Local Club News

September 2019

2020 KOC Program

 Are you curious about what the 2020 Keepsake Ornament Club (KOC) will entail? We think we’re rolling out some of the best member benefits yet! You deserve to be rewarded for the ornaments you love! The Keepsake Ornament Club gives you an all-access pass to the Keepsake brand with exclusive ornaments, promotions, club-only communications and experiences designed especially for you! Look forward to these NEW, exciting benefits added to membership in 2020:

  • KOC Members now receive the Dream Book first! Enroll by March 1, 2020 and you’ll receive your KOC Dream Book before the online and store versions are released.
    • Just like 2019, it will be delivered starting April 1st in your Dream Box and stores will receive their copies later in the month in of April.
  • Early access to shop Ornament Premiere and Ornament Debut! Yes, you heard that right! We’re creating a VIP shopping day just for our KOC members – you’ll get all the bonus points and benefits of the event – just a day early! And, you’ll be the first to purchase limited quantity ornaments, pick up your wish list, and check out the new line up.
    • Remember, ONLY National KOC members will be able purchase product at this VIP event. So, encourage your fellow club members to join our family!
    • More details about your store’s VIP event will come later, including Event hours and your member-only access pass to attend.
  • Receive up to $30 in KOC member-only rewards! Every club mailing during your 2020 membership will include a $5 shopping reward that you can use on any Hallmark product in store or online. Join by January 15, 2020 to receive the full year’s rewards of $30. Your first shopping reward will arrive in your membership welcome packet that will arrive shortly after you join.
  • And so much more! Members will still receive our exclusive Keepsake Dream Box (which happens to be enchanting this year), Quarterly For Keeps mailings, member-only Bonus Points at Keepsake events, access to Club-exclusive ornaments and a FREE “Thank You” ornament in stores in December

Do you want to know more about the 2020 Keepsake Ornament Club? Visit www.hallmark.com/KOC early October to learn more. Additionally, applications will be hitting stores in October. Enrollment for the 2020 KOC will open November 5th, 2019 in-stores, online, and via phone at 1-800-HALLMARK.

2020 Artist Signing – Local Club Contest Reminder

Don’t forget to send in your submission for a 2020 Artist Signing. The due date to submit an entry is December 1st, 2019.

In 2020, the Keepsake Studio Artists will once again be visiting Hallmark Gold Crown stores around the country. Here are the details regarding how to enter the Local Club Contest to win an In-Store Artist Signing Event.

    • Keepsake Artist(s) will travel to your local store for a Friday and Saturday event.
    • Friday night will be a social/dinner experience with the artist and anyone who would like to attend.
    • Saturday will be an artist experience and signing in your local store.

      NOTE:       An exclusive Keepsake artist signing event ornament will be sold in local stores that host an artist signing.

Winning locations will be selected from the Local Club contest submissions and Hallmark Gold Crown store contest submissions for a total of 16 artist signing events spread across 5 regions – West, Midwest, Southwest, Southeast and Northeast during August and September 2020.

NOTE: Local Clubs that submit a contest entry will also be entered into a random drawing for a chance to be featured in an upcoming issue of the KOC newsletter: For Keeps Newsletter.

    • Tell us in a creative way what Keepsake Ornaments and the Keepsake Ornament Club mean to you! Keepsakes believe in traditions, family, the childhood wonder of Christmas, the joy of collecting and the hope of giving. We want to hear and see what Keepsakes means to YOU! The following questions must be answered:
      1. What do you love about Keepsake Ornaments?
      2. How has your Local Club brought you together with each other and with your community?
      3. Tell us how your Local Club shows caring and spreads cheer in your community.
      4. If you were going to throw a Keepsake party, what would it look like?
    • Entries will be judged based on content, creativity and originality.
    • Entries can come in any form. Here are some examples:
      • A document sharing your Local Club’s story, a scrapbook, or a video ….. Use your creativity!
      • If you submit a video, it must be on a thumb drive / jump drive with a USB connection
    • Entries must be postmarked or emailed by December 1, 2019.
      • Mail submissions to:

Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Club
Artist Signing Event Contest
PO Box 419580, MD #830
Kansas City, MO 64141

      • Email submissions to:[email protected] with the subject line: Artist Signing Event Contest Entry – (Local Club Name)

    • Winners announced in early 2020.
    • Signing Events will take place August through September of 2020.
    • One contest entry per Local Club
    • Local Clubs must be sponsored by a Hallmark Gold Crown store that actively supports Keepsake Ornaments and is in good standing with Hallmark Cards, Inc.
    • Local Clubs must be active and have a 2019 roster on file with the KOC.
      NOTE: All local club rosters will be reviewed by the KOC for validity and credibility.
    • Contest entries will become the property of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
    • Winning clubs will not be able to request specific artists or dates for their signing. The dates and attending artists will be assigned at the discretion of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
    • Hallmark Cards, Inc. reserves the right to cancel, alter, and/or substitute elements of this contest at any time, including prizes.
    • If your local club created a center piece at the 2019 KOC Convention, your center piece will be taken into consideration.

Local Club Ornament

This year we will be offering local club members a free ornament as a “thank you” for all you do for your stores and your community. One ornament per member will be shipped to your affiliated local store in October. The number of ornaments we’re sending is based off your roster submitted earlier this year. Additionally, the ornaments will be shipped to the address listed on your roster for your local store.

Local Club Activities

Are you looking for ideas on what to do with your local club? Attached you’ll find two documents:

  1. Test your knowledge of Keepsake Ornaments with a little trivia! Questions and answers included.
  2. Have you ever wondered which Keepsake Character you are? Answer the questions in the attachment to figure it out! For those of you who attended the 2019 KOC Convention, you’ll notice this is the activity from the “Penguin Place” in the North Pole Village!

Keepsake Ornament Trivia

Which Keepsake Character Are You?