had given to this hobby and especially the club.

There are so many people I want to thank and unfortunately they dont get thanked often enough.

In no particular order.

I want to thank my fellow BOD members both past and present. Believe me, I know what it takes and what everyone has to deal with.

I want to thank the Convention chairs for an amazing job, year after year.

I want to thank David Spragg for his work with the Auction, Webmaster and all the other things he does.

I want to thank Todd Barrett for producing a magazine that is above and beyond anything we could have hoped for. And Allan Adnerson for doing this before Todd.

I want to thank Brenda Black and her team at the registration desk year after year.

I want to thank Sheldon Smith for the amazing lineup of educational forums at the convention, as well as his promotional work.

I want to thank the Benders who have been handling convention setup for as long as I can remember.

I want to thank Jim and Casey Follis for the OTY awards and the exhibit displays.

I want to thank Mike Skelton and the rest of the MOGH BOD for doing everything they can to make this dream a reality.

I want to thank Tyrus and Jim for making the auction something special.

I want to thank Gene Trimble and Bob Pardue for their work with the tournaments which are always a blast.

I want to thank John Kallman for his work with the library

I want to thank Roy Nelson for everythig he does with he promotional material and handling the club tables.

I want to thank George D for his pre-registration work.

I want to thank the Masseys for all their help with elections

I want to thank Carey Burke for his help running the table downstairs at the convention and opening peoples eyes to opur club.

I want to thank all the HOF members for everything they have contributed to this great hobby.

I want to thank the authors of books for furthering the hobby thru their guides.

I want to thank the hundreds of convention volunteers who give their time each year to man tables, help with set up and tear down and make our convention so sucessful.

I want to thank the dealers, as without you guys ther would be no convention.

I want to thank all the people I have met over the years at the conventions and here on the board for adding so much to my life.

I want to thank those who run contests and donate to so many good causes here on the board.

I want to thank Archie Black and all those those who contstantly recruit new members to this great club.

I want to thank all those who have passed for how they have touched my life and the hobby in the time they were with us.

I want to thank all the new members, who are just starting to learn about the club and what it means to be a chipper.

I want to thank all those who contribute to the CCTN, especially Pam and Todd whos articles I cant wait to read every issue.

I want to thank my family for supporting me and allowing me to attend conventions each and every year.

I want to thank all those I have bought from, sold to and traded with over the past 15-20 years

And lastly I want to thank everyone else who has given to the hobby that I am sure I have left off the list above.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Vegas in 2011.

Doug