Touring the Green Mountain State Since 1986!
Greetings!

The Green Mountain Region Board is seeking your input with regard to the 2020 Annual Member meeting coming up next month. As a result of the state-imposed Covid-19 restrictions we need to determine the optimal approach for conducting the required meeting. Please scroll down to see the Board’s survey question. The Board would appreciate receiving your response right away, by tomorrow, Monday, September 14.

Also, don’t forget that we have the Burlington area tour next Saturday, September 19. See below for details --including a list of places to eat provided by Brad Kennison -- and please RSVP to [email protected] if you plan to attend the tour event. Be sure to print out and sign the two waivers and bring them with you to the drivers meeting next Saturday.

Safe Driving!

Sandy Gilmour
Communications Chair/ Board Member

It's not just the cars, it's the people!

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Requirement for Waivers in 2020



Note: Please provide a contact phone number for Covid-19 notification purposes. These PDF's will open as a web page and are printable. Depending on your browser, you may wish to download and save on your computer as a PDF. The waivers are also found on our website, www.gmtpca.org.
Fall Leaf Tour is Saturday, October 10 -- Save the Date!

IMPORTANT Board Survey Question on 2020
Annual Member Meeting Next Month

Please respond to the question below at [email protected]!


Dear Green Mountain Region PCA members,

The Board of Directors executive board has to make a decision to hold the annual membership meeting in person (face-to-face) or virtually (using a Zoom meeting platform). The current requirements for in person meetings during the Covid-19 pandemic place extra demands on groups holding in person events.

So, we are seeking your input prior to making this decision to make sure that if we hold an in person event, our membership is supportive and would be comfortable attending. Please consider this question carefully, and reply by tomorrow, Monday, September 14 to [email protected].

The question:

Would you prefer to hold the annual membership meeting in a face-to-face setting in Killington with a lunch, or would you prefer that the annual membership meeting is held using a virtual format; e.g. a Zoom meeting platform?

Please reply using one of the answers below:

1) I support an in person, face-to-face membership meeting with lunch at Killington, and would plan to attend.

2) I support a virtual (Zoom meeting format) for the annual membership meeting.

3) It doesn’t matter to me, I do not plan to attend the annual meeting.

To help make your decision, here is some information that the board must consider as the annual meeting is planned during this Covid-19 period. Please review.

--Inside events cannot exceed 75 people, or 50% of the occupancy limit for the room (if less than 75) - 75 people is the max.

--Outside seating is recommended
--An outdoor meeting (& lunch), while minimizing some of the COVID-19 concerns, would remain dependent on cooperative weather.

--Inside seating must maintain a 6 ft distance between people even when eating

--Participants MUST wear masks at all times except when eating

--Buffet style serving is not allowed - so we will need to speak with Killington about how they will plan the menu and serving.

--We must maintain a log of attendees, contact information of all
attendees, including facility staff, for 30 days after the event.

Killington has additional guidelines they must follow (see section 7.1
of the information in the link);

Guidelines for all events etc can be reviewed at the following link:


During the annual membership meeting, we hear the yearly reports of the president, treasurer, and secretary. And, this year the membership must vote on a new slate of club officers. While the membership business meeting is not long, the items are important and require membership input.

Please note, whether we have the membership meeting face-to-face or virtually, we will have a driving tour on the date of the October club event, Saturday, October 10.

Thank you for your assistance and we look forward to your replies! GMR-PCA Board of Directors
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Next Tour: Saturday, September 19
 
Covid-19 has definitely played havoc with the Green Mountain Region’s 2020 tour schedule but we managed to have enjoyable rides in July and August. On Saturday, September 19 please join your fellow GMR members for a grand tour of the greater Burlington area.
 
Schedule
 
9:15am - 9:40 a.m.   Meet at the Essex Experience (21 Essex Way, Essex)

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m Drivers Meeting

10:00 a.m.                  Begin Drive

12:15 p.m. (ish)          Waitsfield Break

12:45 p.m.             Rejoin Route

1:15 p.m.                   Arrive Williston Central School (Williston Village, Williston
 
 
Planned Route:
 
We plan to meet at the Essex Cinema (21 Essex Way #300 Essex, Vermont 05452). From Essex we will travel east on VT Route 15 through Jericho, Underhill and Cambridge. In Cambridge, we will turn onto Route 108 for a drive through Smugglers Notch and down to Stowe. In Stowe, we will turn onto Luce Road to avoid the Stowe Village road construction and connect with Route 100 South in Moscow. 
 
