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| CLICK ABOVE TO SEE PICTURES FROM THE 2009 RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE DISPLAY |
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| THE VILLAGE LANDLORDS |
| NEXT MEETING IS SUNDAY, JANUARY 17TH, 2010 |
| WELCOME TO THE VILLAGE LANDLORDS WEBSITE... TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO BROWSE AROUND OUR SITE |
| Mark Your Calendar! Our Next Meeting Sunday, January 17th, 2010 THE NORTH LAUDERDALE AQUATIC CENTER 701 SW 71 AVE (ROCK ISLAND) ROAD NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA |
The Village Landlords started from a meeting of several strangers at The Silver Sleigh Christmas Store in Pompano Beach, FL, in the latter part of 1991. These few people saw they had a common interest in the Department 56 Villages, and thought it would be a great idea to form a club to include other people who also had their interest (or habit)!! From there, an organizational meeting was held on September 24, 1991, and the first official meeting of the Village Landlords was set for October 1991. The Club continued to grow to 80 members by 1998. In 1998 the Village Landlords hosted a one-day event called “Christmas In July”, which turned out much greater than expected, spurring our membership to close to 150 members. Due to the success of the one-day event, two more Gatherings were held in 1999 and 2000. In 2003 and 2005 the Village Landlords hosted the Southern Regional Gathering (a three-day event), raising over $14,000 at each Gathering for various charities, including the Ronald McDonald House, The Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Lotsy Dotsy Clown Fund), and Juvenile Diabetes. As a non-profit Club, The Village Landlords designates funds to be donated to two charities each year. Designated charities have been The Sheridan House, The Fort Lauderdale Ronald McDonald House, The Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, and The Majic Children’s Christmas Fund. We are proud that we have had our North Pole Village displayed at the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and at the Fort Lauderdale Ronald McDonald House. Meetings are held the 3rd Sunday of each month – January through April and September through November of each year. We do not hold a meeting December, as this is the month we have our Christmas House Tours where members open their homes for fellow members to view their village displays Our meetings include guest speakers, demonstrations on setting up displays, working with Styrofoam, wiring your villages, display tips, hand’s on display workshops, and making vignettes using one or more houses. We have Refreshments, Door Prizes and Raffle Prizes at each meeting. Village Press, our newsletter, is published the seven months a year, the same months as our meetings are held. During our “off” months, we have held bus trips visiting Department 56 dealers throughout the State of Florida, and we have even ventured into South Georgia. Our first bus trip was a one-day trip, and our last trip was a three-day “Mystery Bus Trip”. No one knew, except for the person who planned the trip, where we were going and what our itinerary was. Each trip included a Saturday night of entertainment, such as a Mystery Dinner Theatre. Each trip has been a major success. |
| ABOUT US |
| CLICK BELOW TO SEE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NOVEMBER 2009 MEETING |
| Any comments or suggestions for this website please contact us!!! We would love to hear them. |
| CLICK TO SEE PICTURES OF THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE GALA 2009 |
| CLICK ABOVE TO SEE PICTURES OF THE2009 RONALD MCDONALD DISPLAY |
| IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN WHEN MEMBERS OPEN THEIR HOMES TO SHARE THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAYS. JOIN US THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER AND JANUARY AS VILLAGE LANDLORD MEMBERS SHARE THE JOY OF COLLECTING AND FRIENDSHIP BY HOSTING HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSES. CHECK BACK HERE FOR UPDATES AS TO DATES AND TIMES. The Shetler's Dec 12th 7-10 PM No Children The Perez's Dec 19th 5-11 PM George and Bill's Dec 20th 4-8 PM No Children John and Chase's Dec 26th 4 PM-? The Hargrave's Dec 27th 5-8 PM The Abram's Jan 2nd 1-3 PM No Children The Layton's Jan 2nd 5-8 PM The LaMonica's Jan 3rd 6-9 PM No Children The King's Jan 9th 7-10 PM No Children HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! |
| CHECK OUT THE NEW MEMBERS DISPLAY & OPEN HOUSE SECTION |
