Our club started with a few guys that basically met at the K-Mart Collectors events. The first get together was in 2005 at the home of our founder Shane Schofield. In early 2006, the small group had met a couple more times and laid the groundwork for the Central Illinois Hot Wheels Club. We shared information with anyone that we ran into at the “pegs” and at the K-Mart Collectors events. We also a
dvertised on the Hot Wheels Collectors.com site about our meetings. Soon after that we had received a message from the Indy Hot Wheels Club inviting us to attend their Summer Celebration. They wanted to share with us on how they started their club to help give us ideas that we could take back to our club. In July of 2006, Shane Schofield, Terry Wilson and Ron Taylor traveled to Indianapolis to the Indy Hot Wheels Club Summer Celebration. Dave and Marg Koch greeted us and shared their passion for the hobby. They introduced us to their members and several other clubs that were in attendance. The information they shared with us was very helpful in the formation of our club. With that information, we officially started as a club in August 2006 with 9 members. Today 6 of the original members are still with us. The Central Illinois Hot Wheels Club welcomes everyone to stop by and see what we are all about. We usually meet on the first Sunday of each month (unless a holiday falls on that weekend) from 1 – 3 pm. We do not charge admission for our meetings nor do you have to be a member to attend. As our guest, we can offer you 1 free table to set up on during your first visit if you are interested. Membership is $25.00 for the first year and includes a table each month to set up on, a Club T-Shirt and an ID card. Membership renewals are $20.00 per year there after.
