January 2017 FCCC Newsletter

Join for the car.... stay for the friends!

January 2017

I would like to start off by saying thank you to the membership for another successful year. We ended the year with over 150 members for the second year in a row. Looking back over 2016, it started with a record crowd at the Super Bowl Party. We had 59 members and guests who had a great time. At the end of February, we had another first place display in Carl Casper. Thanks to all who participated in it and the time you gave helping us win.

In June we had our annual car show that benefitted the Jefferson County Police Relief Fund. We had a terrific silent/live auction with some very unique items. The food was great and the club participation was amazing! So many of you-new and old members-pitched in to help in so many ways. We changed the trophy presentation to 4 classes which was a big hit with the participants. We received a lot of positive comments on the new format. Thank you to all who helped make this a success!

During the summer the club supported a lot of car shows in town and out. Congrats to all the winners! The monthly Sunday drives were a huge success with the largest turn out being 37 cars and 70 guests. That is fantastic! We had a great turnout at the Gaslight parade this year with 25 Corvettes.

In November we had our annual Thanksgiving dinner. We had 65 people for dinner and as always, the great cooks in the club put on a delicious spread. We were able to donate $1,000 to help a little boy with cancer and that is a wonderful thing. Everyone should feel very proud that our club is so generous and caring.

We ended the year with another fun-filled Christmas party. We tried a new venue this year and received great reviews on the location, the party and the food. We had the largest crowd ever (75 people)-way to go! We booked 23 rooms with members who stayed overnight at the hotel. I hope everyone enjoyed themselves and had a good time.

I hope that you enjoy your membership in Falls City Corvette Club and that you will rejoin for 2017 so we can do it all over again. Thank you all for your support and for making us #1 in my book!

Butch

Calendar of Events

January 2017

January 11th-BOD meeting at Stadium Joe's. Eat at 6PM, meeting at 7PM.
January 12th-Carl Casper meeting at Bachman at 6:30PM. Butch needs everyone's money then.
January 15th-First Car Show meeting at Troy and Dawn's house at 2PM.
January 18th-Club meeting at Bachman at 6:30PM. (counting event)
January 29th-Sunday drive--details will be discussed at the club meeting. (counting event)

2017 Dues

Dues are Due now!

Please pay your 2017 dues ($30/person) by the end of January. You may pay at the January meeting or send your dues to the PO Box. Please make checks payable to FALLS CITY CORVETTE CLUB. Hope to see all of you rejoining for another year! Thanks!

Cruises

Nothing this month

Lets hope spring is here soon!

Proposed Bylaw Changes

This will be voted on during the January 18th at 6:30 pm meeting that takes place at Bachman Chevrolet Conference Room.

ARTICLE/BULLET/NUMBER	CURRENT WORDING	PROPOSED CHANGE
II/B/6 (VP duties)	None-this is an addition	Shall direct the management of FCCC website and social media sites.
II/C/3 (Secretary duties)	3. Shall keep a record of attendance at all FCCC meetings and counting events which will be published in the monthly newsletter.	Move to duties of Social Director
II/C/4	Nothing about email communication	Shall be responsible for communicating updates and event details through emails and social media.
II/D/4 (Treasurer duties)	None-this is an addition	Shall request and provide supporting documentation to sponsor for reimbursement.
II/G/3	None-this is an addition	Shall co-ordinate and promote FCCC attended cruises and car shows.
III/Elections/4	Requires 10 events/meetings to become an officer	Will require 15 events/meetings to become an officer
III/Elections/10	None-this is an addition	Members will still need 10 counting events to vote but after you get 15 events, we will no longer track them-you will have a flag by your name to indicate you have met the requirement.
VIII/Dues/1	Annual FCCC dues shall be $30/member	Dues will remain $30 through the end of February 2017. Effective 3/1/17 the dues will be $40.
VIII/Dues/2	The $10 late fee for dues received after 1/31 had been eliminated.	The $10 late fee for dues received after 1/31 and before 3/1 will be reinstated. Status toward lifetime membership will be maintained. Any member who has not paid the dues by 3/1 will be dropped from the roster and years accumulated toward lifetime membership will be voided.

Super Bowl Squares & Party

Squares still available.

Pat Shields still has a limited amount of squares still available for the upcoming super bowl.

$25/square pays $500 each of the 4 official quarters. contact Pat for availability and to purchase. 502-609-3635

The annual Super Bowl Party will be held at Butch & Laura's house this coming February. Sign up sheet will be passed around at January's meeting.

The annual FCCC Gatlinburg trip to Corvette Expo

Board Members

President

Butch Hume

[email protected]

C: 502-376-1986

Vice President

Troy Bennett [email protected]

C: 502-664-5862

Secretary

Mike Davenport

[email protected]

C: 260-602-1207

Treasurer

Laura Wood [email protected]

C: 502-376-1988

Social Director

Steve Conley

[email protected]

502-817-6595

Sergeant of Arms

Lance Ross [email protected]

C: 502-609-6507

Competition Director

Mark Oerther

oerther@msncom

C: 502-905-4628

Ambassador to Museum

Mike Bryant

[email protected]

C: 502-592-7106

Birthdays

Jere Kennedy

Paul Barth

Elaine Carrender

Vickie Jackson

Margi Farrell

Carlene Miller

Michael Bryant

Jan Gordan

Randy Poche

Donna Coffman

Doug Keisker

Ken Mahoney

Allan Davis

Lisa Christman

Anniversaries

Bill Smith

Thanks To Our Sponsors

Please join us in a weekend of fun with something for everyone. Our weekend will start on Thursday March 16th, meeting at Mile Marker 29 at the rest stop just past Simpsonville off I-64 East at 8:00am. We will be leaving at 8:30am sharp heading towards Gatlinburg TN.

We will be stopping to eat at Cracker Barrel in Corbin KY for breakfast. From there we will continue to make our way into Gatlinburg and check into the hotel (Mountain House Motor Inn) around 2:00 - 3:00 that afternoon. From there you can enjoy the town or just relax for the afternoon.

On Friday we will be heading to the "Tail of the Dragon" in the morning to enjoy a great day on the "Tail". There are several additional drives available as well from the Gift Shop so feel free to enjoy as you please.

From there Friday is up to whatever you would like. The official Corvette Expo starts Friday at the Sevierville Convention Center in Pigeon Forge. Saturday we will plan on going to the Expo. If interested they have a amazing auction and swap meet, worth taking a stopping in to see.

We plan on cruising, in the cars, up and down the strip a couple times both Friday & Saturday nights. It is a blast and people love it every year.

The overall trip should provide something for everyone. Shopping, eating, driving a famous road, killer car show and whatever else Gatlinburg TN has to offer.

If interested please let Mike Brown know ASAP. We have 30 rooms blocked, they will go fast, so please call to make you reservations at the following number, 865-436-6626.

Make sure you let them know your with Falls City Corvette Club to get your pricing at our discounted rate.

Mountain House Motor Inn 865-436-6626

Thanks,

Michael Brown

Cell 502-650-6473

Email: [email protected]