Slipstream - March 2015

All Member Party: Hackberry Creek Country Club
By Carey Spreen
Every
year in
January
for many years,
Maverick
Region has
held a get-together
for new
members to meet with the club
on an informal basis to find
out what we do and why we do
it. We used to call it the New
Member Party, but after a while,
we realized that only the new
members were attending, which
was great, but we also wanted the
more experienced members to
show up so that the new members
would have someone who
could answer their questions.
For that reason, a few years ago,
we renamed our little get-together the All Member
Party, so as to attract new and “experienced” members
alike. Each year it got a bit bigger; originally they were
held at members’ homes, but pretty soon there were so
many folks showing up that we needed larger venues.
Last year we decided to host the All Member Party
at Hackberry
Creek Country
Club in Irving.
This is the same
facility at which
we hold our
monthly board
meetings, so we
know the place
well (and they
know us). A plus
is that it is centrally
located in
the Metroplex.
Last year’s
event was such a
success that returning
this year
was a foregone
conclusion,
and the icing on the
cake was that Maverick
16 March
Although the Porsche lineup was colorful and
mesmerizing, the All Member Party highlights
that our club is “all about the people”
Not even the widest angle lens could begin to
capture all of the members’ rides in one frame.
Photo by James Weber
Photos by Charlie Davis
member Michael Vatter offered
to sponsor the event to help
defray the costs that we necessarily
incur in putting it on.
And like last year, we broke
the attendance record. More
than 100 Porsches and over 200
members and members-to-be
arrived to view the wide variety
of cars in the full-to-overflowing
parking lot. Every decade of
Porsches was represented, from
the 356s and early 911s and 912s
of the ‘50s and ‘60s, to 914s,
later 911s, and 928s from the
‘70s, and onward to what many
feel is currently the pinnacle
of the Porsche family, a real
live 918 Spyder showed up.
It seemed that some thought
it was going to be a “cars and coffee” type event,
until they found out that there was food, drink,
and an actual program waiting for them inside!
During the program, newly-elected Region President
Jim Falgout took the time to introduce each and
every event chair, giving them time to describe what
events they ran, and why the membership might be
interested in
trying them out.
We hope you
had a chance to
attend this
year’s All Member
Party, but if
you weren’t able
to do so, rest
assured that
there will be
plenty of chances
to meet your
fellow Porschephiles
this year.
And yes, the
2016 edition of
the All Member
Party will be
right back here
again!