Facts

Name: Minnesota PEZ Con 13
Number: 13th
Dates: August 7th to 9th, 2008
Host: Dana Kraft
Place: Ramada Inn Mall of America (Thunderbird Hotel), Bloomington, MN

Registration Bonuses

WHY A MEMBERSHIP?
Would you like to get more out of your convention experience than just attending the show on Saturday? YES! A convention membership will give you admission to all of the planned activites starting on Thursday through Saturday early evening. It also gives you the opportunity to win lots of FREE PEZ!

Here's a summary of what
you will receive:

This is a sample of what was included
in the membership packets in 2005.
Click on photo for an enlarged, more
detailed photo.

IN THE PACKET
-- A 2008 convention dispenser
-- (if available)
-- MN PEZCon 13 T-shirt
-- MN PEZCon 13 Lapel Pin
-- MN PEZCon 13 Tattoos
-- MN PEZCon 13 Candy Pack
-- MN PEZCon 13 Keychain
-- MN PEZCon 13 Custom Costume
-- MN PEZCon 13 Pirate Coin
-- Name Badge
-- Scavenger Hunt check list
-- FREE entry for Friday night's
-- raffle drawing
-- FREE Bingo game sheet
-- Entry form for the Photo Closeup Contest
-- Assorted PEZ related flyers
-- And, much more! CONVENTION EVENTS
-- PEZ Swap on Thursday night
-- Room Hopping Thursday,
-- Friday and Saturday
-- Friday Morning Activities
-- PEZ Bingo
-- Early admission (11:00 a.m.)
-- to the Show on Saturday
-- Admission to the Charity auction

Highlights

Thur., Aug. 07
Throughout the Day - Check in and pick up convention packets in Hospitality Room.
Scavenger Hunt. Find all of the items and win prizes!
Room hopping - please wear your convention name badge at all times.

7:00 - 10:00 pm
Trade/Swap your extra PEZ with other PEZHeads.

Fri., Aug. 08
Throughout the Day - Late check in -- pick up convention packets in the Hospitality Room.
Room hopping - please wear your convention name badge at all times.
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
PEZ workshops/seminars
PEZ Lapel Pins - by Ronai Brumett
PEZ Variations & Test Pieces- by Adam Cromer
TBD
6:00 pm Bingo for PEZ. See what you could win!
Official Bingo rules will be used. Last number called must be on your card to win.
Approx. 8:15 pm Charity & Regular auctions immediately follows BINGO

Sat., Aug. 09
9:00 am Dealer set-up in convention hall
10:45 am Drawing for dealer's custom embroidered MN PEZCon 13 jacket
11:00 am Show opens for convention members and early bird special.
12:00 pm Show opens to the general public.
Raffle drawings throughout the show. List of prizes.
4:30 pm
Show Ends
Depart Convention hall by 6:00 pm

General Entry

If you're looking to add to your collection, don't miss the Midwest's largest PEZ convention! General admission to the show is on Saturday only. Doors open to the public at 12:00 p.m. and close at 4:30 p.m. The fee is $5 at the door for adults and $2 for children under 12. If you would like to enter the show at 11:00 a.m. to beat the crowds, we are offering an early-bird admission fee of $10 for adults only. New, unopened PEZ dispensers donated at the door will be given to Gillette Children's Hospital. We collected a lot of dispensers at MN PEZCon 12 for the children. All of the dispensers collected are dropped off shortly after the convention to insure that the in-patients have candy for Halloween and the out-patients receive a dispenser when they visit the hospital.

To enjoy all of the other convention activities, you will need a convention membership. With your membership, you will receive a convention packet, including a MN PEZCon 13 t-shirt, a convention pin, a pez dispenser or 2, name badge and other PEZ goodies.

General Registration Info (online registration)

WHY A MEMBERSHIP?
Would you like to get more out of your convention experience than just attending the show on Saturday? YES! A convention membership will give you admission to all of the planned activites starting on Thursday through Saturday early evening. It also gives you the opportunity to win lots of FREE PEZ!

Here's a summary of what
you will receive:

This is a sample of what was included
in the membership packets in 2005.
Click on photo for an enlarged, more
detailed photo.

IN THE PACKET
-- A 2008 convention dispenser
-- (if available)
-- MN PEZCon 13 T-shirt
-- MN PEZCon 13 Lapel Pin
-- MN PEZCon 13 Tattoos
-- MN PEZCon 13 Candy Pack
-- MN PEZCon 13 Keychain
-- MN PEZCon 13 Custom Costume
-- MN PEZCon 13 Pirate Coin
-- Name Badge
-- Scavenger Hunt check list
-- FREE entry for Friday night's
-- raffle drawing
-- FREE Bingo game sheet
-- Entry form for the Photo Closeup Contest
-- Assorted PEZ related flyers
-- And, much more! CONVENTION EVENTS
-- PEZ Swap on Thursday night
-- Room Hopping Thursday,
-- Friday and Saturday
-- Friday Morning Activities
-- PEZ Bingo
-- Early admission (11:00 a.m.)
-- to the Show on Saturday
-- Admission to the Charity auction

Memberships... $35
To register right now, click here.

