GPMC NEWS. The Greater Pittsburgh Mustang Club Newsletter Visit our website at Volume 27 Issue 9 September, 2012

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1 GPMC NEWS The Greater Pittsburgh Mustang Club Newsletter Visit our website at Volume 27 Issue 9 September, 2012 Next Meeting Wednesday, September 5, at Roosevelt Grove, North Park See Map and Directions on Page 5 Board Meeting 7:00 pm, General Meeting 7:30 pm Greetings Pony Lovers For the first time in many years our Hospitality Picnic had to be postponed due to severe weather. Even though the forecast looked terrible, it was a tough call to make that Saturday. But we had to decide before the burgers, dogs & corn were purchased. In hindsight it was a good decision, as it rained almost all day on Sunday. Dwight checked at Monroeville Park the next day and was told the park is booked solid for the rest of the summer (and that we lost our deposit even though it rained.) Then the Brennans called and offered their home near Zelienople to hold the picnic. Their offer really saved the day. Since the forecast looked good we decided to hold it the following Sunday. The weather cooperated beautifully, and we had a great turnout in spite of the last minute change of schedule. A BIG thanks to Ken and Sue for their hospitality and especially to Bill & ValJean and Dwight & Mary for putting it all together. The Friday following the PVGP (July 27th) was the Club s Service Nite at the Starlite Car Cruise. It should have been cancelled, as the thunderstorms were severe and show attendance poor. Ten intrepid GPMC members showed up to volunteer, so we managed to squeeze in a couple hours of dry cruising before the lightning resumed. The folks at the Northway Christian Community really appreciated our help. As many of you know by now, Mustang has been named the Marque of the Year at next year s Pgh Vintage Grand Prix. Seven Club members held a kickoff meeting on August 13th with PVGP representatives to start planning what will hopefully be a very fun time next summer. It s official this year s Fall Foliage Tour will be on Sunday, October 21st. Tim Baker, one of our newer members, has volunteered to plan the tour. Also, Mike & Erin DeLeonibus have chosen Sunday, December 9th at Ferrante s Lakeview east of Irwin for our Holiday Party. So mark your calendars now. Our membership continues to grow in large part due to our new website. We re now up to over 90 member families. Be sure to check the site regularly for the latest info on Club events. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, September 5th back at Roosevelt Grove in North Park. This will be our last outdoor meeting of the 2012 summer season, so I hope to see you all there. Keep those motors runnin, Ken

