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The Christmas party is looking good. Starting with a
3:00 pm staging at the makai end of Lagoon Drive on Saturday,
December 2, we'll reprise the H-3 run and end up at Pohai
Nani (45-090 Namoku St, Kaneohe) for a 4:00 pm hosted champagne
reception among the cars. Dinner will be at 6:30 pm, and
includes tossed salad, fruit platter, prime rib au jus,
catch of the day fish (shoyu/citrus), baked potato, broccoli,
rice, and choice of dessert. All this costs you $25 and
includes the champagne and microbrew beer. You might want
to bring a bottle of wine to share with your table. We will
have the usual drawing for prizes.
I'm asking you to make your commitment, and mail the $25
per person payable to PCA Hawaii to Mike Cripps, 47-724J
Ahuimanu Loop Kaneohe 96744. Give a call with your
RSVP to 239-8506.
Time is short, and I have to commit financially to the dinner
count on November 30. Thanks, and I'll see you there with
the Concours awards, grab bags, the cars, and your friends.
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Shifting gears, one of the functions of the annual Christmas
party is the holding of the annual PCA Hawaii Region business
meeting. This tends to be a short affair which includes
a financial rundown, a recap of the year’s events, and the
election of new officers. President, Vice President, Secretary,
and Treasurer are elected. In most regions, including our
own, this act is usually a confirmation of those who volunteer
to do the job rather than a competition like we see in the
political arena. We take nominations from the floor, and
vote, but the way American grass roots democracy works at
our level is about who volunteers and does the work. It's
also about enjoying working together with your fellow Porshephile
to make our PCA what we want it to be. For me, the last
two years as “Pres” have been super because of the folks
I've worked with. I don't intend to go away, just to make
way for someone else to lead, and to support their plans
because we do better with an infusion of new ideas and energy.
Additionally, besides the officers, there are numerous chairpersons
and coordinators like the newsletter editor and graphics
guys, Chip and Raybern. As an example, they could use a
bit more help in the putting together of the newsletter
from someone in the Kailua area. The membership chairman
could use a bit of extra manpower in the task of visiting
the shops with membership applications. The events coordinator
is a sparkplug type who is the point of contact for the
action. The safety coordinator makes sure that we meet the
PCA requirements for our moving vehicle events so we qualify
for the insurance. We just need to flesh these jobs and
others out a bit so that we don't overtax the few and burn
them out but rather we spread the load. Please consider
taking on a small job because that's the way to keep the
jobs small. See you at the Christmas Party!
Reminder: Give a call with your RSVP to 239-8506.
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