2013 Summer F.U.N. Young Numismatists Meeting
2013 Summer F.U.N. Young Numismatists Meeting
Come To the FUN Show! Admission is Free!
7th Annual Summer FUN Convention
Florida United Numismatists, Inc., is hosting the 7th Annual Summer FUN Convention in Orlando Florida
When July 11th - 13th 2013 Click Here For the latest Y/N Program Information.
Where The convention will be held at the Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive in Hall WC. This location is across I-Drive from the new facility in which the January FUN Convention is held.
Orange County Convention Center
9800 International Drive, Hall WC
Orlando, Florida 32819
Official FUN Website
Admission: FREE And open to the public.
Parking See OCCC's Website for OCCC General Parking Information
Hours Of Operation The convention opens to the public at 10:00 A.M., July 11th and will run through 5:30 P.M. July 13th.
Convention Hours
Thursday July 11th
10 am to 6:30 pm
Friday July 12th
10 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday July 13th
10 am to 5:30 pm
Numismatic dealers from around the country will converge at the Orange County Convention Center to buy, sell and appraise coins, paper currency, tokens, medals and other items. Make sure to mark your calendar for this great event.
F.U.N's Young Numismatists Program
What is the Young Numismatists (YN) Program?
The Florida United Numismatists (F.U.N.) Young Numismatists (Y/N) Program has developed into one of the best in the country. The purpose of the YN program is to nurture those children through young adults in the hobby of numismatics. Tony Bonaro, is the Director of Youth Activities, for Florida United Numismatists. Tony, does an outstanding job educating our youth in the art of coin collecting.
In addition to teaching F.U.N.'s Young Numismatic classes, Mr. Bonaro also works with Boy Scouts And Girl Scouts Of America. F.U.N. sponsors an afternoon session for the Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts Of America helping to assist them in earning their Merit Badge and Girl Scouts to earn their Fun with Money Patch. You may read more about that program here
Each and every YN who attends FUN's program receives a bag of "Numismatic Goodies" all of which are donated by our dealers and exhibitors. Our YNs can expect numismatic games, contests, education and auctions at each session. At the auctions, they are given FUN Money to bid with and are able to keep what ever they are successful in purchasing at the auction. Every YN who attends the program will also receive a boxed lunch compliments of FUN. Parents may purchase a boxed lunch if enough are available.
Tony Bonaro Talks About FUN's Y/N Program
Click to viewTony Bonaro, FUN Director of Youth Activities talked with FUN Convention TV about the many things the F.U.N show has to offer it's Young Numismatists at each convention and how they can win a trip to the ANA Summer Seminar.
[quote from Mr. Bonaro] "I would really like to see some of our YNs compete for the 2014 FUN Summer Seminars Scholarship this January. The Summer Seminars conducted by the ANA in Colorado Springs each Summer are a “one of kind” experience for our Young Numismatists. It is an outstanding opportunity to meet and befriend other YNs from all over the country." [/quote]
Are you active in your local coin club? Scholarships are awarded on a merit basis. Successful applicants will need to demonstrate their involvement, leadership and accomplishments in numismatics, as well as a desire to learn more about the hobby. Recommendations from other numismatists are also required.
So, tell us about yourself and your club. What numismatic projects are you involved in now? What do you enjoy most about the hobby? Why do you think you should be chosen to spend your 2014 Summer with the wonderful educational instructors of the ANA Summer Seminar?
Young Numismatists Program Details
Where Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive in Hall WC.
Fees The Cost of the program is $5.00 which includes lunch and a one year Junior Membership to the Florida United Numismatists. (Lunch alone at the convention center is more then $5.) Participants will receive plenty of materials and coins to get them started on their coin collecting career. This is open to all youth who come to the show.
Pages For Summer FUN
Dear Young Numismatist,
On behalf of FUN and the local host club organizations it is my pleasure to cordially invite you to become involved in the show by being a Page. Here is an opportunity for you to earn some money while performing very important yet easy tasks.
Below you will find the Rules and Requirements For Being a Page. The Page Application can be downloaded and printed from the Official FUN Topics Website. The deadline for submitting your application is July 1st. If Paging is for you, please fill out the application and mail or email it is as soon as possible.
In addition, FUN is sponsoring several YN activities that I know you will enjoy, including the YN Program mentioned above & our new Coins & Kids area on the convention floor which will feature photo opportunities and activities. In the afternoon FUN will offer a Girl Scout / Boy Scout merit badge clinic. If this is your first time being a page, you are in for a great numismatic adventure. All YN activities are fully supervised and we will be there to personally help with your experience.
For more information visit the links to our parent site FUN Topics below:
What Is A Page?
Page Rules
You may download and print the page application from the Official FUN Topics Website. Be sure to get your application in before the July 1st deadline.
Sincerely,
Tony Bonaro
YN Director
Snapshot Memories
FUN's Young Numismatists
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Copyright (c)2012 by Erin Leigh.
Young Numismatists Experience An Educational Adventure With President Lincoln & Robert E Lee
Video footage of the 2013 Young Numismatists program. Our Young Numismatists experience an educational adventure with President Lincoln & Robert E Lee
FUN Convention TV & Florida United Numismatists, embarked on an educational adventure at the 2013 F.U.N. show in January. F.U.N’s Young Numismatists program offered students a walk through history with Abraham Lincoln & General Robert E Lee. Our Young Numismatists and convention guests were treated to a photo opportunity as well as conversations with an "in character" Abraham Lincoln and General Lee. F.U.N's Young Numismatists enjoyed a walk through history with both Robert E. Lee and our 16th President Abraham Lincoln. It was certainly an educational and entertaining experience for all involved.
