VETTE NEWS Volume 33, Issue 4 Hello everyone, President s Corner With any luck we will be driving our vettes to the April meeting! Thanks to Holly and Kevin Wyse for hosting our March winter cruise night at Jack Davines. Corn beef and cabbage was the dinner of choice for most of us celebrating the Irish heritage, as they say everyone is Irish on St. Patrick s Day.Many thanks to all who were there. I m looking forward to this years dinner dance at Samuels Grand Manor. Thanks to John and Judy for chairing this fun event.don t we look good all dressed up (HaHaHa). April 5 - COB Installation Dinner Dance Samuels Grand Manor; 6pm April 12 - COB Club Meeting Clarence Church 7 pm April 23 - Spring Carlisle Show Carlisle, PA April - 2014 What s Happening April 27 - WNY Maplefest Show Rt. 16 Franklinville, NY; 9am 3pm Things are starting to heat up with our Niagara Falls weekend. I saw a sneak preview of the flyer that we will be passing out at local car shows, cruises and to all the different car clubs in all directions, so if anyone has ties to clubs other than corvettes clubs contact Frank Pastore or our committee for flyers. The flyer looks AWSOME, Great job guy s. We still would like to do one more winter cruise in April and of course we are looking for spots to do our Ice Cream social in months of May, June and July. If you know of a place for our April cruise night or Ice Cream social please set it up and let me know. All in all looks to be another fun filled season of driving and eating. Drive Safe Mike B OFFICAL PUBLICATION OF www.corvettesofbuffalo.com CORVETTES of BUFFALO pg 1
Officers President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Mike Buccilli 716-648-2037 Bob Kaczmarek 716-592-2619 Skip Polowy 716-201-1889 Larry Ienco 716-570-7110 Board of Directors Sue Brownlee 716-693-4654 Frank Pastore 716-694-9024 Marianne Pastore 716-694-9024 Lowell Rothenburger 716-675-9467 Pete Ricigliano 716-634-6101 Mel Skeide 716-876-1194 Rich Zahner 716-225-1188 Committees Membership Newsletter Phone Comm. Sunshine Comm. Webmaster Activities Dir. Club Photographer Or Barbara Lipome 716-691-8845 Dan Krakowski 716-675-5880 Sue Brownlee 716-693-4654 Karen Rothenberger 716-675-9467 Diane Skeide 716-876-1197 Jim Bonus 716-695-7643 Patti Parrish 716-831-0729 or 716-432-7280 Dan Krakowski 716-675-5880 Meeting every second Saturday of the month at First Presbyterian Church 9675 Main St. Clarence, NY, 14031 Meeting starts 7:00 p.m. Corvettes of Buffalo is open to all Corvette owners and enthusiasts over the age of 21 Visit us at http://www.corvettesofbuffalo.com/ Send Articles To: Dan Krakowski, E-Mail : krakowd@gmail.com Submissions must be in by 24 th April Anniversary s 11 th Dan & Debbie Wroblewski 14 th Frank & Marianne Pastore April Birthday s 7 th Bob Meegan 11 th Jim Lawson 17 th David Hall 21 st Norma Joseph 22 nd Reas Graber 22 nd Debbie Wroblewski 22 nd Dave Huber 23 rd Bob Joseph CORVETTES of BUFFALO pg 2
Ray Schafer Hello, The trip to St Louis went well, weather was good and the meeting was informative. Hopefully everyone is well and warm. There are a couple of things that are being implemented to improve communication and hopefully make our organization grow stronger. One is devotion by the business manager to make insurance parameters and FAQs(frequently asked questions) posted on the website and an open line of communication with him. The second is by the webmaster who has installed a UNIFORM LINE OF COMMUNICATION for our organization. The parliamentarian has also installed a unified form for by-law requests and changes on the website. A representative from the museum attended (Gary Cockriel) and said they are still looking for the cause of the cave-in, hope to have it ready for the 20th caravan in Sept. THANKFULLY no one was there to be injured, GM is going to repair the cars. The museum board is being proactive for the FUTURE of the complex in that they are have the grounds seismically tested and a study done. He also mentioned that parking spaces are available for a fee for the caravan on a first come-first served basis. (through the website) If anyone is planning to participate in the upcoming convention in Savanna, register SOON as the main hotel is filling fast. There is a provision on their website that you can register to join in the NCM caravan. The convention for 2015 is being hosted by the EAST REGION and will be looking for OUR SUPPORT. Please pencil in August 24-28 2015 for a GRAND TIME in the POCONOS! Thank you and Save the Wave, Ray CORVETTES of BUFFALO pg 3
Pictures from the past. Annual Banquet Information Location is at Samuels Grand Manor - 8750 Main St - Williamsville To be held on Saturday, April 5 th at 6pm with Dinner at 7pm We look forward to seeing you there and having a memorable evening CORVETTES of BUFFALO pg 4
May Shows and Events 2014 May 3-K&S Saturday Swap Meet 811 Niagara Street, Tona, NY 8am noon May 4-Hoovers Dairy Bar Cruise Starts Ward Rd. Sanborn, NY 5pm 9pm May 10-Windmill Farm Car & Craft Show- Penn Yan, NY 8am- 4pm May 10 -COB Club Meeting Clarence Church 7 pm May 13-Uncle Joe s Diner 1 st Annual Cruise Night Blessing Southwestern Blvd. Hamburg, NY 5pm May 14-10 th -Annual Corvette Cruise West Herr Chevy, 8040 Transit Rd. Wmsvl. 5pm 9pm May 15-Akron Cruise Nights start May 16-18-Dunkirk Swap Meet & Car Corral County Fairgrounds, 9am daily (716)489-4868 May 17-Springville Cruise See Lowell Rothenberger May 24-The Caz Car Show Cazenovia Park Casino, S. Buffalo, NY (11am 6pm) May 26-Memorial Day Parade, Williamsville, NY at 1:30 pm at South HS, Main St. May 27-Variety Club Cruise Starts 6114 Broadway, Lancaster, NY 5pm May 27-29-1000 Islands Corvette Getaway see Pete Ricigliano CORVETTES of BUFFALO pg 5
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