CAR GUY NEWS VOLUME 8 - ISSUE 6 JUNE, 2016 President: Joe O'Fria Vice President: Joe Priscoglio TOP DEAD CENTER MOTOR CLUB Secretary: Carolyn Hibbs P.O. BOX 173 Treasurer: Joseph O'Fria LIONVILLE, PA 19353 Editor: Carolyn Hibbs Webmaster: Danielle O'Fria Membership Recruiters: Trish Lenkowski, George Corbett Hello Everyone, Presidents Message Show season is well under way and there have been many great cruises and shows already. Cruise for the Troops so far has been a great success. With many more shows and cruises to come we have a lot to look forward to. What draws car owners to a specific cruise or show? What attracts you to an event? I have said many times it is the venue. Yes, the venue. But it is as much the venue as it is the hard work the hosting club and its members do before and during the show. Yes our cruise nights so far have been a great success. It is both, one without the other will not work. A special thanks to all who have worked hard for our events. I look forward to a continued show season. But most of all I look forward to seeing and trading stories with all our members. Hope to see you soon. See you Crusin', Joe O'Fria **************************************************** GENERAL MEETING - SPECIAL LOCATION The July 5th General Meeting will be held promptly at 7pm at Chester County Food Bank, 650 Pennsylvania Dr, Exton, PA 19341 **************************************************** Page 1
Annual Car-B-Que Sunday - July 3rd - 3pm @ O'Fria Residence ***RSVP by June 30th*** Contact Gerry @ 610-389-0919 or tdcmotorclub@gmail.com. The O'Fria's are once again opening up their house and inviting members and their families for an Independence Day picnic on July 3rd beginning at 3pm. The Club is responsible for Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Rolls, Soda and Water. It is asked that everyone bring an appetizer, covered dish, dessert, etc. Please let Gerry know what you plan on bringing so there are no duplicates or to get a suggestion on something to bring. ***Donations for Drive Out Hunger*** Drive Out Hunger is approximately 31 days away and we are in need of donations. Please ask any of your favorite hangouts if they would be willing to donate to the Drive Out Hunger Show. An email was sent with the donation letter that you can give to the establishment with all the details of the show and it will provide them with what they need for their tax purposes. If you have collected any donations, please send an email with the information so that we can update the list. This way no two members are asking the same people. You can bring the donations to the July meeting or contact any of the officer's to arrange for pick-up. Page 2
2016 TDC CALENDAR Blue = TDC Sponsored Red = TDC Cruise-To's Saturday June 25 Cruise # 3 - Main Street at Exton Sunday July 03 Car-B-Que Tuesday July 05 General Meeting - Harley-Davidson Saturday July 23 Drive Out Hunger Saturday July 30 Drive Out Hunger (rain date) Saturday July 30 Cruise # 4 - Main Street at Exton (Cancelled if DOH) Tuesday August 02 General Meeting - Harley-Davidson Saturday August 20 Cruise # 5 - Main Street at Exton Tuesday September 06 General Meeting - Harley-Davidson Saturday September 17 Cruise # 6 - Main Street at Exton Tuesday October 04 General Meeting - Harley-Davidson Saturday October 29 Halloween Show (TBD) Tuesday November 01 General Meeting - Harley-Davidson Saturday December 03 Christmas Party Tuesday December 06 General Meeting - Harley-Davidson *************************************************** Information to all "Cruise-to" events will be published prior to cruise *************************************************** Don't forget to check the "Weekly Blast" for up-to-date events! Page 3
********************************************************** *New Challenge* Read the "Minutes" and find all the typo's. The first member to email me at secretary@tdcmotorclub.com with the correct number of typo's will receive a $10.00 gift card from WAWA. If no one comes up with the correct number for June then we will carry-over the prize into July making the card worth $20.00 for the July challenge. *************************************************************** JUNE BIRTHDAY'S JULY BIRTHDAY'S 6/2 - Caryn Abdill 7/1 - Tom Marx 6/2 - Tricha Marosek 7/2 - Jenn Murray 6/5 - Linda Alderman 7/2 - Donald Sheldon 6/6 - Barbara Donahue 7/4 - Andrew Freese 6/7 - Tiffany DeGrandis 7/4 - Scott Andrews 6/13 - Matthew Boyle 7/8 - Joseph Matters, Sr. 6/22 - Pat Maida-Miller 7/8 - Jim Lanahan 6/23 - Debarah Barnes 7/11 - Carolynne Freese 6/25 - Gary Hervey 7/15 - Daneen Tomhalisky 6/26 - Brenda Miller 7/16 - Laura Leary 7/21 - Jeannemarie Allshouse 7/24 - Donald Miller 7/26 - Jana Hopkins Page 4
2016 Club Picnic and Road Rally Even though it was a windy day, the 2016 Club Picnic and Road Rally was a great success. With a field of 11 cars participating in the Road Rally, Joseph and Jason O'Fria narrowly nudged out Cadillac Joe and Crew to become the 2016 Road Rally winners. Harold didn't end up in Pottstown this year, but still managed to make his own route with the longest time! Once again Rick was our master chef behind the grill and the club members provided the great side dishes and desserts. Probably safe to say that no one left hungry that day! Page 5
Leon came to the rescue with tarps that he had in his car which helped shield everyone from the wind. Thank you all who participated in making this a great picnic. Can't wait for next year's picnic New Meeting Place - Harley Davidson of Chester Springs The first General Meeting was held at our new location, Harley Davidson of Chester Springs, on Tuesday June 7th, 2016. Page 6
Joe and Donna White, (owners), welcomed the approximately 35 members and associates that were in attendance. They set us up in the middle of their wide open sales floor, and informed us that the conference room would be ready by our next meeting. Cadillac Joe thanked them for allowing us to hold our meeting there. After the meeting, club members were encouraged to check out the new layout while enjoying snacks provided by Trish and Leon. Page 7
