A TOUCH OF CLASS IN FIBERGLASS

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1 A TOUCH OF CLASS IN FIBERGLASS SPONSORED BY BUD S CHEVROLET St. Mary s

2 Greater Dayton Corvette Club FIBERGLAS FLASHES VOLUME XXXI, Number 11 November 2017 Officers Freddie Haugh President (937) Bob Haugh Vice President Statutory Agent (937) Herb Smith Treasurer (937) Terri Kopa Secretary (937) Tom Brooks NCM Ambassador (937) Mike Jones Newsletter Editor Web Coordinator (937) Committee Chairs Carol Tavener Membership (937) Bob Sledge Peggy DeLorenzo Public Relations Social (937) Donna Tucker Social (937)

3 GREATER DAYTON CORVETTE CLUB (GDCC) Minutes November 15, 2017 President Freddie Haugh called the meeting to order. Thirty-six members were in attendance. GUESTS: The Club welcomed: Jack Hickman, owner of a 2008 Velocity Yellow 3Lt coupe. Jack is a member of GDCC and this was his first meeting. Wayne Holland, owner of a 2006 Black Z06. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Freddie thanked Gail and Russ Hodge for hosting the dinner out in October to Bag of Nails. The food was good and so was the member turnout. VICE PRESIDENT: Bob Haugh called for the following committee reports: SECRETARY S REPORT: Larry Kopa motioned dispensing with reading of the October minutes. Steve Stoker seconded. TREASURER S REPORT: Herbie Smith provided the report. Herbie also received a thank you letter from Direct Relief for the Club s donation of $ for victims of the hurricane in Puerto Rico. SOCIAL: Donna Tucker recapped the following events: November 17: Dinner out (6:00 p.m.) at the Amber Rose, Valley Street, Dayton OH hosted by Donna and Dan. December 6: Dinner out at Carvers, Centerville OH, hosted by Donna and Dan. More information to follow. April 25-29: National Corvette Museum (NCM) Bash, Bowling Green KY. Donna has blocked 10 rooms at the America s Best Value Inn for $89.60 (includes tax) which can be booked now. NCM registration will open in January She will provide information to Mike Jones to disseminate additional details. June 21-23: Trip to Lexington KY to visit distilleries and horse farms. More information to follow. Donna is looking for members to host a dinner out for October, November, and December. MEMBERSHIP: Carol Tavener reported that we currently have 141 members.

4 PUBLIC RELATIONS: No report. EDITOR/ WEBMASTER: No report. NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM (NCM) AMBASSADOR: Tom Brooks said that he has raffle tickets for a 2018 white exterior/red interior 2LT. The tickets are $10.00 each and the car will be raffled at the NCM in February Tom said that he and Star attended the two day Ambassador s Convention at the Museum. Some of the highlights are: They were able to take a trip around the track in a new Corvette following a pace car. Star drove a new turbo Camaro around the track. They drove go karts around the track. Information concerning NCM insurance was discussed. Benefits for our Club members if all members are a member of NCM. Tom will provide more information that will be disseminated through a Club distribution. President s Corner: Old Business Freddie has name tags for those who ordered one but haven t received theirs yet. She sent a thank you note to the Springboro Christmas Parade staff thanking them for inviting our Club to participate in the parade and also informed them that our Club was unable to attend this year. New Business Freddie stated that she would read the duties (according to the Constitution) of the president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer as at this evening s meeting nomination of officers will occur. Steve Stoker motioned to dispense with the reading of the duties. Seconded by Tom Murph. Freddie opened the floor for nominations. Carl Durbin motioned that the current officers remain in their respective position. However, Bob Haugh said that he would like for someone else to assume the vice-president duties. After a brief conversation, Bob decided he would remain as vice-president. Freddie (president), Herbie (treasurer), and Terri (secretary) all agreed to remain in their appointed positions. At the December meeting we will decide which charities the Club would like to make a donation. Larry Kopa said that veterans with at least two years of service time with an honorable discharge can now order on-line from the military Base Exchange.

