Next Meeting: May 2010 DuPont Dynos Car Club – May 12, 2010 meeting notes: Meeting commenced at about 7PM in the meeting room at McNamara’s in DuPont with eleven members (Ken, Rick, Chris, Dale, Harold, Steve, Jim, Gary, Jarod, Rich and Frank) attending. We began with upcoming events. Jim covered Cruise-Ins. The dates are June 24th, July 29th, August 26th, and September 30th. Jim presented the New Club Banners that he and Gary had made. They are vinyl, about 4 feet by 8 feet, full-color (new logo) and look absolutely fantastic. The price was fantastic too. $100 for the first one and Gary picked-up the $100 for the second. Thanks Gary!! Also, Steve had a great Club Sign made and framed for our meeting place, McNamara’s. Please plan to take your family and friends to Mac’s for breakfast, lunch or dinner. And when you do, point at the sign and say loudly, “Look kids the DuPont Dynos meet here!!” Next we talked about getting the sidewalk “sandwich” boards. Ken will supply six two-sided boards (he thinks they are about 24”X30”each side) Gary and Jim are authorized by club vote to spend the necessary $250 for 12 (two per board/one per side) for the vinyls, matching the banners. These will be placed strategically at DuPont intersections prior to each Cruise-In, and for other events as needed. Gary confirmed the “Give-away” car for the drawing. Tickets will be provided for a “donation” to SHEF and the Dynos (50/50). We will start by having tickets at the June Cruise-In. The drawing will be September 30th. Tickets will also be “sold” at the SHEF Show. We voted that the “Winner need NOT be present to Win”. A name and phone number will go on each ticket. We discuss having the winning ticket “posted” at McNamara’s and notification by phone. We need to finish the conversation soon. Flyers for the Cruise-Ins are getting out there, so excitement is building!! Jim also reported on the costs of new T-shirts (with Club logos), Golf shirts and BB hats. Some of the cost estimates were pretty high, and some incomplete, so Jim will do more research and get back with us next meeting. (Wed. June 9th) Next, Chris reported on the Patriot’s Landing mini-car show. It will include 4-6 cars and take place on Monday, June 21st. Chris will wrap-up coordination and we will finalize at the next meeting. (Wed. June 9th) Jim B. was asked to have Carol B. contact the local paper (the Clipper) to cover our involvement. Jim mentioned that the Clipper may cover several things the Dynos are doing. Good deal! Next, Jim reported on and covered details of the S.H.E.F. Show. The Club will again assist in all functions of the show and provide five trophies. Cost is $50 to the Club and this Frank has donated the remaining $50. Thanks Frank!! Gary confirmed the car for the Car Bash. We decided tickets would be $1.00 per hit for adults, with 7 whacks for $5.00 Kids under 18 pay 25 cents a hit. All who participate WILL sign a waiver. Kids under 18 will have a parent sign the wavier. Gary will need additional help from the Club to “de-glass” the demo car prior to the start. More at the next meeting. (Wed. June 9th) We next re-confirmed our participating in the Fourth of July Parades in both DuPont and Steilacoom. Line up time, etc will be provided as we get closer. Financial Report: Harold reported the Club coffers at $901.34 Rick mentioned again a “Call for Assistance” by the DuPont Historical Society for their activity in August. It is the 4th Annual 1843 Fort Nisqually Day and the Society is looking for help setting up Saturday (Aug 21) or early Sunday (Aug 22) morning and taking down about 4pm. They also need some help with directing traffic for parking, etc. More to come on this. Club Member Jay B. is the point of contact. Reminder – This is the type of activity that is at the core of our Club Mission statement. We need to help out on this one. Please put Aug 21-22 on your calendars. It’s only a few hours, and if several of us pitch-in it will be good publicity for the Club. Next was Nominations for Club Officers: President, VP and Treasurer. Rick (your President for OVER two years) made the following nomination: Steve F. for President, Chris S. for another term as VP, and Harold S. to take a third term (I think) as Treasurer. After some banter, Pres. Rick called for a VOTE, and it was unanimous among the members present (we were a quorum) and the Vote was accepted. Congratulations STEVE, CHRIS and HAROLD! Steve will take over President duties beginning with the June 9 meeting. Lastly we went around the table and several members offered info about other