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1 GPMC NEWS The Greater Pittsburgh Mustang Club Newsletter Visit our website at Volume 25 Issue 6 June 2010 NEW MEETING LOCATION!!!!! The June 2 meeting will be held at the Roosevelt Grove shelter in North Park. See Map and Details Inside Greetings Pony Lovers May 16 th was a gorgeous day for the Pennies for Patients Poker Run. Over 70 antique and special interest vehicles turned out, including over 20 GPMC members. The primary clubs in attendance were the NCRS, GPMC, Pitt Birds and North Hills Historic Auto Club. Thanks to everyone who helped us raise over $2,400 for the benefit of the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund. Our next big event is the All-Ford Powered Show on June 13 th. Please see page #4 of this newsletter for a list of positions where we need volunteers. If you re planning to attend, please preregister by sending your payment to Mary Hutton so there will be less to do on show day. And don t forget Can-Am the weekend of June th. Mahoning Valley Mustangs have put a lot of effort into their first hosting of this event. The early bird registration deadline has passed, so it s now $30/person to register. Youngstown is so close by - let s have a great GPMC turnout this year. Bill and ValJean Rossmann have volunteered to coordinate this year s Hospitality Picnic on Aug 1. If you re able to bring a side dish to share please let them know. We ve arranged for the Club to volunteer at the Starlite cruise on August 6 th. They especially need volunteers who can stay late to help with tear down. New this year - they have a special show field parking area for volunteers who arrive late. As you can tell, our event calendar is rapidly filling up. Please check the Event Schedule on page #7 for a complete list of upcoming events. Now that it s summer we ll be holding our meetings outdoors. First up is Roosevelt Grove in North Park on June 2 nd. Please see page #6 for a map and directions. Keep those motors runnin, Ken ALL VOLUNTEERS WORKING AT THE JUNE 13 ALL FORD-POWERED SHOW: PLEASE ARRIVE AT SHULTS FORD IN HARMARVILLE BY 8:00 A.M.

2 GPMC NEWS June 2010 Page 2 Minutes of May 5, 2010 Meeting Board meeting was call to order at 7:15 by President Ken Barker at King s in Harmarville. Jason Uhler made a motion to pay the yearly premium for officers insurance. Seconded by Andy Schor. Our annual payment for Web Spinners for our web site is due. Nathan Hupp has offered to maintain it for free for us. Discussion was held and decision was made to keep Web Spinners for now. Motion was made to pay them and seconded by Cheryl Bakaj. We were contacted by Direct General Insurance Co, they want to have link on our website to take customers directly to their website. Discussion was held and decision was made that they can advertise on our classified page but no link to their site Jennie Barker made motion that front page of website does not have ads on it. Seconded by Mark Morrow. Regular meeting was called to order at 7:30. We have new members, Craig and Lorie Voland and Victor Sellers. Bill and ValJean Rossman are selling 50/50 tickets. Minutes: Correction about Annual Premium not to be paid but was paid. Treasurer: Jason gave report. No outstanding bills. We are still owed money for summer car cruises by King s and Shults. Motion to accept by Bob Kacinko and seconded by Bob Sentner. Membership: ValJean gave report. Directories are available tonight. Please take one. We have 63 members. One new member who is Shults salesman. Newsletter: Jennie Barker gave report. Deadline for the newsletter will now be the 15 th of every month. Stories and pictures are still needed. Merchandise: Andy modeled some new items and passed around a price list and items. See him after meeting to place orders and items should be available next meeting. Webmaster: Nathan is making progress updating the website. TRCCC: Tom gave report. Council originally had 35 clubs now they have 14. They recently had a meeting to discuss the direction of the council. Tom brought flyers and brochures for members to read to understand more about what they do. A few of the things they do is help with legislation questions and judge at car shows. They are working on getting their website updated. MCA: Ed not present. Activities Director: Dwight passed around a list of summer and fall activities. Reminded everyone that Pennies for Patients is May 16 and All ford Show is June 13. Old Business: Can Am reservations should be made soon, host hotel is almost full. NHHAC has car show on June 6 at Mars Middle School. ValJean is co-coordinating food items for the Hospitality Picnic. Please let her know what you can bring. Cheryl Bakaj needs items or baskets for All Ford Show. New Business: Ken, Jennie and Jason attended Starlite Kickoff night. They are opening up a parking lot behind the church for show cars. Everyone will have to enter at the second entrance for safety reasons; cars were backing up onto the highway. July 16 is our volunteer night. Volunteers are needed early or late for any amount of time, spaces will be available for volunteers. Dwight passed around ballot sheets for the GPMC All Ford-Powered show for members to proof read. Our cruises at King s will be on July 23 and August 20, they are both Friday s. 50/50 won by Mike DeLeonibus. Motion to adjourn by Jennie Barker and seconded by Mary Hutton. Danielle Lane, Secretary Greater Pittsburgh Mustang Club

