The Torch Magazine

From the President

   We are happy to announce that the 2019 Torch Convention will be in Durham, North Carolina from June 20-23. The hosting club is the Durham/Chapel Hill Torch Club.

   The registration form can be found in hard copy in this issue of The Torch Magazine. More information and updates can be found on the web at www.torch19.org

   The official hotel is the Durham Hilton. Information for room reservations is found at the website and on the printed registration form in this issue. The all-inclusive fee this year is $350 and the Durham Hilton is $109 per night, plus tax. If you come a few days early or stay a few days later, Hilton will honor the reduced rate.

   Last year, many Torch members phoned or wrote to remind me that many of our members need to plan to attend a convention well in advance of the event. For many of our members, the convention is a good part of their summer vacation, since attendance requires planning to attend and money for the event, and frequently those who attend visit relatives and friends on the way and take in other events and sites. So this year we are sending out the details early so everyone can make the convention part of their summer plans.

   Why do we have conventions? We do, of course, conduct the business of running Torch, and we also have a good time. But another very important goal of all our conventions is to meet and talk with Torch members from different parts of the country and to share fellowship. Lifetime friendships develop from the conventions. So this June, please come and enjoy Durham and the region, and enjoy meeting fellow Torch members from around the country.