CALGARY INTERNATIONAL PIN CLUB      The Calgary International Pin Club was organized by a number of pin traders; who had a heck of a lot of fun during the Calgary Winter Olympics in 1988.  They liked what they were doing, and wanted to utilize the newly developed pin trading culture to let others know the value and fun that a club may represent.  Also, they wanted to continue developing and improving their own personal collections, which included many different types of pins.      Throughout the summer and fall of 1988 a numbers of traders got together to discuss the formation of a pin trading club.  Key members of these discussions, usually held in various cafes, offices or homes, were: Ross Baxter, Tom Gorkoff, John Howard, Jim McKinley, Robert Percy, Ken Roman, Wayne Ronald, Pepe Vargas and Jerry Vigon.      The club started with a bang, with 150 paid memberships for 1989. The first Executive consisted of :  President - Tom Gorkoff, Vice President - John Howard, Secretary - Ken Roman, Treasurer - Jim McKinley, Director Public Relations - Jerry Vigon, Director Hall and Concession - Wayne Ronald, and Director - Ross Baxter. The Calgary club was incorporated as a non-profit club under the Alberta Societies Act in October of 1990.  The first Festival of Pins event was held in 1991.  The club provides an annual donation of money and food to various Calgary food banks in conjunction with the annual Christmas meeting/party as a major fund raiser.      We are a number of individuals from Calgary and other Canadian and American communities with a common desire and respect for collecting of lapel pins.  We are interested in furthering the knowledge of pin collecting and our club throughout the community.  We would like to act as "visible partners" in the pin collecting experience, to help make pin collecting a true fun-experience to all participants.