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Well, this year has been another good year for the club as we near our last meeting on the 13th of December we’ll be holding our annual potluck dinner and charity raffle. We also collected several hundred dollars at the Texas Pipe Show this past October to send more pipes to our Pipes for Soldiers collection. While we didn’t do a pipe of the year this year, we did order patches that all paying members will get when they sign up or renew their membership.

In other news, Sutliff has announced that they are going to be providing clubs samples again through their new pipe club program and more details will be available in the coming months.

2019 Promises to be a great year with a Peterson Trunk Show with lots of new pipes from our friends at Laudisi who now own Peterson Pipes. Additionally, we’ve got another Texas Pipe Show that promises to be bigger that will happen in October of 2019.

As we closed the books on our fiscal year we also went through our annual elections and elected a new treasurer Cael Bean. The rest of the officers remain the same this next year.

Sitting in the local tobacconist periodically I see a good number of people in the Austin area come in who are trying to stop smoking cigarettes and move to something healthier but still trying to get their nicotine fix. Picking up the pipe is by far one of the best things you can do to ween off cigarette smoking, as you don’t inhale pipe tobacco and you’re not smoking chemical laden cigarettes. You will also notice that smoking a pipe will force you to slow down and enjoy the experience as opposed to trying to get a quick fix and move on. Relaxation is part of the whole dig when it comes to smoking a pipe.

If you’re in the Austin area and are interested in pipe smoking stop by one of our meetings and we’ll walk you through what you should do and best tobaccos to try – every meeting we have plenty of tobacco samples for you to try and enjoy. By becoming a member you’ll also enjoy discounts at the local tobacconist stores.

Have questions? Email us on the site here and we’ll be happy to answer them and point you in the right direction.

Last week with the help of our Treasurer we were able to secure another great perk at Pipe World.  All Austin Pipe Club Members will receive a free membership at Pipe World which gives members 10% off.   This is just another reason to become an Austin Pipe Club member as our benefits are continuing to improve and we’re continually growing.