Region 16 Quarterly Newsletter Summer 2014TER

 Region 16 Quarterly Newsletter Samy Odin, 28 rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris (France) Tel : 0033 1 42 72 73 11 samy.odin@noos.fr Region 16 has members in: Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Singapore, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and Venezuela. Members of On-­‐line clubs are presently affiliated with our region as well. Summer 2014 Dear members, dear doll friends from all over the world, this is my last Newsletter as your RD, so it is the perfect time to express to each and every one of you my gratitude for the three years I spent at your service while promoting UFDC’s values and activities. I enjoyed this experience immensely since our region is truly exceptional! It gathers clubs and individual members that in spite of their different background, culture and language, match into our common interest for dolls. I wish UFDC will keep on widening its scope and reach many more members who care for doll collecting and get actively involved into It’s time to pack for San Antonio! I look forward to keep in touch with all of my I will be waiting for you at our R egional Meeting, friends within UFDC, meet with them locally or held at the Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Hotel on during our conventions and support our Friday July 18th from 3:30 to 4:30 pm at Sunflower, on the third level. This is when you will preserving and sharing this specific patrimony. be introduced to your new RD: Diane Chappell! wonderful organization in every possible way. Fondly Samy Odin Clubs Annual Business Meeting I was so pleased to recently attend another meeting with Delegates and Alternates, may I remind you Les Rubans Aubergines in Coburg, Germany, where how important it is to attend our Business members could get reunited during the Puppenfestival Meeting on Saturday July 19th at 9:00 am. held in Neustadt bei Coburg. It was a great opportunity Please, join me in the area indicating our to see doll friends and discuss future projects of this Region number and bring your member hyper active club. card that will allow you to vote. For all of the other members who are not registered Donations as Delegates or Alternates, I warmly invite We are so grateful to the following clubs and individuals you to attend the meeting for a better for their substantial donations during the last quarter: understanding of how our federation -­‐ the Foothills Doll Club for the Building General Fund functions. A special area for observing -­‐ Janet P. Gula twice for the Museum Fund members is always set up in the room. -­‐ Margaret G. Kincaid for the Museum Fund and for the UFDC Unity Fund Open Forum -­‐ Sandy Kralovetz for the 2014 Convention and for the May I also invite ALL of you to attend the Museum Fund Open Forum on 4:45 to 5:45 pm at the -­‐ Jennylou Schoelwer for the Collections Fund Grand Ballroom K-­‐M on the second level? This is when each of us has an opportunity to express ideas, complaints, acknowledgements and other questions in front of the Executive Committee and complete Board of Directors. Ticketed Theme Events We thank our International members Denis Bastien, from Canada, and Käthe Kruse, from Germany, for their special meal events to be held in San Antonio next July. Let’s have some more doll fun! New Members We wish the warmest welcome to our new members: Ms. Erika Catellani from Switzerland, Mr Tobias Vorbach from Germany, Ms Hendrika Warke from Australia, The Toy Department at Bonhams, as a corporate member from England.