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August 2010, Volume 12, Issue 7
Message from the President As usual our club has been busy this past month. It‟s great to see so many of our
members at the various events.
At last month‟s meeting we presented the money to Keri‟s Crusade for ALS and the
presentation of Honorary Memberships to the supporters of our Poker Run/Cruise In. It
was a great honor to be part of this. Our little club has great potential for bigger and
better things. Again, I want to thank all that helped with this event.
Also, this past month we had our International Pot Luck at Marcy Aho‟s. There was
some great food and it was a fun time. Marcy kept trying to get people in the pool but
there were no takers.
The July Downtown Kernersville Cruise In was a great success! We had between 130
and 140 cars on the street. Other than being very hot everything went well. We‟re hoping
to top this in August.
I would like to thank Grover Parks for setting up the Virginia Car Collection Tour.
This is a remarkable collection amassed in just 10 years. I have never seen so many
Mercury cars and trucks in one place. There were also many Fords, a few GMs and I
think I might have seen a few Mopars.
If you haven‟t been to the Cruise In at the square in Mocksville you really should try
to go. That little town real jumps on Cruise In night. When you get into town find a
place to park and set up your chairs. You can sit just about anywhere and still be able to
hear the music and announcements. They have door prizes and a 50/50. They also have a
drawing using the door prize tickets for two Cars of the Week. These two cars get
reserved parking in the square and a nice plaque. It is held on the first and third Monday
of the month. There is one coming up Monday, August 16.
We attended the Cruise In at Cagney‟s Kitchen on old US 52 at Gumtree Road on
August 9. There were about 20 cars including several OSC members. It was very hot but
we still enjoyed it. The food was good and the prices reasonable. If you get a chance try
to make it next month.
I was thinking about our club and I realized that we have some great thinkers and they
keep coming up with more ways to promote our events and ideas for more events. I want
to encourage everyone to put suggestions in the suggestion box or bring them up at our
meetings. As usual, Ruth Ann will cover some of the items I mentioned above in more detail in
her various reports.
See y‟all at the eatin‟ meetin‟ on Tuesday, August 17.
John
Special Interest Articles:
August Meeting at Olympic
Message from the President
Car Events Schedule
OSC By-Laws
Keri’s Crusade Presentations
Int. Pot Luck @ Marcy’s
VA Private Car Collection
Downtown K’ville Cruise-in
Date Night 2010
AACA Fall 2011 Tour
Personal Notes and Rumors
Members of the Month
AACA’s Old Salem Chapter monthly meeting will be Tuesday, August 17thth
at the Olympic Family Restaurant, 1541 W. Mountain St. (Hwy 66) between Linville Rd. and Main St., in Kernersville. Dinner starts at 6:00 PM and the business part of the meeting will start at 7:00 PM. There are lots of things to discuss and I know you’ll want to come and see what what’s been happening and find out about our upcoming events too. There’s so you won’t get left out. Don’t forget to invite/bring some of your “old vehicle” friend(s) with you too to enjoy some good food, fun, and fellowship, and share an evening with all your old car friends!
On the Web:
National: http://AACA.org
NC Region:
http://www.ncregionaaca
.com/region/
Old Salem Chapter:
http://www.ncregionaaca.com/oldsalem/index.html
August Meeting – Olympic Restaurant – Kernersville Editors:
David & Jo Ann Hawks 4792 Leinbach Dr.
Winston Salem, NC 27106
Phone: (336) 924-4737
Fax: (336) 924-5757
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Car Events Schedule – Mark your Calendar! Aug. 12th-14th: AACA National SE Fall Meet, Hosted by Roanoke Valley AACA, Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg, VA.
Aug. 13th: Old Orchard Diner Cruise-in, 5 PM until, Old Salisbury Rd., Winston Salem.
Aug. 14th: Downtown Kernersville Cruise-in, 3 – 8 PM, free door prizes, Main St., Kernersville.
August 14th: Yadkin Valley Cruisers Cruise-in, 4:00 PM until, Downtown Yadkinville.
