3712 W. SCENIC AVE., MEQUON, WISCONSIN 53092
Phone: (262) 242-3131 OR E-mail: Bedvibr8or@aol.com
Message from Our President ...
Hello again! It doesn't seem so long ago that I attended the
first C.O.C.A. meeting, but it's been 15 years since that first
meeting was held at Pheasant Run. What started as the vision
of Frank DeMayo and a sma ll group of collectors dedicated
to helping make it a reality, has grown to more than 700
members, our original 4-page black and white newsletter has
grown into a 36-page full color magazine, and this summer
we'll hold our I 0th an nual convention . C.O.C.A. has grown
a lot in the last 15 years and has become the premier club for
collectors of coin-op devices, with members in 43 states of
the U.S., in Canada, and in 9 countries overseas.
Thanks to our members who submitted nominations for
the C.O.C.A. Hall of Fame Award. We received 7 nomina-
tions for 2012, with Ken Rubin and the late Bill Enes receiv-
ing majority votes of the selection committee to be inducted
into the Hall of Fame. The award for Bill Enes was presented
posthumously to Bill 's mother-in-law, Mary Zerby, at our
November meeting, but due to travel delays caused by storms
on the east coast, Ken Rubin was unable to attend in Novem-
ber and will be presented his award at our April meeting.
The award is presented annually at C.O.C.A. 's fall meeting
to one or more individuals who have made outstanding con-
tributions to the hobby of collecting coin operated machines.
Nominations for award recipients will be accepted from any
individual who is a Member in Good Standing (as defined
in the Association's bylaws) at the time of the nomination .
Nominations should include a written statement from the in-
dividual making the nomination as to the qualifications of
the nominee and must be received by September I st to be
considered for 2013. For nominees who were submitted but
not selected for 2012, they will remain on the list for future
consideration.
Planning for our 10th Annual Convention is going well
with more than 50 members already registered to attend. This
year's convention, being held August 23-25, 2013 in Boston,
Massachusetts, will feature four significant local collections,
a Boston Harbor Dinner Cruise, meals at great local res-
taurants, including celebrity chef Ming Tsai's Blue Ginger
Restaurant, and the opportunity to meet, renew friendships ,
and socialize with fellow C.O.C.A. members. For further in-
formation on the convention, the flyer and registration form
is posted on our website and also accompanies C.O.C.A.
TIMES, or contact Marsha Blau at FoxSnake@aol.com.
Hope to see you all there!
I've noticed several new contributors to C.O.C.A. TIMES
over the last few issues and want to thank all of you for send-
ing in articles for publication. The continued success of our
magazine depends on our members being willing to take the
time to photograph, research, write, and submit articles to
be shared with fellow members. If you have an idea for an
article, whether it's newly discovered information about a
machine, historical information about a particular manufac-
turer or type of machine you collect, or a restoration project
you've just completed, l 'm sure our members wou ld love to
read about it. Please forward your articles to Paul Hindin at
BedVibr8or@aol.com.
New c lassified ads on our website, www.coinopclub.
org, are stil l being posted almost every day, so remember
to check it often. Non-members are permitted to post free
ads also, so there is always that chance that a rare machine
might be offered for sale by a non-collector that happened
to find our site on a search engine. The CLASSIFIED ADS
section of our site is also a great resource for posting wanted
ads for machines, parts, manuals, flyers , and other informa-
tion .. . and it's FREE.
Our next meeting will be held Thursday, April 4, 2013, at
The Hilton Garden Inn, St. Charles, IL. For dinner reserva-
tions, contact Cindy Champer at CindyChamper@aol.com
or by phone at 419-350-0477. Please make reservations for
dinner by March 27th so that we can get an accurate count to
the hotel .
See you in Chicago!
Doug Cain
COCA President
330.83 7 .2265
president@coinopclub.org
DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE: August 9, 2013
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