GDCC February 2015 Newsletter - Greater Dayton Corvette Club
A TOUCH OF CLASS IN FIBERGLASS SPONSORED BY BUD’S CHEVROLET – St. Mary’s Greater Dayton Corvette Club FIBERGLAS w FLASHES VOLUME XXIX, Number 2 February 2015 Officers Freddie Haugh Dave First Herb Smith Terri Kopa President (937) 433-9578 Vice President Statutory Agent (937) 667-7256 Treasurer (937) 836-3824 [email protected] Secretary (937) 253-7834 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Jerry Schlatter Mike Jones NCM Ambassador Newsletter Editor Web Coordinator (937) 886-0140 [email protected] (937) 623-5548 [email protected] Committee Chairs Carol Tavener Tom & Star Brooks Tom Brooks Membership Social Public Relations (937) 233-1400 [email protected] (937) 879-5864 [email protected] (937) 879-5864 [email protected] GREATER DAYTON CORVETTE CLUB (GDCC) Minutes – February 18, 2015 President Freddie Haugh called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Twenty-four members attended the meeting. ANNOUNCEMENTS/GUESTS Freddie thanked Carol and Dean Tavener for arranging dinner out at TJ Chumps and for the roses and chocolates. The turnout was great as well as the food and service. SECRETARY’S REPORT Larry Kopa moved the minutes from the January meeting be accepted as written. Seconded by Bob Haugh. TREASURER’S REPORT Herbie Smith provided the report. Herbie also stated that he paid dues to the National Corvette Museum for five years rather than one as it saved the club money. VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT Dave First called for the following committee reports: SOCIAL: Tom Brooks recapped the following: March 14: Treasure Island, 4250 Chief Woods Dr., Moraine. Cocktails at 6:00 p.m. and dinner at 6:45 p.m. Jay Robinson is hosting the dinner with Judy Smith’s assistance. March 18: Monthly meeting at Giovanni’s. April 11: Trip to AuburnCordDusenberg Auto Museum in Auburn IN. Tom and Dave are putting this trip together. More information to follow. May 2: Kentucky Derby Party (race starts at 6:30 p.m.) to be held at the VFW in Huber Heights. More information to follow. Date TBD: Trip to Church Hill Downs Horse Racing on Million$ Row and $34.95 Buffett on Sky Terrace. More information to follow. May 9: Bud’s annual Corvette Car Show. May 20: Monthly meeting at Giovanni’s. June 14: Giovanni’s Street Fair. June 17: Monthly meeting at Giovanni’s. June 25-27: Bloomington Gold, Indianapolis IN. Will be a one day trip. More information to follow. July 4: Centerville’s 41st Americana Parade. July 15: Monthly Meeting at Giovanni’s. July 19: Dayton Dragon’s game with GDCC Corvettes on display. Date TBD: Larry Kopa will check with Dayton Airport to have a club picture taken with the Wright B Flyer. MEMBERSHIP: Carol reported that we have 99 members. She will be sending out a new list of members in the near future. PUBLIC RELATIONS Tom posted a calendar on Facebook. He is also establishing a link to the web page. EDITOR/ WEBMASTER No report as Mike Jones was absent. NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM (NCM) AMBASSADOR No report as Jerry Schlatter was absent. PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Freddie has two GDCC banners that were flown at the NCM. Banners are flown for one year and returned to the Club. Suggestion was to auction them off at the banquet. Old Business None. New Business Freddie held and E-Board meeting on February 11. The following was discussed: Judy is handling the June 14 Street Fair at Giovanni’s. Judy said that it will be called the GDCC Corvette Cruise-In sponsored by Giovanni’s. -The cruise-in will