The winter edition of the CAC Newsletter recognized anniversaries of APS Chapter clubs and I’d like to start my column by sharing these milestones with the APS membership as a whole. Congratulations to you all!

100 Year Chapter
William C. Stone Chapter, MA — Joined January 1909

75 Year Chapters
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club, IA — Joined February 1934
Schenectady Stamp Club, NY — Joined April 1934

50 Year Chapters
Council Northern California Philatelic Societies, CA — Joined November 1959
Diablo Valley Stamp Club, CA — Joined August 1959
Motor City Stamp & Cover Club, MI — Joined March 1959
Southern Illinois Stamp Club, IL — Joined December 1959
Sunnyvale Stamp Club, CA — Joined December 1959
West Essex Philatelic Society, NJ — Joined January 1959

Eleven of the 555 current APS Chapters have now reached 100 years! Seventeen have reached 75 years and ninety-three are 50-year members!

Exhibit Frames
Does your club have the ability to display exhibits? I’m fortunate to be in one that does, but frames are expensive if you don’t own them already or are looking for replacements. So, do we have an offer for you!

Roger Rhoads of the Garfield-Perry Stamp Club (www.garfieldperry.org/) in Independence, Ohio (a southern suburb of Cleveland) sent an e-mail offering sixty frames free of charge to a good home. The only stipulation is that the receiving club pay for handling and freight.

The frames are constructed of solid wood and glass, hold twelve pages per frame and are each approximately 27 inches by 36 inches in size. They are designed to be placed on tables. Interested clubs should e-mail Roger at rrrhoads@aol.com to work out the arrangements.

Awards
Speaking of exhibits, is your club looking for awards to present to exhibitors? If so, make sure you check out the APS Society Exhibit Awards page. Many of the organizations listed there offer awards for free or for a very small charge. Details explain if local, regional and/or national level shows are eligible for each and contact information is provided.

Please, please, please! Societies offering exhibit awards should regularly check the web page listed above and update their information as necessary. In some cases, contact information is out of date (e-mail or physical addresses, phone numbers, etc.) causing show exhibit chairmen to hunt down current details. I know because I’m one of them! It also would be nice to state clearly the award’s criteria to allow interested parties to determine whether they have qualifying exhibits. One of these days it also may be possible to submit written award criteria that can be converted to PDF documents that can be downloaded easily from the site.

Additional societies or specialty groups are always welcome to submit information about awards they offer to be included on this web page. Simply contact Doris Wilson at dmwilson@stamps.org or write to her at APS headquarters along with all pertinent information.

A Few Good Men and Women
Do you know of an active club member knowledgeable about club operations who would be interested in sharing his or her thoughts, tips, and suggestions with others? Or maybe that person is you! The Chapter Activities Committee is looking for a few good men and women to join our ranks and write articles on general topics of interest for the CAC Newsletter. Our publication is released three times a year and we always welcome one-time or regular contributions. Contact me if you might be interested in answering our call! You can view the electronic edition by going to www.stamps.org/cac/ and clicking on the link.