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CORVETTES OF FRESNO
GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
CALL TO ORDER: President Jon DeVoe called the meeting to order at 7:20 pm. Board Members present were: Jon DeVoe, Nick
DiLiddo, Harry Bellow, Valerie & Roger Merritt, Jim Agar and Al Hall.
MEMBERSHIP: 52 members and 9 guests were in attendance at this meeting. Valerie introduced the following guests: Ron Miller –
black 2007, Teri Rothchild – red 2003, Cliff & Terry Shall – pewter 1998, Joe & Margaret Gonzalez – black 2006 and a 1967, Freddie
Fam – 2002 silver convertible, Sherry Dixon – 2006 blue convertible and Mark Mangrum – 1993 green convertible. CoF currently has
95 members and 69 cars. Valerie acknowledged the February birthdays and anniversaries. Valerie offered club invitation cards to
anyone who wants some.
SECRETARY’S REPORT: Jon DeVoe called for a motion to forego the reading of the minutes of the January 19, 2010 meeting. Bruce
Looney motioned to forego the reading of the minutes and Chuck Ware seconded. Motion approved. Jerry Najarian motioned to
accept the minutes and Angie DiLiddo seconded. Minutes accepted.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Harry Bellow reported the account activity which is on file to be reviewed by members only. Allen Teixeira
made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s report and Rudy Sorondo seconded. Treasurer’s report approved.
COMMUNICATIONS: Jim reported that the online version of the February newsletter has a total of 46 pages. We have one new
advertiser in the newsletter, Carbex. Please submit your company business card to Jim if you would like to have your business
advertised. It is an excellent value for your money. If you would like to purchase a club calendar see Harry Bellow.
WEBMASTER: For the period covering the past two and one-half months the club website has been viewed 8,110 times. The top three
countries visiting are the United States, the Russian Federation and France. The top three states visiting are California, Illinois and New
York. The top three California cities are: Mountain View, Fresno and Huntington Beach. The three pages that have been viewed the
most are the calendar page, the photos and the Tahoe page. Our February newsletter has been downloaded 720 times, the January
newsletter downloaded 1,849 times and the December newsletter 1,357 times. The online directory has been updated and all updated
items are in red. Be sure to update your Adobe Reader on your computer for maximum security.
ACTIVITIES, Past: None
ACTIVITIES, Future: Please refer to the Calendar of Events in the club newsletter or on the Club website, www.corvettesoffresno.com
for more details and up to date information.
February 20th – Ice Breaker run to Monterey, February 27 th & 28 th – Fresno Chapter of SCCA, March 6 th – Sanger Chamber Blossom
Trail Car Show, March 13 th – American Legion 509 fundraiser, March 27 th – Kerman Easter park show, April 3 rd – Hooters All Corvette
Car Show in Sacramento, April 10 th & 11 th – Run to Sylmar/Pomona with Jim Agar, April 16 th – Dinner run to Diane’s Café in Kingsburg
with John Johnson, April 17 th – Kingsburg Car Show, April 17 th – Polk Elementary Car Show, April 17 th – Cystic Fibrosis Walk-a-thon,
April 30 th – May 2 nd – Monterey Coast Corvette Cruise, May 1 st & 2 nd – Relay for Life at Hoover High School, May 6 th – 11 th – WSCC
Convention in Las Vegas, May 16 th – the 2 nd annual Marin Sonoma Concourse d’ Elegance, June 18 th – 20 th – Lake Tahoe Corvette
Club Tahoe event and July 25 th – Softin’s 2 nd annual car/bike/truck show in Camarillo. More information to follow regarding the DiLiddo
picnic which will be held in either July or August.
TAHOE REPORT: Harry reported that the annual Tahoe event will be held on September 9 th , 10 th , 11 th and 12 th . The price is the same
as last year, $165, and we will be staying at The Horizon. Harry will be having a Tahoe meeting on March 9 th at 7:00 pm at Denny’s at
Herndon and Blackstone. He is still in need of a few more volunteers.
OLD BUSINESS: Billie has club shirts for sale for $53 plus tax. Oversizes cost a little more. The shirts come in black, tan, white and
navy. She also has club blankets for sale for $20.
NEW BUSINESS: Welcome back Gene Fox! All of the members were glad to see him and we’re happy that he is doing so well! Billie
gave an update on Jack Quigley. He is doing very well also and should be returning to the club soon.
Jon announced that the Board has approved the budget for 2010. They will submit it for membership approval next month.
The next board meeting will be held at Denny’s at Herndon and Blackstone on March 2, 2010 at 7:00 pm. All members are welcome to
attend. The next general meeting will be held at The American Legion at 7:00 pm on March 16, 2010. The address is 3509 N. First
Street, Fresno, CA 93726 (north of Shields on the SW corner of First Street at Dayton).
NAME TAG DRAWING: Robert Johnson’s name was drawn but he was not available to claim the prize. Next month’s drawing will be
for $30.00.
RAFFLES: Thank you to Jerry & Gaila Peloian for providing the nice raffle prizes. Next month will be a 50 / 50 drawing.
Bert Sherman motioned the meeting be adjourned and Billie Talley seconded. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Debbie Dukes