Club events and show coming up. Next Meeting: Wednesday June 9, McNamara’s in DuPont, 6pm for dinner, 7pm meeting starts. Be there. Out-going President Rick April 2010 DuPont Dynos, The meeting kicked off about 7PM Wednesday with a recap of discussion and notes from last month. The new logo design (in full living color) was presented by Ken. Thanks to everyone for participating and coming to a final… We decided that Gary would take the new artwork to his vendor to produce a new banner. It will be a vinyl banner with our full color logo about 36” by 8 feet or so. Jim is going to take the same new logo art to his vendor for estimates on T-shirts, BB Caps and golf shirts. Estimates will be brought to the next club meeting for approval. Ken also produced new Cruise-In flyers. Gary, Steve and Jim took some for upcoming events they will attend and hand out. We talked about other activities coming up. Jay (Ken’s Dad) sent a request to the Club (attached) looking for help on a DuPont Community Event, Sunday Aug 22nd. If we have interest, we will need a lead member to be the point of contact and work with the Community. Note the Historical Society’s additional request for the “oldest car in the area”, for the 4th of July. Gary reported that the dealer car for our Cruise-in “Give-a-way” (ticket “donations” collected June, July, Aug and drawing in Sept) is all set. Carol (with Jim’s help) will prepare “rules” etc. We further decided that the winning ticket holder would need to be present to win. Gary also reported that the “Car Smash” car was also set. And that a second car would also be brought for use by the Steilacoom Fire Department for demonstration. From there we when over upcoming events from “old business”. That is to say, the possible Patriot’s Landing is offered for Monday, June 21st. It will be a mini car and visit to the residents. Additional planning and a leader needs to be appointed (Ken, is that right?) The next event will be our first Cruise-In at Farrelli’s. I believe Jim and/or Steve are checking with ownership for discount coupons. Jim and Gary will complete purchase of sidewalk “sandwich boards”, to direct visitors to the Cruise-Ins. Next event is the DuPont and Steilacoom 4th of July Parade. (Ken, has someone been appointed coordination with DuPont? I assume Jim and Carol have Steilacoom covered) The plan is the same as last year. Line up and participate in DuPont in the morning, then drive down and participate in the Steilacoom parade. Jim, Carol, and Frank are our contacts for SHEF by the Bay Car Show. Details were covered last meeting, and we’ll be updating at May and June meeting. Harold’s Financial Report: $776.04 in the bank. Harold reminded all that quarterly dues are due! If you haven’t, get those checks to Harold. March 2010 Meeting Notes The Dupont Dynos meeting for March 10, 2010 was called to order by Vice President Chris Spurbeck in President Rick Patterson's absence. Guest Mike Arneson was again in attendance. Ken introduced two different designs for the club's new logo. One design featured a single vehicle (a red custom 50's Chevrolet). The second design featured the same vehicle with a 60's Camaro and a 30's hot rod in the background. The club voted in favor of using the logo with the three vehicles, but decided to replace the hot rod with a more modern car which would demonstrate the diversity of vehicles welcomed by our club. Ken was going to work on design changes and let us know what he comes up with. Once we have decided on a final design for the logo, Steve will meet with the management at McNamara's to present a layout for them to consider for the club plaque that will be displayed at McNamara's. Ken also made some changes to the cruise-in flyers and distributed a color and a black and white flyer for the club to review. Harold reported that we have $775 in the club's treasury. We also were reminded of club dues next meeting by Chris. Chris made contact with AJ, the entertainment director, at Patriot's Landing. Patriot's Landing would like to schedule our mini car show on Monday June 21 which is the day after Father's Day. The club agreed that this would be a good day to hold the event. Chris will be getting back in touch with AJ for further details. Jim reported that SHEF has held its first meeting. Jim read a list of volunteers (this list included all volunteers, not just club members). He encouraged anybody who would like to volunteer to sign up. A lot of Dynos members helped out last year and it was a lot of fun! We discussed Gary's idea of having a car bash which would