Call To Order: President Gordon Boyd called the meeting to order at 6:40pm and welcomed the 41 members (including 1 new member) and significant others who were present. Also
introduced and welcomed were 2 guests.
Minutes: The minutes of the August membership meeting as e-mailed to the club membership
were approved.
Treasurer’s Report: Gordon read the treasurer’s report through August 31st in Treasurer Jim Martin’s absence that included an expense breakdown to-date for the upcoming annual show.
The Treasurer’s report was approved. Also mentioned is that there are 68 members as of 8/31.
The question was raised at the last meeting as to whether the club was obligated to file a tax return. Sam Underwood, CPA, reviewed the club’s status and stated that the club is a social
club, non-profit and that the club did not need to take any further action pertaining to filing federal income taxes.
Gordon also stated that the One Acre Fund was tax deductable as long as the check is written out to the NCM.
National Corvette Museum: John Fort presented the monthly ambassador’s report in Don
Paulson’s absence:
• The Club has a balance of $5,950 left toward its commitment of $15,000 pledged to the
NCM for the One Acre Club. • Don and Deb Paulson were honored at the Master Ambassador meeting at the NCM. • There are 14 Vettes/27 Members committed for the October trip to the NCM.
For further details on NCM activities, please check out the NCM Ambassador’s report posted in the club newsletter and on the club website.
Old Business:
On August 14-15, 8 members went on the cruise to the Childress Winery that consists of a Friday afternoon race shop behind the scenes tour, a visit to the Museum & Gift Shop on
Saturday morning and a tour of the winery on Saturday afternoon.
On August 12th, a Brunch of Cool Cars was held at the Porters Neck Country Club with 6 CFC Vettes attending. There were a total of 65 cars at the show. Peoples Choice Awards were
presented. It was mentioned that CFC should consider also attending the “Leland Under the Lights” show held at the same date and should meet together and caravan to the show.
On August 15th, the Caro-Vettes Show was held. There were 3 shows in total, a Concours d’Elegance at Stevenson Chevrolet, Peoples Choice Corvette Show and a Summer Classic Car and Truck Show.
New Business:
Registration for Cruisin’ Biltmore sponsored by RTP Corvettes closes September 12th.
September 20th, CFC Annual Corvette Show, Independence Mall:
• On September 19th, the evening before the show we will be having a “Meet & Greet” at Carrabba’s Italian Grill for the show participants from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. We will be using
the outdoor table area. Members are requested to come and welcome our show guests. • Gordon went over the details of the show specifics including location, preparation and
cleanup and a call for all who can to help out to make this show a success. Also outlined
was the action taken to notify past show attendees and car clubs of our new venue. • Club members are to wear a club logo collared shirt, any color, to the show.
• Members should arrive at no later than 8:00am for the show. Parking for club members will be in a designated area parallel to Oleander Drive.
• Registration starts at 9:00am. • Those members on the parking squad should be at the show location 7:30am. Show judges
need to report no later than 10:00am. • Ellen Boyd outlined the details for the silent auction and requested help in setting up the
various items for sale and preparing the auction cards. Everyone helping will meet at Ellen
& Gordon’s house on the evening of 9/17 at 7:00pm. • Also on 9/17, Ellen will be promoting the show on radio stations 99.9, 104.5, and 107.5. • Volunteers are needed for clean up after the show. Please help with the clean up, as the
area needs to be left as it was before the show. The club will be charged for any clean up made by the Mall facility.
• There will be an after show dinner at Ruby Tuesday’s. • Any members going to other shows please see Gordon for Flyers to hand out. • It was suggested to have the Holiday Inn post the new location for the show in the lobby for
those travelling to the show from long distances. • CFC Members are requested to bring non-perishable food items for donation for the food
drive at the show.
2015 Christmas Party:
A proposal to have the Christmas Party this year at Porter’s Neck Country Club on November
28th (one week earlier than normal) was presented. It is the only time available at that venue. St. James in Southport was given as an alternative however it is a longer distance to drive. A show of hands was for Porter’s Neck.
On October 17th, there will be a celebration of life for Bobby Smith and Larry Lough at the Hospice facility located on 1414 Physicians Drive, Wilmington. CFC members not going to the
NCM trip are asked to attend this celebration if possible.
The October 13th membership meeting location will be at McAlister’s Deli.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:41pm.
