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Volume 26 Issue 3
The Southwest Florida Vette Gazette is published monthly by the Southwest Florida Corvette Club, Inc.
Sponsored by America's First Home
Gene Suggs
Division President
2007 SWFCC OFFICERS
President:
Judy Galewski 239-574-2571
jmgalewski@earthlink.net
VP Ways & Means:
Marshall Lieberman 239-762-2882
marshalll@comcast.net
VP Competition:
Dominic DiBattista 239-574-8204
janddincc@earthlink.net
Secretary:
Joan DiBattista 239-574-8204
janddincc@earthlink.net
Treasurer:
Sue Burch 239-936-3165
ssb3165@comcast.net
NCCC Governor:
Bev Dobbins 239-283-1452
bevdob@aol.com
Web Master & Club Photographer
Linda Duschl
LJDuschl@comcast.net
Public Relations Chairperson
Armando Sampedro
ALS2052 @earthlink.net
Website:
www.swflcorvetteclub.com
E-mail address:
info@swflcorvetteclub.com
President’s Message:
Just a note to thank all who were at the meeting on Tuesday. The diet contest turned out great; I was treated to dinner as Bill took third place. I totally enjoyed my Double Cheeseburger off of the dollar menu on the way home. (Bill also admitted that his weight loss was due to having an eight pound cataract removed from his right eye.) Congratulations to Ron and Elaine Rupp who didn’t have to have surgery to win first and second place respectively.
Glenn Hutchinson was our guest speaker. Glenn is the Regional Representative of the NCCC and the President of the Corvettes of Naples. He welcomed all of us to join their Club in future events. And we thank him for joining us.
We have developed two new chair positions for the SWFL Corvette Club, and we thank Armando Sampedro and Linda Duschl for accepting to fill these chairmanships.
I have just a few more words that you might find interesting:
Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had given
their new wives duties.
The first man had married a woman from Ohio, and bragged that
he had told his wife she was going to do all the dishes and house-cleaning that needed to be done at their house, and to clean the wheels of his Corvette. He said that it took a couple days but on the third day he came home to a clean house and the dishes were all washed and put away, but the Corvette had not been touched.
The second man had married a woman from the East Coast. He bragged that
he had given his wife orders that she was to do all the cleaning, dishes, and the cooking, and make sure that the windows on his Corvette were spotless. He told them that the first day he didn't see any results, but the next day it was better. By the third day, his house was clean, the dishes were done, and he had a huge dinner on the table, but the Corvette had not been touched.
The third man had married a Wisconsin girl. He boasted that he
told her that her duties were to keep the house cleaned, dishes washed,
lawn mowed, laundry washed and hot meals on the table for every meal and keep her hands off his Corvette. He said the first day he didn't see anything, the second day he didn’t see anything, but by the third day most of the swelling had gone down and he could see a little out of his left eye. Enough to fix himself a bite to eat, load the dishwasher, and telephone a landscaper and refill the gas tank on the Corvette.
Got to love those Wisconsin girls!!
Judy Galewski
(BTW…..I’m from Wisconsin.)
Meeting Minutes for March 20, 2007
The meeting was called to order by
Judy Galewski at 7:03 PM.
Judy welcomed our special guest -
Glenn Hutchinson, the Regional Executive of the NCCC and asked him to say a few words.
Glenn’s goal is to attend the meetings of all the NCCC clubs over the next two years.
At the first regional meeting for the NCCC,
Glenn spoke about The Future Corvette Owners Group that has been created for children from Birth to age 15. The cost is a one-time charge of $5.00 per child. This is a great way to introduce the next generation to the Corvette experience.
Also, there is a scholarship available for your children for $750 from the NCCC. More information is available on the Web site.
Glenn also indicated that we were invited to all Corvettes of Naples events and we can go on their dinner cruises.
Corvettes of Naples meet on the first Thursday of the Month – 7:30 PM at the Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church
Glenn made a request that if the Club does not use their sanctions, to turn them in and the club will receive credit for the event when used by another club.
Judy asked if there were any corrections to last month’s newsletter – a motion was made that February’s newsletter stands approved as circulated.
TREASURER REPORT -
Sue Burch read our current expenses and balance. If anyone would like a copy of the report, please contact Sue.