be held at SHEF. It looks we'll probably get approval to have the bash but some details like the location of the bash, will need to be worked out. Once the car bashing is done, the fire department will use the car for practicing an emergency drill. The proceeds from the bash will be split 50/50 between SHEF and Dupont Dynos. For Dynos Members who are interested in helping, we will have our own table and tent, where we will sell car raffle tickets, recruit new members, and possibly have a donated parts auction. Bruce indicated that in the past we had talked about having a project vehicle for our club. He wanted to see if there was still an interest in this. The project would be a vehicle from the LeMay Collection and it would be a fire truck. The truck could be used in parades and the Dynos could use it for advertising. There was some interest, but before we commit too deeply we suggested if Bruce could find out how much time and what would be involved. Next two meetings…….. April 14th and May 12th at McNamara’s. ******* The meeting came to some kind of order at about 7PM, with nine members and one guest. Our guest was Mike Arneson, who picked up on the Club from a flyer and talking with Ken at last weekend’s Corvette High-Perf. Swap meet at the Puyallup Fairgrounds. Mike is an old Hot-Rodder from Lacey and considering the Club. Old Business: We began the agenda with a report from Steve on the Club Plaque we are designing to go up the McNamara’s stating we “meet there on the second Wed. of the month” etc, etc. Steve is preparing a layout for management to consider. Steve will finish the layout when the Club’s new Logo is complete. More on that later in the notes. Next we got an update from Jim on the summer Cruise-In schedule, to include some info on new signage. Again, the new Logo will be prominent on that new signage. Jim also weighed-in with a SHEF Car Show report. First meeting is Feb 20, 10AM. Participants will get an email. Show date is July 18th . Dynos will again participate. Ken reported on Flyers for our Cruise-In schedule. Though some have been distributed, some additions and corrections are being made to the flyer and new ones will be made. New logo AND some exciting NEW IDEAS added to this year’s Cruise-Ins and SHEF participation. More later in the notes. We discuss our participation in the DuPont and Steilacoom 4th of July Parades. Yes, we will and the date is the 4th of July…… Chris reported on a possible mini-car show at Patriots Landing in DuPont. Dates etc. need to be worked out will their party planner. Chris will get back with us. I report on a call I made to Denise Dhane (former organizer of Military Appreciation Day – DuPont), Denise sent me to Amy Walker of the City’s office. Amy and I have not connected, but Denise thinks the Mil Appr Day this year may be July 4th. Consequently we may have some juggling to do to hit Parades in both cities and have a small showing in Mil Appr Day. Also, that event may be conducted at the Clock Tower Park, not Civic Center, as it was last year. More to come. Logo Discussion. As reported last month, with the help of Frank Bonner’s son Jack, a new concept for the Club Logo was presented and voted on. We really like what Jack provided and after some “reflection” a couple of members brought some minor modification to the discussion. Much talk ensued. So, your President, being the diplomat he is, decided to form a committee to flesh-out and consider all the suggestions and get the thing “put to bed”, so to speak. (my notes are really on a roll tonight) The committee (Steve, Jim, Ken and the diplomat) will meet in a couple of weeks and finalize the new bug once and for all. When finish, I’ll send out for all to see. New Business: Next, we discuss producing new T-shirts, a banner and possibly ball caps with the new logo. More to come. Financial Report: Harold our Treasurer reported dues coffers at $50. In Savings, $700.57 in Checking (which included $200. Taken in during the meeting in dues) NEW IDEAS: As mentioned above, Gary brought up and “offered” to support a Club “Bash-a-Car” event, to raise $$for the Club. After some good discussion, we decided the best venue for it would be in conjunction with the SHEF show. Jim and Bruce will check with SHEF and the City of Steilacoom. Gary will get the “donor” car and we will split the proceeds with SHEF. Something like two bucks a whack, should bring some dollars for SHEF and us and be a hell of a lot of fun. Another great Gary idea . . . . a “Win a Car raffle”, sponsored by the Dynos. Again, Gary has volunteered