CORVETTE CLUB OF MARION COUNTY General Membership Business Meeting Minutes May 3, 2026 PRESIDENT: Mike Stone Mike called the meeting to order at 7 p.m., welcomed everyone to the meeting and led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mike went on to welcome Dani Fee from Food4Kids who explained to the membership the “Backpack Program”. It started in 2004 and CCMC has been part of the process for 22 years. Robert Kuperberg first picked up the backpacks in his corvette. Today the program has grown where we need to bring a SUV to pick up between 17-26 bags of food to deliver to Harbour View Elementary School so underprivileged children can have enough food for the weekend. Dani has been a great asset to this program. She aspires to build the Backpack Program so food will be available during school breaks as well as during the summer. Dani will be reaching out to the community having fundraisers to earn extra funds to achieve her goals. CCMC meets criteria to become part of the “Pack” where CCMC will join with Regions Bank, Ocala Lions Club and AutoZone Distribution supporting the School Backpack Program. At this point, Tina and Ernie presented Dani and Jessica with a $2000 check to help buy backpacks for the upcoming school year. Dani and Jessica were very much appreciative and thanked the membership for all they do to make this program a success. Mike reviewed April activities including ORF’s Breakfast at the Farmhouse, Jeremiah’s for ice cream, Chris Cruz Tour, which was a lovely afternoon with several prizes awarded, cruise to monthly dinner at Pasta Faire and the big event being the NCM Bash. Many stories were shared with the membership and not enough could be said for the wonderful time we all had. Plans for 2027 NCM Bash are being made with hopes that more of the membership will attend. The next Executive Board Meeting will be held on May 27 th, starting with breakfast at Mimi’s at 8:30 and the meeting to follow at 9:30. Membership is welcome to attend. VICE PRESIDENT: Tina Farabee Membership Update: 71 families. New Members: Tony and Lynn Robey who has a 2003 C5, Black on Red. Welcome Tony and Lynn. Service Providers Pros/Cons: Ron Supancic had his convertible top replaced by Total Recon. He was happy with the company and recommended them. WickED replaced bushings. Glenn Cauvin was at On The Spot for his ZR1 and was happy with their service. Trophies/Awards: Mike Kurlakowsky went to the Festival of Speed and won “Spirit of Corvettes” for his C4. Denny Dold went to a car show in Bellview and won “Best Modern Muscle Car” for his C8 corvette. Picnic Update: The picnic is set for July 4th at 3 p.m. at the Rosser’s (Molly’s Farm). There is a $10 refundable fee per corvette so we can judge the amount of food needed. The 250 th Independence Day T-shirts are selling for $12 to be delivered on the July1st meeting. See Tina to order, last chance to order is June 10 th . Arnette House: Arnette House is hosting a Foot Golf fundraiser. CCMC will pay to sponsor a team if we can get at least 4 people to form a team. Please talk to Tina after the meeting. SECRETARY: Joyce Stone A motion was made to accept the April meeting minutes, second made, all in favor, none opposed; therefore, the April 2026 General Membership Meeting Minutes were approved as posted. TREASURER: Jack Carroll Financial Report: Beginning balance April 1 st was 22,365.49. One bank deposit was made totaling $206.00. Nine mobile deposits were made totaling $481.00. One charge was made for $65.00. Seven checks were written totaling $7,510.03. Ending balance on April 29 th was $15,607.46. A motion was made to accept April 2026 Financial Report, second made, opposed none: therefore, motion carries. Of note, The Compass Storage Facility contract is up May 20 th . A contract will be signed with Florida Secure Storage on May 15 th . We will be moving our items from Compass to Florida Secure Storage on May 18 th . Sponsor/Vendor Coordinator: Roger Duty Mike and I presented the Platinum plaque to Gen One. EVENT COORDINATOR: Cheryl Whiteley May Events: May 20 th , ORF’s breakfast at Denny’s; May 21 st , ice cream at Twistee Treat; May 23 rd , Memorial Cruise; May 27 th , Monthly Dinner at Primary Tavern. June Events: June 17 th , ORF’s Breakfast at Eggs Up; June 18 th , ice cream at Jeremiah’s; June 19 th , Singing River Cruise; June 24 th , Monthly Dinner at Pig N’ Cattle on 200. July Events: July 4 th , Picnic at the Rosser’s, 3 p.m.; July 15 th , ORF’s Breakfast at Scrambles; July 16 th , ice cream at Twistee Treat; July 22 nd , Monthly Dinner TBA. 2026 All Corvette Car Show: Rosalee D’Altilio Just 193 days left until November 14 th . We are still in need of volunteers for parking, traffic, and judging. Please talk to me, to Art Roy for parking, to Wayne Tanner for traffic, to Karen Dold for judging. Ladies are also welcome to lend a hand in these areas. National Corvette Museum (NCM) Ambassador: Dave Rosser Dave spoke of the fun at the NCM Bash as well as the Tail of the Dragon ride to the Biltmore as he and Robin went for the whole week of fun with the NCM. He met a lot of great people, had a wild ride on the “Tail,” and is looking forward to next year. Facebook: John Farabee We had 80,000 hits, have 15,000 followers, 63,600 likes with 2,000 from New Zealand and Australia. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Birthdays: Nancy Duty May Birthday wishes go out to Geri Heier, Jim Winburn, Carol Brandes, Joyce Read, Ruth Ann Hines, Pat Rolph, Colleen Smith, Stanley Patten, Mike Kurlakowsky, David Hyatt, Philip Lawrence, Gail Messenger, Vicki Chick. Sunshine: Nikki Colom Sympathy cards went out to Nancy Duty who lost her sister and to Don Peyton who lost his sister. A get-well card went out to Brenda Hawter. Club Shirts- Nikki Colom The club shirt is a white-collar polo shirt for men and a white shirt/blouse for the ladies. Purchase your shirt(s), bring it to a meeting with the money and Nikki will have it embroidered and returned at the next meeting. The logo and name are $15. Hats/Visors: Don Messenger I just got a new stock of mesh hats and fabric baseball style hats as well as visors with the club logo already on for $15 each and are available at every meeting. Club Badges: Ernie Brandes Magnetic name badges are available for $11. See Ernie after the meeting to order and the badge will be returned to you at the next meeting. Food4Kids: Ernie Brandes Thank you Art Roy for taking care of April. Carol and I will finish out the school year in May. RAFFLES: Tina Farabee 50/50 Raffle: $90 was won by Roger Duty. Mimi’s Gift Card: Rene Duprey. Motion to Adjourn: A motion to adjourn the meeting was made and seconded. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. Submitted by Joyce Stone, CCMC Secretary Save The Wave!!