February 2018 President’s Report

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President’s Report February 2018
Jason Miller-KY Region President

What a night! Keeping with tradition, Saturday, January 13th, KYPCA officially kicked off 2018. Thank you to the 90 plus members who ventured out on that cold January night. We may have officially outgrown the Lake Forest Lodge. But, I feel confident in reporting that a good time was had by all. Taziki’s Café served up an excellent meal, the door prizes were some of our best to date, and as always, the beer and bourbon flowed. This year the grand prize was again a DE weekend curtesy of Randy Biery and Blue Grass Porsche, and the club matched with a second DE giveaway. It was great to catch up with old friends and meet some new ones as well. What better way to spend a cold January night in Kentucky! Be sure to put our 2018 Holiday Party on your calendar – it will be in January of 2019.

Looking ahead, our Activities Chair, T.H. Morris is actively planning another great year. We anticipate, weather permitting, that our first drive of the season will be sometime in March. For our DE participants, the dates are set and the contracts are signed. The June DE will be held June 8 thru 10 and will also consist of Instructor Certification, registration opens the end of April. The September DE will be held September 7 thru 9. Both DE’s will again be held at the newly (for the second time) repaved Putnam Park.

As a reminder, to stay up to date with Club happenings check the website often https://kypca.org.

Do you have an idea for a Monthly Meeting, Club Drive, or social gathering? Let me know – [email protected].

The February meeting will be Monday, February 12 at Famous Dave’s, 8605 Citadel Way, Louisville, KY (off Hurstbourne Ln.) We will have our first Board Meeting of 2018 Monday, February 19.

Come on Spring!!

Summer Heat June 2018

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KYPCA Driver’s Education

Friday, June 8th – Sunday, June 10th 2018

Putnam Park

This event will include Instructor Certification on Friday, June 8th

Porsche Parade 2018 July 8-14

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Porsche Parade is PCA’s biggest event. Parade is a week-long extravaganza of driving tours, competitive events, banquets, social events, and seminars, and lots of Porsche fun. This year, Parade is heading to the Lake of the Ozarks. You won’t want to miss it!

Important dates to remember:

Phase I Housing Registration: January 29, 2018 at 12 pm EST.

Phase II Event Registration: April 2, 2018.

Parade: July 8-14, 2018 at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri.

 

https://www.facebook.com/PorscheParade/

Fall Fastival September 2018

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KYPCA Driver’s Education

Friday, September 7th – Sunday, September 9th 2018

Putnam Park

From the Zone January 2018

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From the Zone!

It’s hard to believe that my first year as Zone Rep has passed. It was great fun traveling around the Zone and getting to meet so many friendly and passionate members. I welcome 2018 and all the new experiences the year will bring.

I cannot begin to look forward to the New Year without thanking the Presidents who give some much of their time with the goal of making their Regions successful. Four of those Presidents have completed their terms and will be moving into their roles as Past Presidents. Please help me in thanking them for their continued commitment to their regions. They are Ken Hold, from Bluegrass, Chuck LaMantia from Chicago, Brendon Schellpfeffer, from Central Wisconsin, and Scott Klueh from Southern Indian Region. Thank you for your continued support of your regions and the dedication you showed to your members. I am sure you will continue to be valuable assets to your replacements and your region!

With that said, please help me welcome the new presidents! They are Patrick Meyer from Bluegrass, Neil MacDonald from Chicago, Charles Holstein from Central Wisconsin and Jeff Jackson from Southern Indiana. Thank you gentlemen for stepping up to take the helm of your regions. We all look forward to working with you to continue to build your regions and to make membership in your regions a rewarding experience for all.

I am happy to report that the membership numbers continued on a positive path over the past year. The Zone added 226 Primary Members and 86 Co-Members across the 8 regions making up the Zone. This brings total membership to 3,660 Members and 2,213 Co-Members. We must continue to provide our members with great events geared toward the many different interests that the club supports.

Speaking of membership, we had three members last year reach the milestone anniversary of 50 years in the Club. They were Rod Gustafson of Chicago Region, Robert Hindman of Chicago Region and Daniel Pankratz of Fox Valley Region. This year we have three more people reaching their 50th anniversary. They are William Moses of Chicago Region, Elliot Papermaster of Milwaukee Region, and Ronald Tanton of Chicago Region. Congratulations to all!

Speaking of anniversaries, Chicago Region just completed their 60th year.  The Bluegrass Region will celebrate their 15th Year and Lincoln Trail will be celebrating their 55th Birthday in 2018.

As I sit here looking outside at the snow on the ground and the thermometer showing below zero temperatures, it’s hard to think about driving events. However, it is not too early to start making plans to attend this year’s Parade. It is being held at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, MO. This is within a day’s drive for most of the Zone. The dates for the event are July 8th to the 14th. If you are unable to make it for the full week, then come for part of the week. Housing signup will be taking place the end of January into the beginning of February. So, it is not too early to begin to make plans for this event.

Also coming up in February is the Winter Board Meeting. The Board Meeting is being held on February 10, 2018. For those wishing to attend, it is being held at The Hotel at Arundel Preserve
located at 7795 Arundel Mills Boulevard, Hanover, MD 21076.

Here’s looking forward to a Happy and Healthy New Year for all!
Jack Stephensen

2018 Event Committee At Work

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Your KYPCA Event Committee never sleeps. In an attempt to provide the utmost in event and activity excellence, we pre-ran a planned Urban Donut Run visiting and verifying the quality of doughnut offerings prior to release as a club drive.

Our latest pre-run was filmed by a documentary crew saving our effort for posterity.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/81oecj72glojc3d/2018%20Donut%20Run.mp4?dl=0