LONE STAR DIVISION Train Collectors Association's

Division Dues for 2010 are now payable!
Please send this membership form and your dues. IMPORTANT: If you are 65 or over and a member
for 20 years you must still send the form in or reply by e-mail will all the below information. I do not
know or remember everyone’s age or that your address is correct, especially if you just became 65.
YOU MUST KEEP YOUR NATIONAL STATUS CURRENT–That is due on your
anniversary date of joining TCA- Your green membership card has the month that your dues expire.
Please mail this form by March 31st to
Pat Halpin TCA / LSD, PO Box 200442, San Antonio, TX 78220-0442
Name __________________________________TCA # ______––______________
No charge if a TCA member for 20 years AND over 65?_________Change of address below?_______
Address _______________________________________________Phone: (_____)_________________
City ________________________ State _____________Zip (with + 4) ____________––__________
e-mail ( ONLY for TCA updates & deadline reminders)____________________________________
Better yet – send me an e-mail (pathalpin@aol.com with your name and I will save your e-mail address.
Please put “TCA” in the “Subject” box so I will know it is not junk mail)
Need a new badge?___________(Please add $10.00 for a total of $16.00) Dues $6.00 $_______
Do you want your name tag to show your name & city & state as listed above? Badge $10.00 $_______
Please list any change for name tag:________________________________ Total: $_______
_____We want to know the following (Mark all that apply with Y or N)
_____Do you have a computer and on the internet? (If no then no other information is needed)
_____Did you get an e-mail from Pat Halpin with this newsletter attached?
_____Were you able to open with no problem?
_____Was it slow or just failed to open?
_____Do you want to continue to get the newsletter by mail? We will still send you the e-mail version
_____Would sending the newsletter just by e-mail be satisfactory for you?
TCA Calendars
TCA National still has a few copies left of the first ever 2010 TCA Calendar! So, don’t dally – support TCA by
buying this beautiful, collectible calendar featuring the layouts and trains of many of our members. Makes a great gift
item, too! Only $11.95 each and just $3.00 for shipping! Send to: TCA Calendar P.O. Box 248 Strasburg, PA 17579
TCA Annual Appeal
TCA has been here for you supporting your love of this wonderful toy train hobby and setting the standard for the
industry since 1954. And now, due to some unusual financial pressures facing the Association, we have come to ask
for your help. I ask each of you to think back to the time you joined the TCA and the important part it plays in your
life today. For a small contribution of dues each year, the TCA has brought you countless hours of fun and friendships
that last a lifetime. In the words of Chapter President Art Tate, it’s time for all of us to give something back to an old
friend. Won’t you consider helping TCA during this difficult time?
Our Annual Appeal appears in the center of your November HQ Newsletter. Please fill out the form there and send
it in today. There is still time to get in your donation for the TCA Annual Appeal and have it count toward your 2009
taxes. From one friend to another.....thank you! Just send to TCA Annual Appeal P.O. Box 248 Strasburg, PA 17579
Note from Pat Halpin: What if all 30,000 memeber gave $1.00 or 15,000 gave $5.00 or 10,000 gave $10.00.
Any amount combined adds up quickly. Please think about what TCA is worth to you and take time to help.
Train Collectors Association – Lone Star Division – Newsletter January 2010 – Winter Meet – Katy, Texas
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