Candy Container Collectors of America History- Page 2
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1985
Jun Membership now at 200 members.
4th Convention held in Harrisburg, PA, hosted by Jack Raudenbush. 74 people attended.
1986
Jul The 5th Convention was held at Brimfield, Massachusetts on July 10th with Jack Raudenbush once again hosting it.
Aug Jinny & Wayne Thomas take over as co-editors for Candy Gram Jul 1986 - Dec 1993) . Jinny Thomas editor Feb
1994 thru Aug 1994.
1987
6th Convention re-located to Reading, PA with Doug Dezso taking over Convention Chairman 1987-1992
Mary Calhoun and Gene Deible design the clubs 1st T-shirt. Gene has expanded this tradition to include sweat
shirts and hats.
1993 Terry Whitmeyer takes over as Convention Chairman (1993 - 2004).
1994
Jun Attendance now at 525 members.
1995
Feb Lee and Rose Poirer become new co-editors of Candy Gram (Feb 1995 - Jun 1998).
1998
Dec Sidney McAlister sets up clubs 1st Web site (Dec 1998 - Jun 1999).
1999
Feb Roberta Morrison takes over as editor of Candy Gram (Feb 1999 - Apr 2000).
Jun Suzi Bell takes over club Web site Candy Container Collectors of America (Jun 1999 - Nov 2003).
2000
Jun Convention is moved from Reading, PA to Lancaster PA.
Bill Willey assumes job of temporary editor of Candy Gram (Jun 2000 - Aug 2000)
Oct Doug Dezso takes over as editor of Candy Gram (Oct 2000 - Jun 2002)
2002
Aug Thom Cooper agrees to take on editor's job for Candy Gram. The Candy Gram
is upgraded to the computer age with many more color photos now possible.
2003
Nov John Small takes over Candy Container Collectors of America Web site
from Suzi Bell. (Nov. 2003- 2008)
2004 Gene Deible takes over as editor of the Candy Gram. The Candy Gram goes to a
Jun quarterly Publication (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter). Our first Auction of a candy
container collection takes place at the June Convention.
2006 25th Anniversary of Club held at Eden Resort Inn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
June
2007 Jim Olean assumes the role of Candy Gram editor.
1981 - 2000 Officers,
Chairpersons, Editors