April Meeting 2011

Call to Order

The April meeting of the Bluegrass Mustang Club was called to order with 24 members and guests present.  President, Del Mercier led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Del introduced Matt and J.R. from Wildcat Ford representing Paul Cleaver.  Matt welcomed the club and expressed Wildcat’s interest in meeting our club’s needs.  He stated that in appreciation for referrals that result in the purchase of a vehicle, Wildcat will give $250 to the person making the referral or donate the amount to the club.

Other guests included Mark Monell who owns a 2007 Mustang Shelby GT, white with silver stripes, John Thomas who owns a 2001 Mustang SVT Cobra, and Kenny Keeling who owns a 1967 Mustang Fastback, 1968 Mustang Coupe and a Sunbeam Alpine 1725.  Kenny works with Barrett Jackson Auctions and became the newest member of the club.  Welcome, Kenny!

The club membership is now 115 members.

Secretary’s Report

The report was emailed and posted on the website.  Del asked for changes or approval.  Approval was given and seconded as posted.

Treasurer’s Report

Opening balance was $2,291.37. Deposits were 705.25 with checks of 499.25.   Statement balance was $2,482.37 with one apparel check outstanding.  Checkbook b balance stands at $2,445.87.

Treasurer Howard Fitzgerald is in the process of moving the club’s account to Fifth/Third bank from Chase.  Chase refused to waive the $15 monthly fee on the account.  The 5/3 account has no fees.

Treasurer’s report was accepted and approved.

Old Business

Del provided a recap of the Shakerown Road Rally.  Eight teams participated and 28 folks enjoyed lunch at Shaker Village. 

He also introduced a Traveling Trophy that will be awarded to the top finisher in these driving events.  The trophy was presented in absentia to 1^st place team Steve and Donna Lazarra.  2^nd Place went to the Jay Talbott team and 3^rd went to the Rick baker team.

A special Last Place award was presented to Gary and Lorna Galick which included a copy of the Rally instructions, map of Lexington, a map of Kentucky and a pen.  Better luck next time!

New Business

Shop Day at Fred Barkley’s is coming up on Saturday, April 23^rd.  Shop opens at 10:00am and closes when the last member is served.  Some refreshments will be available.

April 30^th is the Frankfort Mustang Club’s Pony Car roundup from 10:00am – 3:00pm.  A no-host lunch will be available and door prizes will be awarded sponsored by the City of Frankfort.  Fred Barkley will email a flyer.

May 14^th is the club’s Spring Cruise-In at McDonalds on Leestown Road.  Flyers with coupon are available.  Pick up some and get the word out.

Spring Ice Pack Car Show at Boonesborough State Park is this weekend.

May 20^th – 22^nd is the Shelby Spring Fling in Indiana.

The weekend of June 24^th – 26^th provided a couple of shows the first being the Midwest Mayhem at Masterson Station here in Lexington and the DBR Performance Fox Body Show in Tennessee.  Check the Calendar page of the website for times and locations.

Fred Barkley recapped the MCA show in Mesquite, Texas.  370 judged cars filled the local high school football stadium.  Fred’s late model convertible took a 1^st in Daily Driver Division.

Anthony Eldridge is still working on an alternate or additional vendor for club apparel and merchandise.

Dads & Grads 2011 Car Show

Large cash donations commitments now exceed $2,300.  After review by the show committee The Nile House withdrew their offer to provide food services for the show.  Valvoline Food Services will provide food services.  There will also be a Sno-Cone vendor and possibly an ice cream vendor.

Show Committees have been formed.  Members are encouraged to signup with one to do their share.

Donations are needed for door prize items, silent auction items and goody bag stuffers.  Please check with the local businesses you frequent and ask for donations.  If you need a letter, check with Del.

Door Prizes

Mark Avery – Hat and Glossers

Dawn Freeman – Doc’s Mustang Hat

Gayle Freeman – BMC Mouse Pad

The next meeting will be 7:00pm Tuesday, May 10^th.

The Meeting was adjourned at 8:35pm.

March 2011 Meeting

The March 2010 meeting of the Bluegrass Mustang Club was called to order at 7:00pm by club President Del Mercier with 38 present.

