Trillium Village Collectors Club of Ontario: One of the nicest people you would ever meet

Established in 1994, Trillium Village Collectors Club is one of Canada's oldest Department 56 collector clubs.  We are based in Toronto but have club members all over the province of Ontario.

The objective of our club is to provide a meeting place for club members to share the joy and excitement of their hobbies and to share display ideas featuring their favourite collectibles.  All collectors and retailers of Department 56 Village and Holiday products are welcome to join the club.  Club membership also includes an informative newsletter mailed physically or electronically to each club member every other month.  Membership form is available for download on the "About Us" page.

Trillium Village Collectors Club is a not-for-profit organization.  Although we appreciate support from our retailer members, the club is not affiliated with any Department 56 retailers.

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February 15, 2016

One of the nicest people you would ever meet

February 11th, 2016 was a sad day for Trillium Village Collectors Club for early that morning one of its founding members, Helen Murphy, passed away peacefully. Wife of Don Murphy for the past 56 years, Helen was 77 years old. Although she was gone too soon, her love, kindness and warmth will forever be fondly remembered.

A funeral service was held for Helen on Valentine’s day and the large funeral hall was “standing room only” with her family and friends from near and far. Her sister Bobbi, daughter Kim, son Jeff, granddaughter Holly and daughter-in-law Kim all gave loving tributes with funny and heartwarming anecdotes to celebrate Helen’s vibrant and wonderful life.

We will miss her dearly.