Aug. 14th: Kernel Kustard Cruise-in, 4 – 8 PM, 1630 Fox Trot Dr. (off Hanes Mall Blvd), Winston Salem.
Aug. 16th: Mocksville Cruise-in, Hot Rods in the Park, 5:30 PM until,… Downtown Mocksville.
Aug. 17th: Old Salem Chapter meeting – 6 PM, Olympic Family Restaurant, Kernersville.
Aug. 19th: Let’s Talk Cars & Trucks Cruise-in, (every Thur., 5 – 9 PM), 1628 S. Main St., High Point.
Aug. 20th: Bethania Moravian Church Cruise-in, (Tenderloin Sandwiches), 6 PM until, Bethania.
Aug. 20th-22nd: Carolina Classics at the Capital, car show & swapmeet, Fayetteville St, downtown Raleigh.
Aug 21st : Old Salem Chapter Date Night 2010, Drive-in movie, 5 PM, Wendy’s in Walkertown.
Aug. 21st: AACA Zooland Region Car show, Bicentennial Park, Sunset Av., Asheboro, NC.
Aug. 21st: Carroll County Cruisers Cruise-in, 5:30 – 9 PM, Jim Quick & the Coastline Band,Dntn Hillsville.
Aug. 24th: Classic Ride Night (every Tues. evening 5 PM–9 PM) Lewisville Soda Shoppe, Lewisville.
Aug. 25th-28th: AACA Special Div. Tour, Hosted by Shenango Valley Region, West Middlesex, PA.
Aug. 26th-29th: AACA Hornets Nest Region Fall Auto Fair, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte.
Aug. 26th: Let’s Talk Cars & Trucks Cruise-in (every Thur., 5 – 9 PM), 1628 S. Main St., High Point.
Aug. 27th: Old Town Cruise-in, 6:00 PM until, Old Town Shopping Ctr., Reynolda Rd., Winston Salem.
Aug. 27th: Triad Classic Cars Cruise-in, 6 – 9 PM, behind Hardees, S. Main St, Kernersville.
Aug. 27th-29th: Corvettes at Carlisle, 1000 Bryn Mawr Rd, Carlisle, PA.
Aug. 28th: Hospice Cruise-in, Quality Inn, 3 PM until, 2008 S. Hawthorne Rd, Winston Salem.
Sept. 3th: Rural Hall Cruise-in, 5 PM until, Village Square Shopping Ctr. (Hwy 52 & 65), Rural Hall.
Sept. 4th: Hot Nights-Hot Cars Cruise-in, 3 – 9 PM, Pilot Mountain.
Sept. 10th: Old Orchard Dinner Cruise-in, 5 PM until, 2291 Old Salisbury Rd.) Winston Salem.
Sept. 11th: AACA Morehead City Chapter Show, 8 AM – 3 PM, Waterfront, Morehead City.
Sept. 11th: Downtown Kernersville Cruise-in, 3 – 8 PM, free door prizes, Main St., Kernersville.
Sept. 11th: Kernel Kustard Cruise-in, 4 – 8 PM, 1630 Fox Trot Ct. (off Hanes Mall Blvd.), Winston Salem.
Sept. 11th: Cagney’s Kitchen Cruise-in, 5 – 8 PM, 11464 Old Hwy. 52, Winston Salem.
Sept. 11th: Carroll County Cruisers Cruise-In, Main St. 5:30-9 PM, (Mark Roberts & the Breeze),Hillsville.
Sept. 17th: Bethania Moravian Church Cruise-in, 6 PM until, Bethania.
Sept. 18th: Yadkin Valley Cruisers Cruise-in, 4:00 PM until, Downtown Yadkinville.
Sept. 18th: AACA NC Region Fall Meet, 8 AM – 3 PM, downtown Mt. Olive, NC.
Sept. 21st: Old Salem Chapter meeting – 6 PM, Olympic Family Restaurant, Kernersville.
Sept. 24th: Triad Classic Cars Cruise-in, 6 – 9 PM, behind Hardees, S. Main St, Kernersville.
Sept. 24th: Old Town Cruise-in, 6:00 PM until, Old Town Shopping Ctr., Reynolda Rd., Winston Salem.
