ROGUE VALLEY CORVETTES - A PROUD MEMBER OF THE
NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM
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FEBRUARY 11 - RVC EVENT - MEETING - DEBBY'S DINER - MEDFORD
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President’s Letter
January 2012
Dear Members,
It is an honor to address you as President of Rogue Valley Corvettes.
In six quick years, Rogue Valley Corvettes has established itself as one of the premier organizations in Southern Oregon’s car culture – due in large part to those who have served before me.
Mary Kush and Jim Pack have given RVC great leadership since our inception. Though Mary and Jim have different leadership styles, each has played an invaluable role for RVC. They, and the officers who served with them – Bob Cambas, Candy Christie, Colleen Tozer, Diane Sheldon, Donalyn Cambas, Sharon Warren, Debbie Reinke, Colin Carnegie, Terri Kraatz, Helen Jacobson, Ron Seering and Marilyn Pack – have pointed our club in a tremendous direction.
Bob Reinke, Virginia Chamberlain and Norma Grove volunteered to run, and have been elected, as RVC officers for 2012. I appreciate their willingness to serve RVC and I look forward to working with them this year.
All of us as RVC Members owe our past and present officers a debt of gratitude. I’ll use this platform to officially say “Thank-you!”
2012 should be RVC’s best year ever. We should strive to improve on what we do – strive to have more fun, drive more miles, make more friendships in and out of our club, and do all we can to make even more of a difference in our communities.
I have been so very impressed with RVC’s willingness to ‘give’. The Fall Classic, of course, is our most public and prominent ‘charitable event’ – but we do so much more than that.
In the last year, we not only raised thousands of dollars for Skills USA at the Fall Classic All Chevy Show, we donated over 100 coats to Coats for Kids. We donated 250 pounds of food to ACCESS. We gave to Toys for Tots. And we very generously passed that hat when the Skills USA students needed more money for travel expenses.
We give – a lot. And it feels good. It proves RVC’s commitment to ‘Community’ all year long.
As hard as we work at making a difference in our community, we need to work even harder at having fun. That’s why Rogue Valley Corvettes exists – it’s where a bunch of like-minded Corvette enthusiasts come together to share the ‘Corvette experience’, the ‘Corvette lifestyle’. It’s the ‘Camaraderie’ we reference so often.
Camaraderie – with our members and with car enthusiasts we meet along our way – is the lifeblood of RVC. We need to do everything we can to foster and grow it among ourselves and those we come into contact with as a club. It will define us.
We drive the coolest cars on the planet. The Corvette is the common denominator that has brought us all together. Each of us has a ‘Corvette story’ – a ‘Corvette Confession’, if you will – to give. I want us to share those Corvette stories with one another. I want our entire club to know how it is that you became a Corvette enthusiast.
At our January meeting in Grants Pass, you will hear more than one Corvette Confession. I hope you will consider sharing your story with us.
Lastly, I ask that each of you consider giving as much to the club as you take.
If you’ve ever enjoyed an RVC event, consider hosting one. If you’ve had fun in a caravan of Corvettes heading to the coast, think about leading one to the mountains. Volunteer for a committee. Host a party in your garage. Initiate a spur-of-the-moment run for ice cream. Find a way for us to make more of an impact in our communities. And do whatever you can to make new members feel welcome.
It’s your club. Make a difference.
Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
Dan Richards
President
Rogue Valley Corvettes
Christmas Celebration 2011
Forty two members along with guests Roger and Pat Puhl attended our annual Christmas Celebration at the Rogue River Lodge in Trail. Jimmy and Sherry Dalziel, RVC members from Arcata, California, surprised us and came to the dinner. They stayed in the little cottage at the lodge.
Many members braved the ride in the “All Aboard Trolley” in the very cold weather. When we arrived at the lodge, I looked around and several members had their blankets over their heads. The Cookie Patrol came through again this year. We had a table full of cookies, cupcakes and brownies. Many people had dessert first. Thank you to Mary, Linda and Lori for the great goodies. There was a Christmas tree and lights down at the pavilion and the atmosphere was great.
We enjoyed visiting during our social and then sat down to an excellent meal. After a short meeting we rode the trolley back to the Edgewater and enjoyed singing Christmas carols.
As we have in the past, members brought unwrapped toys for us to take to the Toys for Tots Program. Thanks to all our members for their generosity.
Members met in the conference room at the hotel for the white elephant gift exchange. We had a great time as we usually do.
The following day about 20 members had breakfast at 2 pines in Shady Cove. We all had a good time and enjoyed the company.
Merry Christmas
Contributed by: Marilyn Pack
RVC SHOWS IT’S COMMUNITY SPIRIT
Since it’s beginning Rogue Valley Corvettes has been committed to their communities. We state it in our Mission Statement and it’s part of our Logo. Again in 2011, RVC members showed their hearts by supporting not only the SkillsUSA Programs in 3 High Schools but also the Coats for Kids Program in Jackson, Josephine and Klamath Counties.
For the 5th year in a row, members collected and contributed food for the local ACCESS Program. It was overwhelming to learn that they contributed 250 pounds of food. Our local ACCESS program helps feed more that 3,600 families and seniors each month with emergency food boxes. To learn more about ACCESS visit www.accesshelps.org.
Thanks to all the members for their generosity.
NEWS BULLETIN: Rogue Valley Corvettes commitment to helping out the "Coats for Kids" program did extremely well. Josephine County Shoppers, Colleen Tozer, Mary Jo Bucchino, Grace Peary and Gioia Uhlenkott took a day to visit the Thrift Stores to spend the alloted funds and were able to secure 35 coats and jackets to contribute to the cause. Over in Klamath County, Kent Colohan worked with the local Fred Meyer and was able to purchase 7 new coats at a discounted price. Here in Jackson County, Tony Wiggins cleaned out the Goodwill Store and was able to come up with 34 coasts. Marilyn Pack was also able to collect 13 additional coats. So all in all RVC donated a total of 89 coats to a very worthy cause.
