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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ShannaS, post: 3358103, member: 85144&quot;]It has been interesting reading the responses regarding the ANA and benefits of membership. I&#039;m actually running for the ANA Board of Governors this upcoming election and I&#039;m learning more about what makes the organization special. The only comment I&#039;d like to make is that there is no hobby without dealers AND collectors. The ANA is a huge organization and with it comes difficulties with pleasing all. That said, it is what you make it and becoming involved in any way makes the organization even better. Much of the ANA work is done by donating ones time and energy. There is a small group of actual staff. The rest is done through donating. The ANA is not a political organization. It is there for education and for the trade shows to bring together trade and public. Someone mentioned that the shows are only in big cities. Of course they are......how could they possibly be in a smaller city where very few would come. Let&#039;s be fair to dealers too. We travel to these shows, often paying exorbitant fees for hotels, flights, security and what not. Many times we don&#039;t make enough money to pay our costs. Not everyone is huge like CNG, Heritage and Stacks/Bowers. There are lots and lots of smaller dealers. So why do we do it? Contact with our customers is extremely important. Please join the ANA. This organization is more important than you think. It isn&#039;t perfect but without it the wonderful trade shows will not exist anymore. Also, I&#039;m happy to chat with anyone that has ideas for hopefully a new board member in 2019! My email is <a href="mailto:shanna@shannaschmidt.com">shanna@shannaschmidt.com</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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