The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm in the Italian American Club by President Connie Gentry. There were 90 members and 12 guests present. Connie called for a moment of silence in remembrance of the tragedy on September 11th. She then read a message and showed photos she received from the person who stole her bowling ball. Approval of the August meeting minutes was made by Nancy L., 2nd by Tommy D., all approved. Lennard gave a briefing on the Treasurer's Report. We are running consistent with the budget and you can review the report on our website.

New Business: September birthdays were acknowledged and those present received a drink coupon courtesy of the Italian American Club.
The Fairway Car Show will be held October 11th and Don K. passed around a volunteer sign-up sheet. Please contact him or Dale F. if you can help. EVERYONE was asked to donate a raffle prize for the show; please bring them to the meeting next month. They will be assembling 200 goodie bags & there will be 3 major raffle prizes: a GM engine, 20" wheels & tires and dinner and show tickets at the Golden Nugget.

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Introduction of Prospective Members/New Members: Ellie J. thanked Lin H. and Carol G. for taking care of membership while she was gone over the summer. There were 236 members prior to the meeting. Dues notices were mailed out September 1st and dues must be received by October 15th or you will have to pay a late fee of $15. If you have any address changes or new car information please get them to Ellie now. She has a beautiful '06 Z06 brochure to give away. Guests tonight are Jerry Powell, Stan Yosahara & Sharon, Mark & Fran Klein, Greg Jolley, Dominic Parisi, Skip Kelley & Sam Lovecchio. Mark Wynne and Chuck & Jennifer Searle joined tonight. There were no plaques to present.
Corvette Roulette 2010: Connie announced that Bonnie Corbett has agreed to chair this event again next year. To secure Memorial Day weekend at The Orleans, a $500 deposit is required. Carl C. made the motion to approve this deposit, Mark W., 2nd, all approved.
Committee Reports: Ken R. reported on the Drag Race Series. He presented a plaque to Darrell W. for getting a perfect dial-in time at the August drags. The final drags will be October 3rd. See the website for the current standings.
NCCC Governor Carl H. reported that he still has free 2008 West Coast Region First Place patches, one for each member. We are not doing quite as well in points as last year, we currently have 622. Sherrie W. and Kathy C. are tied for 26th place in the West Coast Region (and first place in LVCA) with 32 points each. Darrell W. is in 7th place in the Region and first place in LVCA with 66 points. To give you an idea of how many events it takes to win, the NCCC overall first place men's winner in 2008 attended 286 NCCC sanctioned events and accrued 3,015 points! The total points LVCA earned in 2008 is 2,263. Current total points for LVCA members are on our website. Carl reminded everyone that the NCCC dues we are about to pay covers our liability insurance. In addition, our membership gives us more opportunities to compete in rallyes, car shows and autocrosses and lots of opportunities to make contacts and new friendships throughout the southwest.
Racer's Edge: Bob M. reminded the membership of the Silver State race Sept. 18-20. We have been working these races for 15 years and Bob received $475 for the club from working at the May race. Marvin M. discussed the autocross October 18th at the Speedway and Don Collins, a new member, discussed the Rally-Olympics on November 14th. Please sign up to volunteer and participate.
Store: Vickie C. displayed the 4 colors of men's camp shirts for sale.
Sunshine: Sally M. announced that Mike Goldwasser and Rene Murphy got married and Don Lovell is back in assisted living. She read thank you notes from Bonnie and Rich Masluk and Dave Benton for the flowers we sent them. Cathy Wilson lost her father a few months ago and just lost her mother.
