Welcome to the Washington State Button Society's web site! Please check back often to catch any updates.
The WSBS meets on the 3rd Saturday of January, April and July at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1315 N. 160th, Shoreline, WA. Our meetings begin at 10:00 AM with button sales, then a program at 11:00 AM, business meeting at 11:45, then lunch and more button sales after! (See a map to the Church location.)
Below are the meeting dates for 2009:
Saturday January 17, 2009
Saturday April 18, 2009
Saturday July 18, 2009
Show Fri./Sat. Sept. 11-12, 2009
Hope to see you there!
Every year in September, WSBS holds our annual Button Show. In 2009, our show is scheduled to be held on Sept. 11 and 12th at Clarion Inn, 1507 North First Street, Yakima, WA. Call (509) 576-4901, for reservations. Rooms will be $79.99 + tax (for 1 or 2 people - additional charges for 3 or 4 people). This years theme is: "Button Roundup". It is open to the general public on Sat. Sept. 12 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.Mary Bruner (509) 697-8837 and Louise Anderson are our Show Co-Chairmen. Please contact them if you would like to be added to our dealer's list, or if you have questions on the show! The 2009 Awards List, registration form and other information is available from the 2009 Show Information Page.
We welcome visitors to our meetings and annual show, and would love to have other button collectors as members of the WSBS. Memberships run from January to December, and are $12.50 for an individual adult and $15.00 for a shared membership (two adults, same address, one Bulletin). Junior members (18 years and under) are also welcomed, with membership of $5.00 for an individual Junior, or $6.00 for a shared Junior membership (two juniors, same address, one Bulletin). Some of the benefits of being a WSBS member:
Members recieve copies of the WSBS Bulletin
Members may enter trays in our annual competition
You will make many button friends!
If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Washington State Button Society, please print out the Membership Application and send the form and your check (made out to WSBS) to:
Carol Leahy
4613 Cypress Dr.
Anacortes, WA 98221
The WSBS publishes the Washington State Button Bulletin for it's membership, four times a year - in January, April, July and September. The Bulletin has club information, show information, awards for upcoming shows, plus articles on buttons and button collecting. If you have an article, or information you would like to share with our club, please contact the Bulletin Editor Diana Hefti.
