President Ed Lynch

January 2012

Hey all,

I can’t believe that we are into 2012 already! As I pull this together, there are the usual bowl games on the tube, and back to school is looming around the corner. I sincerely hope that your holiday season was filled with joy and quality family time. For Sandi and me, it was a great time for us to pause and enjoy the grandkids, and even have a few days for ourselves. But now it’s time to pay attention to all of the things that are looming on the horizon, and to get 2012 underway.

The future of the Tacoma Corvette Club remains very bright. I am excited about the things that will go on this year, and there’s even a couple of new twists that we plan to add to our normal operating procedure that reaffirms the fact that we are a club that indeed gives back to our community, and will allow us to show that on a regular basis. Beginning with our January General Membership Meeting on the 13th, the Executive Board would like the membership to bring food items to the meeting for donation to the local food bank, with the intention of making that a regular occurrence. Kicking off with our Open House in February, we will also be encouraging the membership and the other clubs to bring clothing items for donation to the community. We feel that the need right after the holidays is just as great as it is before, so we would like to step up and do our part.

Our annual holiday party is the first Saturday of January and that is always a great time. It’s a time for the TCC membership to celebrate all of our accomplishments in 2011. My favorite part is the gift exchange that is always quite entertaining. Terry and Lily Durban have worked very hard to make this a fun night for all, so plan to attend. All of the details are on our website, so be sure to access the site for any information you might need.

The following week, we are back to business with our Executive Board and General Membership meetings. We have a full agenda, with our upcoming Pinewood Derby Day, our Open House, and the Swap Meet at the Puyallup Fairgrounds will all be addressed. Plans are in motion for this year’s Shadow of the Mountain event, along with the Auburn Chevrolet Show, and other events that will keep us all busy as we continue to celebrate the Corvette heritage.

Once again, we are blessed to have Auburn Chevrolet as our sponsoring dealership, and my thanks to Mike Harbin for his negotiations with Jamie Bothell. This partnership allows the club to do all of the things it should for members and the community, so I am extremely pleased that the sponsorship will continue. Also I have to mention our other “Main Guy”, Dan Tumia at Corvettes of Auburn; without his expertise, many of us would not have our cars on the road…

To the membership I would like to give a huge round of thanks for all the time and effort you have contributed in 2011, and looking forward to the coming year, the club will need the unselfish attitudes that we are so proud of to continue as we make it an even better year. You all are awesome!

Start your engines everyone; here we go!!!!

Ed