TCA members have access to a variety of exciting events throughout the year, including train meets and our annual conventions. Use the search function on this page to find event information. Or, visit our Event Details page to get a little background—and consider joining TCA if you’re not already a member!
Board meeting is at 3 PM in the Library (3rd Floor); Business meeting at 5:00 p.m. in the 1st floor ballroom. The main monthly meet—with door prizes!—starts at 5:30 p.m.
TCA Palmetto Chapter Model Train Show This event has been canceled.
9:00 AM: A Members-only Swap Meet 10:00 AM: Show, tell and run, plus a general business meeting Meeting ends at 12:00 PM
Setup at 9:00 a.m. Midwest Division Members FREE admission and FREE selling tables!
Large hall, with free parking. Test track, auction, and repair service. Park in rear; cross-street is North Griffith Park Drive. Pricing Information: Free entry for current Western Division Members (with current membership badge) and Joslyn Adult Center Members; Non-members pay $2. Trading Tables are free to members. Contact: [email protected] to reserve a table. Refreshments will …
Setup Friday, 4–8 p.m. and Saturday, 7–9 a.m. Division meeting at approx. 9:45 a.m. Open to the public after 10 a.m.
Table set-up at 7:30 am; Members only early admission at 9:00 am; Public admission at 10 am
Opens 8 a.m. for Keystone Members; Opens 9 a.m. for Public
All meets open to the public! Shows run 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Business Meeting at 8:15 a.m. PRICING: TCA Members--$6; Visitors--$5 per family Tables (Available to TCA members only): $10 each; 3 or more tables $8.00 each
3:00 PM: Board meeting in the Library (Third Floor)4:00 PM: Swap and Social (First floor ballroom)4:45 PM: Clinic or Movie 5:30 PM: Business meeting (First floor ballroom) The main monthly meet—with door prizes!—starts at 5:30 p.m.
TCA members who shop at Amazon.com can have each of their normal purchases generate a modest payment to TCA! And it won’t cost you anything!
The Train Collectors Association is now a participant with AmazonSmile, which is a special website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com.
The difference is that when customers shop at AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers.
The process is simple. Just search for and select Train Collectors Association when you sign up and shop at smile.amazon.com.
You use your regular Amazon.com username and password, but when you log in to smile.amazon.com, you’ll see that you are supporting TCA with your purchases:
Note that if you just log in to the regular amazon.com, this benefit does not operate.
There are no costs to either you or TCA, but TCA benefits!
This is a great way for TCA to earn extra cash to offset costs, so sign up today to help support TCA.
* Note: TCA is not a party to any of your Amazon transactions, and does not endorse any products or vendors.
In both cases, you will receive a donation receipt from the PayPal Giving Fund, and enjoy applicable tax advantages.
How to do it:
Click on the image above, or use this link. This will take you to ebay, where you will see the following page (log in to ebay if you are not already):
This offers TCA as an option. Click on the “Add to My Charities” button where indicated with the red arrow. Thereafter, when you make a purchase, at checkout you will be offered the option to make a donation to TCA in any amount of your choosing. Small amounts add up, larger ones are great! It’s always up to you!
The option will appear at the lower part of your checkout page, something like this:
If you’re a regular seller on ebay, you can allocate a portion of your sales proceeds to be donated to TCA. Look at the green arrow marked “Optional” above to see how to do it. Details on how ebay calculates the donation may be read here. This is a wonderful way to share the financial benefits of your hobby with the organization that promotes it!
An added benefit to TCA is that these donations are not subject to normal processing fees, so that makes your donation work harder!
* Note. TCA is not a party to any of your eBay transactions, and does not endorse any products or vendors. PayPal issues the receipts to you for your donation, not TCA.