Upcoming events information/Volunteer opportunities
Merchandise Available Check out our new 2008 items! 
Pictures of ASFC parties
Character pictures and other fun stuff
Links to other EE websites/articles that mention ASFC
ASFC bylaws/Board information
email chat list for ASFC members
Collection of Video Clips work in progress
This site last updated 9-20-09
September 2009: ASFC is now on Facebook !
March 2009: More sad news. Wendy Richard (Pauline Fowler) has lost her battle with cancer. See here for more info: Telegraph.co.uk obituary
December 2008: Reset your VCR's, TPT has dropped back to 2 episodes per week instead of 3. Thank you TPT for giving us the extra episodes summer-fall!
March 2008: Set your VCR�s early for the foreseeable future!!: We get an extra � hour, so 3 eps per week! Remember this bonus for the next pledge drive!
February 15, 2008: We wish we had better news this time. One of our ASFC members was killed last night. We lost Pirkko Gaultney. She was a long-time member who helped out occasionally at Pledge Drives and attended our get-togethers. She will be greatly missed! Newspaper article
January 12, 2008: The Albert Square Fan Club regrets to report the death of it's longtime supporter and treasurer, Bill Brooks. Bill and his wife Jean both worked very hard for the club over the years and we will miss him greatly! Obituary and guestbook
January 2008: Please note we now have a new domain name and website address: albertsquarefanclub.com. You can still get to the website via geocities.com/mnasfc but albertsquarefanclub.com is easier to remember and type in.
July 2007: Member Survey, we value your feedback! Click here to access the member survey that was included in the July 2007 newsletter. Please Save the document to your computer, open it and fill it out, and then email it as an attachment to
. Email us if you have trouble with this and we can help you.
2006: Another PBS station has dropped EE. The numbers are dwindling. This makes support for EE throughout the country weak, so it's more important than ever to support EE on TPT! It could EASILY happen to us.
5-30-04: Those of you who have Dish Network are in luck! They are showing EE as Pay-Per-View! This is for the newer UK timeline episodes.
Click on this link for more details
For Fans of EastEnders
Based in Minnesota, but open to all.
EastEnders is currently being shown in the Twin Cities area Friday nights 11 - 12pm on TPT channel 2. It repeats early Saturday mornings at 5-6am on channel 2, and Saturday at 5-6pm on channel 17.
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What is the Albert Square Fan Club?
When EastEnders debuted in the US in 1987, many of us immediately became hooked. Being as most viewers did not know anyone else who watched the show, Harry Tyldsley in San Francisco started up the original Albert Square Fan Club. (ASFC) With the help of many volunteers, Harry helped to unite and inform fans throughout the U.S.
In 1995, with only one weeks notice, EastEnders disappeared from the PBS schedule in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. The sponsor had dropped EastEnders, and it was decided that a more profitable program could be found for the time slot.
At this point, a group of dedicated fans in Minnesota, with Harry's help, formed the ASFC MN chapter. Led by Rita Hattouni, they spent untold hours establishing a good relationship with KTCA and building up a roster of people in the area. With much perseverance on their part, after a whole year, EastEnders was finally back on the air.
Burnt out from their successful never ending task, the original board members of the ASFC-MN took a back seat and new volunteers took over. It was also at this time that Harry started having volunteer burn-out as well as health problems. His ASFC was disbanded.
With fresh volunteers, the MN ASFC stepped up their efforts to keep the good relationship that had been formed with KTCA, the local PBS station. The MN was dropped from the name, and everyone was invited to join. The roster now stands at 400, and we continue to be one of the lead fundraisers during the pledge drives. We know that if the money doesn't continue, we could lose EastEnders again!
The cost of the club is $12 (April - April). For this $12, you will get at least 3 newsletters per year, TPT pledge drive notification, and parties in the Mpls/St Paul area every year. We hope that you'll join our group!
Chris Johnson - President
ASFC
9303 Franlo Rd
Eden Prairie, MN 55347
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