From Moscow we will proceed through Waterbury Center with another short construction detour and drive down to Waitsfield via Route 100 South. We plan to take a break at the Shaw’s Market Shopping Center (27 Mad River Canoe Rd Waitsfield, VT 05673). This location will no doubt be familiar to many GMR members.
 
After the break, we will enjoy the twists and turns of Route 17 for approximately 9 miles going past the Mad River Glen ski area and then turn right onto Gore Road (the road changes to Main Road in the vicinity of the Midnight Goat Farm). After passing through Huntington Center we will take a left onto Hinesburg Hollow Road (it eventually becomes Hollow Road) to South Hinesburg. Here we will join Route 116 North to Hinesburg where we will pick up Mechanicsville Road (Pond Road / Oak Hill Road) passing by Lake Iroquois and continue to the intersection with Route 2 in Williston where we will finish up the tour at the Williston Central School.
 
Please see below for a list of eateries in the area provided by membership chair Brad Kennison.

If you plan to join the tour, please register by sending an email to [email protected]. Be sure to include your full name and that of your passenger, We would also ask that you include a contact phone number that can be used by the State of Vermont if the need for contact tracing becomes necessary. 
 
At the drivers meeting please plan to provide us with your signed PCA Liability Waiver, both the driver and passenger must sign the form. If you did not participate on the July or August tours you and your passenger must sign a PCA Communicable Disease Waiver form. You can find the requisite forms above in this newsletter or on the Green Mountain Region website in the section entitled “What to do before you arrive at a tour event”. Please make every effort to arrive with your signed forms.
 
Hope to see you there!

Alessandro Iuppa
Tour Leader

Duffy Miller
GMR Events Chair

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From PCA National:

What to do before you arrive at a tour event:

  • Be sure your PCA membership is current as the Tour is limited to PCA members only. If you are not yet a member and would like to join (or to verify your status) please click here.
  • Before you arrive for a tour event please download and sign the following forms. These documents need to be provided to the Tour leader on the day of the event.
  • The PCA Communicable Disease Waiver must be signed by drivers AND all passengers. This new form is required by PCA and need be signed/submitted once as it remains in effect until May 26, 2020. If you submitted the form at a prior 2020 event there is no need to do so again.
  • The PCA Liability Release must be signed by event drivers and passengers for each event.
  • Blank forms will be available at the event drivers meeting. See above for downloadable forms you should fill out in advance and bring to the tour.

Events hosted/sponsored by the Green Mountain Region will follow all Covid-19 restrictions and guideline issued by the State of Vermont. At each event we ask that all participants practice safe Covid-19 avoidance measures.
  • Maintain social distancing (6′ minimum)
  • The use of face masks is mandatory, be sure to bring yours
  • The PCA encourages event participants to stay home if you are at higher risk for severe illness, sick, or experiencing COVID-19 symptoms such as fever, cough, or shortness of breath.
September 19th Tour
Eateries
(Provided by Brad Kennison)
 
1.   Chefs Corner - 300 Cornerstone Dr., Williston, VT 05495
802-878-5524    Saturday, 8:30AM–3PM  
 
2.   99 Restaurants - 11 Taft Corners Shopping Center, Williston, VT 05495
802-879-9901    Saturday, 11AM–9PM
 
3.   Texas Roadhouse - 225 Interstate Corporate Center, Williston, VT 05495
802-288-1110    Saturday, 12–10PM
 
4.   Starbucks - 10 Hawthorne St, Williston, VT 05495 
802-878-7360    Saturday, 5:30AM–9PM
 
5.   Chili’s - 125 Cypress Place, Williston, VT 05495 
802-288-9995    Saturday, 11AM–12AM
 
6.   LongHorn Steakhouse - 1405 Maple Tree Pl, Williston, VT 05495 
802-288-9858    Saturday, 11AM–11PM
 
7.   Vermont Tap House - 22 Merchants Row, Williston, VT 05495  
802-879-7060    Saturday, 11AM–10PM
 
8.   Panera Bread - 62 Merchants Row, Williston, VT 05495 
802-288-9633    Saturday, 8AM–9PM
 
9.   Moe’s Southwest Grill - 85 Retail Way, Williston, VT 05495  
802-879-2005    Saturday, 11AM–9PM
 
10. Grazers Restaurant - 192 Boxwood St, Williston, VT 05495 
802-857-5829    Saturday, 11AM–9PM
Welcome New PCA Members!
Info updated September 12, 2020

(8 New members in the last two weeks!)