Quick Links To 2013 Summer FUN Show News
Summer F.U.N. FREE Educational Seminar Listing
Celebrating The 100th Anniversary of the Buffalo Nickel
Coin & Currency Grading Available At Summer FUN
Pan For Gold At Summer FUN!
Meet Lincoln At 2013 Summer FUN!
Meet David Chaltas, General Robert E. Lee Impersonator
FUNtastic Discounts &
Coupons
Disney Theme Park Discounts For Summer F.U.N. Conventioneers
Summer FUN Convention Photo Galleries
Coin Tales From The Bourse Floor Video Interviews
A Blast From Conventions Past!
Retrieve Photos From Prior Posts
If you attended any of the events listed below, your photograph could be posted within these entries. So click a link and see if your image was captured. :P
2012 FUN Photos Member Clubs, Dealers & Board Members
Photos With Lincoln
Summer FUN Photo Galleries
FUN Photo Galleries (January Show)
Photos Random
Helpful Educational Sites
Hip Pocket Change
The U.S. Mint offers a web site Hip Pocket Change. Our Young Numismatists will find lots of fun things to do there. H.I.P. Pocket Change is all about fun and information, especially coin information. There are seven coin-loving animals waiting there to share their knowledge with you. The H.I.P. Pocket Change Pals are your coin currency dream team! So be sure to check it out today! Hip Pocket Change
Kids Corner
Royal Canadian Mint
Let's Wrap and Roll ... Coins that is.
Coins, coins are everywhere Nothing in the world can compare
Listen to the sounds that they can make Cling, cling, clang as they rattle and shake
In your pocket, purse or in your car Or in a loonie or toonie saving jar
Sometimes you find them on the street When you do it is a real treat.
History, culture, identity for us all Have fun on our site and have a ball.
To all of you out there from all of us here, We wish you happiness, prosperity and forever cheer. Visit Kids Corner
Your Newsletter
Young Numismatists can sign up to receive Your Newsletter, an electronic publication by and for young numismatists, complete with updates on projects, events and activities. Your Newsletter is available to anyone interested in coins, paper money, tokens or medals by request. Have you written a numismatic article that you would like to publish? Check out the ANA's Young Numismatists page and send them your article. More information can be found here
Coins for A's
Earn 3 or more A's in school and the ANA will send you a coin and a FREE 6-month membership*
to the American Numismatic Association. Obtain more information here.
A Note Of Thanks
Special Thanks to Tony Bonaro for acting as our Y/N instructor. Tony regularly conducts Boy Scout & Girl Scout Merit badge programs, helping hundreds of scouts to complete their requirements for the award. He has also acted as an instructor for St. Johns, Florida Middle Schools presenting presentations on coin collecting. So let's give Tony a Huge THANK YOU for helping to educate our youth in the art of coin collecting.
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Click Photo To Enlarge. Photo Credit Fred Lake
Our Gratitude to Nancy Casey and Glenda who assembled the gift bags and organized the luncheon.
Special Thanks To Those Who Contributed To The FUN Y/N Program
You're The BEST!
Florida United Numismatists hosted its first Coins & Kids event at the 58th Annual FUN Convention in Orlando Florida! Mr. Tony Bonaro, FUN Director of Youth Activities & FUN Convention TV's photographer and videographer Erin Leigh diligently worked to build an educational and entertaining children's activity booth on FUN's bourse floor.
Our young numismatists enjoyed placing pennies into stylish faux leather penny folders under the watchful eye of Y/N Director Mr. Tony Bonaro. The folders became a keepsake of the show upon completion. However, the true highlight of the booth was the carnival atmosphere brought by the big spinning prize wheel. Yes, children were told to "Spin It To Win It" and that they did very enthusiastically. What did we learn during the show? Everyone loved the wheel and we needed more prizes. Thankfully, many of our F.U.N. dealers donated items to be awarded. Here are just a few of the prizes that were gathered during the show.
Lighthhouse donated a stack of tote bags
Castle Coins donated a British Large Penny, an Israeli coin & several other coins
Mr. Bill Weikel of Patriot Coin donated a Lincoln Medal
Numismatic News donated a box of magazines
Coin World donated a money clip and a box of magazines
Littleton Coin donated the Green Lincoln Penny Folders
Original Hobo Nickel Society donated Hobo Nickels and Hobo Nickel folders
Pierre Fricke donated an autographed copy of his book Confederate Paper Money
Thanks Everyone.
We Couldn't Do It Without You!
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Mark Your Calendars
Be sure to mark your calendar and come see us at the FUN Show!
7th Annual Summer FUN Convention: July 11-13, 2013 - OCCC West Building, Hall WC, Orlando, Florida
59th Annual FUN Convention: January 9-12, 2014 - Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida
8th Annual Summer FUN Convention: July 10-12, 2014 - OCCC West Building, Hall WA1, Orlando, Florida
60th Annual FUN Convention: January 8-11, 2015 - Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida
9th Annual Summer FUN Convention: July 9-11, 2015 - OCCC West Building, Hall WA2, Orlando, Florida
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