2011 Summer FUN Convention Photo Gallery
Mood Music For Your Viewing Pleasure
Paul Simon - Kodachrome
Click to viewKodachrome They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh yeah
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So mama don't take my Kodachrome away
Some Fun Photography Related Quotes
"Kodachrome" tells us sometimes the best pictures are still inside our heads." Paul Simon
“Words and pictures can work together to communicate more powerfully than either alone.” ~William Albert Allard
“Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language.” ~Walt Disney
The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer. ~Robert Mapplethorpe
My thought has been shaped by books; my desires by pictures. ~Mason Cooley
2011 Summer FUN Convention
Opening Ceremony
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Photo Credit Fred Lake *Click Thumbnail To Enlarge
Note Special thanks to John and Nancy Wilson for sending in their photos of the opening ceremony.
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Photo Credit John Wilson Click Thumbnail To Enlarge
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Copyright (c)2012 by Erin Leigh.
FUN Membership Booth
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Images Left To Right Donna Moon, Donna & Gerry Russell, Kendall family
Photo Credit Image 1 Erin Leigh, Image 2-3 Fred Lake *click to enlarge & view
Dealer Pre-Registration
Dealer Pre-Registration
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Click to Enlarge Photo Credit Fred Lake
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Copyright (c)2012 by Erin Leigh. Depicted in photos: Carrie Best,Donna Moon, & Nancy Casey
Remember, The Early Bird Gets The Worm the coins.
Click top enlarge Photo Credit Erin Leigh
Public Registration Booth
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CFCC Members Photo Credit: Fred Lake *Click to Enlarge
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Members of Boy Scout Troop 10 from Apopka Register For Summer FUN
Photo Credit: Erin Leigh *Click to Enlarge
Heritage Coin Auction
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Click To Enlarge. Photo Credit Erin Leigh
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Click To Enlarge. Photo Credit Fred Lake
2011 Summer FUN
Y/N Program
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Click To Enlarge Photo Credit Erin Leigh
Photo OneIn the first photograph we have Christopher, and Tiffany and their friend Ean with their parents. Tiffany was very excited about her gift bag and was showing off all her goodies.
Photo TwoI had an enjoyable conversation with Stephanie Massie who was there with her Grandfather Merle Amlin. Seems Stephanie got interested in coins because of her grandfather. They were excited about walking the bourse floor after the meeting.
Photo ThreeEmmalee & Luke were attending the meeting with their father Kevin. Luke was going through his gift bag and sorting through his coins. They were excited about attending the FUN Show.
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Click To Enlarge Photo Credit Fred Lake
I don't have a shot list for Fred's Y/N photos but I see we photographed some of the same children. I see Emmalee and Luke in photo three and Little Tiffany (in photo four) who is cute as a bugs ear! Christopher and his parents appear in photo five and we wrap things up with Scout raffle winners (from left to right) - Glenn Moore, Rishi Patel, Alex Clark, Matthew Sulsenti, and Joshua Smith.
Click to Enlarge Photo Credit Fred Lake Justin Wurst -The YN Trivia Contest winner posing with Tony Bonaro FUN Director & Y/N Instructor.
A Walk Through History With Lincoln
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Click To Enlarge. Photo Credit Fred Lake
There was a very full YN meeting on Saturday morning with 48 boys and girls in attendance for the seminar. Once again Dennis Boggs (aka Lincoln) addressed the class.
Abe Lincoln Attends Summer FUN!
Abe Lincoln impersonator Dennis Boggs was in attendance and available for photographs back at his desk on the convention floor.
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Photo Credit Fred Lake *click to enlarge & view
Hobo Nickel Society
The carvers were busy back at the Hobo Nickel Club table. Rollie (one of the carvers) even let the kids take a crack at being a carver. He helped the children carve their very own hobo nickel. That was truly a treat for those children that were able to give it a try.
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Erin Mullins & Rollie Photo Credit Fred Lake *click to enlarge & view
Get On The FUN Bus!
The Greater Ocala Coin Club's Bus Trip
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Click To Enlarge Photo Credit Fred Lake
GJCC The Greater Jacksonville Coin Club Bus Trip
Photo Credit Fred Lake
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Click To Enlarge Photo Credit Erin
West Hernando Coin Club Bus Trip
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Click To Enlarge Photo Credit Fred Lake
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Click To Enlarge Photo Credit Erin
Palm Beach Club Bus Trip
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Click To Enlarge Photo Credit Fred Lake
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Click To Enlarge Photo Credit Erin
2011 Summer FUN
Boy Scout Merit Badge Clinic
F.U.N Welcomes The Troops!