to get a donated car, we would sell raffle tickets at our June, July and August Cruise-Ins, with a drawing at the Sept C-I. With much publicity and fan-fare on our new Cruise-In flyers, we hope to cause excitement, cover expenses and make some real $$$for the Club. Gary will begin arrangements. This is going to be great! Upcoming Events of Interest: This coming weekend (Sat/Sun, Feb 13/14), again at the Puyallup Fairgrounds, the Tacoma Early Bird Swapmeet. I think admission is $5.00, maybe less for you seniors. Next big show is probably the Mild to Wild at the T-dome. (23-25 April) Our own Gary is now a big wig for that show, so let’s turn out. It’s always a good one!! And don’t forget the local Cruise-Ins, like Buck’s A&W Port Orchard – Weds, April thru Sept., Friday Nights in Covington –May to Sept., etc…. Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 10th, McNamara’s in DuPont. As always . . . . 6pm for dinner (they have some pretty good food and beers) 7PM meeting time. BE THERE!!! The meeting came to order at about 7PM, with ten members in attendance. We began with an update on the Website from Ken. Next we continued our discussion on the new Dues structure we voted on in November. Here are the details. The By-Laws have to amended. Beginning January 1, 2010 Club dues are $100.00 annually, with dues do quarterly (January, April, July and October) in the amount of $25.00. Bring your quarterly check to the monthly meeting or mail to Treasurer, Harold Schmidt at 2084 McDonald Avenue DuPont, WA 98327. The By-Laws still include a one month grace period for members in good standing. Next, we continued our discussion from November, about “marketing” the Club. Steve talked with McNamara’s about put up a sign/plaque in the lobby “DuPont Dynos Car Club meets here, third Wednesday of the month … etc”. McNamara’s is open to this, we need to show them a layout. Steve will prepare the layout. Jim mentioned also talking with Farrelli's/McNamara's management about holding our summer Cruise-Ins in their parking lot this year. And, that new signage would be needed. Farrelli's is open to their parking lot and might be providing dinning discounts as an insensitive. More on these subjects as summer approaches. Speaking of Spring and Summer Events. Next we talked about and decided to conduct another Cruise-In season. This year we will again do June, July, August and September events at Farrelli’s on the last Thursday nights. Jim “volunteered” to be Cruise-In committee chairperson. We also committed to the Club supporting the 2010 SHEF By The Bay Car Show. Details to come. We will also again participate in both DuPont and Steilacoom Fourth of July Parades. Mark your calendars! We talked about a couple of additional events. One, Chris will contact Patriots Landing about conducting a small “Car Show” for the residents (PL is a DuPont retirement facility) and I’m going to get a in touch with the organizers of DuPont Military Appreciation Day. We participated with a few cars last year. We may try to up it this year. More to come. We also reviewed new logo designs provided by Frank’s son Jack. Jack is a Graphic Designer and did some great layouts. After some discussion (and an email with Jack, who is currently in Alaska!) we decided/voted on a new DuPont Dynos Car Club logo. Thanks JACK BONNER for a great new Updated look for the Club!!!! See the attachment to this email. So, for Steve – the new sign for McNamara’s, and for Jim and Ken – new flyers and Cruise-In signage. UPCOMING EVENTS for your Information: February 6-7 is Corvette and Hi-Perf. Swap meet, Puyallup… February 7 is also Next Generation Auto Exhibition, Puyallup … February 13-14 is Tacoma Early Bird Swap meet, Puyallup. Check Cruise In magazine on-line, OldTimers Northwest and Baxter’s Auto Parts for more events coming this spring and summer. I think that’s about it. ******* VP Chris Spurbeck led the meeting in the absence of President Rick Patterson. Chris indicated that Rick had surgery the day before and was recovering nicely. We were introduced to new club member, Pedro Gonzalez. Pedro is in the military and stationed at Ft. Lewis. He's the owner of a 2006 Pontiac GTO. Chris went over some of this year's achievements which included the 4th of July parades in Dupont and Steilacoom, having a display at the military appreciation day, our club's participation in the SHEF car show, and our 4 cruise ins. We discussed the last cruise in and although many club members had other commitments, found that we had a decent turnout. Frank mentioned that there had been some