We had a great time meeting at Sorrento’s for our monthly meeting.
02/08/12 Meeting
Sorrento’s Italian Restaurant
49 Attending
Officer’s Reports
President:
Conducted meeting
Secretary: read meeting minutes from Jan
Treasurer:
135 members paid for 2012
Treasurer’s report distributed
Website:
New design of site is up
All officers will have club e-mail addresses (@bccgc.net}
Also British Car Days officers
Officers need to contact Webmaster for login information
need submissions, articles, pictures
Site will allow on the fly contributions from members
member bios and car information needed
Information on parts suppliers/websites/garages requested
Cross-reference list in archive section of website
Newsletter:
Need submissions
Activities:
Swap meet upcoming – last Sunday of February 2012
Paige Fairgrounds, Wheaton, Ill
Information available at Chicagoland British Car club website
Club trip will be arranged by Byron Waller
Kentucky Scottish Weekend
Second Saturday in May
Leprechaun Run
Covington, KY, Sunday March 25, 1PM
$25 entrance fee – goes to charity (League for Animal Welfare)
Scavenger Hunt is part of Run
Cavalcade of Customs
Distributed 500 flyers
Won 2nd place for Club Display 5 of 7 years participating
Don Fales to step down as organizer
Sold stanchions Don designed at show (with approval from President)
Welcoming suggestions for club events
Send information about Cruise Ins to Mike
Event calendar available on website or Google
Old Business
Kentucky Scottish Weekend
Vehicle registration fee
Preregistration: $12
At Show: $15
Includes admission to general show for 2
Website
Market up and running
Need a volunteer for position of Market Manager
Samples of wares to offer at Meeting
Club logo & Individual manufacturer’s label of choice embroidered on ware
Newsletters not on site yet
e-mail notification system in place, controlled by Newsletter editor
British Car Day
Featured Cars – MGB and Triumph Spitfire
50th anniversary of both
T-Shirts in design phase
Next meeting
Richard’s Pizza, February 23rd
Meeting starts at 7:30
New Business
Jim Peska
Original member of club in attendance at meeting
Distributed questionnaire regarding potential drives
Will have discussion after meeting
Museum center selling reservations for Subway tunnel tour
Tech session on carburetors proposed
Officers Meeting
Website
Classifieds will be open to all; ads will be screened
Club directory accessible only by Newletter editor
Events where pictures have been provided to the webmaster will get posted on the site
Ads (commercial): free or should we charge a fee
Activities
Do we want to limit events shown to only local/club events or show all national events
Currently, BCCGC events are shown above national events
Newsletter no longer free to produce
Byron will need to step down due to personal situation
Bob Santoro volunteered to act as temporary Newsletter Editor
Next meeting location
At Sorrento’s again
Split the pot held after meeting.