VP WAYS & MEANS -
Marshall Lieberman announced that we have 56 members and 41 cars.
GOVERNOR’S REPORT –
Bev Dobbins thanked the club for the get-well card and said that her knee did not keep her down.
She mentioned that Glen Hutchinson ran a good meeting and the meeting was completed in one hour.
We were too late to enter the newsletter into the NCCC contest but we have time to enter our Web site.
Bev read the thank you note from Jackie for helping making the Seafood Event a success.
OLD BUSINESS-
Saturday, February 24
Swamp Cabbage Festival
The parade was about 1-½ hours
and our members had a great time.
Looking forward to being in future parades at the Festival.
Sunday, February 25 -
Charlotte County Corvette Club
We had a good showing – total of
14 cars. Had a great time relaxing
and socializing.
Saturday, March 3 -
Jackie’s Seafood Festival
As usual a good turn out and
everyone enjoyed the food!
Jaycee Mardi Gras Parade
Had a great turn out – 17 cars
Saturday, March 10 -
Shrimp Festival Parade
Had a good turn out – 17 cars
and a really big crowd
Naples Car Show –
There were 280 + cars at this event
and congratulations to Armando
for winning a trophy!
Sunday, March 18 –
Road Rally – sponsored by
Corvettes on the Gulf
A few of our member attended their
first road rally. Rudy Nielson won
first prize and for the “newbies”
Judy and Bill Galewski came in
second.
VP OF COMPETION REPORT –
Dom DiBattista discussed upcoming events and requested the club look at the last few pages of the Newsletter and the link sites for more information about the events that they may want to do as a club sponsor event.
NEW BUSINESS -
Saturday, March 24 –
Lehigh Acres Parade
Meet at 8:00 am at Model (AFH)
on Lee Blvd.
Friday – Sunday, March 23 to 25 –
Homosassa –
Meet on Friday at Jones Loop Rest
Stop at 10:00 AM
Saturday, April 14 –
First River District Car Show
Open Show – 5:00 to 8:00
Meet at 4:30 PM at
Perkins – Hancock & 41
Friday & Saturday, April 27 & 28
Clewiston Sugar Festival
There are some member looking
forward to the Friday night festivities
Sunday, April 29 -
Sunshine Corvette Club
21st annual spring meet in Miami
Sunday, September 9 –
Corvettes in Venice
Some of our members are going to go for
the weekend. We are looking for
information about places to stay from
those that have been there before.
Mark your calendar – May 6. This is a working car show for our club. Our Sponsor America’s First Homes has requested our
assistance to put on this event. We need your help to make this a success.
You can see Debbie to place your order for club shirts. The cost is $30 and there are sample shirts for you to check sizing.
Debbie can be reached at 239-458-9119.
Two of our members have requested that –
NO ONE PLANS ANY CORVETTE EVENTS FOR
SATURDAY – SEPTEMBER 15TH
More details will be coming – but in the meantime - Please keep this date open.
Diet Contest Winers –
Congratulations to the winners of our first diet contest -
First Place – Ron Rupp
Second Place - Elaine Rupp
Third Place – Bill Galewski
Nice job and keep up the good work!
Special thanks to Peggy Hoover for weighing everyone and keeping it a secret.
ROAD RALLY –
Harold Hoover has planned a -
“Know Your Corvette Rally”
The rally is Saturday, March 31st, and will start at 2:00 PM from the Lowes parking lot at the corner of Colonial & Six-Mile Cypress in Ft. Myers. Cost is $5.00 per car, of which will be returned as a 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winner.
The cars will be leaving at 3-minute intervals
and mileage will count.
Each car will be required to purchase gas twice!!! FUN FUN FUN!!!
At the end of the rally, everyone will be served Brats, condiments, baked beans, potato chips, beer or soda.
If you enjoy driving your Corvette –
THIS WILL BE YOUR DAY!
I don’t know about the navigator???
THIS WILL BE A CHALLENGING RALLY
SO BRING YOUR BEST NAVIGATOR!
Javona was the lucky winner of the 50/50.
The club is happy to announce that there are two new positions, the first one is -
Web Master & Club Photographer
Because of her excellent computer skills and natural eye for photography Linda Duschl was asked to fill this position.
