AIFD Prepares to Celebrate 50th Anniversary

Appreciating the Past – Anticipating the Future:
AIFD prepares to celebrate 50 years

Hey everyone, check out the new 50th Anniversary logo! If you didn’t already know we will be celebrating AIFD’s 50th in 2015! That’s right, AIFD is turning 50 and that’s a pretty big milestone and one worth taking notice of. The celebration kicked off during “Passion” in Las Vegas and will continue to build until we all gather in Denver in July 2015.

As part of the two year long celebration we’ll be collecting and sharing your AIFD memories. In order to do that, we’ll need you to share all your magical moments. In addition to collecting all your AIFD memories, the 50th Anniversary Task force will be busy promoting the 50th Celebration during industry events, in Chicago during the 2014 Symposium, logging the history of the past 50 years and just spreading the news that AIFD is still going strong and planning for the future.

Here’s how you can help:

Send in your memories – Have a special or interesting story to share about your AIFD activities? Maybe you were part of something big that changed the history of AIFD – share your experience!

Send in your photos – to go along with the written history of AIFD the Task Force is also trying to gather Appreciating the Past – Anticipating the Future AIFD prepares to celebrate 50 years photos. We’re looking for photos of past symposiums, regional gatherings and our members out and about promoting AIFD. We’ll scan or copy your photos and send them right back.

Here are a few fun historical facts about AIFD and it members: Did you know Bea Frambach AIFD, CFD was the first National Secretary of AIFD installed in August of 1965! Did you know Gary Wells AIFD, CFD’s wife made his suit for his induction! Did you know that the first SAIFD chapter was Cal Poly!

Banners promoting the 50th Anniversary as well as marketing materials are available at your request. These items are great to have on hand for all your regional educational and awareness events. Contact AIFD Headquarters and request yours today!

Please contact us at and let the celebration begin! Many thanks in advance.

Janet Black AIFD, CFD, PFCI
janetblackaifd@gmail.com, 207-514-3500

Suzie Kostick AIFD, CFD, PFCI
skostick2003@yahoo.com, 248-819-2148