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OdysseyFan - World's Largest Adventures in Odyssey Collection
World's Largest AIO Collection
1988 - Started Recording Episodes off the Radio

1992 - Entered the "Secret Word" Radio Contest and won a prize of 2 Cassette Albums #7 & #9 (2nd Edition White Clamshells with no volume #s on the spine)

1994 - First Visit to Focus on the Family Colorado Springs HQ

November 1997 - Attended the 10th Birthday Live Show in Colorado Springs
  • Added the first Water Bottle to my Collection
  • Added the first Bookmarks to my Collection
  • Added the first Poster to my Collection
  • Added the first Hat to my Collection

2002 - Attended the 2002 Live Show

August 2008 - Attended the 20th Birthday Live Show

2010 - Collection moved to Aurora, CO

​2011 - Scoop Yourself Contest
  • Received an Honorable Mention

2012 - ​Scoop Yourself Contest

June 2012 - Attended the 25th Birthday Live show in Dallas​, TX

2013 - Scoop Yourself Contest

2014 - Scoop Yourself Contest

March 2014 - First Application for a Guinness World Record (rejected)

May 2016 - Second Application for a Guinness World Record Started

July 2016 - Firstborn Son named after John Avery Whittaker

August 2016 - GWR Application Closed (Lack of GWR understanding of the scope of collection at over 95% of existing items owned, and confusion over attributes, count method and validation of items due to constant additions.)

September 2016 - Application Re-opened (Exclusion of digital items, clarification of category)

October 2016 - GWR Category Approved for "Largest collection of Adventures in Odyssey memorabilia" (Referencing Wikipedia)
  • Record minimum set at 1,000 items

January 23rd, 2017 - Validation of Item count for GWR
  • Witnessed by Nathan Hoobler (AIO Producer),  Bob Smithouser (AIO Producer), and Marsha Berzins(Aurora City Council)
    Video recorded by Sam Suksiri
  • Final Count 1,211 items

August 2017
  • Collection surpassed 1,300 Items while still awaiting GWR Validation.

October 2017
  • ​Collection moved to Greenwood, Indiana

April 2018
  • ​Collection moved to Indianapolis, Indiana

July 2019
  • Sponsored the 2018 Seneca Awards

July 2020
  • Sponsored the 2019 Seneca Awards

August 2020
  • 2nd son born: David James Adventure ("Jimmy")

April 2021
  • Collection surpassed 1,600 Items

July 2021
  • Sponsored the 2020 Seneca Awards

August 2021
  • Collection surpassed 1,700 Items

May 2022
  • Added OAC Vertical Stand Banner used at Focus
     
August 2022
  • Sponsored the 2021 Seneca Awards
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