Wow, where has the year gone?
Once again, I thank Darrell Hinklin for hosting the fantastic 25th anniversary picnic in August.
The fall judging event was a success. Weather was great, and we had seven nice cars. Despite a struggle to get judges, Fred had all the cars judged by mid-afternoon. I also thank Reba Whittington for all her help in arranging the food and hotel accommodations.
The annual meeting, which saw the lowest attendance in many years, was short and to the point. We are financially sound and have about the same number of members we typically have. As you will see in Paula’s report later in this newsletter, charity fund-raising this year was a success. We will be sending $1,544.50 to each charity. And we will be supporting St Jude Children’s Hospital and The Gary Sinise Foundation again next year.
The slate of officers for next year was the same as this year, as we all agreed last year to continue through the 2022 Regional. However, as chapter members you all need to think about who will be the leaders elected next year? Many of the existing officers have the desire not to continue into 2023. The chapter could be facing the possibility of shutting down if no one steps forward. I hate to a doomsday maker, but not having CCNCRS in the future is a real possibility unless several members step forward.
Meanwhile, your officers are planning ahead:
• Christmas party at Paul Meyers’ *December 11 Waxhaw NC
• Tech session at Chip Drennan’s *January 8 Clover SC
• Judging school at Jimmy Gregg’s garage *Feb 5 Indian Land SC
• Social event at Tommy Loftin’s *March TBD Troutman NC
• CCNCRS Carolinas Regional **May 19 – 21 Greenville SC
We need help figuring out what to do the rest of the year. Please give me your ideas. Do you have a project that would make a great subject for a session? Reba also needs technical articles for The Redline Times. I hope to see you soon at one of our events. Meanwhile get out and drive those Corvettes.