5 To register go to Click on Take the First Step and follow the instructions to Create an Account. You will need to provide a copy of your DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. George Frymyer conducted the 50/50 drawing which was won by Wayne Holland. Wayne won $ Steve Stoker motioned the meeting adjourn; seconded by Jay Robinson. Respectfully submitted, Terri Kopa

6 Coming Attractions Things to do, places to be June 3 Brookville, OH Brookville Club open car show 9 Centerville, OH Voss open cruise-in. 11 Fairborn, OH GDCC Corvette Only car show 17 Dinner Out Pappadeoux, Springdale Host: Tom & Starlene Brooks 21 Giovanni s Monthly Meeting 7pm Indianapolis Bloomington Gold Car Show MidOH Boris Racing Vintage Cars Contact Boris 30-July 1 Overnite to Cillicothe to see Tecumseh. Host: Donna Tucker/Dan Gorby. See Minutes. July 4 Centerville Americana Parade 15 Dinner Out Progressive Dinner - South MidOH Boris Racing Contact Boris 19 Giovanni s Monthly Meeting 7pm 21&22Somerset, KY Corvette Summer Nights cruise-in 23 Fifth Third Field Corvette Display and Ballgame 29 Urbana Day ride to Airport Grimes field August 5-6 MidOH Boris Racing Contact Boris 11 Centerville Voss cruise-in 12 Ft. Thomas Corvette Cruise-In to benefit Cancer Research. 16 Giovanni s Monthly Meeting 7pm 19 Dinner Out Indian Lake, Pontoon Cruise Host - Dean & Carol Tavener

7 Coming Attractions More Things to do, places to be September 4 Kettering Holiday@Home Parade 10 Lancaster Corvette Gathering Amish Country Visit to various locations/attractions. Host: Dan Gorby/Donna Tucker & Bob Haugh Effingham, IL Mid America Motorworks Annual Fun Fest 17 Fairborn Car Show 20 Giovanni s Monthly Meeting 7pm Chula Vista, WI Black Hills cruise-in 26 Dinner Out Stonehouse Tavern, Waynesville. Host: Dan Gorby/Donna Tucker October 6-8 Pigeon Forge, TN Vette Fest MidOH Boris Racing Contact Boris 15 Springboro Restoration Station Fall Color Tour 18 Giovanni s Monthly Meeting 7pm 19 Dinner Out Old Bag of Nails, Centerville. Host: Gail & Russ Hodge November 15 Giovanni s Monthly Meeting 7pm 17 Dinner Out Amber Rose, Dayton. Host: Dan Gorby/Donna Tucker December 6 Dinner Out Carver s Steakhouse, Centerville. Host: Dan Gorby/Donna Tucker 20 Giovanni s Monthly Meeting 7pm

8 Coming Attractions November 2 Sue Saettel 5 Peggy DeLorenzo Russell Hodge 7 Anita Stephens 8 Bob Leiweke 11 Betty Kangas 12 Daniel Coughnour 15 Dean Tavener 19 Michael Foy 20 Richard McIlvain 21 Rick Queener 28 Sue Smith Something to Celebrate Birthdays December 10 Beverly Reck 11 Dan Kirkpatrick 12 Jerry Burke 14 Roy Arrington 16 Jill First 17 Rudy Oliver 19 Ildiko Marcus 20 Gloria Hurwitz 26 Joe Wilson 28 Pat Ritz 29 Debbie Leiweke Boris Tirpack November 4 Daniel Coughnour & Ildiko Marcus 8 Tom & Barbara Van Leeuwen 11 Tom & Star Brooks Jim & Pat Ritz Anniversaries December 14 Jeff & Cheryl Farnsley 28 Thomas & Doris Murph 30 Bob & Carol Miller 31 Joe & Lynn Wilson Visit us: Visit our Webpage Visit our Facebook Page GDCC Mailing Address Greater Dayton Corvette Club 4610 Cutlass Drive Englewood, OH Our Sponsor Buds Chevrolet St. Marys, Ohio (419) 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.