Sept. 25th: AACA Deep River Region Show, 8 AM – 3 PM, Shady Grove Wesleyan Church, 119 N. Bunker Hill Rd., Colfax, NC.
THOUGHTS FOR THE MONTH "If totalitarianism wins this conflict, the world will be ruled by tyrants, and individuals will be slaves. If democracy wins, the nations of the earth will be united in a commonwealth of free peoples, and individuals, wherever found, will be the sovereign units of the new world order." -The Declaration of the Federation of the World, produced by the Congress on World Federation, adopted by the Legislatures of North Carolina (1941), New Jersey (1942), Pennsylvania (1943),
and possibly other states.
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Old Salem Chapter By-Laws Ruth Ann Ronchetti, Reporter
Our Old Salem Chapter By-Laws are finally official! I got the word from AACA Executive
Director, Steve Moskowitz the end of July that they have been filed at National, and at long last,
we have a set of working By-Laws!
I sent out the final version to all of our OSC members. If for some reason, you did not receive it
or could not print it out, either let me know by email or at our next meeting, I will have some
copies with me. If I know ahead of time though, it will help in the number of copies that I will
have to print.
Keri’s Crusade for ALS … Presentations Ruth Ann Ronchetti, Reporter
Our last meeting on July 20 was a very special one … we had our Poker Run/Cruise-In guests in
attendance: Joanie & Harold Brown, founders of Keri‟s Crusade for ALS and Keri‟s Mom and Dad; Kevin &
Nicole from Wendy‟s in Walkertown; Mary Breth, our massage therapist; and Dick Bear, our Pit Stop
Challenge Game owner.
This meeting was our final wrap-up for all our hard work. We very happily presented a check in the
amount of $2,000.00 to Joanie and Harold Brown on behalf of Keri’s
Crusade for ALS! We were all so pleased with the results and the Browns
were very grateful for our participation in this most worthy cause and very
appreciative of all our efforts.
After our check presentation, we also wanted to honor our sponsors and
vendors that helped make it all possible by presenting them with our new
“Honorary Member” plaques, a copy of the NC Region Poker Run/Cruise-In
article and gift certificates. (We would like to thank David Hawks for his
hard work and craftsmanship in making these beautiful plaques!)
Those receiving our Old Salem Chapter “Coffee Pot” Honorary Member
plaques (pictured left to right below) were: Wendy’s of Walkertown,
received by Kevin and Nicole, Mary Breth of Scents & Sensibilities, and
Dick Bear of Market Point Productions. Danny Crouse, our emcee, was
unable to make our meeting due to unforeseen circumstances, but will be
honored at our next meeting.
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THANK YOU ALL … SO MUCH … FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE!
Committee Members Present Check to “Keri’s Crusade for ALS”
[Left to Right: Jo Ann Hawks, Roger Hockaday, Helen Nason, Hope Peddle, Joe Huygens, Joanie Brown, David Hawks, Marcy Aho, Harold Brown and John Ronchetti (Ruth Ann Ronchetti & Lauren Houlder – not shown)]
International Potluck at Marcy Aho’s Ruth Ann Ronchetti, Reporter
Sunday, July 18 was the date our OSC member Marcy Aho invited us to her house for an
International Potluck. It was another one of those very hot days so we were fortunate to be able to stay
indoors and out of the heat, be comfortable, and enjoy all the wonderful food! Marcy has an above ground
pool that she invited us to enjoy also, but it was even too hot to think about that, too!
Our members outdid
themselves again …
bringing an array of Italian,
Mexican, and good ‘ole
American and Southern
dishes … and we topped it
off with a wonderfully sweet
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watermelon … really hit the spot!
To add to everyone‟s enjoyment, we also had a continuous picture show of all our activities and outings
from this past year. Boy … have we been busy … and had lots of fun! It was also nice to be able to sit down
with everyone and be able to verbally tell them more about some of the pictures as we saw them.
Well, after all the pictures were shown and we pigged out” on all the food, it was time to “waddle” home.
