Bruce writes:

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On a personal level, I"ve been teaching coin collecting classes at local community colleges, libraries, schools, park districts, and senior centers. It"s great outreach into the community and I"m sure some of our ILNA members have been doing the same. This year, I decided to offer 2 hour Saturday workshops for beginning and intermediate collectors at the College of DuPage and McHenry County Community College. I"ve also invited other numismatists to help with the classes and it"s my hope that they will start reaching out to their communities to provide numismatic education. Several of the students have attended local coin shows and joined coin clubs, participating in our numismatic community. ILNA is here to help you and your clubs create outreach into your local community, to provide numismatic education, and to grow your clubs membership.

! I counted 35 members at a recent coin club meeting in Elgin, including 7 women and 3 young numismatists. We had show & tell, raffles, auction and a presentation. Please reach out to ILNA if you need ideas to help your club grow!

For more information on the Illinois Numismatic Association, see:
http://www.ilnaclub.org/