We are pleased she accepted
The second position is –
Public Relations Chairperson
Because of his natural gift of gab, his winning smile and past performance Armando Sampedro was asked to fill this
position. He was smiling when he accepted and so were we.
Thank you both for your hard work and commitment. Your efforts have given us the ability to more readily communicate and be recognized by other clubs and organizations.
BIRTHDAYS / ANNIVERSARIES
Eileen Nielson
If I missed anyone, especially our new members for their birthday or anniversary,
please let me know.
Have a Happy Birthday and/or Anniversary
Dan Irons has requested that we bring new hats to our next meeting (baseball style). He will take them to Barbara’s Friends at the Health Park - Oncology Department for the children that are receiving treatment for cancer. The hats will help brighten their day as they receive their treatments. Caps can have logos from sports clubs, baseball teams, NASCAR, Etc. You can get some really good buys at Fleamasters.
Quiz
1. What years did Corvette offer only a convertible?
2. What years did Corvette NOT offer a convertible?
3. What year did Corvette begin offering a third choice and what were they?
Answers to last month’ Trivia
1. 1965 All four wheels
2. July 2, 1992
3. 186 MPH.
Who’s Your Daddy?
A Profile – Harley Earl 1893 – 1969
Often Zora Arbus – Duntov was written as the “Father” of our Corvette. Well then the “Father of the Father” is Harley Earl.
A graduate of Stanford and son of a designer of horse drawn carriages, he was a real car buff. GM hired Earl in 1927 to birth the new Art & Color Section, it’s in house styling department, an industry first
In 1951 he began in earnest the “sports car” foundation – dubbed “Project Opel” as a cover in 1952. (To be continued)
There were no new members this month.
Classifieds:
Available – XL Corvette Jacket - silver
Color – cost – free – For more information contact Roger 239-694-1706.
We enjoyed some yummy goodies thanks to Karen Sampedro. We know Karen can really make delicious sweets. Mmmmm
good! Thank you.
TREATS FOR OUR NEXT MEETING
WILL BE PROVIDED BY –
Debbie McClellan
Next Club Meeting:
Date – April 17th
Meeting time – 7:00 PM
When – THIRD Tuesday of the Month
Place - Ft. Myers Christian Church
5916 Winkler Rd., Ft. Myers
A few of our “snowbirds” will be leaving us.
Javona & Dwayne Addis said goodbye for now. They had a good time being with us and can’t wait to return to join in the fun.
Sharon & Les Stein will also be going up north and also enjoyed their time with us and are looking forward to their return.
Have a safe trip and you will be missed.
Special Note:
If you are aware that one of our members is ill, just had surgery or a death in the family, if you let me know, we will put the information in the newsletter or e-mail our members, so we can all send cards to help cheer them up.
Special Announcement:
Judy announced that she had tickets to see Fiddler on the Roof for Thursday night – March 22nd. If anyone is interested please see or call her.
FUTURE FUND RAISERS -
Any suggestions for fundraisers for the future can be e-mailed to any board member or brought up at a meeting.
We need your ideas, help and support
to make our club grow and be successful.
KNOW SOMEONE LOOKING FOR A HOME? ASK THEM TO CONSIDER OUR SPONSOR
America's First Home
Gene Suggs
Division President
Division Office
4218 Cleveland Ave
N. Ft. Myers, Fl 33901
239-939-3360
Please take a few minutes and review the following information. If any event is of interest to you, use the link and visit the site. We’ll be looking for input for future club events at our monthly meetings. If you would like to E-mail a suggestion I’d appreciate it. Thanks, Dom
Upcoming Events & Site Links
PERMANENT LINK TO THE CALENDAR AT CORVETTEFLORIDA.COM
http://www.corvetteflorida.com/forums/calendar.php
(Club events are shown in red)
March 2007
24th Corvettes in the Sunshine, IV, Homosassa, FL., sponsored by Citrus County Corvette Club
http://www.citruscorvettes.com/CITSSIV/PDFs/2007regccentry1FinalVersion3b.pdf
24th Central Florida Corvette Assoc. & CLASSIC CHEVROLET CAR, TRUCK SHOW
http://www.premiumcarshows.com/classic_chevy0307.html
25th Chasco Fiesta 2007 Hosted by the Gulfside Corvette Club
http://www.gulfsidecorvettes.com/Chasco.pdf
31st ROAD RALLY and Eats Meet at 2:00 PM I the Lowes parking lot at the corner of Colonial & Six Mile Cypress in Ft. Myers. Cost is $5.00 per car, of which will be returned as a 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winner. The cars will be leaving at 3-minute intervals and mileage will count.Each car will be required to purchase gas twice!!! FUN FUN FUN!!!
