The Great Smoky Mountains First Responder Collectors Show

10/03/2026

07/02/2026

The Great Smoky Mountains First Responder Collectors Show is proud to congratulate Mr. And Mrs. Stoffle on the successful delivery of a bouncing baby hip replacement today.

The new addition to the family has brought tears of joy and happiness to both “parents” and Mrs Stoffle is looking forward to returning home with the newest part of the family and relaxing and getting some much needed rest.

Please hold all well wishing phone calls and home visits until the family has time to bond and to renew itself from this wonderful event.

06/18/2026

We look forward to hearing about the noteworthy trades and the stories of new and returning attendees at the National Show, where connections are forged.

Utilize the event to enrich your knowledge about your collectible interests through interactions with veteran collectors and industry experts.

Participate actively and forge new relationships within our community.

TGSMFRCS conveys its best wishes and full support toward the Hosts of this year's National Show.

06/14/2026

The most valuable events in life are those that ultimately benefit everyone involved.

After tallying all receipts, final coin sales, and donations, we are delighted to announce the conclusive results of our exhibition.

We are thrilled to report that our collective efforts have yielded over $10,000, representing a remarkable 66% increase from the previous year's proceeds.

This year's beneficiaries include Smoky Mountain Autism Success Hub and the Pigeon Forge Jr. High Girl's Wrestling and other sports programs.

We appreciate the kind words and are grateful for the opportunity to host this event. For us, the greatest reward lies in giving back to the community, fostering new collectors, and paying tribute to the pioneers who established the standards for patch and coin collectors.

We are already in the planning stages to expand the show, improve table holder support, and assist additional community groups in need.

June 5, 2027 will be the date for those who would like to plan ahead.

The Great Smoky Mountain First Responders Collectors Show Hosts, Richard and Major.

06/10/2026

This years show was an amazing gathering of our hobby’s best Makers, designers and collectors.

All who attended as either a table holder or attendee continues to make this a great casual, family friendly event that is one of the few that is consistently presented and hosted to fully benefit local charities in our area.

Through the effort of everyone sponsoring, being a table holder, purchasing by either pre-sale or at the show or just down right donating, we will be able to eclipse last years totals by more than 15% to both our local autism charity as well as the girl’s wrestling/soccer teams at the school.

We would like to once again send our heartfelt thanks to the companies who helped support and sponsor the show this year. Without your help and generous support, we would not be able to gather and give back as collectors while we enjoy our hobby.

GMan Emblem LLC
HD Designs
Smoky Mountain Knife Works
Craig’s Fi***rm Supply
Fat Bear Family Tavern
Stooksbury Towing
Arbors at Island Landing Hotel and Suites
Extreme Vinyl Graphics
Black R***e Coffee
PC News

Please stay tuned as we close the books on this years show and plan for our show next year.

06/07/2026

A special “Shout Out” to the winner, our youngest table holder, of the Siren Symbols MEGA box of great coins and patches.

Great Job Siren Symbols in paying it forward with their drawing!

The picture doesn’t begin to show how happy the winner is and how these kind of things encourage the next generation of collector and designer.

Once again we beat last years numbers in all categories of funds raised for Smoky Mountain Autism Success Hub and for the Young Lady Athletes in Soccer and Wrestling for Pigeon Forge Jr. High School.

More details of these successes to be posted in the following weeks.

Thank you to all table holders, sponsors and vendors for continuing to make this the best little patch and coin show in the Smoky Mountains.

06/06/2026

This has been a great show and so many trades and finds have happened it has amazed even our most seasoned collectors.

We are winding down the gathering and are going to end the show as scheduled.

If you are in the area, it is last call.

Thank you to all of the sponsors, vendors, table holders and folks who came to visit.

More to come

06/06/2026

9 more hours until we begin to get ready for a great show.

Bring your appetite, Fat Bear will start Breakfast at 8am and will have their amazing Smash Burgers and such for lunch.

Come on!

06/05/2026

A quick lunch and a much needed drink before we set up the tables and get the space ready.

Big “Thank You” to Fat Bear Tavern for supporting us tomorrow. They will be ready to feed breakfast and lunch starting at 8amish at the show as our table holders are preparing.

Table Set up starts at 7:30a. Show Soft Starts at 8:30.

06/04/2026

With all the texts and calls, we thought it would be a good idea to show some of the small fun items that we will be giving away at random and doing blind drawings for our vendors.

Our friends at Smoky Mountain Knife Works were so kind to send us a few things to appreciate our table holders and to show their support for our show.

Smoky Mountain Knife Works has supported every show that we have been involved with because we support our local school and Smoky Mountain Autism Success Hub (SMASH).

We are checking out lists, calling our friends who support us and packing our own vehicles to make sure we try our best to ensure we put our best foot forward.

We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday.

More Posts coming soon.