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2008 California Convention Update #2
This will be a short update, but don't worry -- the NFFC Special Events Committee (SEC) is hard at work making sure the 2008 California Convention will bring you all the fun and magic you have experie...
Next SEC Meeting 3/15/08; Schedule of Upcoming SEC Meetings
The next meeting of the NFFC Special Events Committee (SEC) will be held on Saturday, March 15th, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. at the home of Greg and Koko Witz in Fullerton, CA. All members are welcome to attend. For directions to the meeting location, please contact a member of the National Board or the SEC, or e-mail the Club at the address below.
The schedule for SEC meetings for the rest of the first half of&nb...
Tokyo Disneyland 25th Anniversary Event Update
Without counting special guests, approximately 72 NFFC members timely submitted registration forms to participate in our 25th anniversary celebration at Tokyo Disneyland.
While this number slightly...
Next SEC Meeting 2/16/08; Upcoming SEC Meeting Schedule
The next meeting of the NFFC Special Events Committee (SEC) will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 16th at the home of Greg and Koko Witz in Fullerton California. All members are welcome to attend. For directions to the meeting location, please contact a member of the National Board or the SEC, or e-mail the Club at the address below.
The schedule for SEC meetings for the rest of the first half of 2008 is as follows:
March 15th
April 19th
Ma...
Limited Edition Disney Pin To Be Released at Jan. 20th Show a...
A limited edition pin will be released and other limited edition pins will be made available for sale to NFFC members and the public by the Disney Employee Centers at the Strictly Disneyana Show and S...
Charles Phoenix's Disneyland Tour of Downtown Los Angeles
It's not too early to start thinking and making your plans to attend the California Convention in July. The convention will run from July 15th thru July 20th; however make plans now to join us on...
Next Board and SEC Meeting To Be Held 1/19/08
The next quarterly meeting of the NFFC Board of Directors and monthly meeting of the Special Events Committee (SEC) will be held on Saturday, January 19th, 2008 at 12:00 noon in the California Grill R...
NFFC Seeks Members To Fill New Board Positions
As previously announced, the proposed NFFC Bylaws revisions have been approved by the membership and will become effective on January 1, 2008.
One of the changes in the Bylaws relates to the composition of the Board of Directors. Within the next few months, the President will be making interim appointments for several newly created Board positions, including two which will be ...
Dick Hardwick To Perform at NFFC 2008 California Convention
The NFFC Convention Committee is pleased to announce that Dick Hardwick will be performing at the Celebration Banquet during the 2008 California Convention, being held on Friday evening, July 18, 2008...
NFFC Members Make Young Artists' Dreams Come True at Ryman Ar...
- Article by Dennis Ritchey, Director-At-Large
The NFFC has adopted two charities whose basic premise embodies the thoughts and feelings Walt Disney and Herbert (Herbie) Ryman embraced during their...
NFFC Seeks Help In Completing Newsletter Archives
As the NFFC starts to look forward to its next 25 years, it becomes equally important to start preserving our first 25 years.
The NFFC has begun work on creating the NFFC Archives. ...
October Update on Tokyo Disneyland Anniversary Celebration
On October 18, 2007, representatives from the Special Events Committee and the Japan Chapter of the NFFC met with Tokyo Disneyland cast members for 90 minutes to discuss the NFFC's participation in th...
January 2008 Pin Trading Night and Show and Sale
Be sure to mark your calendars and join us for the NFFC's annual January California event, to be held January 19th - 20th, 2008, at the Anaheim Crowne Plaza Resort in Garden Grove, CA.
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Join Us As NFFC Returns to Broadway -- August 16-17, 2008
Make plans to join the NFFC next summer as we return to the place where "they say there's always magic in the air"!
On August 16 & 17, 2008, the NFFC will be back in New York City for the second NFFC on Broadway Event! Event attendees will have orchestra seating for matinee performances of "The Little Mermaid" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and "Mar...
Important Notice - Use of Disney Characters and Symbols
In the near quarter century that the NFFC has been in existence, we have built a positive working relationship with the Walt Disney Company and its affiliates. That relationship is based on mutu...
NFFC Trip Update 25th Anniversary of Tokyo Disneyland
Well I know a lot of you have already made your hotel reservations, and are looking forward to your trip. In addition, some of you have postponed making your hotel reservations and now are paying big bucks, or decided not to go after all.
There is good news on the horizon. A few members have found and booked the Hotel Okura Tokyo Bay, which is right next door to the Hilton Tokyo Bay and shares the same Resort Line (Monorail) Station.
Rates are around $225.00 USD...