previous discussion on sponsoring a military family for a Christmas dinner. After further discussion, we determined that rather than sponsor a military family, it would be a better gesture to support a needy family or several needy families in the Lakewood-Dupont area. Jim suggested that Chris talk this over with Rick and that by next meeting we should propose to the club where any donations should be made. We discussed having a Christmas function where our spouses or significant others could attend. We would have a gift exchange with the gifts (per couple) having a limit of about $10 and being car related. It was suggested that this function be part of the December meeting. We brought up the subject of membership dues. It was discussed that with an increase in revenue, it would allow us to do more things as a club or sponsor bigger events. It was proposed that we raise the membership dues to $100/year. We postponed the vote until next meeting to allow anybody who was not present to cast their vote at the next meeting. Our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 11, at 7 PM at McNamara's ( or 6 PM for anybody who wants dinner). Steve indicated that he has reserved the back room for us and that McNamara's has made it available for us on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. Schedule Note: ***** That's it! Thanks, Ken Bollman *****
Our next two meetings will be on Wednesdays, August 11th and September 8th, 2010, at 7:00 pm, at McNamara's Pub and Grill, located at 1595 Wilmington Drive, DuPont, WA 98327. If you wish, arrive at 6pm to order dinner, and/or socialize with the club members.
April 2010
DuPont Dynos Car Club Meeting Notes for Wednesday, February 11, 2010
[Note: The committee has created the new logo, and it will be revealed March 10th]
-Rick
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DuPont Dynos Car Club Meeting Notes – Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Next Meeting, Wednesday February 10th, McNamara’s in DuPont, 6PM for dinner, 7PM meeting time.
Rick
December 2009 Meeting Notes:
We had a fun Holiday Dinner and gift exchange. Many members brought spouses and family members, and there were over 20 people in all. Rick updated us on the generous donations and gift baskets that had been given by the Club this season to local families in need. Nice job everyone!November 2009 Meeting Notes:
We met at McNamera's in DuPont on Wednesday, November 11th
It was a pretty standard run of the mill meeting, however we did vote and
pass a couple of very important initiatives.
First and foremost: With the unanimous vote of those present (a quorum) the Club has changed the dues and dues structure.
Here is a summary. Beginning January 2010, Club dues are $25.00 per quarter year, or $100. annually. You can pay quarterly or annually at the beginning of the year. (January) I will update the By-Laws and get a copy out, via email. I will also bring some copies to the next meeting for those who like old fashion "hard copies".
Speaking of next meeting ... those present decided our December meeting
would be a Holiday Social and we will conduct it a little differently.
Here the scoop. The Meeting will be at McNamera's in DuPont, on Wednesday, December 9th. Spouses and/or "significant others" are welcome as well. We won't have any business agenda, but instead socialize, have dinner and finish up with a little Member's Gift Exchange. Each member should purchase and wrap a "car" related item, max. of approximately $10.00.
I need to let McNamera's know the number having dinner. It will be ordered
from the menu, so you can have whatever you like.
RSVP to me or Chris by Monday December 7th, with number coming and if you
will be ordering from the menu.
If you come just to socialize, have a drink and participate in the gift
exchange, that's Ok, just let me know!! I will send out a reminder.
Finally, in the spirit of the Holiday Season, the Members present, voted to make contributions to the local community. Here is what we have done. First, the club made a donation of $100.00 to the holiday food baskets program with the "Warrior, Veteran and Family Readiness Service Support" group at Camp Murray. This idea is a part of our club's expressed Mission Statement. The baskets will be distributed to deserving families within the DuPont, Steilacoom, Lakewood and Lacey area. The Club also made contact with "Operation Make a Soldier Smile" and purchased personal and foods items in the amount of $100.00 to be included in the holiday gift packages being mailed to Soldiers serving overseas.
