Great ACE Day "GAD" is the premier annual Art Cover Exchange "ACE" event.   A "Target" is selected each year.  On August 1 each year ACE members send as many covers as possible to the GAD Target.  Being the GAD Target is a once in a lifetime honor bestowed on an ACE member.

Year GAD Target/Recipient

1987 Charlie Delgado ACE #20 140 Covers Received

1988 Dixie Glessner ACE #4 160+ Covers Received

1989 Dave Lemon ACE #141 300+ Covers Received

1990 Edith Medley ACE #2

1991 Dick Seyler ACE #162

1992 Carol Remmick ACE #81 110 Covers Received

1993 Thom E-Youssoupoff ACE #242 60+ Covers Received

1994 David Garrett ACE #80 60+ Covers Received

1995 Rudy Viol ACE #246 96 Covers Received

1996 Betty Speirs ACE #287

1997 No Target

1998 George M. Hill 3rd ACE #339 136 Covers Received

1999 Frank Horvath ACE #164

2000 Phil Edwards ACE #353

2001 Darlene Altschul

2002 Ted Tompkins ACE #338

2003 Dave Curtis ACE #382

2004 John Martin ACE #343

2005 Jim Eckert ACE #179 385+ Covers Received

2006 Richard "Doc" Nichol ACE #379 500+ Covers Received

2007 Dennis Gelvin ACE #393 628 Covers Received

2008 Viola Gianetti ACE #359 400+ Covers Received

2009 Joe Doles ACE #121 546 Covers Received

2010 Jim Norris ACE #227 537 Covers Received

2011 David Snyder ACE #487 644 Covers Received

2012 Diane Bombard ACE #458 631 Covers Received

2013 Cal Breaux ACE #183 923 Covers Received

2014 Pam Frahn ACE #494 700+ Covers Received

2015 Dalene Thomas ACE #421 950 Covers Received

2016 Dave Bombard ACE #475 870+ Covers Received

2017 Don Mangus ACE #16 1111 Covers Received

2018 Kristen Hermanny ACE #536 919 Covers Received

2019 Joanne Tromley ACE #505 1066 Covers Received

2020 Marti Schrock ACE #537 1711 Covers Received

2021 Tricia Richmond ACE #469 1295 Covers Received

2022 Carolyn Marks ACE #554

2023 Spencer Hudson ACE #130

2024 Bob Safarz ACE #324

2025 Nan Calora ACE #569 736+ Covers Received

2026 Dana Jacobson ACE #478