Post by Phil Gibson on Dec 6, 2016 12:31:27 GMT -5
WEST MICHIGAN MUSTANG CLUB NOVEMBER 14, 2016
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by President, Rick Bishop.
Present were Rick Bishop, Dave and Heidi Mull, Dick and Sue Engel, Lori Stolte, Tom and Julie Miller, Dave and Cindy Dunn, Gary and Ginny Marble, Ron and Vicki Wilton, Gene Gibson, Phil Gibson, Scott and Gail Broekema, and Joe DiLorenzo.
Secretary Report: The minutes of the last meeting were read. Need minor correction for National Mustang Day to be April 17th. A motion was made, 2nd and passed to approve the minutes.
Treasury Report: The Treasury report was distributed and explained. Expenses included retainer fee for Mark Mawri, CPA to assist club with filing paperwork and taxes as needed along with expense for mailing membership renewal forms and donation for Toys for Tots. A motion was made, 2nd and approved to accept the treasurer’s report.
We will hold a board meeting in December on Monday, Dec 12, 2016 at 7:00 pm at Aberdeen Reformed Church located at 1000 Aberdeen NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505.
Activities: Heidi and Dave Mull reported on the following activities.
The following are a list of events set up for winter 2016-2017. You must be a member in good standing with paid membership to attend a WMMC sponsored event.
TACO NIGHT: Was held November 12, 2016 and about 60 people attended and everyone watched the movie ‘The Need for Speed.’ Thank you Dave and Heidi for putting together this fun event.
CHRISTMAS GATHERING: January 7, 2017 set up in the grand entrance at Remembrance Church. The cost is $25.00 per couple or $12.50 per person. There will be no refunds if you cannot attend after reserving. Help again is needed for set up and tear down. So far 69 people have RSVP’d.
CHRISTMAS PARTY Christmas Party January 7, set up 4:00 PM start at 5:00PM Remembrance Church $25.00 per couple or $12.50 per person. This event will be upstairs at the front of church please RSVP Heidi or Dave by December 20. Same caterer as last year. RSVP to 616-892-7794 616-516-8777 or spiceman@altelco.net. If you would like to be in the gift exchange, bring a $10.00 to $15.00 gift. To those that RSVP for the Christmas Party: your reservation is not complete until we receive your check for $25.00/couple or $12.50/person. We need their check in advance with your email address so we can confirm that we received your check. You must RSVP by December 20 so we can confirm with the caterer and pay her. Mail to: Heidi Mull 11435 Prairie Ave, Allendale, MI 49401
PIZZA PARTY: February 11, 2017 Remembrance Church downstairs meeting area. Set up at 5 pm, food at 6 pm. Please plan to help with set up and/ or tear down. Admission is again 3 cans of food per person or $5.00 for the food bank.
CHILI PALOOZA: March 11, 2017 Remembrance Church downstairs meeting area. Set up at 5 pm and food at 6 pm. Volunteers are needed to help with both set up and clean up. John Clor and his wife hope to join us that evening. To attend this event, please bring your favorite chili, snacks, salads or desserts to share.
NATIONAL MUSTANG DAY: is Monday, April 17, 2017. Sunday April 16 is Easter. Possibly looking at a cruise Sunday, April 23rd, 2017. Dave and Heidi will report back to the Club. Window clings will be purchased in honor of that day for those who ride. More to come.
May 2017 The Club is trying to set up a trip to Gale Halderman’s garage in Dayton. Chris is going to contact Mr. Halderman’s daughter to set a date – possibly May 6, 2017. This could be an overnight trip or a day trip. We can schedule some kind of picnic or gathering with food. We could possibly incorporate the National Mustang Day cruise with a cruise down to Halderman’s garage. More to come.
