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May 2008 THE NATIONAL BUTTOn BULLETIN 61

SHOW US YOUR BEST STUFF is that all entries be mounted on stan-
Recently I put together a tray of my dard 9x12 cards. No fee but, tray slips
favorite buttons that I will be entering are required."
in Division VI Non-competitive at the So, put together your tray of
upcoming California State Show. I in- favorites, order your tray slip with the
vited Lucille Weingarten to do the same. application in this Bulletin, bring your
It was a fun and challenging task choos- tray to National, and enter it by Tuesday
ing the buttons. Lucille and I discussed morning. We encourage you to label the
how wonderful it would be to see the buttons with any information you feel
favorites of many collectors- and pertinent for educational purposes, not
where better to do this than at this year's necessarily tied to the Classification.
National in Appleton! At National, be sure to spend some
Lucille and I are inviting all of you time in the Div. VI display section to
to put together a tray of your favorite view the buttons that button lovers love
button(s) and enter it in Div. VI. The best.
simple rules are in the Blue Book on This is a wonderful opportunity to
page 5, which states in part: share your buttons without restriction
"Members may exhibit trays of buttons or competition. Lucille and I hope you'll
without concern for competition or participate. Let's have fun with our
standardization .. .. The only restriction buttons ... yes!
- Bruce Beck, Wisconsin

Letter from Cyberspace - www.nationalbuttonsociety.org
We have added more to our NBS web • NBS 2008 Officers & Directors - To send an
email to an officer or director, simply click
site. Check out the new features ...
on a name.
• NBS Membership - You can now join or • NBS 2008 Show - Here you'll find a wealth
renew your membership online and even of info to plan your stay at National, in-
pay with Paypal!
cluding Show schedule & tours, and links to
• NBS Beginners' Booklet - By Jocelyn websites about Appleton & vicinity activities.
Howells, the complete text is online. Included • NBS 2008 Awards - A list of the 2008 NBS
is a lengthy checklist of button materials Awards you can enter at the National Show.
and many valuable tips and pointers.
• Our Publications - A list with descriptions of
• NBS 2008 Classification and Glossary - publications you can purchase online from
Misplaced your Blue Book? Now you can NBS. You can even pay online with Paypal!
view it online any time. There is even a
download for creating your own judging • NBS Articles - "Ideas for Increasing
Membership" - An article by Button Bytes
sheets for competition.
members. This article is for members to print
• Button Society Websites - Here is a I ist of out and take to their button clubs.
the button society web sites in each state
or country, as well as links to the states or -NBS WEB MASTER: Deborah Hanson,
countries that have their own web sites. scotti22@earthlink.net