{"id":4497,"date":"2025-02-02T18:38:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T18:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncregionaaca.com\/region\/?p=4497"},"modified":"2025-02-02T18:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T18:38:05","slug":"2025-winter-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncregionaaca.com\/region\/index.php\/2025\/02\/02\/2025-winter-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Winter Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

January brought our annual membership meeting in Raleigh. It was quite a success! I’ll let our own Bill Cox sum it up… <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s difficult to wrap my head around the year 2025. Heck, I thought the world was coming to an end when we reached the year 2000\u2026 at least everyone in IT where I worked led me to believe that. 2025 sounds so futuristic for some reason: It\u2019s 25 years into the new millennium and it happened so quickly. I have just arrived back home from the 2025 Annual Meeting for the NC Region at the Double Tree hotel in Raleigh. It was a fantastic meeting and I am excited about the year for the NC Region and the AACA as a club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, that\u2019s what these meetings are supposed to do, get you pumped up about the upcoming opportunities to attend meets, tours and all the car activities available to us through the club. This meeting definitely got me ready to have some fun at upcoming events during 2025!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to all the talk about upcoming events, the annual meeting is a chance for you to spend quality time with NC Region members from all the chapters outside of the show field events. We have a great group of people in the NC Region and they are always willing to share any ideas that might help with your chapter activities. It\u2019s one of the reasons we have a Region: to share ideas and support each other. Charlotte Tyson, from the Morehead City Chapter, gave a fantastic program on fund raising for your chapter including step by step suggestions for gaining sponsors for your chapter shows. (hint: you are selling advertisement of benefit to the sponsor, not asking for donations!) Many folks provided their own secrets and everyone benefitted from the shared knowledge. We were also treated to a very interesting presentation from Mike Petersen who gave a wonderful slide tour of his trip along Route 66, the famous highway from Chicago to LA that provided thousands of families the vacation of a life time on a 2200-mile road trip through the heart of America. Mike showed lots of personal pictures and artifacts from his trips in the late 1950\u2019s and early 60\u2019s as well as post cards from the iconic tourist destinations and local roadside motels, caf\u00e9\u2019s and gift shops. This was so good, I\u2019m chomping at the bit to get the Corvette ready to head to Chicago and set out on the adventure\u2026 if I wait long enough, I might come to my senses; but then again, you never know, I might just get a wild hair and make it happen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chip King from the General Greene Chapter gave a presentation on telephones\u2026 including the invention of and patents for phone communication, and the evolution of phone communication technology and hardware. He had examples of early phones including dial-up and push button handsets. We like anything historical in nature so everyone enjoyed the presentation and seeing the old phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two-day event included a judge\u2019s school on Friday afternoon, which counts for your mandatory class to maintain your AACA judging status; and our Board of Directors meeting on Saturday morning. After the speakers\u2019 presentations and lunch, we concluded with the general membership meeting for the year. We get to hear about all the issues and activities of the club as well as vote on any changes to the policy and procedure manual and the slate of officers for new terms. We inducted Bruce Willis (posthumously) and Matt Hinson into the Circle of Honor for their long-term, consistent service to the NC Region. We announced Rod Moore as the Dave Hinkle award winner for 2024 and the winning vehicles for several memorial awards like the Ray Crooke award, Alvin Story award and the Marshall Van Winkle award. There are several of these awards presented each year and you can see a list of the 2024 recipients elsewhere in this newsletter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lorrie Oaks is to be commended for a job well done on putting together a great meeting. If you don\u2019t regularly attend this meeting or have never been to one, I promise it will be a day well spent in the cold of January, or any time for that matter. The presentations are fun and the time spent with other \u201cold car folks\u201d is worth the trip- we usually laugh and have a good time for one reason or another. We leave ready to take on new travel adventures throughout the coming year, and like I said, that\u2019s what the meeting is supposed to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on it next year\u2026 2026- yikes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy Motoring! Bill<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event Pictures, courtesy of Ginger Wright<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chip King’s Phones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rt. 66 trifold<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Charlotte Tyson & Stepanie Gruenke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Editor Award – Ginger Wright, & David Allen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Herb Oakes Memorial HPOF Award – Greg Jackson – 1973 Cadillac DeVille<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Charles Wells Memorial Award – David Allen – 1986 MR2 Toyota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Herb Payne Memorial Award – Jim Aldrich – Stutz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Charlotte Tyson presenting “Who Needs Sponsors” on behalf of George Najarian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Malcom Greer & Anthony Bright<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rt. 66 trifold<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mike Peterson & Mrs. Gruenke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fall Region 2024 Host Award > VP David Lineman – Presented to President Jack Harris of the Furnitureland Chapter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spring Region 2024 Host Award > VP David Lineman – Presented to the Triangle Chapter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Editor Award – Denny Oestreich, & David Allen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bob McAdams & Jame Matthews switching jobs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Les Joyner Award – Jack Harris picking up the award for Russell Shaw – 1988 Ford Mustang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fred Ross Memorial Award – John Watson – 1957 Thunderbird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Alvin B. Storey Award > David Peeler – 1911 Oldsmobile Tourabout <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Marshal VanWinkle Award – J. Courtney Johnston – 1937 Buick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ray Crooke Memorial Award – Kevin Smith – 1967 Oldsmobile 442 Convertible<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rod Moore – Circle of Honor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rod Moore – Circle of Honor, & Lorrie Oakes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Circle of Honor, Matt Hinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Circle of Honor, Bruce Willis’ family & Lori Oakes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dan Fuccella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lunch time!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chip King’s presentation on the history of telephones. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mike Peterson’s tales of traveling Route 66<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Registration with Audrey Harris & Linda McAdams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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