2 GPMC NEWS September 2012 Page 2 Minutes of August 12, 2012 Combined Board and General Meeting The combined meeting and picnic was called to order by Ken B., President, at 2:30 PM, at the home of Sue and Ken B. of Zelienople. The sign-in sheet was passed around, and the 50/50 was sold by Jeff B. New Members: Evan S., 2000 Mustang; Guests: Ed and Paula, 2013 Mustang. Minutes: The July 11, 2012 Meeting Minutes were reviewed. It was moved by Jennie B. and 2 nd by Scott U. to approve the minutes. Motion carried. Correspondence: None. Treasurer's Report: Jason U. reviewed income and expenses. Income consisted of Dues, July 50/50 raffle, Merchandise sold, and the All Ford Show Registrations and T-Shirts. Expenses were to Ed S. for car show expenses and for car show T-shirts for Tom s family; Mary H. for postage; and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center for donation in Tom s name. It was moved by Jeff B. and 2 nd by Carl C. to approve the Treasurer s Report. Motion carried. Membership: Mary reported we have eight new members since last month s meeting: Doug and Terri C., Eric and Melissa D., Eleanor K., Darrell and Terry M., Dave and Colette N., Ed and Ann R., Frank and Joanne W., and Rob and Caroline W. We have a total of 91 members. Four came from the Pgh. Vintage Grand Prix. One member renewed. Jacquie suggested the club should have generic business cards that we can hand out to prospective members. Membership dues are now $10 through the end of September with membership status to the end of December. Effective October 1, the membership dues will revert to $20 and will be good through Newsletter: Andrew absent. Jennie reported that August 15 th is the deadline for the September newsletter. Continue sending photos, articles, and event information to him at gpmc.newsletter@yahoo.com and to Jennie for the website at webmaster@gpmc.org.. Merchandise: No report. Webmaster: Jennie reported that the website is still up and running. We have the capacity for videos. We are getting some new members from the website and the Contact Us section. Jennie is keeping everything updated, as well as the Announcement page. TRCCC: For Ron, Ken reported Ron attended the May meeting. There will be a Fall social on Nov. 5 at Peter s Place. The Shriners Car Show will be held on Route 28 and will have two classes of Mustangs. Legislation has been passed regarding using your own original plate as an antique plate. The years must have the original year stamped on it. The plate will stay with the car. MCA: MCA plans to add a section to their applications to allow MCA to send the new member s name to Regional Clubs. This could add to our members, and the number who are MCA members. If you have joined MCA this year as a new member, please send Ed your MCA number and expiration date. (We need to keep MCA up-to-date on our members who belong to MCA.) We were notified that we will receive an MCA President s Award again for 2011! The entire 2013 Mustang Club of America National Show Schedule is on our website. Several Close by shows in 2013 are: July 5-7, Asheville, NC; Aug. 2-4, Indianapolis, IN; Aug. 31 Sept 1, Orlando, FL. The 15 th All Ford-Powered Show is scheduled for Sunday, June 23, 2013, at Shults Ford in Harmarville. Event Wrap-up: Ken reported on the 2012 CanAm in Erie, hosted by LEMOC. GPMC had nine cars in attendance. Regarding the Vintage Grand Prix, the Patron Parking on Sunday worked well. He thanked Mark and Charlyn for helping with the setup. Ken passed around the Race Program and pointed out that a photo of our tent was included. Ken discussed the Starlite Service Night and thanked the ten members who helped out. GPMC was mentioned in the flyer handed out to all participants as the volunteer club that night. We were the only club mentioned. Discussion followed regarding the donation to Starlite s charity. It was moved by Mark Mo and 2 nd by Dwight H. to donate $100 to their charity. Jason will check who will be the charity. Motion carried. The parking situation at Starlite was discussed. Also discussed was that our purchase of two Patron Parking spaces at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix could be considered a donation to the Autism Society that Ed stated could count towards another MCA President s Award.

3 GPMC NEWS September 2012 Page 3 Ken thanked Bill, ValJean, Dwight and Mary for working on the Hospitality Picnic, and Sue and Ken for hosting the picnic at their home. Activities: Dwight reported on the MCA 2012 National Show in Warwick, RI on July 20-22, Five GPMC members cars participated and three won trophies. Two came in 1st and one came in 3 rd. Upcoming Events: Listed in the newsletter and on the website. There will be NO Car cruises this year because of logistics with Kings. Dwight reminded members of the upcoming Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival and Winery Tour (Sept 7-9). Eight couples and two individuals from GPMC will be attending, as well as friends of Dwight and Mary. Ken briefly reviewed the Upcoming Events: the movie, Bullitt showing at the Strand in Zelienople (Aug.12); Car Cruise/ Doo Wop concert with the Wee Jams (Aug.12); Bark in the Park a fundraiser for Animal Friends (Aug. 19); GPMC Nite at Buffalo Wings in Cranberry (tba); Historic Saltsburg Car Cruise (Sept. 7); and Fall Foliage Tour (Oct. 21) to Butler/ Clarion/Indiana counties. Old Business: None New Business: The Holiday Party will be held on Sun., Dec. 9 at The Lakeside Room on Route 30 near Irwin, 5:00. The Pgh. Vintage Grand Prix 2013 was discussed. Mustang will be the Marque for Mark Mo reported there will be a meeting with the organizers on Aug. 13. PVGP is planning to do a flyer and it may be ready for distribution at the Watkins Glen show. Ken discussed inviting TCTC and the other CanAm clubs and suggested that we do the CanAm in conjunction with the PVGP. Mark mentioned that the 50 th anniversary Mustang or prototype should be on hand at the event. Other: Gerri won the 50/50. Next meeting is on Wednesday, Sept. 5 th, at Roosevelt Shelter, North Park. Adjournment: It was moved by Jeff B. and 2 nd by Ed S. to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Gerri C., Secretary President Ken Barker president@gpmc.org Vice President Danielle Lane drl325@ymail.com Secretary Gerri Corvino gerri15239@aol.com Treasurer Jason Uhler gt350man@verizon.net MCA Director Ed Saitz yellburd@comcast.net Webmaster Jennie Barker webmaster@gpmc.org Newsletter Editor Andrew Teti GPMC.newsletter@yahoo.com Membership Director Mary Hutton gpmc_membership@verizon.net Activities Director Dwight Hutton GPMC_Activities@verizon.net Merchandise Director John Holmes jwhh50@comcast.net Directors at Large Denise Bilka deneff805@verizon.net Mike DeLeonibus mvd1219@comcast.net Bob Kacinko mustang_bob@verizon.net Alternate Directors Bob Goetz goetzbob@zoominternet.net Charlyn Mulkey Mark Mulkey charm_12@hotmail.com TRCCC Representative Ron Libengood rlibengood@comcast.net

