FROM THE PRESIDENT
October 2006
IÕd like to thank everyone
who came to the Corvette Rendezvous.
Could have not asked for better weather and the turn out was
exceptional. I want to thank James
Alverson, Darrell Hill, Rain Jaudon (Donn Hupp), and all of the Volunteers who
jumped up to help us park, arrange, plan, and clean up at this years event.
For the first Rendezvous
since Katrina, I can only imagine how large an event we will have next year!
CruisinÕ the Coast: Club participation was up from previous
years. Thanks again go out to
Darrell Hill and Joe Flemming for their timeless effort and continued stream of
information on this enormous event.
IÕd like to especially thank those who came out last minute to assist
with parking cars at TuesdayÕs Sock Hop in Pass Christian. An estimated 500-800 cars turned into
over 1500 cruisers and civilians.
Great Job everyone!
Another fun get away was the
ÒEarly Risers @ Beignet StationÓ in Slidel, LA. A few MSGCCC members trekked on to the French Quarter for an
afternoon of food and drink while taking in the sights and sounds of New
Orleans.
This week several MSGCCC
members are caravanning to tame the Tail of the Dragon up at Deals Gap. Tails to Tell will overflow this
monthÕs meeting, as over 70 Corvettes are conquering the mountain roads this
year.
As a reminder, nominations
for your 2007 Officers and Board will be handled at OctoberÕs club meeting on
the 26th. If you (or
someone you know) is interested in running for office, please email that info
to John Blair. blair_john@bellsouth.net
Elections will be held at the
November club meeting.
October is full of fun and
excitement and there will be lots of activities on the horizon. The Vetter Halves will be meeting
at John and Cathy BlairÕs home on October 29th.
Directions and info have
already gone out via email.
And as always, I am reminding
you that this is YOUR Corvette Club.
If there is an event you would like for us to attend, a function we
could organize, or anything you would like to see us do as a club, do not
hesitate to bring it up!
Till then, Save the Wave!
Robert Kline
Thursday,
28 September 2006
Folks, there were 73
members in attendance at our September meeting. This is an absolutely
wonderful turnout!! YÕall should take a bow for supporting our
Club. Every time I think we canÕt get a bigger turnout, you guys surprise
me. YÕall should be proud of yourselves.
President Robert Kline
opened the meeting by having several new members introduce themselves.
Welcome aboard, Guys!
Ken Kline gave a
report on the Extravetteganza that several Club members attended in New Orleans
recently. Ken said it was a great turnout and everyone had a great
time. Unfortunately, the New Orleans weather didnÕt cooperate and the
show ended a little early due to the rain.
Last Saturday, the
Club supported several events. A bunch of us went to the Coke plant on
Hwy 49 to help stuff envelopes for the upcoming CruisinÕ the Coast (CTC).
Four of our members attended the car show held at Keesler AFB. Last, but
not least, we had several of our folks trek up to Hattiesburg for the show at
Ryan Chevrolet. It was reported that several of our members were winners
of trophies.
Joe Fleming gave the
first report on CTC. The Car Corral will be held at the Treasure Bay
parking lot. We will be provided a tent and a Port-a-Let. It will
cost $25 for anyone who wants to put their car up for sale at the Corral.
We will be required to take down the banner each evening at 5:00 PM. Joe
or Darrell Hill will be there to accept the banner and will bring it back each
morning. Joe signed up several folks to work shifts that were short of
bodies. Darrell Hill then went into detail about our responsibilities
during the week. We will be parking cars at Jones Park in Gulfport (where
the Rice Pavilion used to be) on Sunday, 3:30 Ð 7:00 PM; Monday, 4:30 Ð 8:00
PM; and Wednesday, 4:30 Ð 8:00 PM. Club members are reminded to look up
the person who has the sign-in sheet and make sure to sign in and out.
The Club makes money, depending on how many hours our members put in during
CTC. Darrell also stated that the folks at the dÕIberville venue need
help on Saturday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Anyone who would like to put in some
hours on Saturday is encouraged to go out and help. Again, be sure to
sign in and out as Club members. Any individual members (families are
excluded) who volunteers for 24 hours will have their registration for 2007
paid for by CTC. By the way, the MSGCCC is considered a HOST CLUB of CTC.
On Saturday evening,
October 7, we will once again be hosting the CORVETTE RENDEZVOUS. We have been most fortunate to have
several sponsors who have stepped forward with funds to help defray the costs -
Carl Hamilton, Preston Hood Chevrolet, DelanoÕs Real Estate, Gulfport Electric,
and Gulf Coast Laundry. We canÕt thank these folks enough for their
support. James Alverson will be in charge of the parking and can use as
much help as he can get. If youÕd like to help James out, please show up
at the Cedar Popp Shopping Center at 4:30 PM. Please, do NOT wear your
CTC shirt. The Rendezvous is NOT a part of the CTC. It is only for
Corvette owners to gather and engage in fellowship and admiration of each
otherÕs Vette. It is hoped that all Club members will come out and ÒPass
a good time.Ó
A nominating committee
was selected for choosing Club officers for 2007. Members are Johnny Blair,
Chairperson, Jim Harrington, and Joe Fleming.
Jada is head of the
Christmas Party Committee and will need help. It is hoped that many
ladies will step forward to assist in the preparation. Rhythm and Rain
will provide music and I know our silver-voiced female members will lend their
talents to make the Party a great success.
Ed Nunenmacher
MSGCCC Secretary