At the end of the rally, everyone will be served Brats, condiments, baked beans, potato chips, beer or soda.
THIS WILL BE A CHALLENGING RALLY SO BRING YOUR BEST NAVIGATOR!
31st Corvettes of Naples trip to the Barrett-Jackson auction
31st Eckler’s 28TH ANNUAL CORVETTE REUNION
http://www.ecklers.com/reunion_car.asp
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APRIL 2007
8th Fifth annual All-Chevy Show.
Open to any model Chevrolet, any year, classic, Corvette, modified, street rod, or truck. Show will be held at Cox Chevrolet, 2900 Cortez Road, Bradenton, Florida. Registration fee: $10/vehicle. Dash plaques to first 100 cars. Sponsored by Gulf Coast Corvette Club. Info: RJ: (941) 752-1917.
14th River District Saturday Night Cruise In and Block Party
We’ll meet at Perkins on U.S. 41 & Hancock Bridge Pkwy. At 4:30 P.M.
14th Corvettes @ Uptown Altamonte
Altamonte Springs Florida Corvette Club 8 AM - 4 PM $35 registration More info at
http://floridacorvetteclub.com/activities/images/altamonte07.pdf
14th Autopalooza Car Show
http://autopalooza.tcpalm.com/
21st 5TH ANNUAL VETTES AT THE PORT
Port Canaveral
http://www.capekennedycorvetteclub.com/
21st & 22nd Peace River Vintage & Classic Car Show
http://local.aaca.org/peaceriver/
27th & 28th Clewiston Sugar Festival & Car Show
27th Rod Run Reunion
28th Festival & Car Show
29th Twenth annual Wings over Miami Corvette show and vintage aircraft display hosted by the Sunshine Corvette Club at the Wings over Miami vintage aircraft museum at the Kendall-Tamiami executive airport. Pre-registration $20; registration the day of the show $25. registration includes air museum admission for two. Spectators admission $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12. Trophies, raffle, door prizes, and food. Raffle grand prize is a half-hour ride in a WWII T-6 trainer.
Info
305) 887-7429 (305) 274-7977 or fej62@bellsouth.net.
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MAY 2007
5th Corvettes On The Circle 2007
Saint Armands Circle , Sarasota, Florida
For further information Call or E-Mail: Jeff Bolton
(941) 379-2652 info@corvettesonthecircle.com
http://www.corvettesonthecircle.com/
6th ARROWHEAD CRUISE IN sponsored by AMERICA’S FIRST HOME
Immokalee—Several clubs have expressed interest in participating and arrangements for some vendors have been made, so far we have Mixer’s Grill providing pulled pork, burgers, dogs & drinks. They will be on site around 8:30 so breakfast items will be available. Wee also have a Kettle Corn vendor. The club will be selling bottled water. Future update will be made as soon as the information is available.
12th River District Saturday Night Cruise In and Block Party
12th The 9th Annual Corvette River Cruise In
Fort Pierce City Marina: Fort Pierce Fl
http://www.cruisincorvettes.com/newspdf/0512.pdf
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June 2007
3rdd 12th Annual Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce “TASTE OF THE BEACH”
11 AM to 5 PM
9th River District Saturday Night Cruise In and Block Party
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July 2007
14th River District Saturday Night Cruise In and Block Party
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August
10th –12th National Corvette Homecoming
http://www.nationalcorvettehomecoming.com/
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September 2007
9th Corvettes In Venice
http://www.venicefloridacorvettes.com/index2.html
22nd 10th Annual Dimmitt Corvette Show
http://www.baccvette.us/Local Events.htm
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October 2007
27th Roger’s Cruizin
http://www.rogerscorvette.com/
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November 2007
10th & 11th Corvette Garden Party
http://www.baccvette.us/Local Events.htm
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These are links to car shows in the state of Florida:
http://www.carshownews.com/national/FL.htm
http://www.floridacarclubs.com/cfm/showlistings.cfm?cityid=46
The Southwest Florida Vette Gazette is published monthly by the Southwest Florida Corvette Club, Inc.
