Candy Container Collectors of America
History- Page 2
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.
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1981 - 2000 Officers,
Chairpersons, Editors