FALL COLOR TOUR: set up for Sept 22, 23 and 24, 2017. We will again stay at Crooked River Lodge in Petoskey and tour around that area with Crooked River being our home base. Many reservations have already been made and as of the date of the meeting, all rooms gone except for 2 bedroom suites. When reserving be sure to mention it is for the WMMC group. While all rooms are booked, your name can be placed on a waiting list, please contact Heidi Mull. If you have made a reservation and need to cancel it, please contact Heidi Mull first. This way she can see if someone is on a waiting list and let them know to book the room. Contact Dave or Heidi Mull at 616-892-7794 or 616-516-8777.
Mustang Club of Mid-Michigan Mustang and All Ford show – May, 21, 2017
Tapper Ford Annual Mustang Show – Saturday, June 3, 2017
Seelye Ford Annual Mustang and All Ford show – Saturday, June 10, 2017
WMMC Annual Mustang and All Ford show – Saturday, June 17, 2017
MERCHANDISE/CLOTHING: Dave and Cindy will order Club logo merchandise for Christmas. Order needs to be placed by Friday, November 18, 2016. If you would like to purchase some clothing for Christmas please contact Dave & Cindy 616-365-1151 or Thunder1992@att.net.
After 8 years of taking care of club clothing, Dave & Cindy Dunn are stepping down at the end of 2016. Many thanks to them for taking care of the WMMC clothing the past 8 years.
If anyone is interested in taking over the clothing sales for the club please contact Rick Bishop. Our current clothing supplier Rose's Embroidery has permission to do our trademark design so we will be staying with Rose’s. She has taken good care of the club over the years and she makes sure that everything is proper and legal. Ford has a list of authorized stores and she has been authorized. Whoever would like to take over clothing sales will be working with Rose’s Embroidery.
CLOTHING: We have enough yellow show shirts now that the majority of them have been returned. We will need a fourth tote to store them. We also have enough shirts to sell at the show.
MEMBERSHIP: Membership renewal forms have been mailed out to current members. If you have not received one, please contact Rick Bishop. Membership is $20 annual and is due by February, 2017.
MCA INFORMATION: If anyone joined MCA for the first time in 2016, please contact Rick Bishop with your information so that he may pass this along to Tom and Julie Miller our MCA reps.
There is MCA Grand National show August 24-27, 2017, in Overland Park, Kansas sponsored by Mustang Club of Greater Kansas City. The host hotel only has a few rooms left.
MCA now has a 3 tiered membership –
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
Associate Membership is the lowest priced level of MCA membership. Associate members have access to MCA vendor benefits, including the Ford X-Plan and have member access to the MCA website. Associate members may enter MCA National and Grand National Shows. Associate members do not have access to the digital or hardcopy issues of the Mustang Times. Associate members may not vote or hold MCA Regional or National Office. The price of an Associate Membership is the same for all members, regardless of where they live in the world.
DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP
Digital Members have all the benefits of the Standard Membership EXCEPT, instead of a hard-copy mailed subscription to the Mustang Times, Digital Members access the Mustang Times Digital Edition via a website link. The price of a Digital Membership is the same for all members, regardless of where they live in the world.
STANDARD MEMBERSHIP
Standard Membership has all the benefits of Digital MCA membership, but with the added benefit that standard members also receive a Mustang Times magazine subscription via mail. The price of a Standard Membership is higher for members living outside the United States due to the added postage cost of mailing the Mustang Times magazine to addresses outside the United States.
WMMC CAR SHOW INFORMATION. JUNE 17, 2017 At Frontline Community Church on Plainfield.
The Ford Mustang Trailer will not be at our show this year. North End Business Association would like to be a big sponsor of our show – more information to come. Have not yet heard from the vendor who took pictures to print on T-Shirts if he will be back next year or not.
The Vendor Form needs to be updated and completed for each vendor spot rented. More information to follow.
A new way to handle the raffle is being developed. Rick brought an example of what the tickets would look like. More discussion to follow.
June 7, 2017 is the deadline for names to be on the donation board. If your donation is after that, your name is not going to be on the donation board.
A new email for sending club announcements is being developed. The email will be westmichiganmustangclub@gmail.com. Please check your email to allow this address through so that it will not go to your junk email.