Sponsored by America's First Home
Gene Suggs
Division President
2007 SWFCC OFFICERS
President:
Judy Galewski 239-574-2571
jmgalewski@earthlink.net
VP Ways & Means:
Marshall Lieberman 239-762-2882
marshalll@comcast.net
VP Competition:
Dominic DiBattista 239-574-8204
janddincc@earthlink.net
Secretary:
Joan DiBattista 239-574-8204
janddincc@earthlink.net
Treasurer:
Sue Burch 239-936-3165
ssb3165@comcast.net
NCCC Governor:
Bev Dobbins 239-283-1452
bevdob@aol.com
Web Master & Club Photographer
Linda Duschl
LJDuschl@comcast.net
Public Relations Chairperson
Armando Sampedro
ALS2052 @earthlink.net
Website:
www.swflcorvetteclub.com
E-mail address:
info@swflcorvetteclub.com
President’s Message:
Just a note to thank all who were at the meeting on Tuesday. The diet contest turned out great; I was treated to dinner as Bill took third place. I totally enjoyed my Double Cheeseburger off of the dollar menu on the way home. (Bill also admitted that his weight loss was due to having an eight pound cataract removed from his right eye.) Congratulations to Ron and Elaine Rupp who didn’t have to have surgery to win first and second place respectively.
Glenn Hutchinson was our guest speaker. Glenn is the Regional Representative of the NCCC and the President of the Corvettes of Naples. He welcomed all of us to join their Club in future events. And we thank him for joining us.
We have developed two new chair positions for the SWFL Corvette Club, and we thank Armando Sampedro and Linda Duschl for accepting to fill these chairmanships.
I have just a few more words that you might find interesting:
Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had given
their new wives duties.
The first man had married a woman from Ohio, and bragged that
he had told his wife she was going to do all the dishes and house-cleaning that needed to be done at their house, and to clean the wheels of his Corvette. He said that it took a couple days but on the third day he came home to a clean house and the dishes were all washed and put away, but the Corvette had not been touched.
The second man had married a woman from the East Coast. He bragged that
he had given his wife orders that she was to do all the cleaning, dishes, and the cooking, and make sure that the windows on his Corvette were spotless. He told them that the first day he didn't see any results, but the next day it was better. By the third day, his house was clean, the dishes were done, and he had a huge dinner on the table, but the Corvette had not been touched.
The third man had married a Wisconsin girl. He boasted that he
told her that her duties were to keep the house cleaned, dishes washed,
lawn mowed, laundry washed and hot meals on the table for every meal and keep her hands off his Corvette. He said the first day he didn't see anything, the second day he didn’t see anything, but by the third day most of the swelling had gone down and he could see a little out of his left eye. Enough to fix himself a bite to eat, load the dishwasher, and telephone a landscaper and refill the gas tank on the Corvette.
Got to love those Wisconsin girls!!
Judy Galewski
(BTW…..I’m from Wisconsin.)
Meeting Minutes for March 20, 2007
The meeting was called to order by
Judy Galewski at 7:03 PM.
Judy welcomed our special guest -
Glenn Hutchinson, the Regional Executive of the NCCC and asked him to say a few words.
Glenn’s goal is to attend the meetings of all the NCCC clubs over the next two years.
At the first regional meeting for the NCCC,
Glenn spoke about The Future Corvette Owners Group that has been created for children from Birth to age 15. The cost is a one-time charge of $5.00 per child. This is a great way to introduce the next generation to the Corvette experience.
Also, there is a scholarship available for your children for $750 from the NCCC. More information is available on the Web site.
Glenn also indicated that we were invited to all Corvettes of Naples events and we can go on their dinner cruises.
Corvettes of Naples meet on the first Thursday of the Month – 7:30 PM at the Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church
Glenn made a request that if the Club does not use their sanctions, to turn them in and the club will receive credit for the event when used by another club.
Judy asked if there were any corrections to last month’s newsletter – a motion was made that February’s newsletter stands approved as circulated.
TREASURER REPORT -
Sue Burch read our current expenses and balance. If anyone would like a copy of the report, please contact Sue.
VP WAYS & MEANS -
Marshall Lieberman announced that we have 56 members and 41 cars.