Past Events: Bonnie C. asked us all to think about putting on an event to help sponsor those charities in need. The NCCC Convention in Colorado Springs was a big success with 500 Corvettes attending. Our club shirts were well received & they received many compliments on Corvette Roulette. Janice G. described and sent around photos of the table centerpiece and placemats that she, Jim G, Bonnie & Carl C. created for the centerpiece competition. The rules of competition required the centerpieces to include the name of your club, the city, what year you joined NCCC, what activities your town and club are noted for (gambling, drinking, Elvis, Marilyn, Frank, Evil jumping at Caesars, a bride and groom, drag racing, auto crossing, road racing & car shows.) They also had to use car parts and duct tape in creative ways. They won 2nd place and the award was a custom-colored C5 or C6 car cover. It was decided to sell raffle tickets at the Sept/Oct/Nov. meetings and have the winning drawing at the December membership meeting. All proceeds from this raffle will go to St. Jude's Ranch. Jim G. described the car show; he and Janice entered their '61 and won! Jim remarked how unbelievable it was that NCCC did not follow their own classifying and judging rules. Jim stated LVCA's judges are much better.
Connie reported that The Sunbelt Auto Collection Tour was a lot of fun with two garages full of convertibles, trucks and motorcycles and original movie posters.
Upcoming Events: Ken K. spoke on behalf of Denise K. about the Tuacahn Run 9/26-27. We are looking for convertibles for Rancho and Clark High School Homecomings Oct. 2nd. You will drive a princess and her escort past the grandstands during halftime at their football games. Ken R. is coordinating Rancho's and Sally is coordinating Clark's homecoming if you can volunteer. Pat R. reported that due to an overwhelming response, the Barrett Jackson Parade down the Strip Oct. 7th has been closed. They got their 50 participants before we could submit our application. Pat has flyers for the car show & how to enter. The NewsVetter was put on the website today including flyers for all of our events. Dale F. reminded everyone that raffle prizes from everyone are needed for the Fairway Car Show Oct. 11th and reminded everyone to bring them to the October membership meeting. There will be a meeting for all volunteers the week before the show. The 3rd annual Wine & Cheese Party will be Oct. 17th, hosted by Jim & Ali Wolf. Donations will to go to Muscular Dystrophy. There will be a poker caravan first. Jim asked for a show of hands who would be interested in taking a bus to Pasadena Jan. 2nd from 8am to 8pm to see the floats on display. There would need to be 50 people to rent a bus, at $30 per person. By a show of hands, there was not enough interest to pursue this event, but later it was decided to let everyone think about it for another month.
Jeff B. announced that we have been invited to participate in the Monster Mash Car Bash on October 24th at the Las Vegas Hilton. This is the largest Halloween car show event in Southern Nevada. Proceeds will go to FAST-Finding Autistic Solutions for Tomorrow, children's scholarship programs for specialized autistic schools. We are asked to wear costumes and decorate all around our vettes. There will be Trunk & Treating for charity. Prospective member Dominic P. promoted the Hilton and all of the amenities they will offer.
We have an opportunity for fundraising courtesy of the Comedy Stop Nov. 20th at the Sahara Hotel & Casino reported Jeff B. The cost of the tickets is $30 per person. The Comedy Stop gets $15 and the other $15 will go to a local food bank. Bring your friends, too.
The annual Cookie Exchange on Dec. 13th will be held at Don & Agnes Jiran's home reported Eve G. Cost is $3 for members/$5 for non-members, bring 3 ½ dozen cookies.
Miscellaneous Announcements: Ken R. discussed the confusion in registering his '09 on-line with the DMV and cautioned us that their software is wrong. They do not make a distinction between a coupe, conv., Z06 or a ZR1 and you will be charged for a Z06 now and every year there after. Be sure to compare fees by entering in the VIN and then compare it to the MSRP to see if the fees are the same. Prospective member Skip Kelley announced that he is in a band and invited everyone to come see him at the Santa Fe Sept. 26th.
Clean Car Award: Roy H. & David G. judged the cars tonight and the winner was Ken R.
Badge Drawing: Willie S. would have won if he hadn't left the meeting early, so $35 will be awarded next month.
50/50: $118 was won by Patrick N. Many raffle prizes were won.
Motion to adjourn: Connie wanted to discuss the properties of internal combustion engines, but was interrupted by Terry R. who made a motion to adjourn, 2nd by Roy H., all approved at 9:04.

Respectfully Submitted,
Carol Gagliardi
Secretary