Meeting adjourned at 830 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Lori Stolte, Treasurer
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by President, Rick Bishop.
Present were Rick Bishop, Dave and Heidi Mull, Dick and Sue Engel, Lori Stolte, Tom and Julie Miller, Dave and Cindy Dunn, Gary and Ginny Marble, Ron and Vicki Wilton, Gene Gibson, Phil Gibson, Scott and Gail Broekema, and Joe DiLorenzo.
Secretary Report: The minutes of the last meeting were read. Need minor correction for National Mustang Day to be April 17th. A motion was made, 2nd and passed to approve the minutes.
Treasury Report: The Treasury report was distributed and explained. Expenses included retainer fee for Mark Mawri, CPA to assist club with filing paperwork and taxes as needed along with expense for mailing membership renewal forms and donation for Toys for Tots. A motion was made, 2nd and approved to accept the treasurer’s report.
We will hold a board meeting in December on Monday, Dec 12, 2016 at 7:00 pm at Aberdeen Reformed Church located at 1000 Aberdeen NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505.
Activities: Heidi and Dave Mull reported on the following activities.
The following are a list of events set up for winter 2016-2017. You must be a member in good standing with paid membership to attend a WMMC sponsored event.
TACO NIGHT: Was held November 12, 2016 and about 60 people attended and everyone watched the movie ‘The Need for Speed.’ Thank you Dave and Heidi for putting together this fun event.
CHRISTMAS GATHERING: January 7, 2017 set up in the grand entrance at Remembrance Church. The cost is $25.00 per couple or $12.50 per person. There will be no refunds if you cannot attend after reserving. Help again is needed for set up and tear down. So far 69 people have RSVP’d.
CHRISTMAS PARTY Christmas Party January 7, set up 4:00 PM start at 5:00PM Remembrance Church $25.00 per couple or $12.50 per person. This event will be upstairs at the front of church please RSVP Heidi or Dave by December 20. Same caterer as last year. RSVP to 616-892-7794 616-516-8777 or spiceman@altelco.net. If you would like to be in the gift exchange, bring a $10.00 to $15.00 gift. To those that RSVP for the Christmas Party: your reservation is not complete until we receive your check for $25.00/couple or $12.50/person. We need their check in advance with your email address so we can confirm that we received your check. You must RSVP by December 20 so we can confirm with the caterer and pay her. Mail to: Heidi Mull 11435 Prairie Ave, Allendale, MI 49401
PIZZA PARTY: February 11, 2017 Remembrance Church downstairs meeting area. Set up at 5 pm, food at 6 pm. Please plan to help with set up and/ or tear down. Admission is again 3 cans of food per person or $5.00 for the food bank.
CHILI PALOOZA: March 11, 2017 Remembrance Church downstairs meeting area. Set up at 5 pm and food at 6 pm. Volunteers are needed to help with both set up and clean up. John Clor and his wife hope to join us that evening. To attend this event, please bring your favorite chili, snacks, salads or desserts to share.
NATIONAL MUSTANG DAY: is Monday, April 17, 2017. Sunday April 16 is Easter. Possibly looking at a cruise Sunday, April 23rd, 2017. Dave and Heidi will report back to the Club. Window clings will be purchased in honor of that day for those who ride. More to come.
May 2017 The Club is trying to set up a trip to Gale Halderman’s garage in Dayton. Chris is going to contact Mr. Halderman’s daughter to set a date – possibly May 6, 2017. This could be an overnight trip or a day trip. We can schedule some kind of picnic or gathering with food. We could possibly incorporate the National Mustang Day cruise with a cruise down to Halderman’s garage. More to come.
FALL COLOR TOUR: set up for Sept 22, 23 and 24, 2017. We will again stay at Crooked River Lodge in Petoskey and tour around that area with Crooked River being our home base. Many reservations have already been made and as of the date of the meeting, all rooms gone except for 2 bedroom suites. When reserving be sure to mention it is for the WMMC group. While all rooms are booked, your name can be placed on a waiting list, please contact Heidi Mull. If you have made a reservation and need to cancel it, please contact Heidi Mull first. This way she can see if someone is on a waiting list and let them know to book the room. Contact Dave or Heidi Mull at 616-892-7794 or 616-516-8777.
