Local Club News
June 2018
Updated Rosters are now online!
Thank you for submitting your Local Club rosters for 2018. Local Clubs are listed here. Please review the list at your earliest convenience and let me know if you have any changes as another update is scheduled for late June/early July.
Look for updates via email!
We are saying farewell to the printed version of the Collectively Speaking Newsletter to Local Club and/or store sponsors. In the future Local Clubs and store sponsors will receive the same types of exciting news, fun stories and games via email directly from the KOC. We encourage you to forward the email on to your Local Club members and/or print or verbally share at your Local Club meeting. Expect Club communications to arrive in your inbox five times a year: January, March, June, September, and December.
Ornament Premiere is so close! July 14 – 22
Ornament Premiere is just around the corner. I can’t wait for you to see all the wonderful Keepsake Ornaments our artists crafted for you this year. To make the event even more special, consider partnering with your store sponsor to host a local club event prior to Ornament Premiere. Here are a few things we want you to know about the event:
Don’t miss these product headlines:
- Three First in Series Releases – Christmas Angels, Legendary Concept Cars, Lil’ Classic Cars
- Ten Limited Quantities
- Keepsake 45th Anniversary Commemorative Rocking Horse Ornament
- Premium Cinderella’s Castle
- Three Disney Storytellers Christmas Carolers – Merry Mickey, Jolly Donald, and the Limited Edition Collectors Set
- Star Wars™ Storytellers The Millennium Falcon™
- Angel Lights Barbie™ Tree Topper
- Christmas Lantern Tabletop
- Star Wars™ The Force is Strong Tree Skirt
Take advantage of these event promotions:
- Miniature Decorative Ornament Set – Free with purchase of 4 Miniature Keepsake Ornaments (regularly $9.99)
- 45th Anniversary Keepsake Reusable Bag – Turn in your Keepsake Wish List and pick up your ornaments by the end of Ornament Premiere and you will receive a FREE reusable bag.
- Celebrate the 45th Anniversary of Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments by purchasing the Anniversary Rocking Horse ($24.99) and 45th Anniversary Pin ($5.99)
- Shoppers transacting on Premiere weekend will receive a coupon for the Clashing Cymbals free ornament that comes with a purchase during Ornament Debut weekend
- Receive your free collectible button when you buy a Hallmark Keepsake Ornament during each Keepsake Event in 2018. At Ornament Premiere, the button will feature Santa’s Magic Train. Collect all three buttons throughout the year, or join the Keepsake Ornament Club (if you’re not a member already!) to collect all 4!
- Toys for Tots: For every Rudolph Keepsake ornament sold, Hallmark will donate $1 to Toys for Tots
- Receive a free Power Cord with purchase of any ornament or tabletop powered by the Keepsake Power Cord (limit 1 per customer)
And Keepsake Ornament Club members
have even more to be excited about!
- Get your hands on the in store, KOC exclusive ornament – Sweet Santa, $17.99
- Look for four new member-exclusive KOC Product Shop releases
- KOC Members will now receive surprise offers in their quarterly mailings. Make sure to join the Club to receive yours!
- Only club members will receive the Glistening Gift exclusive ornament with the purchase of a Keepsake Ornament priced $9.99 or more.
- Only club members have access to an extra tier of Bonus Points for the first weekend of the event. (July 14-15 only) Unlock 12,000 Bonus Points ($40 in future rewards!) when you buy 20 Keepsake ornaments.
- Receive 250 Bonus Points for each Club Exclusive Product Shop ornament purchased through July 29th.
Enjoy Insider Information from the Studio
Enjoy Insider Information from the Studio – Every week, our team posts new information and Artist shares in our online Keepsake Community. We hope you are accessing the social website and chatting with others who love ornaments as much as you do. Attached, you will find a few of the stories from the last month know you’ll love.
- Nello Williams: A Little More from the Artist
- Joanne Eschrich: Joanne’s Sketchbook
Need some fun and excitement at your next Local Club Meeting? Be sure to tune into the Keepsake Community to find exclusive videos and sneak peaks to share with your Local Club members. You can also view crafting videos and download crafting tutorials from the Community as well.
KOC Membership
If you received your 2018 Membership card and Dream Box and are enjoying the club experience so far (with more fun and reward to come!), don’t forget to leave a positive review on our Hallmark.com website. This helps us attract new club members that may also enjoy the experience. If you have not-so-positive feedback for Hallmark, please email us and we will be continuing to enhance the 2019 membership offering based on what we hear. Click here to leave a review.
Artist Signing Event Content Submissions – Thank You!
The winners have been announced and the Artist Signing Event dates are scheduled. A BIG THANK YOU to all the Local Clubs for submitting a contest entry. Whether you are hosting an event or attending one, please be sure to share some pictures and great stories with us at the KOC to be featured either on Keepsake Community or in later issues of the For Keeps newsletter.
Local Club Support – Feedback wanted!
In December 2017 we asked our Local Club contacts to obtain feedback on a few questions related to the Local Club experience. Thank you to those that responded. Below are the most common answers we received:
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If you did not get a chance to respond before or would like to continue to provide feedback, please answer the following questions to help us create tools and resources for you and your local club members.
Are you sponsored by a store today? If so, what do you think the role of the store should be to support your local club? If not, why are you not sponsored by a store today?
If Hallmark provided Event kits for stores to host Local Club experience within the store, how would your club feel about this? What events, activities or experiences could the store help with that your club doesn’t already have access to?
Games/Activities
To help you host your Local Club meetings we’ve created a few fun games for our Local Club Members and stores. Enjoy!
- 45 Reasons to LOVE Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments: Join us in celebrating 45 years of making memories with Keepsakes! Print this and share with your Local Club members to engage in great conversation and fun with the 2018 Dream Book.
- Keepsake Dream Book Scavenger Hunt: This game can be played anywhere with small and large groups. Have fun discovering our 2018 Keepsake Ornaments in the Dream Book with this Scavenger Hunt. Participants seek to gather all that’s listed in a limited amount of time. Give prizes to the winners and consolation prizes to all those who play. Scavenger Hunt Answer Key attached separately.