Secretary's Report Sept 2026
ARCHIVE REPORTS
CORVETTE CLUB OF MARION COUNTY
General Membership Business Meeting Minutes
September 2, 2026
PRESIDENT: Mike Stone
Mike called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. He welcomed everyone and led the Pledge of
Allegiance. Mike reminded all to look at emails and visit the website regularly as information
frequently changes. He reviewed the activities of the month of August including the Harbor Hills
Brunch to which we thank Ernie for arranging, ORF’s breakfast at Mimi’s, the ice cream get
together at Scoops, and the monthly dinner at Bella Cosa. Of note, we have elections coming up
in December. Please see Rosalee if you are interested.
VICE PRESIDENT: Tina Farabee
Membership Update: 74 families.
Membership Dues: We will start collecting 2027 membership dues in October. The dues will
remain the same at $65. Dues must be paid at or by the first General Membership Business
Meeting in January.
New Car Purchases/Changes: None.
Service Providers Pros/Cons: John and Tina highly recommend Gerber Collision, who provided
excellent service and communication with them during the entire process. One member voiced
unhappiness with their service at On-the-Spot Detailing. Stan Patten expressed his unhappiness
with an online business in Tennessee called Vette Nuts for his C2.
Trophies/Rewards: None.
Holiday Party: The date is set for November 29 th at Oak Run Bar & Grill starting with cocktails,
cheese, and fruit trays at 5 with dinner following. Cost per person is $45 per person or $90 per
couple. Single members may bring a +1. We will have a donation table for our charity
Food4Kids. The list of food items is on the website along with the details of the menu as well as
the white elephant gift exchange of $25. Tina will be collecting monies at the meetings in
October and November. You can pay by cash, check, or credit card. Tina will provide you with
all the details once you have paid. Entrees will need to be chosen at the time of payment so
please review the menu on the website so you will be ready. Once you pay, your name will be
listed on the website.
Arnette House: Thank you for the school supplies many of you donated. There will be an open
house at Arnette House on Thursday, September 10 th from 5:30-7:30. I will be bringing the
school supplies donated this evening to them at the open house. Guided tours will be available of
Arnette House.
SECRETARY: Joyce Stone
A motion was made to accept the August meeting minutes, second made, all in favor, motion
stands.
Show Shirts are available to purchase for $18. Please see me after the meeting.
TREASURER: Jack Carroll
Financial Report: Beginning balance was $13,916.95. Three bank deposits were made totaling
$940.00. Four mobile deposits were made totaling $204.00. One check was written for $177.02.
Bank service fee was $5.00. Ending balance is $14,878.93. A motion was made to accept the
August Financial Report as told, second made, all in favor, none opposed, motion stands.
SPONSOR/VENDOR COORDINATOR: Roger Duty
Sponsor renewals are doing well. Roger was able to meet the new manager at Cracker Barrel,
Jason. He explained to Jason what the previous manager did supporting our car show being a
show partner. Jason was eager to continue so he doubled what Andy, the previous manager, did
and donated four guest tickets for 2 drinks, 2 entrees and 2 desserts valued over $200 for the gift
baskets. Excellent job Roger.
EVENT COORDINATOR: Cheryl Whiteley
September Events: September 16 th , ORF’s breakfast at the Farmhouse; September 17 th , ice cream
at Jeremiah’s; September 23 rd , Monthly dinner at Primary Tavern; September 26 th , Ma Barker
Tour.
October Events: October 3 rd , Warbird Fly-In/Car Show; October 21 st , ORF’s breakfast at Reds;
October 22 nd , Ice cream at Sweet Alps in Summerfield; October 28 th , Monthly dinner at
Cheddars.
November Events: November 14 th , CCMC car show at Dillard’s; November 18 th , ORF’s at
Cracker Barrel; November 19 th , ice cream at Scoops; November 29 th , Holiday Party at Oak Run
Bar & Grill.
2026 ANNUAL CAR SHOW DIRECTOR: Rosalee D’Altilio
72 days left until the show. Wayne needs 3 traffic people to help. Currently we have 36 judged
cars including 1 feature car and 15 participants’ choice. Karen has judging classes set for
October 24 th and 31 st at 9:30 a.m. in Dillard’s parking lot. Art has parking classes set for October
17 th at 10 a.m. in Dillard’s parking lot with rain date of October 24 th . There are 22 reservations at
our host hotel. Currently we have 34 baskets, 25 are completed.
ELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON: Rosalee D’Altilio
The committee met. All positions are open those being President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer, Members at Large, Event Coordinator and Webmaster. If you are interested in any of
these positions, please contact or see Rosalee, Gail Messenger or Nikki Colom who are on the
committee after the meeting. All people running need to be in place by the November meeting as
elections are at the first meeting in December. You must have attended at least 4 meetings
throughout the year to vote.
NCM AMBASSADOR: Dave Rossesr
The NCM Bash is set for April 22 nd through April 24 th . Currently we have six couples signed up.
There is room for more. There will be a sign-up sheet at the sign-in table. If you have inquired
about insurance, purchased a brick, purchased a raffle ticket for a new corvette, or even
contacted the NCM, please sign your name at the sign-in table as the club gets points.
WEBSITE: Lyn Patent-Yanss
Sponsors are now on the public website.
FACEBOOK: John Farabee
We had a 60% fall off probably due to the show in Carlisle, PA, but still a half million hits. The
NCM is also offering a 10% discount on the purchase of Michelin tires to all NCM members.
You can shop around for the best price and then call 270-781-7973 for instructions on how to get
the discount.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
Birthdays: Nancy Duty
September birthdays are Roxy Sims, Mike Stone, John Farabee, Bill Heuser, Patricia Patten,
Glen Sims, Sal Fiore, Gregory Gibbs, Larry Heier, Bill Read, Bill Dasher. Happy Birthday to all!
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. By the way I talked with Brenda
about the shirt/jacket mix-up. She is sorry and will repair/replace whatever is necessary to make
it right. This is the first time anything like this has happened.
Hats/Visors: Don Messenger
Fabric and mesh baseball style hats as well as visors with the club logo already on are $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: Delivery starts on September 3 rd . Carol and I will take care of September, and the
rotation picks up from there. In talking to Dani upon picking up the food bags, she mentioned
they bought 500 backpacks this year. Our club was able to purchase 93 of those backpacks at
$21.50 a backpack with our monetary donation.
Tina stopped to drop off some food donations that she had purchased for the kids at which time
Dani mentioned to her that Nicole Limper and her two girls had volunteered to stock shelves and
fill food bags for the children. Thank you, Nicole, for volunteering your time and teaching your
children the need to help others.
RAFFLES: Tina Farabee
50/50 Raffle: $83 was won by Lyn Patent-Yanss.
Mimi’s Gift Card: Congratulations to Carol Brandes.
Corvette Koozie: Glenn Cauvin.
Motion to Adjourn: A motion to adjourn the meeting was made and seconded. Motion passed.
Meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
Submitted by Joyce Stone, CCMC Secretary
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