Please say hello to the following new Green Mountain Region Porsche Club members who have joined PCA here, or moved and changed regions recently, according to monthly data supplied us by national PCA. Note: if a member lets his or her membership lapse and then signs up again, they will appear as a "new member." In which case, welcome back!

Stephen Choiniere, Alburgh, 1978 Petroleum Blue 928

John Cummings, Chester, 2002 Black 911 Carrera 4S

Susan Silberberg, Woodstock, 1970 Blue 911T

Travis Wendel, Wilmington, 2012 Silver 911 Carrera S

Frank Dolan, Norwich, 2003 Silver 911 Carrera Cabriolet

Sharry Rutken, Manchester Center, 2020 Night Blue Metallic Macan

Aaron Walsh, Marlboro, 1999 Guard Red Boxster

Welcome to Stephen, John, Susan, Travis, Frank, Sharry and Aaron!


Name Tags: We recommend that new members and their spouses or partners purchase "official" Green Mountain Club name tags for wearing at all GMR events. Please email our treasurer, Christina McCaffrey, to request them for you and your spouse or partner, and she will try to get them for you in time for the next event. The cost is $15.00 per name tag.


Great Tour out of West Dover August 15!

Thanks to Bob Rubin for hosting our August tour of southern Vermont

The weather was perfect as we gathered almost 20 cars at the Gray Ghost Inn in West Dover, Vermont. Our route took us south on Route 100 until we hopped onto Dover Hill Road and then Grimes Hill Road. After 13 miles of great turns we picked up Route 30 in Newfane and headed north on Route 35 through Grafton. In Grafton, we picked up Route 35 to Chester. After a brief stop in Chester for coffee and a stretch we fired up the engines and set out on Route 11 until we reconnected to Route 30 south. In Bondville, we turned onto Stratton Mountain Road towards the ski area and wound our way to West Wardsboro where we rejoined Route 100 and closed the loop back to West Dover.

Here's a photo.
Check Out Our Website, www.gmtpca.org.

If you have any comments or suggestions on the website, please contact our Webmeister, Al Iuppa
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Your Green Mountain Region Club Officers
Carl Wulfestieg
President
Director
802-457-7116
Dave Whittall
Vice President
Director
‭(802) 843-2482
Treasurer
Christina McCaffrey
Director
802-862-3133
Peggy Larson Secretary
Director
802-363-1332
Sandy Gilmour
Communications Chair
Director-at-Large
802-457-4919
Alessandro Iuppa
Webmeister
Director-at-Large
802.484.0185
Don Jones
Director-at-Large
(802) 359-3606
Albert "Duffy" Miller
Events Chair
Director-at-Large
‭(802) 613-3169
Bill Root
Immediate Past President
Director
802-881-4355







Brad Kennison
Membership Chair
Director-at-Large

802-310-2745
About These Email Communications: 

Replies to these GMT PCA emails come to me (Sandy Gilmour), not the entire membership; however, I can forward to President Carl Wulfestieg and other board members if needed. I always welcome any comments on any ways we can improve communications with GMT PCA members.

Join GMR PCA -- If you are receiving this email as a "friend of Green Mountain Porsche Club," please consider joining PCA. You get a great magazine, Panorama, and membership in Green Mountain Region is included in the annual dues of $45 a year. Go online at www.PCA.org, or simply call headquarters in Maryland at (410) 381-0911‬.

We welcome any submissions to this newsletter and to our website by members who have some fun experiences, photos, tech stuff and other adventures to share! Email me at [email protected]

Remember also, it's a volunteer organization. Any help you can provide -- especially with event planning -- is most appreciated by all!
~ Sandy
Sandy Gilmour ('99 Boxster)  
Communications Manager
Green Mountain Region
Porsche Club of America