TDC MOTOR CLUB MONTHLY MINUTES FOR JUNE 7, 2016 HARLEY DAVIDSON - CHESTER SPRINGS, PA The June monthly meeting was called to order by the Vice-President, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Happy Birthday and/or Anniversary wishes were conveyed to all members celebrating during the month of June. Joe and Donna White, (owner's of Harley Davidson of Chester Springs), welcomed the club to thier establishment and mentioned that the conference room would be ready by the next meeting. Cadillac Joe thanked them for allowing us to hold our meetings there. Our 2016 Scholarship Winner, Ty Pedicone, and his parents were introduced to the club and informed that along with the scholarship he also receives a one yaer membership to the club. Ty and his parents expressed there appreciation of the club selecting him for the scholarship. (After the meeting Ty was presented with the Scholarship check) New members and guests were welcomed to the club and asked to stand and introduce themselves. Congratulations were expressed, (in absentia), to Gary Hervey for winning 1st Place in the Class 6 (1949-1967 Street Machines) at the 34th Annual Terre Hill Car Show. Gary could not make it to the meeting, so please congratulate him the next time you see him. Our July General Meeting will be held at the Chester County Food Bank on July 5th. Meeting will begin at 7:00pm sharp! They will be providing food. The May minutes were emailed to all members. Minutes were accepted, seconded and approved. Page 8
TREASURY REPORT - MAY 30, 2016 Begining balance - May 1, 2016: $ 4,605.80 Total Deposits: $ 482.00 Sponsorship 250.00 Membership 35.00 Apparal & 50/50 (May mtg) 97.00 Cruise for Troops (net of Postage expense) 100.00 Total Expenses: $ 1,582.11 Window Cards $ 74.13 Picnic 275.32 Generator 563.14 Flyers 212.64 Dinner (officers meeting) 64.59 Postage 291.99 Trailer Expense 100.30 Ending balance - May 30, 2016 $ 3,505.69 The May Cruise for the Troops was another success. Approximately 170 cars 9 cases of food/toletries have already been sent out from the May show $400 in donations and $142 from the 50/50 Thanks to all the members for helping to make our events ones that people enjoy. Harley Davidson Grand Re-Opening will be held July 11th from 9:00-4:00. They have asked if we can bring out our cars for the event. Please arrive at 9:00 am. You do not have to stay for the whole day. Upper Uwchlan has invited the club to participate in their 8th Annual Township Block Party on Saturday June 18 from 6:00 pm until fireworks. We have asked for the club members thoughts on whether there was any interest in attending this event. To date there have been no responses. A "show of hands" was taken at the meeting to see if there was any interest, of which their was not, so the club will respectfully decline the invitation. Page 9
Drive Out Hunger: We are still in need of donations! Froms were emailed to everyone and some are available on the table. Please hit up your favorite establishments. Worst they can say as "NO". Don't forget to send us an email when/if you pic up any donations. We can make arrangements to meet you to pick them up or can be brought to the July meeting. We will be having a "Pre-Show" meeting Saturday July 16th at 10:00 am in the school parking lot to go over everything. Please maek every effort to be there. Also, keep an eye on your email for a Volunteer Sign Up coming soon. The sign up will have the volunteer position, and times listed. It will be first come fisrt served. You will be able to see when the time slots are filled and who you will be volunteering with. Mae White was announced as the winner of the "Count the May Flower" contest in the May Newsletter. She was presented with a $10 Wawa gift card. Anyone interested in having their car included in the picture for the East Whiteland Car Show flyer, please contact Jim Skymba @ 610-344-6005. The photo shoot will take place on Friday June 10th @ 6:00 pm. Classics, Hot Rods and Antiques please. The Club is still looking for coordinator(s) to handle the Halloween Show on October 29th from 11am to 3pm. The Hot Dog Lady has all raedy agreed to serve at the show. Harley-Davidson of Chester Springs is anxious to have the show on their property. Members were reminded if they go to a show to plaese take flyers and hand them out. Don't forget our July 5th General Meeting will be held at the Chester County Food Bank. 650 Pennsylvania Dr - Exton, PA 19341. The meeting starts at 7pm - food will be served after the meeting. Cadillac Joe was asked how the picnic was. He mentioned that there was a great turnout, even with the wind. The Road Rally was one of the best attended in the past few years. Ernie, Pete and Curt were thanked for putting it together. Jason and Joseph were the winners of the Rally and even though Harold didn't end up in Pottstown, he still managed to get side-tracked along the way. Leon was thanked for having traps in his car that helped sheild a good bit of the wind. The wind was so bad that we had to run out and by Rick a Hair Net so that his hair wouldn't get messed up, (Only Kidding Rick). Everyone seemed to have a good time. Club Merchandise and 50/50's was sold by "Cadillac" Joe. Congratulations to Frank Dubeck for winning the 50/50. The meeting was adjourned. Page 10
SPONSORS Think of our sponsors first when shopping for anything related to what they can provide. They support us, we should support them! They will meet or beat all mail order companies! If you have a prospective sponsor, please give them an application! 185 Lancaster Ave, Malvern, PA 19355 www.degrandisautomotivecenter.com www.whitesharley.com 255 S. Whitford Rd, Exton, PA 19341 (610) 431-1970 Page 11
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