Absentee Packets will be mailed out the week following the convention's end.

Dealer Registration Info

Hotel Reservations
The hotel staff is supposed to ask if you are a dealer. PLEASE request a room as close as possible to Room #153 on first floor or #253 on the second. The Hospitality Suite will be in the Blackfoot Suite #257 on second floor.

Room Hopping
We will open the convention on Thursday again this year! This will allow attendees to go to the Mall of America and still give you enough time to make quite a few sales. The convention Room Hopping will start on Thursday afternoon and run through the wee hours of Saturday morning. See schedule for a list of tentative activities planned for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. For price list for memberships and dealer tables, click here. There would be no PEZ convention without you. We wish you all a very successful show!

Win a Custom PEZ Jacket!
One dealer will be awarded a special MN PEZCon 12 jacket with an embroidered PEZ emblem. One ticket for each half table reserved will be put into the drawing on Saturday morning at 10:45 a.m. Would you like to increase your chances? It's $2 for each additional ticket or $5 for three tickets.

Flyers for Membership Packets
If you have any flyers that you would like to have inserted into the membership packets, please have them to us no later than July 14, 2007. We will only accept flyers from attending dealers.

Dontate to a Worthy Cause
Children's Cancer Research Fund will benefit from our charity auction this year. I would like to invite each of you to consider donating one item to our charity auction. You will be supporting a very good cause. Please contact us if you would like to donate an item to our charity auction.

Advertising
Here is just some of what is planned:
-- Flyers will be distributed at other
-- PEZ conventions and gatherings.
-- Flyers will be distributed in dealer's
-- shipments.
-- Display ads will be placed in
-- local newspapers.
-- Ads will be placed in the PCN
-- Major regional newspapers will be
-- contacted about doing stories on the
-- hobby of PEZ collecting.
-- Press releases will be distributed
-- to all regional newspapers, radio
-- stations and television stations.
-- Convention dates will be added to
-- local websites, radio and newspapers'
-- calendar of events.
-- Registration forms/fliers will be
-- distributed to all who purchase PEZ
-- at Candy is Dandy and B-Sweet
-- stores in the Mall of America.
-- Mailing will be sent to contacts from
-- previous years' conventions and
-- those who requested to be added to
-- our database.
-- Flyers are being distributed at regional
-- and national toy/antique shows.
-- The convention will be promoted
-- through posts to the PEZHeads email
-- list and PEZ Community Forum.
-- The convention is being promoted
-- through Ebay auctions by using
-- "mnpezcon" as a user ID and an
-- "About Me" page with convention
-- information.

Hotel

Ramada Inn Mall of America (Formerly Thunderbird)
comfort, convenience and style

Located across from the
Mall of America at:
Visit the hotel's website here.

I-494 at the 24th Ave Exit
2300 East American Boulevard
Bloomington, MN 55425
Reservations - (952) 854-3411
Need driving directions?
Ask for in-house reservations

SPECIAL Rates:
$94/night plus tax
3rd & 4th person in room - $6 more/person
Rate Only Guaranteed Until... July 12, 2008

Mention PEZ Convention
When you make your reservations, be sure to mention the PEZ Convention to get your special room pricing! The discounted rate expires on July 19, 2007. Any rooms booked after that will not be guaranteed the special rate or be placed near us. Most likely, you will be booked on another floor or far away from the group -- thus diminishing sales if you plan to have your room open.

Room Block
A room block has been set up to start on Monday, August 6th through Sunday morning, August 12th. Arrangements have been made to keep everyone together in one area whenever it's possible. If problems should arise, please contact us as soon as you can. The earlier you make reservations, the better chance we have of all being together -- unless you like being off by yourself and want to walk a lot.

So, make your reservations now while you're thinking about it!

Dealers...
The hotel staff is supposed to ask if you are a dealer. PLEASE request a room as close as possible to Room #153 on first floor or #253 on the second. The Hospitality Suite will be in the Blackfoot Suite #257 on second floor.

Hotel Amenities
An Olympic-styled exercise room, exceptional indoor and outdoor pools, a gift shop and a game room are all conveniently available on the premises. Complimentary 24-hour radio dispatched limousine service is available to and from the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, the Hubert Humphrey Charter Terminal, and the Mall of America. The Thunderbird Hotel is conveniently located just minutes from the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport and adjacent to the Mall of America.

Area Attractions:
Mall of America
IKEA
Area Restaurant Guide
Valley Fair Amusement Park
Minnesota Zoo
Mystic Lake Casino
Minnesota Science Museum
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Sidewalk.com

Prizes

2008 Prize List is being determined.
Click on the 2008 Prizes link at http://www.mnpezcon.com/prizes.html to get the listing for each contest, raffle or bingo.

Attendees

TBA

To buy merchandise go Here

Previous pictures are Available Here

Contact Info:

www.mnpezcon.com or email dana@mnpezcon.com

MN PEZ Con
7207 39th Street North
Oakdale, MN 55128
USA

Or send credit card payment via Paylpal to dana@mcpezcon.com with MN PEZCon included in the description.

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