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Norman Burnstine, President Margo Miller, Secretary

Philip Cowherd, Vice President Richard Reel, Web Site

Joyce Suchy, Treasurer Gladys Bernstein, Hospitality Chairman

MINUTES / NEWSLETTER

Saturday, April 21 – Cruise & Lunch

Home of Peter & Sandi Gagne

Port Orange, Florida

ATTENDANCE:

Members:

Dr. Stanley & Linda Asenzio Charlie & Cori Garrett

Gladys Bernstein Don, Sandra & Mia Harvey & friend, Mattie

Dan Beyer Bob & Margo Miller

Norman Burnstine Steven Piantieri & Debbie Ashworth

Phil & Patty Cowherd Steve Sanford

Gil & Karen Gagne Guillermo & Sarka Santiago

Peter & Sandi Gagne (hosts with the most!) Nathalia Bose-Silver & Mike Silver

Warren & Ann Gagne John & Gina Tremblay

WELCOME:

President Norman Burnstine welcomed all members and guests to our April activity, the “Day with the Gagnes,” with a cruise in the morning and box lunch to follow. There were 30 members who enjoyed the day together! Best yet was our show of new members (nicknamed the “Giulia Club”) the Asensios, Dan Beyer, the Garretts, the Santiagos, the Silvers, and the Tremblays. Part of that “new” club were the Harveys, whom we welcomed back as Alfa Owners after some break in allegiance as Don slipped backwards driving OTHER cars!

On behalf of all of those present for the “Gagne Day Out,” Norman thanked Peter and Sandi Gagne for hosting today’s event, along with their extended family!

OLD BUSINESS:

MINUTES:

The minutes from the Alfa meeting at Ace Café on January 27, 2018, were approved as written.

NEW BUSINESS:

FINANCIAL REPORT:

We missed the Suchy’s today, and Joyce’s monthly financial report; the Suchys have been busy settling in their new home in Mt. Dora.

She has taken the time, however, to reminder all members to pay your local dues to our Alfa Club, in case they have not already done so. You should have been emailed your dues invoices a couple of months ago, but if not: If you are a National AROC member, your dues are already forwarded to us from National, but just for YOUR MEMBERSHIP . If you are not a national member, or in the case you do have a spouse or other family member who wants to belong to the club, the local club dues are $10.00 per person. Please send this year’s dues to:

Joyce Suchy, Treasurer

Mid-Florida Alfa Club

8048 Waterbury Way

Mt. Dora, Florida 32757-8826

REMINDER:

We are still holding to the decision made at the January meeting, to plan an event on the SECOND WEEKEND OF EVERY MONTH (usually Saturday) and to get together for a club function. When we can tie our “meeting” in with a “car event” in the same area, we will do so.

Most of us realize that this “club” runs on its stomachs…and because of this we will always plan to have a breakfast, lunch or dinner at our monthly destination. Many at today’s meeting had some great new ideas for activities and meetings that we might want to pursue. Some were: a Bowling evening; an evening cruise on the Winter Park Chain of Lakes (with a snacks, of course - and perhaps dinner afterwards!); Roller Skating (???...THAT should be fun to watch!!) So …we are working on some ideas that did come up.

DON’T BE SHY … send in any ideas for fun things to do for our monthly functions (planned around a meal, of course!) and any ideas of restaurants for us to try!

NEXT EVENT:

For May, we will be participating in the “Howey Mansion Road Tour” which will be held on Sunday, May 6^th. We will meet any time after 8:30 a.m. at ACE Café for a lovely brunch. At 11:00 a.m. the group (of all kinds of sports cars) will leave to cruise to Howey-in-the-Hills and “The Howie Mansion,” owned and renovated by Phil and Patty Cowherd’s sons. There will be a car show there, with the winner of the “People’s Choice Award” at 2:30 p.m., and afternoon tours of the lovely, newly opened refurbished “Mansion” where all the VERY BEST weddings and large functions will be held in the near future!

The cost will be $99 per car (which includes TWO people for brunch, the car show and the tour) and a portion of that amount will be donated to the Special Olympics. So come join in, with every spiffy car you can think of, for the Brunch and Cruise to the Howie Mansion on May 6^th, starting at 8:30 a.m. and finishing up at 3:00 p.m. Register at “Eventbrite.com” and search for “Ace and Howey Event 2018.” See you there!

ELECTIONS:

We are still holding to the decision to have our club run by volunteers, which will “Rule by Committee.” This means that ANYONE who would like to work towards the benefit of the Mid=Florida Alfa Club, or to assist with events throughout the year, they are more than welcome to join those couples who are already serving on this working committee: the Burnstines, the Cowherds, the Suchys, the Millers, the Sanfords, Gladys Bernstein, and Richard Reel. So come join us by giving us your ideas of things to do and places to go! Today we did exchange some fabulous ideas for some functions to have this year, so remember … THIS IS YOUR CLUB, TOO!!!! ALL ideas are welcome!

OUR NEXT MID-FLORIDA ALFA MEETING:

John Tremblay has offered to look into “Logans” out on John Young and Sand Lake Road, and will try to set up a date for our next meeting there in May or June.

VIVA ALFA CAR SHOW: START GETTING YOUR CAR READY NOW !

The date has been set! Please put November 2^nd and 3^rd on your calendar NOW, so you will be able to participate in all of the events of the VIVA ALFA Car Show at Celebration again this year! Now is the time to get your car up-and-running and all spit-and-polished in time for the show. (Our “antique” cars don’t want to be shown up by all the new Giulias and 4-Cs do they???)

This year, Norman Burnstine and Margo Miller will co-chair VIVA ALFA, but we are asking for AT LEAST TWO VOLUNTEERS to “shadow” the committee working on the show this year. That way, more people will “know the drill” when the 2019 show rolls around! We need new blood!!!! Everyone who serves on our “committee” works on the show as a “team,” so we just want to add this “new blood” for new ideas and the passing on of our past knowledge of putting on this show. Volunteers can contact Norm Burnstine or any member of the committee.

ADDITIONAL CLUB INFORMATION to think about:

· NAMETAGS: If you have an interest in buying a permanent club nametag, let Margo Miller know. If we get enough people interested, we will order some new nametags.

· CLUB SHIRTS: We haven’t ordered any new club shirts for many years. One of our members is looking into Alfa Shirts that can be ordered online. If you have any information on shirts that can be ordered, please let Margo know. We are willing to work on this project if we have a distributor and at least a dozen shirt orders to make. For an idea of the shirts we have been able to order in the past, contact Margo Miller at maggiesredheads@hotmail.com.

WEBSITE:

We heard the exciting announcement today that John Tremblay has taken the initiative to set up a Mid-Florida Alfa Club FACEBOOK PAGE! Please have a look at it and participate in sharing information on it. Thank you, John!

Also, our Website is still being beautifully managed by Richard Reel – have a look at

www.alfafla.com and let Richard know if you have something to be posted on our site at

richard@alfafla.com. Thank you, Richard, for our continued efforts to keep us informed!

PARTS FOR SALE:

· Steven Piantieri: 407-257-4322 or SteveSteve32701@yahoo.com

· Bob Wetzel: 321-279-0922 or casselbob@yahoo.com

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Having no other business to be discussed, the meeting was adjourned at 1:38 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by:

Margo Miller, Secretary

Mid Florida Alfa Romeo Owners Club Inc.

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