WCNS 70th Anniversary Banquet

On Friday June 10, 2016, the Worcester County Numismatic Society had its 70th Anniversary Banquet. Over 80 people attended this big event, including the Hon. Joseph M. Petty, Mayor of Worcester, Rep. Dan Donahue from the 16th DIstrict, and presidents from numerous other New England coin clubs. The club received a Citation from Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, and Rep. Donahue presented the club with a proclamation from the Massachusetts House of Representatiives that June 10th was WCNS Day in Massachusetts. Mayor Petty presented the club with the Key to the City of Worcester.

A slide show looking back at 7 decades of WCNS was another highlight of the evening. Photos of the event are presented below Enjoy!



Recognizing Margaret Kittredge





Full house





Pre-dinner socializing





Awaiting turn at the food!





Hon. Joseph M. Petty, Major of Worcester, addressing club





Key to the City of Worcester





Rep. Donahue presents Proclamation from the State House





Citation from Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito





New England club presidents





Jack Haroian receives Presidents Award and Lifetime Membership





Mike Simpson receives Lifetime Appeciation Award





Mark Matys and the NENA Award for Excellence with YN Program





George Bilodeau receives Lifetime Appreciation Award from Sterling club





Food time!





70th Anniversary Cake





Table with exhibits from WCNS' past





Donat wins a proof set door prize



A PDF of the slide show presented at the banquet is available here.
It is a very large file, 27mb, so be aware when you download it!
Click on the image to the left to download and view the slide show. Enjoy the program.



  Worcester County Numismatic Society      --      Founded 1946      --      Email:   wcns@worcestercoinclub.org