That's it for now. Have a great Thanksgiving Holiday. Hope to see you all in December.
Rick
Pres.
October 2009 Meeting Notes:
The meeting was held on Wednesday, October 14th, at McNamara's Restaurant in Dupont at 7 PM.
September Meeting Notes:
Thanks to those who attended the Sept. meeting held at McNamara's in DuPont Wednesday night. McNamara's worked out pretty well and Steve has arranged for us to meet there in October. The meeting will be Wednesday, October 14th, 6PM for diners, 7PM meeting starts. We'll be in the private meeting room.
Old Business: Frank and Jim reported on their attending the Spokane Good
Guys show. We also talked about the success of our Club's August 27th
Cruise-In at Farrelli's. 4 (or 5) Club cars and equally important 10 or so non-club guest with cars attended as well. Sounds as though some guest may turn into members. Thanks everyone for putting on a great Cruise-In.
Harold reported financials and I believe the number was about $715.00 in the club coffers. (Sorry Harold, I didn't write it down)
I reported the New Club banner has been ordered and will be ready this week. It larger than our original and has out website on it. Speaking of the website ... take the time and visit, Ken is doing a great job in updating. Also he can also use your help by sending pictures and info of interest.
We had some discuss about ways to increase the club's revenue, including
raising dues. It was proposed that we consider $20.00 a quarter, or $80.00 a year. One of the important things more revenue will provide is opportunity to sponsor bigger events, including community "donation" event and the like. More discussion coming, but for sure look for a vote on increased dues. It's time to get serious people. The Club is growing and needs to go to the next level.
We also discussed having a Christmas activity of some kind. Maybe a meeting with potluck, gift exchange, raffle and/or ...? Let's get out the October meeting and get something planned.
New Business: We decided to go ahead with the September 24th Cruise-In. It will be held at Farrelli's and begin at 4:30. Let's get out and support the Club.
Next Meeting: Wednesday October 14th, McNamara's in Dupont. BE THERE!!!
Pres.....
At the June meeting, all the members present decided that our regular monthly meeting date shall be changed to the Second WEDNESDAY of Each Month. This change has been endorsed by our Club President, and will take effect in August, 2009. Meetings from this point forward will be on Wednesdays, August 12, September 9, and so on.
Thank You!
July Meeting Notes:
Tuesday, July 14th, Bur's Restaurant, 7PM
Old Business: (Past Events)We talked the success, and some challenges, with our first Cruise-In. A communication problem with Farrelli's caused poor positioning in the parking lot. However, we had a good turn out and had several "stop by" cars and "walk through" guests.
We also recapped our participation in the July 4th Parades in DuPont and Steilacoom. Very successful and great fun, we plan to do both these parades again next year.
Harold provided a financial report. $634.19, before a $50.00 payment to the SHEF for Dynos sponsored trophies. Harold reminded members on annual dues being due June 1st.
New Business: (Upcoming Events)We talked about our upcoming participation in the Steilacoom Historical Education Fund (S.H.E.F.) Car Show, Saturday, July 19th. Jim and Carol went over our jobs and responsibilities, to include that the Club will sponsor five trophies in the show called "We Like Your Ride".
NEXT Dynos Cruise-In will be Thursday, July 30th at McNamera's in DuPont.Next Meeting: WEDNESDAY, August 12th, at 7PM - Location to be determined,
we'll send an email reminder.
Thanks,
Rick Patterson
JUNE 2009 Meeting Notes:
Meeting held at Carr's Restaurant. VP Chris Spurbeck officiated, in the absence of Pres. Rick Patterson.
Chris reviewed the plan for the Dupont July 4th Parade, and Jim added details about Steilacoom. The club will participate in both parades, at the fron of Dupont's, and at the rear of Steilacoom's.
We reviewed who will participate, and we expect at least 12 cars!
Concern was expressed about possibly missing the opportunity to participate in the Dupont Military Appreciation Day on June 13th. Jim rallied the "troops", and we agreed on up to five members who will be there with cars. Ken will follow up with the event officials, and coordinate with Jim.