GOVERNOR’S REPORT –
Bev Dobbins thanked the club for the get-well card and said that her knee did not keep her down.
She mentioned that Glen Hutchinson ran a good meeting and the meeting was completed in one hour.
We were too late to enter the newsletter into the NCCC contest but we have time to enter our Web site.
Bev read the thank you note from Jackie for helping making the Seafood Event a success.
OLD BUSINESS-
Saturday, February 24
Swamp Cabbage Festival
The parade was about 1-½ hours
and our members had a great time.
Looking forward to being in future parades at the Festival.
Sunday, February 25 -
Charlotte County Corvette Club
We had a good showing – total of
14 cars. Had a great time relaxing
and socializing.
Saturday, March 3 -
Jackie’s Seafood Festival
As usual a good turn out and
everyone enjoyed the food!
Jaycee Mardi Gras Parade
Had a great turn out – 17 cars
Saturday, March 10 -
Shrimp Festival Parade
Had a good turn out – 17 cars
and a really big crowd
Naples Car Show –
There were 280 + cars at this event
and congratulations to Armando
for winning a trophy!
Sunday, March 18 –
Road Rally – sponsored by
Corvettes on the Gulf
A few of our member attended their
first road rally. Rudy Nielson won
first prize and for the “newbies”
Judy and Bill Galewski came in
second.
VP OF COMPETION REPORT –
Dom DiBattista discussed upcoming events and requested the club look at the last few pages of the Newsletter and the link sites for more information about the events that they may want to do as a club sponsor event.
NEW BUSINESS -
Saturday, March 24 –
Lehigh Acres Parade
Meet at 8:00 am at Model (AFH)
on Lee Blvd.
Friday – Sunday, March 23 to 25 –
Homosassa –
Meet on Friday at Jones Loop Rest
Stop at 10:00 AM
Saturday, April 14 –
First River District Car Show
Open Show – 5:00 to 8:00
Meet at 4:30 PM at
Perkins – Hancock & 41
Friday & Saturday, April 27 & 28
Clewiston Sugar Festival
There are some member looking
forward to the Friday night festivities
Sunday, April 29 -
Sunshine Corvette Club
21st annual spring meet in Miami
Sunday, September 9 –
Corvettes in Venice
Some of our members are going to go for
the weekend. We are looking for
information about places to stay from
those that have been there before.
Mark your calendar – May 6. This is a working car show for our club. Our Sponsor America’s First Homes has requested our
assistance to put on this event. We need your help to make this a success.
You can see Debbie to place your order for club shirts. The cost is $30 and there are sample shirts for you to check sizing.
Debbie can be reached at 239-458-9119.
Two of our members have requested that –
NO ONE PLANS ANY CORVETTE EVENTS FOR
SATURDAY – SEPTEMBER 15TH
More details will be coming – but in the meantime - Please keep this date open.
Diet Contest Winers –
Congratulations to the winners of our first diet contest -
First Place – Ron Rupp
Second Place - Elaine Rupp
Third Place – Bill Galewski
Nice job and keep up the good work!
Special thanks to Peggy Hoover for weighing everyone and keeping it a secret.
ROAD RALLY –
Harold Hoover has planned a -
“Know Your Corvette Rally”
The rally is Saturday, March 31st, and will start at 2:00 PM from the Lowes parking lot at the corner of Colonial & Six-Mile Cypress in Ft. Myers. Cost is $5.00 per car, of which will be returned as a 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winner.
The cars will be leaving at 3-minute intervals
and mileage will count.
Each car will be required to purchase gas twice!!! FUN FUN FUN!!!
At the end of the rally, everyone will be served Brats, condiments, baked beans, potato chips, beer or soda.
If you enjoy driving your Corvette –
THIS WILL BE YOUR DAY!
I don’t know about the navigator???
THIS WILL BE A CHALLENGING RALLY
SO BRING YOUR BEST NAVIGATOR!
Javona was the lucky winner of the 50/50.
The club is happy to announce that there are two new positions, the first one is -
Web Master & Club Photographer
Because of her excellent computer skills and natural eye for photography Linda Duschl was asked to fill this position.
