10/01/2023
The time has come, friends, to make the announcement that nobody wants to hear. Chambanacon 51 will be the last Chambanacon. This is not a decision that was made lightly. I've attended this convention for nearly 40 years and chaired it for the last dozen years. The concom and I are more sorry to see the end than anyone, but it’s time.
Even though some people volunteered to help, key positions remain unfilled. This is our last contract with the hotel, and given the onslaught of high school football booster organizations that will be beating down the hotel doors for the next four years when their championships move to Bloomington/Normal, we don’t anticipate the possibility of continuation, even at a new hotel in yet another city.
Frankly, folks, we don’t have the time or the energy to keep pushing this boulder uphill. We’d rather see Chambanacon go out on a high note than dwindle into obscurity. So, we’re throwing in the towel and closing the doors after this year’s convention.
Any monies left after this year will go into trust. Who knows...maybe some group will step forward with a working plan and a full committee to restart the ol’ gal. If that happens, great! If that doesn’t happen, the leftover funds will be donated to ISFIC who have supported our convention for many years.
So, if you’ve been putting it off saying, “Someday I’ll get to a Chambanacon” then this is your last chance. Come and help us send the convention off with a Big Bang.
So long, and thanks for all the bananas.
Brenda Sinclair Sutton
Chambanacon Conchair