Gary, Bruce and Jim have met with the folks at Farelli's, and they are excited to help host our cruise-ins this summer in Dupont. Ken agreed to make promotional flyers, and circulate pdf files so that members can have copies to pass out at other events.
The members present discussed and agreed on changing the monthly meeting day to the second WEDNESDAY of each month, instead of Tuesday. There is a new member we would like to include who has a commitment every Tuesday. We will seek approval with the Club President, then begin with the new date on August 12th. July's meeting will be on Tuesday, July 14th.
We meet again on Tuesday, June 9th at 7pm at Carr's Restaurant in Lakewood, same location as the May meeting. The address is 11006 Bridgeport Way SW.
The next meeting on July 14th will likely be at Bruce's shop in Lakewood.
May 2009 Meeting Notes:
Thanks for attending the May Meeting of the DuPont Dynos.
The meeting was held at Carr's Restaurant in Lakewood. Great place and just the right atmosphere.
First, we talked about coming events and activities. Jim Beckwith covered
the S.H.E.F. show and we again emphasized the need for helpers on Friday
night (couple of hours), Saturday evening for set-up and early Sunday
morning (starting at about 6AM) for getting signs out, etc. Ken prepared
list of volunteers, but a commitment is still needed. The show runs until
3pm and the work goes on. Break down and clean up isn't pretty, but
necessary. Jim is also looking for DuPont Dynos to assist with Judging for the 5 trophies we will be sponsoring.
Next Ken talked about our Cruise-In schedule for this summer. The dates will start on Thursday, June 25th at about 5PM. The exact location is still being considered, but probably around or near Farrelli's Pizza (Wilmington and Center, DuPont). The second date would be July 30th, followed by August 27th and September 24th, if we go that far. We will be evaluating the success of each. Ken asked for a Cruise-In Chairperson to volunteer and happily Gary Lynch "volunteered", with Bruce Judson as chief "back-up".
Next, we talked about the 4th of July Parades (DuPont and Steilacoom) We
will put out more detailed information soon, but line up for DuPont begins at 10AM and Parade at 11. We should finish by about 1200 noon, then make the run to Steilacoom, in time to line up (probably last) for the 1PM Parade start there.
Ken also asked for the additional volunteers to help with other Club
functions. Linda Smith volunteered to keep the Membership roster up to date.
We conducted nominations for Club Officer positions as specified in the Club By-Laws. Only one nomination was received from the floor for each of the three offices. Rick Patterson was nominated for President. Chris Spurbeck was nominated for Vice President and Harold Schmidt was nominated for Treasurer. Since no other nominations were forthcoming and since only a simple majority is needed, we determined that we would go ahead a vote. All three nominations were voted into one year terms of office. Congratulations Rick, Chris and Harold.
Jim Beckwith announced Summer Fest 09, the Fort Steilacoom Park Car Show,
Saturday, June 20, 11am to 4pm. Flyers were distributed. Ron Smith announced the Classy Chassis Car Show at Fort Lewis, July 4th, from 10am to 3pm. Ron also mentioned that this event is part of Freedom Fest, a bigger event that goes into the evening with Live Music, food, kids activities and concludes with a great fireworks show.
Ron also mentioned a new website for parts. Looks like they are just getting started, so watch for: http://www.classiccarpartsclassifieds.com
Also mentioned as "coming up" in the DuPont Community, the "We Love our
Military" day, Saturday, June 13th from 1130am to 5pm. We talked about
checking to see if a few cars from the DuPont Dynos would be welcome. I will call/email Councilmen Larry Wilcox and get a reading.
Harold Schmidt (your new and old Treasurer) reported our financial health
and wealth at $413.80 as of this date. REMEMBER - June is dues month. Come prepared with a twenty (thats $20.) at the June meeting.
If I have missed anything in this summary of the meeting, please email me.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 9th at Bruce Judson's Garage in Steilacoom. We may do a potluck BBQ, depending on weather. Hold on to your hats for an update soon.
-Rick (your same old president)
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