COLLECTOR OF THE QUARTER

Our collector of the quarter is Joyce Losonsky of Ephrata, Pennsylvania which is located about 15 miles north of Lancaster. She loves the area as there are many antique and collecting shops and stores around. Joyce is retired but still keeps a busy slate as she has her own booth at a local antique mall which she sells(and always buys!!!!) at 272 antiques near Adamstown, PA. Joyce began collecting around the time of 1974. She started finding toys at garage sales and flea markets. She also loved stopping at local McDonald's just to get the latest trayliners, toys, sugar packets, napkins, give-aways, and anything else that had anything to do with McDonald's. By 1982, when they had the Little Book promotion, Joyce was buying 10 of every toy! At the time she never knew the history of anything dealing with McDonald's collectibles, but started developing an interest in it. This would then lead to her authoring numerous books dealing with everything McDonald's which have fascinating facts, pictures, and prices. The books have valuable knowledge and some of the best reference guides to be found even though the prices are now deflated due to collecting trends over the past several years. Joyce says her "latest find" is her favorite item, but she really likes the pre-happy meal toys that date back before 1979. She encourages people to collect something from McDonald's and to just have "Mcfun" doing it! 

Joyce can be reached at joyceusa@aol.com  Her books can be purchased through Amazon.com and also are available through numerous sites on the web.

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Click on links below for photos from May-2008 National Convention in Toledo, Ohio

Room hopping at the convention!! 

      Members enjoying their time!!

A nice buffet for everyone to enjoy!!

Linda Gegorski with award and cake for the Great lakes Chapter!!

Club Pins and Convention Pins

Click on the following years for pictures of some of the many pins the club has given out over the years.

Membership Pins              Convention Pins

1995                                     2001

1996                                     2003

1997                                     2004

1998                                     2005