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Train Collectors Association - President Elect resumé
I am currently running for office with the election
to be held during the month of September, 2006
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Personal Information Name: Christopher G. AllenTCA Number: 95-40580 TCA Experience National 2006 - National TCA Vice President2004, 2005 Elected to TCA Management Committee by National Board of Directors 2004 - 2006 TCA Internet Committee 2002 - 2006 National TCA Board of Directors 2004 - Authored two articles for TCA Quarterly 2003 - 2006 National TCA Convention Committee Divisional 2002 - 2005 Desert Division President2003 - 2006 Phoenix Zoo Kid´s module repair and maintenance 2003 - 2006 2009 National Convention Steering Committee 2002 - 2005 "Trains for Kids" Committee Chair 1999 - 2001 Organized Division Kid´s Club and served as chair 1997 - 2001 Division Portable module layout chairman 1997 - Served on several Division Convention committees 1996 - 1999 Division Sergeant of Arms 1995 - 1997 Division portable module setup/operate crew Background As with most of us, I was introduced to the world of toy trains by my father, an Erie Railroad employee. This turned into a lifelong commitment. Following two tours of duty in Viet Nam (1971-73) with the US Air Force, I returned home and accepted a position with the US Postal Service with whom I am still employed as an Electronic Technician. I am married to my dearest and closest friend Laurel, we have three children and one grandchild. A Desert Division workshop at a local train store rekindled my interest in trains and the world of collecting. I became a very active TCA member and have served the Division and National continuously since 1995. I´m also an Amateur Radio (Ham) operator, a National Weather Service certified Skywarn observer "Storm Chaser", and with Laurel, active in our church´s nursery, welcoming ministries, and single parent car repair clinics.TCA Goals The TCA is a great club but our successes of the past are threatened by the challenges of the future. Innovative ways to involve young and old alike in our hobby is of paramount importance. Plenty of "baby boomers" are retiring and may not even realize how much they loved their trains. Our job is to rekindle that fire! How? The greatest potential lies in the Internet, and particularly our websites and electronic publications. A national program modeled after the Desert Division "Trains for Kids", could get hundreds of train sets into the hands of needy children. The national exposure of such a program would help foster increased media attention. Our National Toy Train Museum needs to be nurtured and expanded, and our current members must be motivated to make donations of effort, trains, brainpower, and money to insure that the TCA will not diminish. I vow to do everything in my power to keep this organization the premier collecting club it is, has been, and can be. | |
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