run from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. -She also said that there will be a $5.00 entry fee with proceeds going to our charities. Also, each vehicle would receive a ticket for a door prize. -Tony will pay for expenses, i.e. flyers. -Gary Stiens will play music with his band, Steppin’ Back, from 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. -Food and drinks will be available. -As a fundraiser, Terri suggested to Judy that we might consider a Chinese Auction. We could have a few items where people would buy chances (i.e. $1.00 or 6 for $5.00) and place in a container of the item they would like to have a chance to win. Bob Haugh will have color pictorials made for new members. He will also check into having name tags made. Carol will contact members who recently joined to ensure they receive the pictorial. The E-Board decided the annual banquet will be held January 16, 2016 at the Presidential Banquet Center. Freddie is having surgery on March 5. Dave will conduct the meeting in March. She is unsure how long her recovery will take but hopes it will be quick. 50/50 drawing won by John Kangas: $28.00. Tom Murph moved the meeting adjourn; seconded by Eric Mundy. Meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Terri Kopa GDCC Corvette Calendar 3.16.15 APRIL May JUNE JULY 4 *15 23-25 *20 *2 9 *20 *6 11'-14 *14 *17 25-27 *4 *15 *19 Tom & Star - Wellington Grill Beaver Creek OH AUGUST 1-2 8 Monthly Meeting - Giovannis 7 PM 19 NCM BASH - Corvette Museum SEPTEMBER *7 Monthly Meeting - Giovannis 7 PM *3-5 Kentucky Derby Party - VFW 13 (NEED A HOST FOR MAY DINNER OUT) *16 Bud's Cruise Saint Mary's OH Monthly Meeting - Giovannis 7 PM 17'-20 Trip to Church Hill Downs - Louisville 25-27 Wisconsin Dells - Corvette Adventures OCTOBER 1'-3 Giovanni's Street Fair - See Judy Smith * Monthly Meeting - Giovannis 7 PM *21 Bloomington Gold - Indianpolis IN 18 41st Americana Parade NOVEMBER5'-7 Eric Mundy at DeSha's Cincinnati OH *18 Monthly Meeting - Giovannis 7 PM Dayton Dragons/Display Corvettes 7PM DECEMBER *16 Rally for the Ranch - East Town Center - Car Show/Race Progressive Dinner - Need (2) more volunteers Monthly Meeting - Giovannis 7 PM Kettering at Home Parade 21 st Anniversay Celebration NCM 12th Annual Corvette Gathering - Lancaster OH Monthly Meeting - Giovannis 7 PM (NEED A HOST FOR September DINNER OUT) Mid America Fun Fest Effingham IL Springfield IL Rt 66 Festival Vette Fest - Gatlinburg TN (Need a Host for October Dinner Out) Monthly Meeting - Giovannis 7 PM Restoration Station Corvette Color Tour Vets N Vettes - NCM Monthly Meeting - Giovannis 7 PM (Need a Host for November Dinner Out) Christmas Party - January 16, 2016 (Need a Host for Dinner Out) Monthly Meeting - Giovannis 7 PM Coming Attractions Something to Celebrate Birthdays March 2 5 7 9 11 12 14 18 27 29 31 Gail Hodge Tom Christian Jim Ritz Craig Cole Mike Beedy Debra McElroy Dena Gordon John Sanders Lu Ann Hart Reeder James Butts Judy Smith Jon Bevis Don Pennell Eric Mundy April 10 19 24 29 Anniversaries March April 12 Rob & Peggy DeLorenzo 19 Herb & Judy Smith GDCC Website Come visit us at www.daytoncorvette.com GDCC Mailing Address Greater Dayton Corvette Club 4610 Cutlass Drive Englewood, OH 45322-2514 Lori McIlvain Terry Weldon John Kangas Larry Kopa 22 Bob & Anita Stephens 24 Dean & Carol Tavener Our Sponsor Buds Chevrolet St. Marys, Ohio (419) 394-2371 BudsChevy.com Monthly Meeting We meet the third Wednesday of each month at 7PM, at Giovanni’s, 215 W. Main St., Fairborn. All visitors are welcome.
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