Slipstream - December 2011

Drifting
John Hamilton, President
Volunteerism:
“The act of
selflessly
giving your life
to something you
believe free of pay.”
(Wikipedia)
On Tuesday, November 8th, an
email went out to Maverick Region
members asking for support for the
Dallas Veterans’ Day Parade. The
Parade organizers had contacted us
because they were overwhelmed
with veterans who wanted to ride
in the parade, leaving them 20 cars
short. By Friday, Veterans’ Day,
we had exactly 20 volunteers with
their Porsches who drove Veterans
in the parade. That’s Volunteerism.
Ironically, our Founders’ Day
Celebration was the next day.
Founders’ Day is where we celebrate
the Founders of our 49-year-old club
and the special contributors who
have helped the club thrive and grow.
Our club’s top recognition is the
Selcer Award, the purpose of which
is “to acknowledge outstanding
contributions to the Maverick Region
and to inspire others to do likewise”
(sounds like Volunteerism to me).
And this year’s recipient is our
Slipstream editor, Richard Bradley,
who has managed our award-winning
publication for the past three years!
Our second award, the Gregg Murrell
Driving Enthusiast award, was
presented to Bill Miller, who has done
an incredible job as co-chair of our
Club Race event for the past five years,
in his own quiet, confident style. Bill
“stays under the radar” and just makes
the Club Race happen with everything
operating so smoothly. Thanks, Bill!
Regrettably, both these awardwinners
are retiring from their
current positions, thus creating new
opportunities for some of YOU, our
future volunteers! I encourage you
to be looking for where
you can give back to
the club. Sometimes
it’s the unexpected,
like Veterans’ Day,
and sometimes it’s the
scheduled, like our
Happy Hours (yes:
we’re always looking
for Happy Hour hosts,
who will meet & greet,
and submit an article
with photos). So
please, be thinking
about where you could
contribute. It’s the
act of giving back to
something you believe in and support.
Mav of the Month
This month’s Mav of the Month
award (for volunteerism) goes to
our retiring V.P. and Happy Hour
chair, Chris Christensen. For the
past year, Chris has
been instrumental
in planning the
future of the club,
ensuring we have
insurance coverage
for all driving events,
and organizing,
scheduling and
delivering successful
monthly Happy
Hour events at local
restaurants. Chris
and his wife, Ann,
also hosted many
of these Happy
Hours themselves,
providing Slipstream
with a monthly
article with many
of our names
and pictures.
So thank you, Chris, for your
volunteerism. Enjoy “your
just desserts” (and the rest of
the meal) at the Silver Fox!
John
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