White text around the outer edge and on a red background, a green inner circle with an illustration of four people holding hands around a red, white and green inner circle

Every year the Lions Club International introduces young people to other cultures by helping them travel abroad through their Youth Camp and Exchange Program. The Youth Camp and Exchange Program includes an extended stay where participants live with a family in another country and learn about the host country’s customs and culture.

Illustration of a church with trees on either side and clouds in the sky

Standard Publishing is a Christian publishing company founded in Cincinnati, OH. They publish Christian journals, church education materials, and other church ephemera. The company also manufactured buttons—as seen here—for churches to distribute to visitors to identify themselves as such.

Blue text on a white background on the top and bottom edges with blue conentric circles in the middle and a red maple leaf in the center of the button

Travellers Aid offers a variety of programs that extend "A Helping Hand Along the Way" to travelers in need of assistance. Each Travellers Aid agency shares core services of helping stranded travelers and assisting elderly, ill and physically-challenged travelers, however, many Travellers Aid agencies also provide shelter for the homeless, transitional housing, job training, counseling, local transportation assistance, and may act as a referral link between immigrants, refugees, and stranded travelers and various social agencies. Travellers Aid International serves communities in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Australia.

Black text and an illustration of a bird on a branch on a very light blue background color

The Step into the Wild button series was initiated in 1981 by the Illinois Department of Conservation, now the Department of Natural Resources. In the beginning the buttons were part of a series of education packets. Teachers in Illinois who used the education packets could request buttons for their students. The button became a way to measure the number of students who received instruction from the education packets.

Each year new buttons are debuted at the Illinois State Fair. The animal or plant selected to appear on the button is determined by a staff vote. With each new button the Illinois Department of Natural Resources invites citizens to “Step into the Wild” and enjoy the natural resources Illinois has to offer.

White text on a black background with an illustration of a top hat, cane and gloves in the middle

Famous People Players is a non-profit theater company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which produces shows using black light and life-sized puppets. The company is dedicated to inspiring people who are developmentally challenged. Famous People Players was founded in 1974 by Diane Dupuy. The Players first gained success with its signature piece, Aruba Liberace, which features a life-size puppet of Liberace playing the piano. The Players were then invited to be the opening act of Liberace’s Las Vegas show. Since then, the company has performed around the world, including on Broadway.

Black text and a shape on a yellow background with a black outer edge

The Canadian Public Personnel Management Association is now known as the International Personnel Management Association of Canada. The non-profit organization provides Human Resource training to different businesses in Canada. The group is connected to a larger consortium known as International Public Management Association for Human Resources, which is located in the United States.

Red text on a white background with a green illustration in the background

This button is likely referring to the Student Federation of the Ontario Agricultural College (SFOAC) in Guelph, Canada. Students, staff and alums refer to themselves as "the aggies."

"Aggie" is derived from the word "agricultural." Many affliates of the land-grant univeristies and schools in the U.S. also call themselves "aggies."

Black text on a green background

Adcraft Manufacturing Company was founded in 1976 in Broadview, IL. It is a privately held company that manufactures plastics products. This button is a sample used as an example of how their buttons can be used as employee badges. Adcraft employs a staff of about 100 people as of 2018.

Illustration of a musical note in front of the Chicago skyline on a light yellow background

This button was likely designed to show a love for the music of Chicago, Illinois. The famous Chicago skyline is featured in many illustrations and is often distinguishable because of the inclusion of the John Hancock Center and it’s “X” designs seen on the outside of the building. 

Black text over a blue circle with white text on it and black text around the outer edge of the button on a white background

While the exact origin of the button itself is currently unknown, this design is clearly meant to emulate the logo of the Hard Rock Cafe.