2012, at The Hi lton Garden Inn, St. Charles,
IL. For dinner reservations, contact Cindy Champer
at CindyChamper@aol.com or by phone at 419-350-
0477. Please make reservations for dinner by Novem-
ber 1st so that we can get an accurate count to the hotel.
The meeting will feature both a live auction and a silent
auction. For members with machines or other coin-op
related items to sell, the si lent auction will be available,
but since we expect a large number of items, please
limit your number of items to three per member. The
live auction wi II feature donated items and COCA Logo
items, all selling with no reserve. For more information
on the auction, contact me at President@coinopclub.
org.
Hello again! Thanks to all of our members that
helped to make our Minnesota Convention a huge
success. Our convention chairperson, Marsha Blau,
with the help of our Minnesota hosts, Larry and Ryan
Gustafson, once again did a fantastic job of planning
a great coin-op event. With seven great collections to
view, room to room selling, a lively auction , plenty of
good food to keep everyone going, and some time to
unwind on a scenic Mississippi River dinner cruise, the
Minnesota convention was a fun experience for all who
attended. By moving the convention to a different part
of the country each year, we ' ve made the conventions
more accessible to members in those areas and viewed
many of the best collections in the country. Next year's
convention will be held in Boston, Massachusetts. This
will be C.O.C.A. 's tenth annual convention, and once
again, it promises to be memorable. There are still a
few details to work out, but planning is going well , and
with contracts in place for the hotel, restaurants, a Bos-
ton Harbor dinner cruise, and significant collections
available for viewing, I'm looking forward to another
great convention. Hope to see you all in Boston!
I'm happy to report that our membership numbers
are growing rapidly. Since the first of this year, we ' ve
been more aggressive in marketing the club through
advertising in national publications, with flyers being
placed at major coin-op auctions and shows, and our
efforts are paying off. So far this year, we ' ve gained
85 members and are continuing to gain new members
almost every week. With more than 700 members cur-
rently in the club, we have almost 50 more members
than we had at this time last year.
Have you seen our new e-newsletter? A few months
ago, we launched C.O.C.A. TIDBITS, a monthly email
newsletter designed to high light announcements, new
articles, and the coin-op events calendar maintained
on our website. Bill Petrochuk has done a great job
of making sure our website content is current and an-
nouncements are posted regu larly, but many ofus never
see them since we don 't visit the website frequently.
See you in Chicago!
Doug Cain
COCA President
330.837.2265
president@coinopclub.org
DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE: January S, 2013
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