4 GPMC NEWS September 2012 Page 4 UPCOMING EVENTS GPMC Activities are listed in bold print. Some dates and events are subject to change, so please check the website and most recent newsletter for the latest information. August 31 September 5 September 7 October 3 October 21 November 7 December 5 December 9 Starlite Grand Finale Club Meeting, Roosevelt Grove, North Park Historic Saltsburg Car Cruise See Flier Page Club Meeting, King s Family Restaurant, Harmarville Fall Foliage Tour Club Meeting, King s Family Restaurant, Harmarville Club Meeting, King s Family Restaurant, Harmarville Holiday Party, Ferrante s Lakeview, Greensburg Cruise Corner (Borrowed from the late, great Terry Silliman!) by Cheryl Bakaj Are you a member who likes to cruise? We're going to try a column dedictated to cruises our members are attending, in case other members would like to join them. If you have a favorite weekly cruise to add, or know of a good upcoming annual cruise you'd like to see fellow members attend, please forward it to me, Cheryl Bakaj, at chbkj@yahoo.com. Details on cancellations can usually be found at carcruises.com. To start: Saturday, August 25 Special Cruises Guardian Self Storage, 350 Old Haymaker Road, Monroeville, PA 12:00-4:00 PM (Rain Date: Sun, Aug. 26) $10 donation per car Benefits 6 year old Noah who has Leukemia Tuesdays: Weekly Cruises Texas Roadhouse at Great Southern Shopping Center, on Rt. 50 (Washington Rd.) in Bridgeville.6 pm. DJ, 50/50. Wednesdays: Sonic in Chartiers Plaza, Rt. 50 (Washington Rd.) also in Bridgeville.6 pm. DJ, 50/50. Fridays: Wexford Starlite Car Cruise at Northway Christian Community Church. Route 19 at Wallace Rd., Wexford. 5:30 pm. DJ That's all I've got for now. Let us know where you like to cruise!

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11 VINTAGE AD GPMC NEWS September 2012 Page 11 ADVERTISERS & SUPPORTERS CORRECTIONS & OMISSIONS Please send corrections & omissions to the editor. ADVERTISING POLICY Free Member Classified Ads: "For Sale" and "Wanted" cars and parts only Cars/parts for sale must be personal property of the member (not the property of the member's business or that of a non-member friend or business associate) Limited to three consecutive months Fifty words or less; photos only as space and time allow Non-Member Classified Ads: "For Sale" and "Wanted" cars and parts only Limited to three consecutive months Fifty words or less; photos only as space and time allow $10 per month, payable in advance Business Ads: Must be for a one-year period, can be renewed annually No changes in content until up for renewal Must be copy-ready Business card sized ads in the GPMC newsletter or on the GPMC

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13 GPMC News September 2012 Page 13 GREATER PITTSBURGH MUSTANG CLUB Andrew Teti Newsletter Editor 496 Roxalana Hills Drive Dunbar, WV TO: Next Meeting Wednesday September 5 Roosevelt Grove, North Park Board Mtg 7:00 pm General Mtg 7:30 pm Newsletter Submissions Newsletters sent to addresses are in full color. Printed copies of the newsletter are in black and white and a limited number are available at meetings. Do you have a story or photo share? Send them to the newsletter editor. The next deadline is: September 15, 2012