Secretary's Report june 2026
ARCHIVE REPORTS
CORVETTE CLUB OF MARION COUNTY
General Membership Business Meeting Minutes
June 3, 2026
PRESIDENT: Mike Stone
Mike called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. He welcomed everyone and led the membership in the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Mike reiterated his plea for members to become more active in the club since several officers
will be stepping down and we will need our members to step up. We have a great club, and we
want it to continue to grow.
May was a busy month for the club starting with the General Membership Business Meeting,
ORF’s breakfast at IHOP since Denny’s was closed, ice cream at Twistee Treat, the Memorial
Cruise to honor those who gave their all for this country and the monthly dinner at Primary
Tavern and Bakery. The Executive Board Meeting was held on May 24 th which included an
update in the Corvette Registry, discussion of a backup for the Webmaster position, the Foot Golf
fundraiser for Arnette House, becoming a part of the Pack for Food4Kids and making Woods
Printing a Silver Sponsor.
VICE PRESIDENT: Tina Farabee
Membership Update: 71 families.
Guests: This evening Victor Malone and Vivian Barone attended the meeting who have a 2026
C8 Black Stingray. This is their third corvette having previously owned a C3 and C6. Enjoy the
meeting and hope to see you back as members.
New Car Purchases/Changes: Nick D’Altilio could not resist this 2016 Torch Red Z51 with
10,000 miles so he bought it. Surprise!! Congratulations Nick and Rosalee. Tina also added that
any member who updates their cars or gets a new one to send her an email so your data can be
kept up to date. That goes for new addresses or phone numbers as well.
Service Providers Pros/Cons: Nick had a lot of good things to say about Ed Williams at WICKed
who did the once over of his beautiful new red corvette. Unrelated to cars, Nick also had a lot of
good things to say about Dr. Lin of the Foot & Ankle Center of Ocala, who also has a love for
corvettes and is a Platinum Sponsor of CCMC, and recently did surgery on his foot.
Trophies/Awards: Marion County Tech College had their first car show. Mark and Carla Pettus
attended the show and won a trophy the school made with car parts. Nicely done!
Picnic Update: The picnic will be on July 4 th at the Rosser’s. T-shirts are selling for $12, that say
250 th Independence Day. All orders should be in by June 10 th . See Tina to order.
Arnette House: We were lucky enough to get a team together to represent CCMC at the Foot
Golf Fundraiser. Phillip and Alicia Lawrence and Mark and Carla Pettus played hard and had a
lot of fun. We are looking forward to next year when we may have more than one team attend.
SECRETARY: Joyce Stone
A motion was made to accept the May meeting minutes, second made, all in favor, opposed
none; therefore, the May 2026 General Membership Business Meeting Minutes were accepted as
posted.
CORRESPONDENCE: A thank you card from Brenda Hawter, our embroiderer of club shirts,
appreciated the work sent her way as she was recovering from oral surgery. Brenda says the
distraction made her forget her pain for a while.
TREASURER: Jack Carroll
Financial Report: Beginning balance was $15,641.12. Three bank deposits were made totaling
$1,089.00. Three mobile deposits were made totaling $138.00. Five checks were written totaling
$3,959.00. Bank Service Fee was $5.80. Ending balance is $12,903.32. A motion was made to
accept the Financial Report, second made, all in favor, opposed none; motion carried.
The storage unit relocation went well. The move was completed in 1.5 hours. Good Teamwork!
SPONSOR/VENDOR COORDINATOR: Roger Duty
Maguires, Spikes Performance & Refinishing and Scrambles renewed their sponsorships. Spikes
also paid for a vendor spot at the show. Total now is $3782.
EVENT COORDINATOR: Cheryl Whiteley
June Events: June 13 th , Celebration of Life for Sue Carroll; 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 and Cattle on SR 200.
July Events: July 4 th , Veterans Parade at Del Webb Spruce Creek at 8 a.m.; July 4 th , CCMC Picnic
at 3 p.m.; July 15 th , ORF’s Breakfast at Scrambles; July 16 th , ice cream at Twistee Treat; Monthly
Dinner at Red Robin.
August Events: August 9 th , Harbor Hills Brunch; ORF’s Breakfast at Mimi’s; July 20 th , ice cream
at Jeremiah’s; August 22 nd , Lakeridge Winery; July 26 th , Monthly Dinner TBA.
2026 Annual Car Show Director: Rosalee D’Altilio
Just 165 days until the show date. Currently we have 11 judged cars, 11 participants’ choice with
1 feature car. The DJ contract has been received. Art Roy oversees parking. He currently has 16
people but would like to have 22. Karen Dold oversees judging. She would like to have 30
people judging. Wayne oversees traffic, please see him if you are interested. We have 8 people
registered as guests at the hotel. Pictures of the show shirt and feature mug are on the website.
Lyn oversees baskets and would like to have 35. Please see her. Donations are appreciated and
will be accepted at any club meeting.
NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM (NCM) AMBASSADOR: Dave Rosser
We went to the NCM Bash and had a great time. Robin and I went on to ride the Tail of the
Dragon which has 318 turns in 11 miles. What a ride!! We had a great time at the Biltmore.
Would love to see more of our club go next year.
In July 2026, there is a Daytona drive your own car on the track. Talk to Mike if interested as he
has more information.
Next year, there is the Sebring Race in March.
Also, the NCM is erecting a 66,000 square foot building that will house 120 cars to begin with
that they currently have in storage. They also have a wall that you can have your name on for a
donation of at least $1000. These donations will have to be in by July 1 st . Please contact the
museum for more information.
WEBMASTER: Lyn Yanss
Lyn has posted the Evolution of the Corvette on the website. Please take the time to read up on it.
FACEBOOK: John Farabee
In May we had 1680 visits a day.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Birthdays: Nancy Duty
Happy Birthday to Ed Ritty, Jeff Gray, Tom Markferding, Eileen Peterson, Edna Santiago, Don
Messenger, Gail Supancic, Larry Tennison and Lyn Yanss.
Sunshine: Nikki Colom
Get well wishes went out to Tim Chick and Shirley Sundermeyer. Hope you are both feeling
better.
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/Food4Kids: 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 has finished for the summer. With our donation, Dani was able to purchase 91
backpacks which are on wheels, so it is easier for the kids to pull home. We welcome Bruce
Yancey, Mark and Carla Pettus, Pete and Nikki Colom to our volunteer schedule which will be
coming out soon. Just a note, about 20 years ago, Bob Kuperberg started doing Food4Kids and
had only 4 bags which he fit in his corvette. Ernie has been the coordinator for our club now for
15 years with a high count of 26 bags being delivered per week. As you recall, when Dani was
at our meeting, she talked about the Food4Kids Program and becoming part of the “Pack”. The
Board discussed this at the last board meeting. Since we fulfill the requirements of our charity
donation and participation in fundraisers and collection of food at Christmas, as well as our time
spent in picking up and delivering the food to the school, CCMC has become part of the “Pack”.
Our logo will now be on their website and will be recognized as being part of the Pack.
OPEN FORUM: Roger Peterson thanked those who volunteered for the parade July 4 th at Spruce
Creek Del Webb; however, he is still looking for a few more corvettes to join in. Please use the
website to add your name to the list. Thank you.
RAFFLES: Tina Farabee
50/50 Raffle: $80 was won by Sallie Tanner.
Mimi’s Gift Card: Lyn Yanss.
Wine (donated by Roxy and Glen): Nick D’Altilio.
Motion to Adjourn: A motion to adjourn the meeting was made and seconded. Motion passed.
Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Submitted by Joyce Stone, CCMC Secretary