The food was great and what an enjoyable afternoon we all had!
THANK YOU, MARCY, FOR OPENING UP YOUR HOME TO US!
Virginia Private Car Collection Ruth Ann Ronchetti, Reporter
Well, folks, we saw another gooood one! On, Saturday, July 31, our OSC members met for breakfast and
then headed to Ridgeway, VA to see a huge (300+) private car collection. Grover Parks made the
arrangements for our visit … THANK YOU, GROVER! It certainly was well worth our time!
Unfortunately, the weather wasn‟t looking very good so most everybody drove their daily drivers … it was
a shame, because with that many showing up, it would have been a really nice showing of our old cars … oh,
well, can‟t win „em all. We had about 20 of our members attending and some of them had already seen the
collection … and certainly didn‟t mind seeing it again … it is that impressive! Most of us met at Wendy‟s in
Walkertown and then we picked up a few more along the way.
When we arrived and entered, there were a couple of real beauties that “reeled us in” and then … we
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opened a door and entered into a much larger space with cars everywhere! Mr. Bowling owns many, many
cars, all in various stages of restoration … from the pristine and show quality, to “getting close,” to “a little
rough,” to “really rough.” His passion is Mercurys along with Fords and a few Chevys, etc., mixed in so we
saw a little bit of everything.
After we oohed and ahhed the first few beauties, we went through the next door and those cars were in
“pretty good” shape but with a lot of dust and some seats needing cleaning, nothing too serious though … still
beautiful cars. We wandered into another room that even had some “oldies” in there like Model A‟s … they
were in pretty rough shape, but in time, will be as beautiful as when they came off the line, I‟m sure.
Walking into another BIG room … this was the largest space and had most of the beautifully restored cars
in it … WOW … what a sight! These were absolutely
beautiful! There were a couple of 1957 Ford convertibles there that really caught my eye … gee, I would have
been real happy in one of them! Oh, well … he‟s not selling, just buying … and buying … and buying …
unbelievable! It was a sight to behold. A lot of these cars were parked so close together, you couldn‟t even
walk between them … they were packed like sardines!
Entering another door took us outside to a covered area where there were still MORE cars parked, all
waiting in line to be cleaned up or restored … they seemed endless. I was told that there was even another area
that I didn‟t make it to „cause I was so busy taking pictures! It was an area behind this building on top of a
small hill that had cars sitting outside waiting their turn. Oh, my!
Just seeing all these old, beautiful cars in one place was amazing in itself, but then I was told that the
collector just started buying these cars only 10 years ago! That is really something … and he is planning on
continuing to buy and also adding more space as it is needed! Guess that means another road trip in the future,
y‟all!
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After leaving there, our plan was to go to the Carolina ShineFest in Madison, a moonshine themed street
festival with NASCAR Legend and former moonshiner, Junior Johnson in attendance at his moonshine
distillery, Piedmont Distillers Inc., and lots of food, crafts, music, etc. … but … since it was raining only a few
of us stopped and then didn‟t stay very long „cause it was pretty much of a wash out … it would have been fun
… oh, well, maybe next year.
Kernersville Downtown Cruise-In Ruth Ann Ronchetti, Reporter
For the past few months on the second Saturday of the month, Downtown Kernersville is beginning to
come alive again in the early evening! With the help of Larissa Hess and Deb Mitchell of the Kernersville
Downtown Council, Jim Taylor, and Clarence Lambe and all of our much appreciated OSC volunteers; it has
finally become a “force to be reckoned with!”
Since it started in June, each one is getting
better … better attendance and more
interesting and new things goin‟ on. The June
Cruise-In had some challenges: bad weather
and graduations, but we forged ahead and had
about 60 cars show up … not bad for a first
one! Then in July, it got a whole lot better …
good weather and better attendance … about
130-140 cars … and an ice cream truck …
yoohoo!
Now comes this Saturday, August 14 …
and there are some more surprises in store!