We are pleased she accepted
The second position is –
Public Relations Chairperson
Because of his natural gift of gab, his winning smile and past performance Armando Sampedro was asked to fill this
position. He was smiling when he accepted and so were we.
Thank you both for your hard work and commitment. Your efforts have given us the ability to more readily communicate and be recognized by other clubs and organizations.
BIRTHDAYS / ANNIVERSARIES
Eileen Nielson
If I missed anyone, especially our new members for their birthday or anniversary,
please let me know.
Have a Happy Birthday and/or Anniversary
Dan Irons has requested that we bring new hats to our next meeting (baseball style). He will take them to Barbara’s Friends at the Health Park - Oncology Department for the children that are receiving treatment for cancer. The hats will help brighten their day as they receive their treatments. Caps can have logos from sports clubs, baseball teams, NASCAR, Etc. You can get some really good buys at Fleamasters.
Quiz
1. What years did Corvette offer only a convertible?
2. What years did Corvette NOT offer a convertible?
3. What year did Corvette begin offering a third choice and what were they?
Answers to last month’ Trivia
1. 1965 All four wheels
2. July 2, 1992
3. 186 MPH.
Who’s Your Daddy?
A Profile – Harley Earl 1893 – 1969
Often Zora Arbus – Duntov was written as the “Father” of our Corvette. Well then the “Father of the Father” is Harley Earl.
A graduate of Stanford and son of a designer of horse drawn carriages, he was a real car buff. GM hired Earl in 1927 to birth the new Art & Color Section, it’s in house styling department, an industry first
In 1951 he began in earnest the “sports car” foundation – dubbed “Project Opel” as a cover in 1952. (To be continued)
There were no new members this month.
Classifieds:
Available – XL Corvette Jacket - silver
Color – cost – free – For more information contact Roger 239-694-1706.
We enjoyed some yummy goodies thanks to Karen Sampedro. We know Karen can really make delicious sweets. Mmmmm
good! Thank you.
TREATS FOR OUR NEXT MEETING
WILL BE PROVIDED BY –
Debbie McClellan
Next Club Meeting:
Date – April 17th
Meeting time – 7:00 PM
When – THIRD Tuesday of the Month
Place - Ft. Myers Christian Church
5916 Winkler Rd., Ft. Myers
A few of our “snowbirds” will be leaving us.
Javona & Dwayne Addis said goodbye for now. They had a good time being with us and can’t wait to return to join in the fun.
Sharon & Les Stein will also be going up north and also enjoyed their time with us and are looking forward to their return.
Have a safe trip and you will be missed.
Special Note:
If you are aware that one of our members is ill, just had surgery or a death in the family, if you let me know, we will put the information in the newsletter or e-mail our members, so we can all send cards to help cheer them up.
Special Announcement:
Judy announced that she had tickets to see Fiddler on the Roof for Thursday night – March 22nd. If anyone is interested please see or call her.
FUTURE FUND RAISERS -
Any suggestions for fundraisers for the future can be e-mailed to any board member or brought up at a meeting.
We need your ideas, help and support
to make our club grow and be successful.
KNOW SOMEONE LOOKING FOR A HOME? ASK THEM TO CONSIDER OUR SPONSOR
America's First Home
Gene Suggs
Division President
Division Office
4218 Cleveland Ave
N. Ft. Myers, Fl 33901
239-939-3360
Please take a few minutes and review the following information. If any event is of interest to you, use the link and visit the site. We’ll be looking for input for future club events at our monthly meetings. If you would like to E-mail a suggestion I’d appreciate it. Thanks, Dom
Upcoming Events & Site Links
PERMANENT LINK TO THE CALENDAR AT CORVETTEFLORIDA.COM
http://www.corvetteflorida.com/forums/calendar.php
(Club events are shown in red)
March 2007
24th Corvettes in the Sunshine, IV, Homosassa, FL., sponsored by Citrus County Corvette Club
http://www.citruscorvettes.com/CITSSIV/PDFs/2007regccentry1FinalVersion3b.pdf
24th Central Florida Corvette Assoc. & CLASSIC CHEVROLET CAR, TRUCK SHOW
http://www.premiumcarshows.com/classic_chevy0307.html
25th Chasco Fiesta 2007 Hosted by the Gulfside Corvette Club
http://www.gulfsidecorvettes.com/Chasco.pdf
31st ROAD RALLY and Eats Meet at 2:00 PM I the Lowes parking lot at the corner of Colonial & Six Mile Cypress in Ft. Myers. Cost is $5.00 per car, of which will be returned as a 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winner. The cars will be leaving at 3-minute intervals and mileage will count.Each car will be required to purchase gas twice!!! FUN FUN FUN!!!
