LVCA General Membership Meeting Minutes September 8, 2016

The meeting was called to order by President Kathy Clapp at 7:32 PM at the McDonald Ranch Clubhouse Banquet Room. She thanked everyone for coming tonight. Kathy made 2 announcements early regarding the Christmas in September donations & a special raffle for 2 tickets to Tuacahn. She wanted everyone, who had donated pet supplies, to be sure to see Lin Hoernke to get credit for their donation. 2 tickets to the Tuacahn show have been donated, & a separate raffle will be held at the end of meeting for these tickets. There were 58 members and 14 guests present.

Findlay Chevrolet: Slim Stephens thanked the membership for their continued support for our sponsor, Findlay Chevrolet.
Mt Charleston Volunteer Fire Department Donation: Connie Gentry introduced Volunteer Fireman David Martin. LVCA has been donating for 8 years to this department. There are 18 current volunteers. Donations will be used to buy equipment that is not provided by Clark County. David thanked the membership for the $370 that was donated.

Motion to approve the August 11, 2016 minutes: Cindy Fuller made the motion to approve the minutes as written; Bob O'Brien seconded. Motion passed.

Birthdays for the month of September were read by Lin Hoernke.

Treasure's Report: Connie stated that our Nevada Commerce Tax is due. She will be filing for a tax exempt status due to our Not for Profit standing. Kathy reminded everyone that they can find up to date information about the budget on the website.

President Report: We have signed & returned our contract with the MacDonald Ranch Clubhouse for our meeting room for the years 2017 & 2018. Kathy mentioned the need for a volunteer to replace Pat Russell as webmaster. Pat will be "retiring" at the end of 2016, & the club needs someone to keep the website current & up-to-date. Please see Kathy or Pat or any of the Eboard members if you might be interested. Kathy mentioned that we need to be thinking about nominations for next year's officers. We need volunteers for a nominating committee. A minimum of 3 members are needed to contact members about their interest in running for an office. The committee will hand out ballots at the December meeting, collect the ballots & tally the votes. Cindy Fuller, Benita Klaizner & Linda Simpson volunteered.

Old Business: None.

New Business:
Introduction of New & Prospective Members: Julie Cantonwine introduced our guests this evening: Elena & Joe Montgomery, Robert Florian (joining), David Skarda, Luz Pastor, Ron Guerra, Clyde Carley, Scott White, Todd Howell, Roger Wagner, Kim & Mark Means & Edward & Maria Miranda.

Committee Reports:
Sunshine: Terry Rees was glad to report all good news for this month. Returning to our meetings & events are Nancy Ledwon, Jan Tucker, Rich McSimov & Joyce Colucci. Anniversaries this month are: Ingrid & Bob O'Brien-8 years!, Patty & Jim Annis-28 years!, Tomoko & Ken DePiero-35 years! & Nita & Pat Russell-48 years! Congratulations to you all and many, many more!
Racers' Edge: Lanny mentioned that there will be 5 cars from LVCA racing on September 15th-18th at the Silver State Classic Challenge in Ely, NV. On September 25th there will be a MTT Autocross at the LVMS. Signups can be done online at Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). Lanny encouraged anyone to participate either by driving or just riding along.
NCM-LVCA Banner: Bob O'Brien announced that our LVCA Banner is up in the north parking lot, section 2 at NCM. Ken mentioned that we all should be proud that our club is represented as 1 of the national clubs supporting NCM. The banner will remain up for 1 year & then will be returned to us.

