Angela’s doll and plate collection on display for everyone to enjoy

By Joan Janzen

KINDERSLEY - Angela Deschner recently donated a collection of porcelain dolls and plates to Kindersley & District Plains Museum. On Tuesday afternoon, August 12th Angela was at the museum to greet visitors and tell them about her collection which she had accumulated from 1992 to 2024 - the last year she worked as an Avon representative.

Angela Deschner from Kindersley donated her collection of porcelain dolls and plates to the Kindersley museum where everyone can enjoy them. She was awarded the collection during her years as an Avon representative from 1992 to 2024. See the full story on the next page. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Each year the dolls and plates were awarded to Avon’s top sales representatives in recognition of their achievements. “I worked very hard to reach the goal every year,” Angela said.

Winning representatives were invited to an annual luncheon in Saskatoon where they received their awards. “There wasn’t very many of us that received dolls and plates; it was hard to do,” Angela admitted.

The President’s Award presented porcelain dolls to representatives who had sales amounting to $10,000 during the designated cycle. This continued until 2019.

The additional Rose Circle Award began in the 1990s continuing until 2010. This award granted a porcelain plate to representatives whose sales reached $35,000 during a designated cycle. So you can see how hard Angela worked in order to receive these prestigious awards.

“But I never pressured anybody to buy anything. I just wanted people to use their product,” she explained. “I liked the products. My aunt started me on Avon when I was 15 years old and I’ve been using it ever since.”

After receiving her first doll and plate for the 1993-1994 cycle, Angela began storing her collection in a spare bedroom. “I never set them out because I was going to give them away. I thought everyone in town should enjoy them,” she said. “The museum did a wonderful job of setting them up. It’s a really nice display.”

The collection serves as a beautiful reminder of all the friends she made throughout the years while selling Avon products. “I tried to treat my customers the way I wanted to be treated,” she said. “I enjoyed being with people more than I enjoyed selling. I miss the people; they were more friends to me than customers.”

Angela’s visit with friends at the museum served as a reminder that each of the exhibits tell someone’s personal story which needs to be remembered.