Meeting Minutes respectfully submitted by Jerry DiGiovanni, Secretary
1 Kurt Taube 5 Dave Lorenz
9 Carol Fort 13 Bill Jarosz 26 Jim Martin 26 Joan Miller 28 Tim Ward
October Birthdays
I will work on getting a list of everyone’s birthday and updating
this with names as quickly as I can. Please e-mail Dave Flinchbaugh ([email protected])
the day and month of you’re and your spouse/ significant other birthdays
President’s Message
To All Cape Fear Corvette Members
Our elections for officer and directors of the club will be soon upon us. In November, we take nominations for all positions. Officer positions are: President, Vice President,
Secretary, and Treasurer. Directors are appointed by the officers and confirmed by the vote of the members. Directors will be reconfirmed each year and serve without term limits until a successor is appointed. Directors are our Webmaster and NCM Ambassador. Voting
occurs in December and officers are installed in office in January to serve one calendar year. This year there was a lot of change in the club. We are anticipating with excitement our
show at a new venue. A great example of teamwork between the officers, the show committee and all members signing up for volunteer positions and seeking out and giving
donations of money and items for our silent auction. All this combined team work makes the show happen. Officers offer guidance in a leadership capacity. Everyone participates to make the club a success.
Please consider running for an officer position for the next year!
Gordon
Ambassador Report
September 2015
Donald & Debra Paulson – Master Ambassadors & Life Members NCM
NCM Membership
See me on how easy it is to become a member of the NCM. You can join thru me or go directly to www.corvettemuseum.org to join, just let me know so I can recognize you at our next meeting.
Cape Fear Corvettes Club – One Acre Club Progress $5950 balance due to $15,000 Goal as 7/24/15
The club approved this commitment at the 10-8-2013 meeting by a members vote.
The NCM has set up a process so that we can track Cape Fear Corvettes Club contributions toward an Acre. To donate, please call Connie at the NCM at 1-800-538-3883 x115 or direct at 270-467-8815. Tell her you are part of the Cape Fear Corvettes Club, tell her how much you would like to donate, provide her with the credit card number, or you may mail a check to: National Corvette Museum Attention Connie Russell 350 Corvette Drive Bowling Green, KY 42101 If you send a check, please include a note that tells her that the check should go toward the Cape Fear Corvettes Club Acre. Donors may make a one-time donation or make monthly payments toward a total donation. Payments may be made by credit card or by check and can be set up by calling Connie with payment amounts, methods, and frequency. Please call Connie at the NCM with any questions or [email protected]
The National Corvette Museum (NCM) is a non-profit foundation exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.*
For the members that are still working, check your employer to see if
they are in to matching donations by employers. This will help us
achieve our goal faster!
Master Ambassador meeting
Debra and I were both recognized as continuing to maintain our Master Ambassador status and given new 2015 Master Ambassador Name badges.
We are having a great time at the Anniversary celebration and hopefully more to
follow next month about the Hall of Fame induction ceremony and presentations.
Skydome Ribbon Cutting, 1-Millionth Reveal
It’s official! A year and a half after a large sinkhole formed in the Skydome of the National Corvette Museum, the 13 story iconic landmark is back, better than ever, with all eight “sinkhole Corvettes” returned to display. Though the Skydome re-opened to visitors on July 6, a ceremonial ribbon cutting (or rather, caution tape cutting) was held as part of the Museum’s 21st Anniversary Celebration.
After more than four months and 1,200 man-hours of painstaking craftsmanship by the GM team, the restoration of the milestone 1-Millionth Corvette is complete, and the car was unveiled in the Skydome following the ribbon cutting.
Read more on our blog, and watch the time lapse videos of each here!
A dedication ceremony was held today at the newly constructed Kimberlee A. Fast Pavilion at the NCM Motorsports Park. Last year at the Museum's 20th Anniversary Celebration it was announced that the Pavilion and Park's entry road would be named in remembrance of Kim.
"Kim attended most of the events at the NCM," said Chuck Fast, Kim's father. "We thought that she would really be proud to have the building named after her."
Kim was an avid racer, participating in many autocrossing and high speed events on road courses in the mid-west states. Chuck was joined by wife Sharon Fast, and Museum Executive Director Wendell Strode to unveil the plaque recognizing Kim.