Mustang Club of Mid-Michigan Mustang and All Ford show – May, 21, 2017
Tapper Ford Annual Mustang Show – Saturday, June 3, 2017
Seelye Ford Annual Mustang and All Ford show – Saturday, June 10, 2017
WMMC Annual Mustang and All Ford show – Saturday, June 17, 2017
MERCHANDISE/CLOTHING: Dave and Cindy will order Club logo merchandise for Christmas. Order needs to be placed by Friday, November 18, 2016. If you would like to purchase some clothing for Christmas please contact Dave & Cindy 616-365-1151 or Thunder1992@att.net.
After 8 years of taking care of club clothing, Dave & Cindy Dunn are stepping down at the end of 2016. Many thanks to them for taking care of the WMMC clothing the past 8 years.
If anyone is interested in taking over the clothing sales for the club please contact Rick Bishop. Our current clothing supplier Rose's Embroidery has permission to do our trademark design so we will be staying with Rose’s. She has taken good care of the club over the years and she makes sure that everything is proper and legal. Ford has a list of authorized stores and she has been authorized. Whoever would like to take over clothing sales will be working with Rose’s Embroidery.
CLOTHING: We have enough yellow show shirts now that the majority of them have been returned. We will need a fourth tote to store them. We also have enough shirts to sell at the show.
MEMBERSHIP: Membership renewal forms have been mailed out to current members. If you have not received one, please contact Rick Bishop. Membership is $20 annual and is due by February, 2017.
MCA INFORMATION: If anyone joined MCA for the first time in 2016, please contact Rick Bishop with your information so that he may pass this along to Tom and Julie Miller our MCA reps.
There is MCA Grand National show August 24-27, 2017, in Overland Park, Kansas sponsored by Mustang Club of Greater Kansas City. The host hotel only has a few rooms left.
MCA now has a 3 tiered membership –
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
Associate Membership is the lowest priced level of MCA membership. Associate members have access to MCA vendor benefits, including the Ford X-Plan and have member access to the MCA website. Associate members may enter MCA National and Grand National Shows. Associate members do not have access to the digital or hardcopy issues of the Mustang Times. Associate members may not vote or hold MCA Regional or National Office. The price of an Associate Membership is the same for all members, regardless of where they live in the world.
DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP
Digital Members have all the benefits of the Standard Membership EXCEPT, instead of a hard-copy mailed subscription to the Mustang Times, Digital Members access the Mustang Times Digital Edition via a website link. The price of a Digital Membership is the same for all members, regardless of where they live in the world.
STANDARD MEMBERSHIP
Standard Membership has all the benefits of Digital MCA membership, but with the added benefit that standard members also receive a Mustang Times magazine subscription via mail. The price of a Standard Membership is higher for members living outside the United States due to the added postage cost of mailing the Mustang Times magazine to addresses outside the United States.
WMMC CAR SHOW INFORMATION. JUNE 17, 2017 At Frontline Community Church on Plainfield.
The Ford Mustang Trailer will not be at our show this year. North End Business Association would like to be a big sponsor of our show – more information to come. Have not yet heard from the vendor who took pictures to print on T-Shirts if he will be back next year or not.
The Vendor Form needs to be updated and completed for each vendor spot rented. More information to follow.
A new way to handle the raffle is being developed. Rick brought an example of what the tickets would look like. More discussion to follow.
June 7, 2017 is the deadline for names to be on the donation board. If your donation is after that, your name is not going to be on the donation board.
A new email for sending club announcements is being developed. The email will be westmichiganmustangclub@gmail.com. Please check your email to allow this address through so that it will not go to your junk email.
Meeting adjourned at 830 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Lori Stolte, Treasurer