Our OSC member, Joe Huygens, has come up
with some wonderful ideas that will be put
into place … one being a mobile PA system
in their pink International Scout … that‟ll
be a hoot … and stand-up signs advertising
our Cruise-In and the local businesses and
sponsors … oh, yes … I said sponsors! Joe
has arranged for our Cruise-In to have over
$100 worth of Door Prizes given away at
each Cruise-In … how „bout that! What a
guy … thank you, Joe!
We will also have a Registration table set
up this month manned by Marcy Aho. The
purpose of this is for attendees to register so a
database will be available for contact and in
return they will receive a Door Prize ticket.
It will also serve as a good place for our 50/50 tickets and the Charity of the Month Donation Jar.
Another first will be a change in the entertainment venue … musician Clay Howard will be located at
the Baptist Church steps on N. Main and also music on S. Main by our local friend Glen Anderson
“spinning” the Oldies tunes. … Soooo …
Be sure to come and support the Downtown Kernersville Cruise-In this Saturday from 3-8 pm and help
keep things rolling. The proceeds from the 50/50 this month will go to the Shepherd’s Center, a Senior
Assistance Service.
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“Date Night 2010” Ruth Ann Ronchetti, Reporter
Just a quick reminder, our “Date Night” for 2010 is coming up on Saturday, August 21 … mark your
calendars … and let‟s bring back some memories!
We will be LEAVING Wendy‟s in Walkertown at 5:00 PM … and, of course … driving our old cars …
and head to Reidsville where we will “dine” at the Sonic Drive-In Restaurant to start jogging our memories.
From there, we will continue on to the Eden Drive-In
Movie Theater for an evening of watching movies
under the stars just the way it used to be way back
when.
I have tried to call the Drive-In to get movie
information but all I get is a recording telling me what
the movies are for this weekend. “Charlie St. Cloud”
is there now and has been since its release a week ago
so this might be the last weekend for it, but “The
Expendables” with Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis,
and Arnold Schwarzenegger is just starting on Friday,
the 16th
, so there is a good chance that will be one of
the movies when we go next week … hope so…that
should be a good one.
And do remember, the evening wouldn‟t be complete without refreshments during showtime so feel free to
bring along whatever you would like to share. Also, remember to bring your folding chairs so we can sit
outside together … and your portable radios to listen to the movies.
Looking forward to it y’all!
AACA Fall 2011 Tour Ruth Ann Ronchetti
For those of you that weren‟t at our last meeting, our OSC members
briefly discussed and voted in favor of hosting an AACA Tour event in
the Fall of 2011. This all came about from a phone call that David Hawks
received from our NC President, Randy Stone, requesting that our Chapter
consider hosting a Fall tour event since we have a lot of great Outings. Out
of 16 North Carolina Region Chapters, we are one out of three that never
host an AACA event so it was time to give it some consideration.
No details have been decided on yet other than the vote to do it
sometime in the Fall of 2011. We were asked to think about doing a 2-3 day tour to start off with to make it a
little easier. There are a lot of interesting places here in our area that we could include and it should be pretty
easy deciding on what places to visit.
So, okay everyone, here is your chance to get involved in some
committee work (and fun, too) and help plan this exciting new adventure
for our Chapter. It is exciting and very satisfying to see a plan come
together after actively taking part in its planning … soooo … put your
“thinking caps” on and let‟s come up with some great ideas!
Within the next few months, we hope to have our NC Region President,
Randy Stone, join us at one of our monthly meetings to talk to us about this
undertaking … please try to attend the monthly meetings anyway but
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especially when he comes, it will be very informative … I will let you know ahead of time.
Also, keeping this in mind, it would be very helpful for all of you if sometime within the next year you try
to attend one of our AACA Region, Divisional, or National Tours so you can see how it‟s run and what‟s
involved in the process … and IT IS ALSO A WHOLE LOTTA FUN!
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Personal Notes and Rumors
Please keep Alma Alley (and James) on your prayer list. Alma has been under the weather again for several weeks but is doing much better and starting to get out and about again. We hope you continue to improve and are as good as new real soon.
Please keep Gerri Dee Crummet (and Bob) on your prayer list. Gerri Dee made it through another major surgery a couple of weeks ago and is back home recovering. The healing process is very trying and difficult. We wish you the best and are looking forward to seeing you get some relief soon. Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to help while you’re getting well.