SEPTEMBER Sat. 19 Meet and Greet at Carrabba's Italian Grill 5:00pm
Sat. 19 Eastern Carolina Corvette Club All Corvette Show Wilson NC
Sat. 19 Bengals Cheer Car and truck Show Government Center Dr
Sat. 19 Sun Coast Cruisers Cruise In
Sat. 19 Queen City Car Show & Tour of Hendrick Car Collection
Sun. 20 CFC 8th Annual Corvette Show INDEPENDENCE MALL
Sat. 26 Port City Mopar Car Show at the Battleship
Sat. 26 Colonial Capital Rod & Classics Show New Bern Mall
Mon. 28 Cruise in at Peter's Speed Shop
October
Sat. 3 Cars & Coffee Chili's South College Rd
Sat 3 tri-Beach Cruisers Car & Truck Show Nabor Dodge Shallotte
Sat 3 Eastern Carolina Corvette Club Corvette & Classics Show Nashville NC
Fri-Sat. 9-10 Classic Cars and Rock and Roll Southport
Sat. 10 Cape Fear Optimist Club Fillup the Outfield Car Show 10-3 3222 N Kerr Ave
Tues 13 Cape Fear Corvettes Monthly Meeting
Wed-Sun 14 Trip to the National Corvette Museum
Sat 17 Ocean City Car Show, Ocean City MD
Sat. 17 Sun Coast Cruisers Cruise In
Sat 24 Mikes farm Hay Ride
Mon. 26 Cruise in at Peter's Speed Shop
NOVEMBER
Sat. 7 Cars & Coffee Chili's South College Rd
Sat. 7 Fenders on the Farm 10-4 Old River Farm 8711 Old River Rd, Burgaw
Sat. 7 Pecan Festival car show Whiteville
Sat 7 Eastern Carolina Corvette Club Peoples Choice Car Show Goldsboro NC
Tues 10 Cape Fear Corvettes Monthly Meeting
Sat. 14 CFC Charity Run, Cruise & Dine
Fri-Sun 13 Corvettes at the Biltmore RTP trip to Ashville
Items Highlighted in Yellow are Cape Fear Corvette sponsored events
See Flyers for details on these events
Cruise in at Peter’s Speed Shop
On the Forth Monday of each month except in May when it will be the Third Monday starting now and running through October. I will open up the shop at 5:00 pm and running until about 9:00 for people to drop by and hang out and work on or just talk corvettes. I have lots of work to get done on my 72 corvette so you can help out if you’re interested or if you have something you need done or checked out on your corvette we can do that if you like. Need an oil change bring the oil and filter and you can do it yourself and if you’re not comfortable doing it so of the more experienced gear heads will coach you. I will not be providing food or cooking but will have the grill out and fired up. Should you want to bring something to cook feel free to use the grill or the microwave. Bring anything you want to drink or eat and a folding chair if you want to sit.
Scheduled dates
3/23 4/27 5/18
6/22 7/27 8/24
9/28 10/26
In the North Kerr Industrial Park at 3208 Pennington Drive
Directions From North Kerr Ave. (East of Blue Clay Road) take Boundary St. North to the end
then turn Left on Kitty Hawk Rd.to Pennington Dr. on right. The shop is in the Second Driveway on the right hand side.
Cape Fear Optimist
“Fillup the Outfield”
Car, Truck & Bike Show
Saturday - October 10th, 2015
$ 20. Registration Fee 10 am until 3 pm Registration: 8am – 11am
50 – 50 Cash Drawing Concession Stand Restrooms
Best In Class Awards * Top 25
Optimist Club of the Cape Fear or any agent thereof will not be responsible for
any claim,
accident, damage, injury or loss experienced during the event.
All proceeds will go to support the Cape Fear Optimist and the Youth
New book offered at 50% off: "Seven Generations of American High Performance " List price: $50, now $25 to CFC
ABOUT THE BOOK: Explore a complete history of America's original sports car. Retail price: $50 CFC member price: $25 Through hundreds of rare and unpublished photos from GM's media and design archives, special gatefolds and in-depth analysis from noted Corvette historian Randy Leffingwell, Corvette: Seven Generations of American High Performance celebrates six-plus decades of America's sports car, covering the revolution and evolution of America's longest continuously produced nameplate, from Harley Earl's initial concept to the latest seventh-generation car—the 2014 Corvette Stingray. Officially licensed and created in cooperation with General Motors, Corvette: Seven Generations of American High Performance focuses on the Corvette's place in popular culture as well the its engineering and design success. This book touches on all aspects of Chevrolet's iconic sports car: history, racing, period ads, posters, memorabilia, key designers such as Bill Mitchell, engineers such as the fabled Zora Arkus-Duntov, celebrity 'Vette fans, and more. No Corvette fan will want to miss out on this ultimate history of America's first and foremost sports car. Quayside Publishing Group is offering a 50% discount to all Corvette club members on all their books, including the recently released "Corvette Stingray" about the new C7. The discount applies to automotive and motorsports books at http://www.motorbooks.com/. Also, books on aviation, history, sports, music, etc. can be found at http://www.qbookshop.com/. The 50% club discount applies to ALL books an BOTH websites. The discount price is 50% of the RETAIL LIST price (not any marked-down price). Free shipping is available on orders of $75 or more. I will group orders so we can qualify for the free shipping. The only restrictions are that the orders must be placed and paid for by one person and shipped to one address. I will volunteer to handle the orders for our club members. I'll bring a copy of the "Corvette Stingray" book for your examination at the next club meeting. You can view the websites to find any other books that interest you. To purchase any book, e-mail or see me with the complete ordering information. All orders must be paid for in advance. You can pay me at any CFC meeting or event or mail a check made out to me to: Tony Caracciolo, 1007 West Cove Loop, Leland, NC 28451. If you have any questions you can call me at 910-371-2375. I do not know how long this promotion will last, so don't delay.
