President's Message
January 2010
Happy New Year to all of you. We had a very successful year in our club last year and as I take over the reins this year, I want to acknowledge the fine leadership of our out-going President, Paul Aragon. He held the office for two years and it was the third time he has been President. Paul certainly has earned a little R & R this year and we are grateful to him for all of his efforts on our behalf.
Our Christmas Party on December 12th, organized by Joan Lake and Carmel Carbone, was a first class event and all who attended were overwhelmed with the outstanding menu choices and the beautiful ambiance. There were ample door prizes and we thank all those who generously donated to the affair. Besides donating that evening to ALS and the Boys and Girls Club of Cathedral City and Palm Springs, our members purchased gift certificates from Best Buy for the CASA foster children in the Valley. We collected 29 certificates totaling $745. Many children had a Happy Christmas thanks to the Club’s donations.
2010 promises to be a very active year for us as we look over the calendar of events that are already in place for our club. We will have two autocrosses, March 13 & 14th, and one scheduled in the Fall as well. Each month we have our business meeting and Dinner Night Out. Carmel and Joan planned a wonderful pasta dinner at POM at Fantasy Springs on January 7th and all those who attended had plenty of food, drink and camaraderie. Corvette Night will be held on January 16th from 4 – 6:00 PM near Schmidy's Tavern in Palm Desert at Fred Waring/Hwy 111 (the old Mervyn’s parking lot). We’ll show our cars and then go to Schmidys for dinner. Let’s get a good crowd there and show the community that we are a friendly, responsible group of Corvette enthusiasts. Next month the Club members voted to go to Cruise Night on February 6th at the Spa Casino parking lot at 4:00 PM.
Besides our regular events, such as parades, picnics and meetings, we are hoping to have monthly excursions so that we can drive our cars for an afternoon on the weekend, visit a new area to explore, have a little lunch together, and return home using a different route.
We are generating a “master list” from members of places that sound interesting to visit.
Besides day excursions, we are adding areas to visit that might require a two or three day weekend commitment. The list was started at our January meeting and we hope to add to it and to check off those areas we’ve already explored. Join the fun and “Just Drive Those Vettes”.
There is a longer Corvette run planned for the end of July into August. Paul Aragon will lead us up Highway 49 through the gold country with stops overnight in some interesting, historic towns. He may explore Napa Valley and take Silverado Trail to Clear Lake, Grass Valley, Nevada City, and Lake Tahoe. The final destination is Hot August Nights in Reno. This should be a wonderful trip and we hope to add more cars to the seven who are already planning to join us.
Thank you for your cooperation in all of our activities and I look forward to seeing you at the next scheduled event.
Sue Rashford