3 GPMC NEWS June 2010 Page GPMC HOSPITALITY PICNIC AUGUST 1 MONROEVILLE COMMUNITY PARK Chaired this year by ValJean and Bill Rossmann Let ValJean and Bill know what you plan to bring New for 2010 GPMC Embroidered Items New for 2010 Dress shirts, 12 pack coolers, backpacks & duffels, golf accessories, 3-in-1 jackets, fleece shells, polo shirts (with or without pocket,) denim/twill letterman jackets, denim jackets, denim shirts, wool/leather letterman jackets, sueded leather letterman jackets, messenger briefcases, expandable briefcases. * * * Embroidered items are special order only; ask for details! * * * The above items are available in addition to GPMC logo hats and tees. Many color choices are available too many to list here. Youth sizes available for clothing items, adult sizes from XS to 4XL available in most items, and up to 6XL in polo shirts. Prices range from $20 for a polo shirt to $47 for a denim jacket to $200 for a wool/leather jacket. Prices are slightly higher for sizes 2XL and up. Your name embroidered on the chest is an extra $3. Come to a meeting to see all the choices Andy has available and to place your order. President Ken Barker mailto:66ragtoppony@gmail.com Vice President Dennis Lane mailto:drl325@ymail.com Secretary Danielle Lane mailto:drl325@ymail.com Treasurer Jason Uhler mailto:gt350man@verizon.net MCA Director Ed Saitz mailto:yellburd@comcast.net Webmaster Nathan Hupp mailto:nathaniel.hupp@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Jennie Barker mailto:gpmc.newsletter@yahoo.com Membership Director ValJean Rossmann mailto:vrossmann@comcast.net Activities Director Dwight Hutton mailto:gpmc_activities@verizon.net Merchandise Director Andy Schor mailto:walbum@realalbumart.com Directors at Large Cheryl Bakaj mailto:cherylb103@verizon.net Mary Hutton mailto:huttons@verizon.net Mike DeLeonibus mailto:mvd1219@comcast.net Alternate Directors Bob Kacinko mailto:mustang_bob@verizon.net Bob Sentner mailto:bobby.s@verizon.net

4 GPMC NEWS June 2010 Page 4 We need help to prepare goodie bags on Friday, June 11th from about 6 to 8:30pm. Workers will receive Pony Points and extra Attendance Credit plus free pizza and soft drinks. We also need workers for the day of the show on Sunday, June 13 th. You should come around 8:00am, if you can. Pony Points and extra Attendance Credits will also be given. If you have walkie-talkies, please bring them. Some people have already volunteered for Sunday jobs, but we need more in the areas below: Traffic control & Parking Pre-registered participant registration Joe Dvorsky, Ken Barker, Jennie Barker Dwight & Mary Hutton Need 2-3 more Technical classification Jason Uhler, Andy Schor GPMC Tent Need 4 Basket raffle table Cheryl Bakaj Need 3 more Tabulating ballots need 2 teems of 2 each (4 total) Jennie Barker, Ken Barker Need 2 more 50/50 ticket sales Need 2 Miscellaneous Need 3-4 Please Ed at eewsswe@comcast.net if you able to help either Friday nite, Sunday, or both. Indicate which area you would be able to help with on Sunday. ITEMS NEEDED Cheryl Bakaj, chair of the basket raffle for the GPMC All Ford-Powered Show on June 13, asks that each member family put together and contribute a basket of items to be raffled. Suggestions for themes include: children s items, car care items, personal care items, etc. If you are unable to put together a complete basket, please contribute something that can be added to a basket.

5 GPMC NEWS June 2010 Page 5 MEMBER PROFILE: CHERYL & JIM BAKAJ Jim and I have been GPMC members since July of Looking for a local cruise to attend, I saw the Hospitality Picnic listed on and saw it was open to all Mustangs regardless of year. At the time we had a 2000 V6 Mustang, Laser Red. We attended the picnic at North Park (local for us) and found that it was also Can-Am Weekend, so there were tons of Mustangs there, and the people were all very welcoming. Our first Mustang was a 1969 coupe, with a black vinyl roof.remember those? The car was Competition Orange. Jim bought the car in 71 when I was 16, and I learned to drive in that car. (It was an automatic I still can t drive a stick!) We kept her till 1979 when our second child came along; it was too hard carting two young kids and all their paraphernalia around in a Mustang. Traded her on a station wagon.groan! Fast forward to Fall 1999 the new Mustang body style had just come out, and we couldn t resist any longer. The 00 was my daily driver for the next 8 years. But we kept the car in show condition, and attended many cruises & events with it. But being in a club surrounded by GT s & Cobras, Jim yearned for more power arrrr, arrrr. So when he saw the 2003 Mach 1 at the car show, the search was on. In March of 03 we found his Azure Blue R-code V8 Mach 1. He has added a 281 hood stripe, and upgraded the exhaust with a Magnaflow X-pipe and Borla catbacks for a throatier sound than the stock exhaust system had. In the meantime, our kids started having kids of their own, and I quit my job to babysit. Try getting one of those infant carriers into the back seat of a Mustang, with a growing baby in it my back was killing me! So once again, we traded the 00 pony on a granny-mobile. ( 08 Pontiac Vibe.) But kids grow fast, and soon they were climbing into the car by themselves, and one even buckles herself up in her carseat. Jim s work vehicle, a 1998 Ford Escort, was starting to show her age, so Jim graciously offered to take the Vibe, and we traded the Escort in on my new daily driver: a 2010 V6 coupe Candy Red Metallic! I probably look a little loony getting two toddlers into their carseats in the back seat of a sporty red pony, but I don t care, and the kids call it Meemee s race car! Since joining the club, Jim and I have volunteered at many events, and I ve been Secretary, Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, and now just plain old Director-at-large. The club is lots of fun if everyone puts forth a little effort now & then. What s next? We re thinking maybe a classic 60 s-era Mustang. I think it should be white, since we ve already got the red and the blue. :-D

