Slipstream - November 2013

Maverick Minutes: October Board Meeting
By Renee Farinella, Region Secretary October 2, 2013
Region
President
John Hamilton
began the
meeting promptly
at 7:03pm with
a discussion of
considering the
“rebranding” of the name of our
monthly Happy Hours to include
sharing the additional information
that dinner is always an option, and
often a part of our gatherings. In
addition to adult beverages being
available at these Maverick monthly
socials, we meet, greet, and eat!
Be on the lookout for some updates.
“Come for drinks, stay for
dinner!”… not just happy hour!
Welcome Gary Pearson, 2008
Cayman owner and PCA member
for 18 months, who sat in on our
board meeting. All PCA Members
are welcome, and your first visit
meal is on us! We hope your time
with us inspires an interest in
even greater club involvement.
National Membership Chair Lisa
Steele is helping to work on a
proposal to have all dealerships
offer a free membership to PCA
with purchase of car. We’ve been
working on this one for a while.
Slipstream Editor and former Rally
Chair Carey Spreen was not at the
meeting, but asked John to give
his report. Don Sebert and George
Luxbacher attended an SCCA Rallymaster
class a couple of weeks ago.
With Don’s continued interest in
becoming our Rally chair, Carey will
help train and get him well-situated
into that role. Don brings many
years of experience as a Porsche
owner and member of PCA.
Our Membership Co-Chairs Susan
and Tom Froehlich were not able
to attend this month’s board meeting
either, but asked John to report
that in September, we lost eight
members to non-renewal, which
we are working on addressing in
specific ways moving forward. More
to follow on these developments!
Since Social Chair Tracy Robertson
was not able to attend, John
gave the Social report as well. As
of this writing, about 35 people
had signed up for the Cars and
Cattle event, which will have taken
place on Saturday, October 5. Also,
Raffle tickets to win a one-year
lease of a 2014 Macan, the new
Porsche small SUV, are available
for purchase through our website
mav.pca.org. You can also purchase
them through board members
at all remaining events, right up
until the day of the Raffle drawing,
January 25, which will take place
at the All Member Party. John
recently learned that the rules
state that Raffle ticket sales must
be to PCA members only, contrary
to what we had understood up
to this point. A clarification from
John will be forthcoming soon.
Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit
noted that she will have a display
and Raffle tickets available for sale
at the Club Race and solo-only DE
at Eagles Canyon later in October.
We are working hard at finding
more items for the silent auction
portion of the Founders’ Day event,
benefiting the Hope Shelter.
We then moved on to officially
voting on (and passing) a measure
stating that we will next year have
11 monthly board meetings per
year; not convening in July.
John then talked about an email
he received from a member who
owns Sports Car Junkies, requesting
that we facilitate interest in his
offering to PCA Member business
owners who might benefit from
being included on his podcast,
which incorporates business into
folks’ love of Porsche. We will
forward this on to our Tech chair,
Ed Mullenix. Also, John shared
another email request from Car
Guy Concourso; it was determined
that we would ask our Concours
chair Andy Kay to attend one
of his events to check it out and
see if it aligns as an opportunity
that would be of interest to our
Membership! Consider yourself
officially volunteered, Andy!
Next up was Region Vice President
Gareth Maurice, who purchased
the new Corel Draw graphics
software for use with generating
ads and graphics for Slipstream.
Gareth is working with Carey
Spreen and our former graphic
artist Christy Payne to incorporate
the design package to full use.
Also, he mentioned that we are
current on our insurance for Cars
and Cattle, as well as the Sunday
Drive to the San Martiño winery.
David Robertson came to the
meeting with Raffle tickets available
to distribute to the board for sale.
Region Treasurer Jim Falgout
was glad to report that we are
in healthy financial shape. We
were all proud to hear that he
recently acquired a 2003 996 with
only 26,000 miles on it, and now
has a 968 for sale! We feel sure
it will not be for sale for long.
Frank Briggs, former Concours
Co-Chair, sat in for our Happy
Hour/Maverick Monthly Social
chair, Mike Farrar, and let us know
that the November 21 Happy Hour
has moved from Cristina’s to Uncle
Julio’s in Grapevine. Please always
check the most current on-line
calendar at mav.pca.org for best
information. Visiting observer
and Region Past President Mike
Brodigan chimed in, though he
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