05/04/2020 - Deadline Extended! Join In & Design for NAMHSA!

Are you feeling creative?

Do you like doing art and design? Would you like to see your work on various promotional materials for NAMSHA? Then we want YOU!

DEADLINE EXTENDED: May 15th, 2020

NAMSHA is looking for artwork and designs from our talented hobbyists to be used for a variety of things from Anniversary merchandise to general promotional items and materials. Due to COVID-19 and the extension of many state's Shelter-In-Place orders, we are extending the contest deadline until May 15th! All qualified artwork and designs will be shown to the hobby and winners will be declared by a hobby-wide vote to be held at the end of May 2020.

More information, including contest rules and guidelines can be seen here.

04/21/2020 - Qualifying Show Waiver Period Extended

Important news for show holders needing to cancel or postpone NAN qualifying shows The Board of Directors has recently decided to extend the waiver period for show-holders needing to cancel or postpone upcoming NAN qualifying shows. Originally set until April 30, 2020, the new waiver period has been extended through June 30, 2020. All original guidelines set forth in previous Mail Chimp communications here will still need to be adhered to. Please address all questions regarding postponement and cancellation of NAN qualifying shows to Lindsay Diamond, Show Member Secretary at show-secretary@namhsa.org. The Board will continue to monitor the situation closely and consider further extensions of the waiver period when necessary.

04/20/2020 - An Important NAN 2020 Update

A Note From the NAMHSA Board of Directors

The NAMHSA Board of Directors has come to the hard but important decision to postpone the North American Nationals 25th Anniversary Event at this time.

This may not come as surprise to many of you after Breyer announced the cancellation of Breyerfest in favor of a virtual event in July. Between this important format change and other issues surrounding COVID-19; various state stay-at-home orders, school/event closures, and concern for both shower's health and financial well being for the remainder of this year, the Board has voted to postpone the 25th Anniversary NAN as the wisest course of action at this time.

The 25th Anniversary NAN celebration will instead be held on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday before Breyerfest 2021. All NAN cards with an expiration date of 2020 will be extended for use at NAN 2021 as outlined in our policy IV, section D, item 4. All other details - location, specific dates - will be announced at a later date as they are finalized. We are still working and continuing on our preparations for MSOTY voting and announcement, the annual members meeting, Region Representative elections and more.

While we may not see each other this year, we hope to "see" you at Breyer's "Virtual Breyerfest" and we're already looking forward to next year at our belated 25th Anniversary NAN 2021.

Stay at home, stay safe, be healthy.

04/15/2020 - Have you turned in a Merit Award lately?

Now is a fantastic time to do so!

Merit Award Coordinator Mary Ann Synder and her friend Chewy (shown above) have not gotten ANY Merit Award submissions for the month of April yet! Chewy thinks that applying for Merit Awards is the perfect social distancing activity. This will be the very first month since he started helping that there have been NO applications. Won't you please help him out?

Everything you need to know about the Merit Award program - how it works, what is needed, costs, and more can be accessed here. Still have questions? You can contact Mary Ann and Chewy at merit-awards@namhsa.org.