PGCA Annual meeting in Columbus, OH the third weekend of May, 2013 during the same weekend as the Springfield Extravaganza Flea Mkt. PGCA Annual Meeting Agenda The dates are Friday May 17th and Saturday May 18th, 2013. The host hotel will again be the Best Western at 1133 Evans Way Ct. Columbus, Ohio. Their phone number is 614 870-2378. FRIDAY Evening, May 17, 2013 Location: Best Western Breakfast Room Social Hour/Refreshments 7:30 to 8:30 PM, Room visitation Room hopping 8:30 PM to ????. SATURDAY May 18, 2013 Daytime Activities: Enjoy the Springfield Extravaganza Flea Market held Fri, Sat, Sun at the fairgrounds off I-70 in Springfield, OH. SATURDAY EVENING activities: Business Meeting Location: Best Western Breakfast Room Silent Auction Preview 6:00-6:15 PM, Silent Auction (Location TBD) 6:30-7:00 PM, Pizza Supper 6:45-7:15 PM, PGCA Club business meeting and raffle 7:30 PM to ???? More Room visitation Room Hopping Wheeling/Dealing 8:30 PM to ????? Also we will be having a trading card swapping event, sponsored by Glassnertauction.com on both Friday and Saturday. Please register on Thursday, Friday or Saturday to get started on your glasses trading card set.

McDonald’s has a new glass promotion, with a four glass set of colored “Retro” glasses. These have tapered shapes and embossed glass with four different colors, showing different McDonald’s scenes or characters, such as Speedy from 1955 in purple color, A McDonald’s sign from 1948 in green color and two other glasses. Available for free with purchase of a large value meal, or 69 cents with a value meal purchase. This promotion is in many areas of the USA in November and December 2012.

PGCA members Update Form now On Line
PGCA membership director Mike Vath has setup a FORM that members can use to update their membership information on line. Changes of address, email, phone, glass collecting interests can be entered so club members information is up to date on our membership roster. Use this link. Members Update form

McDonald’s in some parts of the US has a Coke Glass Promotion, with four different color Coca Cola glasses, one free with purchase of a large extra value meal.
Other style glasses in a retro style have been distributed in the UK, and can style color glasses have been distributed in other International markets.

McD Coke Can glass

Auction #108 is now posted at the Glassnertauction.com web site. The auction has a large variety of glasses, some rare and scarce items, some very unusual glasses and lots of interesting material for about any glass collector.
There are a total of 333 glasses in the auction, from Advertising to Wizard of Oz and everything in between.
The Auction closes December 3, 2011 at 11:00 PM Central time.
Click on the AUCTION link on the left hand side of this page to access the auction site.