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SUCCESSFUL BSA COIN COLLECTING MERIT BADGE WORKSHOP

We held a very successful Boy Scout (BSA) Coin Collecting Merit Badge workshop this past Sunday, March 10. There were 43 Scouts registered for the workshop. For the first time ever, most of our attendees were from out of Council! It was very exciting to see so many Scouts travel great distances from all over the Golden Gate Area Council (San Francisco Bay and East Bay areas) to not only attend this workshop but to attend one of our past two club meetings in February or March. We had around 10 Scouts visit our February meeting and 20 at our March meeting! At the workshop, the Scouts received a review of the material they had been working on prior to the workshop. The new merit badge requirements went into effect January 1 of this year. Club Treasurer, Emile, ran the interactive hour-long plus PowerPoint presentation. The Scouts had a fun day and learned a lot about coin collecting.
As a member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA)’s Education and Young Numismatists Committee and a 53-year member of the Boy Scouts of America, Emile identified numerous and substantial errors in the new requirements and is working with both organizations to get them corrected before January of 2025. (Oops!)
We had six Merit Badge Counselors (Emile M, Suzy T, Gran G, Kevin A, Richard S, and Eve B), five of whom are members and Officers of Cupertino Coin Club, who worked with Scouts individually after the workshop portion, to go over their requirements and ensure each Scout met the seven requirements. Some requirements were about numismatic knowledge, while others required them to collect various denominations from year groupings of coins from circulation. Well-prepared Scouts left the workshop with a completed merit badge in coin collecting. (The Scout Motto is “Be Prepared”.) We will meet with those who did not quite finish all of the requirements at a later date to finish up their partial badges. Our next workshop is scheduled for Sunday, October 6, 2024 and will be held in the new Council Service Center.

MARCH 2024 MEETINGS & EVENTS


Members & guests are invited to attend our general meeting in person on Friday, Mar 8, 7:30 pm. We really want to encourage you to join us in person to experience aspects of the program that are difficult to do virtually. Bring a friend for added fun! We especially want to see lots of youth at this meeting.
Agenda:
– Auction
– Announcements
– Attendance drawing
– Birthday drawing (this month’s birthdays)
– Show & Tell
– Youth raffle
– General drawing – if enough tickets are sold
– Program: (1) Board of Officers & Directors Election
…..Elections Chair: Emile M
(2) 2023-24 Club Activities Recap Video
…..Historian: Griffin G


Have fun earning the coin! Open to all Scouts registered to a Scouts BSA Troop.
Cupertino Coin Club Officers Emile Mestressat and Suzy Trigonis are offering our Boy Scouts of America Coin Collecting Merit Badge Workshop on Sunday, March 10, 2024, from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm at Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council Service Center, 970 W Julian St, San Jose, CA 95126.
Board Directors, Officers and Members will also be assisting with review of requirements and sign-off of Blue Cards. All are Certified, Registered Merit Badge Counselors.
Register by email before March 6 with Scout’s name, Troop # & Council to coincollectingmb@yahoo.com. Space is limited.
NOTE: REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS BADGE CHANGED 1/1/2024; be sure you are working on the CURRENT REQUIREMENTS.
Details are on the flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nE4tU7k0Li0ISxLYztM4-UMf3HqvS4aU/view?usp=sharing


Zoom BOARD MEETING Thurs, March 21, 7:30-9:00 pm –
All members welcome. Request the link if interested in attending. Email cupertinocoinclub@gmail.com.

2024 CLUB MEDALS AVAILABLE


1-oz 0.999 fine silver

The new 2024 Club Medals are in! Help celebrate Cupertino Coin Club’s 50th Annual Coin Show! The year 2024 is also the Lunar Year of the Dragon, which represents qualities such as power, strength, good luck, and wisdom. You can own this beautiful one-ounce 0.999 fine silver for $38, designed by club President, Suzy Trigonis, by completing and returning the 2024 Medal Order Form. Order early to guarantee getting your medals. Mintage: 75. Thank you for supporting our club with your purchase!

Our show is coming up!

Sad News – Dan Brintnall Passed Away January 7, 2024

It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news of the passing of one of our regular, active club members, Dan Brintnall. We last saw him at our Annual Banquet on October 22, 2023. Dan cared very much about our club’s youth. During the holidays he always brought them goodie bags of special coins for their collections. Dan also liked to challenge them by running contests, where they would win a numismatic prize. For the younger kids, they were asked to draw a picture of their favorite coin. For the older youth, they were asked to research and write an essay on the Morgan Dollar. Check our club Facebook page for the repost of theis2017 contest.
Rest in peace, Dan. We will miss you!

IN PERSON BOARD MEETINGS for FEBRUARY, JUNE & OCTOBER 2024


We have not had an in-person board meeting since 2020. We plan to get the board together in person three times in 2024. All members welcome. We will be meeting Thurs, Feb 15, Jun 20, & Oct 17, 7:30 – 9:00 pm, St Jude’s Episcopal Church, 20920 McClellan Rd, Cupertino 95014. This is the same venue our 2022 & 2023 Annual Banquets were held at.

THANK YOU SPONSORS!


We would like to thank our 2024 facilities and refreshment sponsors who are generously covering the cost of our room rental ($50) and snacks ($20) for the following months. Anyone interested in sponsoring months that are still available (open), please contact our Program Chair, Gran. Thank you!

January – Dan Sch (room)
February – Don P (room & refreshments)
March – Ron I (room) & John S (refreshments)
April – Open
May – Joe & Rita M (room), (refreshments – open)
June – Steve C (room & refreshments)
July – Joe & Rita M (room) & Gran G (refreshments)
August – Mike W (room & refreshments)
September – Open
October – Open
November – Open
December – Open

FEBRUARY GENERAL MEETING

Members & guests are invited to attend our general meeting in person on Friday, Feb 9, 7:30 pm. Bring a friend for added fun! We especially want to see lots of youth.
Agenda:
– Auction
– Announcements
– Attendance drawing
– Birthday drawing (this month’s birthdays)
– Show & Tell
– Youth drawing
– General drawing – if enough tickets are sold
– Program:
Topic: Free Silver
Guest Speaker: Father & 12-year-old Son, Dan & Cam S

JANUARY GENERAL MEETING

Members & guests are invited to attend our general meeting in person on Friday, Jan 12, 7:30 pm. Bring a friend for added fun! We especially enjoy seeing lots of youth.
Agenda:
– Auction
– Announcements
– Attendance drawing
– Birthday drawing (this month’s birthdays)
– Show & Tell
– Youth drawing
– General drawing – if enough tickets are sold
– Program:
Topic: Ancient Olympic Coins
Guest Speaker: Mike W, Board Director

2nd ANNUAL GARY ACQUISTIPACE MEMORIAL FUNDRAISING AUCTION

The December meeting will be focused around the holidays. We will be sharing desserts with a dessert potluck and celebrating the season of giving by participating in the auction of high-quality, donated items such as gifts, collectibles, events/sports, and social/food gift cards and items. Current list of items can be found https://mikewagner3.wixsite.com/2023auction. All members are encouraged to participate and bring guests. There will also be an attendance drawing for a numismatic book.