NFFC Forums Are Now Officially Open
We invite all of our members and especially chapter members to come in and share all kinds of Disney information. There is a place for chapters to put info up about their meetings as well places for you to share ideas of what you would like to see the NFFC do in the future. You know all those great friendships you have made at conventions?
Here is a place to keep them going all year long! So lets get talking guys! See ya real soon.....on the More>>
Largest Disney Show and Sale for 2007 Happening This Weekend
This is just a quick reminder that the NFFC will again be hosting the World's Largest STRICTLY Disneyana Show & Sale - on Sunday, July 15, 2007 at the spacious Crowne Plaza Resort Hotel in Garden Grove, California (about 1½-miles South of the Disneyland Resort on the Southwest corner of Harbor Boulevard and Chapman Avenue). This is the kind of wall-to-wall-no-holds-barred Disneyana shopping that the NFFC is famous for!
We'll have almost every inch of ballroom space pac...
Election Ballets To Be Counted July 10
Ballots in the election for the 2007-2009 Board of Directors will be counted on July 10 at 1:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Garden Grove (12021 Harbor Blvd.).
All interested members are welcome...
Maggie and Jim Elliott, Richard Irvine To Receive NFFC Disney...
The NFFC is pleased to announce that Imagineers Maggie Irvine Elliott, Jim Elliott and Richard Irvine will be honored with the NFFC Disney Legend Award in July. Richard Irvine will receive the honor p...
Don Hahn To Receive NFFC Disney Legend Award
The NFFC is pleased to announce that Disney animation veteran Don Hahn will be honored with the NFFC Disney Legend Award in July
Don worked as an assistant animator on Pete's Dragon, as an as...
Broadway Weekend Lottery Winners Announced
Friends, give our regards to Broadway!
These fortunate NFFC members will be participating in the club's Broadway weekend this August. They'll see matinee performances of Mary Poppins and Tarzan as well as enjoy some great extras, such as backstage tours and ...
Reminder: Annual Dues Increase January 1, 2007
As announced earlier this year, NFFC national dues will increase to $29 annually per family, effective January 1, 2007.
The increase is the first in several years, and was approved by the Boa...
Help Shape the NFFC's Future: Join the Board
It's an especially exciting time to be part of the NFFC. In addition to the traditional July Convention in California, the club is offering more activities than ever. The 2007 calendar includes t...
New Walt Disney Biography Set for Release
When asked, "Why Walt Disney?," Neal Gabler answered, "When you write about someone as grandiose as Walt Disney, you may tend to get a little grandiose yourself, so forgive me. Bu...
"Little Mermaid" Reunion to Benefit Animation Archives
Fans of The Little Mermaid can look forward to a special reunion of the film's creative team on November 3, 2006. The artists will be at The Eaton Gallery in Sherman Oaks, California, to benefit the A...
Ralph Kent To receive NFFC Disney Legend Award
The NFFC is pleased to announce that artist, Imagineer and merchandise veteran Ralph Kent will receive the NFFC Disney Legend Award this month.
While growing up in New York, Imagineer Ralph K...
George Britton To Receive NFFC Disney Legend Award
The NFFC is pleased to announce that Walt Disney World railroad veteran George Britton will receive the NFFC Disney Legend Award this month.
In 1969, George Britton was a train builder at the...
Tom Nabbe To Receive Disney NFFC Legend Award
The NFFC is pleased to announce that theme park veteran Tom Nabbe will receive the NFFC Disney Legend Award this month.
Tom was a paying Guest July 18, 1955 -- the first day Disneyland was op...
Ahmad Jafari to Receive NFFC DIsney Legend Award
The NFFC is pleased to announce that Imagineer Ahmad Jafari will receive the NFFC Disney Legend Award this July.
Ahmad began his Disney career in 1966 in the engineering department at Disneyl...
Dick Kline To Receive NFFC DIsney Legend Award
The NFFC is pleased to announce that Imagineer Dick Kline will receive the NFFC Disney Legend Award this July.
Dick, an architect, began his Disney career in 1966 and enjoyed a 35-year career...
Glenn W. Durflinger Jr. To Receive NFFC Disney Legend Award
The NFFC is pleased to announce that Imagineer Glenn W. Durflinger, Jr. will receive the NFFC Disney Legend Award this July.
An architect, Glenn began his Disney career in 1965 and retired in...
Walt Peregoy To Receive NFFC Disney Legend Award
The NFFC is pleased to announce that Walt Peregoy, artist and Imagineer, will receive the NFFC Disney Legend Award this July.
Like several of our previous honorees, Walt worked in both Featur...
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