At the end of the rally, everyone will be served Brats, condiments, baked beans, potato chips, beer or soda.
THIS WILL BE A CHALLENGING RALLY SO BRING YOUR BEST NAVIGATOR!
31st Corvettes of Naples trip to the Barrett-Jackson auction
31st Eckler’s 28TH ANNUAL CORVETTE REUNION
http://www.ecklers.com/reunion_car.asp
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APRIL 2007
8th Fifth annual All-Chevy Show.
Open to any model Chevrolet, any year, classic, Corvette, modified, street rod, or truck. Show will be held at Cox Chevrolet, 2900 Cortez Road, Bradenton, Florida. Registration fee: $10/vehicle. Dash plaques to first 100 cars. Sponsored by Gulf Coast Corvette Club. Info: RJ: (941) 752-1917.
14th River District Saturday Night Cruise In and Block Party
We’ll meet at Perkins on U.S. 41 & Hancock Bridge Pkwy. At 4:30 P.M.
14th Corvettes @ Uptown Altamonte
Altamonte Springs Florida Corvette Club 8 AM - 4 PM $35 registration More info at
http://floridacorvetteclub.com/activities/images/altamonte07.pdf
14th Autopalooza Car Show
http://autopalooza.tcpalm.com/
21st 5TH ANNUAL VETTES AT THE PORT
Port Canaveral
http://www.capekennedycorvetteclub.com/
21st & 22nd Peace River Vintage & Classic Car Show
http://local.aaca.org/peaceriver/
27th & 28th Clewiston Sugar Festival & Car Show
27th Rod Run Reunion
28th Festival & Car Show
29th Twenth annual Wings over Miami Corvette show and vintage aircraft display hosted by the Sunshine Corvette Club at the Wings over Miami vintage aircraft museum at the Kendall-Tamiami executive airport. Pre-registration $20; registration the day of the show $25. registration includes air museum admission for two. Spectators admission $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12. Trophies, raffle, door prizes, and food. Raffle grand prize is a half-hour ride in a WWII T-6 trainer.
Info
305) 887-7429 (305) 274-7977 or fej62@bellsouth.net.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAY 2007
5th Corvettes On The Circle 2007
Saint Armands Circle , Sarasota, Florida
For further information Call or E-Mail: Jeff Bolton
(941) 379-2652 info@corvettesonthecircle.com
http://www.corvettesonthecircle.com/
6th ARROWHEAD CRUISE IN sponsored by AMERICA’S FIRST HOME
Immokalee—Several clubs have expressed interest in participating and arrangements for some vendors have been made, so far we have Mixer’s Grill providing pulled pork, burgers, dogs & drinks. They will be on site around 8:30 so breakfast items will be available. Wee also have a Kettle Corn vendor. The club will be selling bottled water. Future update will be made as soon as the information is available.
12th River District Saturday Night Cruise In and Block Party
12th The 9th Annual Corvette River Cruise In
Fort Pierce City Marina: Fort Pierce Fl
http://www.cruisincorvettes.com/newspdf/0512.pdf
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June 2007
3rdd 12th Annual Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce “TASTE OF THE BEACH”
11 AM to 5 PM
9th River District Saturday Night Cruise In and Block Party
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July 2007
14th River District Saturday Night Cruise In and Block Party
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August
10th –12th National Corvette Homecoming
http://www.nationalcorvettehomecoming.com/
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September 2007
9th Corvettes In Venice
http://www.venicefloridacorvettes.com/index2.html
22nd 10th Annual Dimmitt Corvette Show
http://www.baccvette.us/Local Events.htm
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October 2007
27th Roger’s Cruizin
http://www.rogerscorvette.com/
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November 2007
10th & 11th Corvette Garden Party
http://www.baccvette.us/Local Events.htm
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These are links to car shows in the state of Florida:
http://www.carshownews.com/national/FL.htm
http://www.floridacarclubs.com/cfm/showlistings.cfm?cityid=46
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