I had the pleasure of talking to many of the scouts arriving to take part in the Coin Collecting Merit Badge Program. Here are a few pictures of the friends I made at the 2011 Summer FUN registration booth.
Troop 10 Apopka
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Click To Enlarge Photo Credit Erin Leigh
While their parent/guardian (Danny Javorowsky) made sure everyone was registered and all checked in for some FUN! Troop 10 from Apopka anxiously waited. The boys (pictured above) Nick Javorowsky, Charlie Ahrems, Jay Parsons, Juvon Treasure and Zach Kaminsky agreed to pose for me before heading off to participate in the Young Numismatists morning program, and later the Boy Scout Merit Badge clinic.
Troop 631
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Click To Enlarge Photo. Credit Erin Leigh
I caught up with Zachary Noble and Hunter Sloser of Troop 631 (pictured above) at the registration desk. They were accompanied by their mothers Annalena Noble and Dolly Slosser who were both busy making sure their sons were enrolled in both the Y/N morning program and the Boy Scout Merit Badge Clinic. I whisked the boys off to pose in front of the entrance to the FUN Convention. They did their best to Strike A Pose for the camera and were all smiles before the show. Thanks guys you two were quite charming. :)
Scouts Find The Hobo Nickel Booth
There is a rumor going around that the Hobo Nickel Society has the best candy at the FUN Show. Well, I'm here to tell you that rumor is true. And it seems those crafty Boy Scouts of Troop 551 of Clermont and Troop 370 of Titusville found it!
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Click To Enlarge. Photo Credit Erin Leigh. Troop 551 (group pictures) Mathew Sulsenti, Max Sulsenti, Nicholas Schifano, Thomas Holdorf, Riley Rodriguez and Cody Serena (Single) Nicholas Lewington of Troop 370
Girl Scouts Rock!
The ratio of Boy Scouts to Girl Scouts at the FUN Show is surely lacking, 99% to 1%? I would like to correct that by encouraging more Girl Scouts to get involved in coin collecting. C'mon! It isn't just for boys! There are Women in Numismatics. Make it The Hobby of Kings Queens!
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Click To Enlarge. Photo Credit Erin Leigh
Featured above in photo one are Mickoyla & Briana Hoover from Troop 1264 of Satellite Beach with Payton Price of Troop 1156 Of Drifting Sands. Pictures 2 and 3 are of Caroline and Barbara of Junior Girl Scout Troop 2062 of Orlando.
These ladies know how to have some FUN with money! It was a pleasure talking with these young women. I hope to see them again at the next FUN show.
Fred Lakes Photos From The Boy Scout Clinic
The afternoon Coin Collecting Merit Badge Clinic had 121 scouts taking advantage of the opportunity to obtain their merit badge.
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Click Photo To Enlarge Photo Credit Fred Lake. No Shot List Available
Exhibits At Summer FUN
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Photo Credit For Summer FUN Exhibits To: Fred Lake
Coin Grading
Grading Companies were well represented at the show. I do hope that you were able to get your coins submitted to your favorite company for grading.
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Photo Credit Fred Lake *click to enlarge & view
Videos From 2011 Summer FUN
FUN Convention TV found Mr. Larry Lee of Coin & Bullion Reserves at the 2011 Summer Fun Convention. Business on the bourse floor was brisk all day. However, Mr. Lee graciously made time in his schedule to talk with us and offer some advice to novice numismatic collectors, bullion enthusiast and precious metals investors. The topics within this interview varied from detecting counterfeit coins, the dangers of buying gold & silver bullion, the best bullion product for beginning investors to determining how much money one should spend or invest in gold & silver bullion. We hope you find this interview helpful and informative.
Katie Carves a Coin - Hobo Nickel Carving At The FUN Convention
Video of Katie & Rollie Taylor at the Original Hobo Nickel Society booth.
Helpful Links To Summer FUN 2011 Happenings
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Join Us At Future FUN Conventions
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6th Annual Summer FUN Convention in Orlando Florida, July 12 - 14 2012
58th Annual FUN Convention: January 10-13, 2013 - OCCC, Orlando, Florida
59th Annual FUN Convention: January 9-12, 2014 - OCCC, Orlando, Florida
60th Annual FUN Convention: January 8-11, 2015 - OCCC, Orlando, Florida
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