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7 GPMC NEWS June 2010 Page 7 UPCOMING EVENTS GPMC Activities are listed in bold print. Some dates and events are subject to change, so please check the website and most recent newsletter for the latest information. June 2 June 4-6 Monthly Mtg., Roosevelt Grove, North Park; Board 7:00 pm, General mtg 7:30 pm All Ford Carlisle, PA - June th GPMC All Ford-Powered Car Shults Ford Lincoln Mercury - June CAN-AM, hosted by the Mahoning Valley Mustang Club - July 7 July 16 Monthly Mtg., Location TBA; Board 7:00 p.m., General mtg 7:30 p.m. Mustang Night at Starlite - July Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix at BeaveRun - July 23 GPMC Cruise at King s Restaurant, Harmarville July Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix at Schenley Park - August 1 GPMC Picnic/Monthly Meeting Monroeville Park Shelter #3 August 6 GPMC Service Starlite - All hands on deck to help with dash plaques, traffic direction, set-up, tear-down, etc. August MCA National at Virginia Beach, VA - August 20 Sep 1 GPMC Cruise at King s Restaurant, Harmarville Monthly Mtg., Location TBA; Board 7:00 p.m., General mtg 7:30 p.m. Sep 3-5 Mustangs at the Mansion 2010 Mustang National Event at Asheville, NC - Sep 29-Oct 3 Fall Carlisle - HELP WANTED Please contact Ed (eewsswe@comcast.net) if you can help with the GPMC All Ford- Powered Show on June 13 at Shults Ford Lincoln Mercury. Please contact Ed or Dwight (GPMC_Activities@verizon.net) if you are able to help with the GPMC cruises at King s Family Restaurant in Harmarville on July 23 and August 20. Please contact Bill & ValJean Rossmann (vrossmann@comcast.net) if you can help with the Hospitality Picnic on August 1 at Monroeville Community Park.

8 GPMC NEWS June 2010 Page 8 On May 16, members of the Greater Pittsburgh Mustang Club participated in the annual Pennies for Patients poker run to benefit the Free Care Fund at St. Barnabas. It was a perfect day for an outing with our Mustangs. Carl and Doug at St. Barnabas Bill, ValJean and Ken check out the Koi Pond at St. Barnabas. Mike wins a door prize Enjoying a picnic lunch under the pavilion at the winery Joe helps the driver of an antique car to get it lined up with the others at the winery

9 GPMC NEWS June 2010 Page 9 The new pavilion at La Casa Narcisi Winery was a great spot for a picnic lunch after the poker run Mike wins another door prize! Welcome New Members Bill Kress Bill & Kathleen Lawrence Ron & Sandy Libengood

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11 GPMC NEWS June 2010 Page 11 OUR SPONSORS REV. ROBERT J. MARKS, RETIRED M.DIV, M.S.L.S., M.S.W., R.N., BC Pastor Emeritus, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 2613 SUFFOLK ST. GRAPEVILLE, PA , (CELL) Discounts at Fort Pitt Classic Cars for GPMC Members FOR SALE: 72 Mustang Grande Less than 5000 miles It has been stored in a garage Gold, with vinyl roof Has Mach 1 bumper (factory installed) 302 V8 Must see to appreciate. This is a rare find. Call Bill at Freeport Road, Pittsburgh (Harmarville) PA Find us on the web: francis1@msn.com

12 June 2010 Page 12 GREATER PITTSBURGH MUSTANG CLUB Jennie Barker Newsletter Editor 2349 Highland Ave. Allison Park, PA TO: Coming Soon! The story behind all those yellow Mustangs Next Meeting Wednesday June 2, 2010 Roosevelt Grove North Park 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. General Meeting Don t let your newsletter get lost! Please send your new address (street and/or ) to the newsletter editor Newsletter Submissions Do you have a story or photo share? Send them to the newsletter editor. The next deadline is: June 15, 2010 Newsletters sent to addresses are in full color. Printed copies of the newsletter are in black and white and a limited number are available at meetings. CORRECTIONS & OMISSIONS Please send corrections & omissions to the editor. ADVERTISING RATES The cost for a business card in the GPMC newsletter or on the GPMC website is $36 per year, or both for $50 per year. Classified ads of 50 words or less are free for members for a maximum of three months, and $10 per month for non-members. Contact the newsletter editor for details.