Please keep Ann Gregory (and Dennis) to your prayer list. Ann had knee surgery a couple of weeks ago and is at home recovering. We hope your knee heals quickly and you’re ready to walk and run, without pain, anywhere you want to go real soon.
Please keep Bill Hutchins (and Lee) on your prayer list. Bill spent a few days in the hospital for a few days recently but is back home again and doing better. We hope you feel great real soon so you can get up and around do the things you want to do.
Please add Brenda Holloway (and Dickie Speas) to your prayer list. Brenda some surgery a couple of weeks ago and we hope you have a quick recovery and can join us in some fun activities real soon.
Please keep Fran Powers (and Richie) on your prayer list. Fran had some major surgery a few weeks ago and is back home recovering too. She seems to be doing very well and will hopefully continue until she is better than new. Hope to see you again soon too!
Please keep Dick Strohmeier. He’s graduated to walking without a cane now and that’s great! We hope that things keep going well for you!
Please add Elton Hughes to your prayer list. Elton is a friend of the Old Salem Chapter and is scheduled for surgery on Aug. 20.
Happy Birthday From the Old Salem Chapter to:
Shirley Tharpe ~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 17th . Jo Ann Hawks ~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 22nd Marilyn DeVictoria ~~~~~~~~~ September 5th Josh Holder ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 5th Joe Mabe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 6TH Bonnie Tuttle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 8th Pat Salley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 9th Ruth Ann Ronchetti ~~~~~~~~ September 13th Jake Barnes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 13th Inez Day ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 19th
We wish this birthday will be your best one yet and that ALL your Birthday Dreams come true!
Happy Anniversary from the Old Salem Chapter To:
Al & Marilyn DeVictoria ~~~~~~~~ August 25th
John & Ruth Ann Ronchetti ~~~~~ August 25th
Ronnie & Inez Day ~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 27th
Jim & Mary Taylor ~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 29th
Jim & Karen Quick ~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 30th
Ron & Janice Casey ~~~~~~~~~~ September 21st
Congratulations on reaching another milestone together and may you celebrate many more!
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Old Salem Chapter Members of the Month
August 2010
Ronnie & Inez Day”
Ron & Inez met in 1964 and neither had automobiles at that time. Ron would come to her house which
was only about three miles. In 1966 Ron got his first automobile, which was a 1953 Ford at a cost of
$240.00. They dated in this car for several months before he joined the Air Force. After returning from the
Air Force in 1970, they continued dating and were married on August 27, 1972. Ron had just purchased an
“old” 1954 Chevrolet a few weeks before their wedding, although he had a 1967 Chevrolet for his daily
driver.
On their wedding day, Ron‟s „67 Chevrolet would not start so he had to drive his „54 Chevrolet to the
church as everyone else had already left. As Ron and Inez prepared to leave the church following the
wedding, Inez stepped out onto the church porch and seen the 1954 Chevrolet parked at the end of the
sidewalk, ready to start their first trip and “Man & Wife”. Ron did have some other important things on his
mind and had forgotten to mention this little fact, which resulted in their very first “major discussion”. This
is the same 1954 Chevrolet that Ron recently restored and Inez is now as proud of it as he is.
Ron and Inez have raised four children, Amber, Ben, Chris and Elaine. They have lived at their home
in Kernersville, for 31 years and now have two granddaughters, Rachel, age sixteen months, and Danielle,
age one month. Ron and Inez have had the „54 Chevrolet for 38 years, the ‟49 Ford for 23 years, the „54
Ford for 22 years and the „54 Ford truck for 11 years. In his own words, he is not likely to sell anything.
Ron and Inez have been members of the Old Salem Chapter for approximately eighteen months and state
that “this is one of the most active, enthusiastic organizations that they have ever been involved with,... We
look forward to hosting one of the activities for our members soon”.
Ron says “I will always be grateful to Jim Taylor for inviting me—not once, but several times. This
Old Salem Chapter is very special to us”.
Part of the “Day Collection”