Upcoming Events: Past Events from August were Cars & Coffee on August 6th & the 8th Annual Mt. Charleston Run Away (Cool Down & Lunch) on Saturday August 27th. Cars and Coffee will be October 8th at 7am. Location is Sansone Park Place Shopping Center on Eastern, south of the 215. Skip encourages everyone to come out & enjoy all the great cars!
New Events: The Mossybacks of Vegas Vettes Tuacahn 2016 Trip will be September 10th-11th. There are 28 members going. Unfortunately, the Lowmans will not be able to attend, & they are donating their trip to the club. Denise asked that the lucky person to win the special raffle see her after the meeting for all the details. Denise asked everyone to wear their club shirts to the play. Weather forecast is good. Denise also made a plea for new members to volunteer with ideas & help with events. She thanked Mike & Claudette Frizzell, (new members) for helping her with the Tuacahn event. Barbara Belak spoke about the Silver State Classic Challenge that will take place in Ely, NV on September 15th-18th. Please contact Ray or Barbara if you are interested in helping & learning more about Silver State. The President's Run to Prescott will be September 22nd-25th. The Prescott Vette Sette Corvette Club will have their 10th Annual All Corvettes Car Show. They expect 275 Corvettes! The show is in support of the club's Charitable Foundation, and this will make our event a community service event. See the Vetter or Website for more information. A Thursday Caravan will meet at Railroad Pass Casino at 9 am to depart at 9:30. A Friday Caravan will meet at Fiesta Henderson Casino at 9 am. Contact Scott if you have any questions. MTT Autocross/SCCA RE#13 will be on September 25th at LVMS. October 1st will be the 2nd Annual Show & Shine Car Show at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Connie Gentry & Roy Hoernke are co chairing this community service event that will benefit the Speedway Children's Charities. Registration is online & will cost $40 per car. Entrants will receive 4 free tickets to the NASCAR Truck Race that night & a very nice "goodie bag". There will be a kid's zone, beer garden, live entertainment, food trucks, petting zoo, pet adoptions, door prizes & NASCAR Truck Driver Autograph session. Details are in the Vetter & on the Website. If you register, let Roy know so he can contact you with updates. Roy mentioned that the group will meet at 6:45 am to enable LVCA to park together. If you don't want to stay for the NASCAR Truck Race, departure will be approximately 4-4:30 pm or 5:30 pm. Cars and Coffee will be October 8th at 7am. Location is Sansone Park Place Shopping Center on Eastern, south of the 215. Skip encourages everyone to come out & enjoy all the great cars! October 8th & 9th will be the Mojave Mile RE#14, #15 & #16 in Mojave, CA. Contact Mike & Marsha Borders if you would be available to help. See the website for more details. Cindy Fuller presented information about the 5th Annual One Hero at a Time Event to be held on Saturday October 15th at the Joker's Wild Casino in Henderson. This is a community service event to benefit 1 former Service Veteran & their family. The asking donation is at least $20. ALL donations will be given to the Veteran! There will be live music, a beer truck & food available. Members are asked to meet at PT's Pub on Eastern & Pebble at 11:30 am in order to caravan to the Joker's Wild. See the website for details. MTT Autocross RE#17 will be October 16th at LV Motor Speedway/SCCA. On October 21st there is a need for Corvette Convertibles to provide Canyon Springs HS Homecoming Support. Please see Roy if you can participate. Participants receive a community service point. Monster Mash Car Bash will be October 22nd at the New Horizons Center for Learning from 10 am to 3 pm. This is a community service event to benefit NHCL & Students with learning difficulties. Entry fee is $25 for this unique car show. The children have a great time receiving candy & talking with all the participants! See the Vetter & Website for more details. CA Coastal Cruise will be October 29th to November 5th. Ports of Call are San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and San Diego & Ensenada, Mexico. Check the Vetter & Website or contact Benita Klaizner for more details. There will be a Cowboy Brunch & St Jude's Ranch Children's Gift Giving on November 12th starting at 11 am located at Hemenway Valley Park, Boulder City. Bonnie Corbett is chairing this Mossyback Event. It is a Member Appreciation Brunch & community service event. 27 children's names will be available in September so members can provide Christmas gifts by November 12th. The cost of the brunch will be $15 per person. LVCA Members who attend the Brunch will receive their money back at the event as a token of appreciation. For more details see the Vetter & the Website. Roy reminded all event chairmen to please turn in the event sign-in sheets to him ASAP. Remember, anyone can plan and present an event. See Roy for details!

Miscellaneous Announcements: Victor Rodriquez, Jr mentioned the upcoming SEMA 16 Event on November 1st-4th. Victor needs a head count of members who are interested in attending SEMA so that he can see if we will be extended access passes to us this year. Julie thanked everyone who donated supplies for the Christmas in September event to support the Animal Foundation. The Foundation was established in 1978 & provides shelter services for Las Vegas, North Las Vegas & Clark County. The Foundation is planning to become a "no kill" shelter by 2020.They are the largest shelter in Nevada & have over 1000 volunteers to help take care of animals. July & August are their heaviest months for sheltering animals, so maybe next year LVCA can donate in the summer. The Animal Foundation is located at Mojave & approximately Bonanza. Rex & Jeremy Wilhoite are selling the Cobra that took 3 years to build at a cost of about $70,000. It's a beautiful car! Rex will let it go for $40,000. Contact Rex if you are interested.

Clean Car Award was won by Ken Kroeger with his 2003 50th Anniversary Edition C5 Burgundy Coupe.

Badge Drawing: Terry Rees was present & won $70. Next month's drawing will be $25.

50/50: Joel Thies had the winning ticket for $166.

Raffle was conducted with the items from our sponsor, Findlay Chevrolet and from members. Raffle prize winners were Rex W, Bill C, Jim A, Agnes J, Robert F, Bruce L, Rick B, Jim G, Terry R, Ken K, Sharron G, Rudy B, Victor R Jr & Linda S.
Special Raffle for the Tuacahn Trip won by Steve & Jan Tucker. Tuckers donated the tickets to Dennis & Nancy Ledwon.

Reminder: Please pick up all flyers from the tables after the meeting adjourns. Thank You!

Motion to Adjourn was made by Linda Simpson; seconded by Scarlett Stuart. The motion carried and passed. The meeting was adjourned by President Kathy Clapp at 9:15 PM.

Respectfully submitted by Nita Russell, Secretary