Del welcomed the guests, one of whom was Bill Alley who was here to talk about the Keenland Concourse and new things that were going to happen at the Paddock. He also pleaded for volunteers to help with the show.

The second guest was Kenny Keeling and he presented his business to the club.  The name of his business is Premier Garage where he remodels home garages.  He left brochures and business cards for anyone who might be interested. He also is going to become a member of the BMC again.

Secretary's Report:
Next the meeting notes for January and February were read and a[pproved as read. 

Treasurers Report:
The beginning balance was $2,318.70; there were deposits of $137.60. Total checks paid out were $150.00 with a $15.00 service fee on the account. The $150.00 paid out was $50.00 paid out to Jacobson Park for the anniversary party this summer, $70.00 post office box fee, and a check to Anthony for $30.00 for reimbursement for postage. Ending bank balance was $2,291.37.

A motion to approve was made and seconded. 

Old Business:
Next Item on the agenda was the Shakertown trip. Del explained that the road rally was still a work in progress, but he needed to finalize how many were coming. The money had to get to Howard for the meal and the optional tour by tonight. A head count was done and we had enough for the minimum reservations needed. Everyone will be gathering at 9:30 Saturday morning to start the rally. Del then explained the basics of the rally. An email will go out with the final directions.

The next item was shop day and that was passed to Fred.  The date is April the 23^rd, and the doors open at 10 o’clock rain or shine. No breakfast served.  

Rick Baker brought up Saturdays St. Patrick’s day parade which starts at 1:00. Everyone needs to be at Rite Aide at 11:45 to 12:00. There is no limit on cars so all are invited.  

Fred informed us that we had received 6 new members from Jack Kain Ford. We also picked up 3 new members tonight which brings BMC membership to a total of 111 memberships with 25 who are members of MCA. 

Next item was the Dad’s & Grads and it is generally felt that we are moving along real well.  The emphasis was on sponsorships and advertisement.  It appears that financially we are there.  As Del said, we have baked the cake, now we just have to get the icing on it. The floor was then given to Dave for more info. He stated that we had received $500.00 from Paul Miller, $500.00 from Wildcat Ford, and $300.00 from Kain Ford. There are others who will be making sponsorship donations but we don’t know how much yet. VIOC will be paying for the trophies this year which is a great assistance to the Dads & Grads.  The money part has been pretty well covered, so Del encouraged everyone to go to businesses that they frequent and ask for items that can be used for the silent auction etc. Dave also mentioned that we have a need of tables for the show. 

Last item on the agenda was Anthony talking about the apparel order. He stated that he had contacted the lady that Karen had told him about for information, and she had not gotten back in contact with him yet. He had also been in contact with Fayette Graphics which has no shipping charges for anything that they do. Prices are pretty much the same with no minimum order. The setup fee is $30.00 one time.

For anyone who is interested in ordering anything see Anthony after the meeting. 

The door prizes were a bag for each member of the club to pick up as they left the meeting. 

The next meeting will be April 12^th. 

The meeting was adjourned.

February 2011 Meeting

With the membership assembled in the Wildcat Ford meeting room at 7:00pm, President Del Mercier introduced Paul Cleaver, the new General Manager of Wildcat Ford.  Mr. Cleaver was formerly General Manager of Freedom Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep in Lexington.  His new position caps a lengthy career in the car business.  He welcomed us to continue using the meeting facility at the dealership and indicated his intention to support the BMC and our efforts.

Led by Del Mercier, the February meeting of the BMC with 26 members present was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.  Del introduced Doug and Wayne Palmer, the new owners of Doc’s Mustang.  The Palmers have moved the business behind their Dream Machines facility and are preparing to reopen the business.  They indicated their intention to continue a discount policy to the members of the BMC.

Del read a note from the Greer family expressing their appreciation for our attendance at Mr. Greer’s funeral and the generous donation to the Dierup Foundation in his honor.

Secretary’s Report:

Rick Bate had excused himself from the February meeting due to health issues.  Dennis Harvat volunteered to take and post the minutes.  The reading of the January meeting well minutes was waived.  A Dads & Grads flyer was passed around for get wishes from the members present and entrusted to Howard Fitzgerald for mailing to Rick.  Get well soon Rick, our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Treasurer’s Report:

The financial status of the BMC check book was covered by Treasurer Howard Fitzgerald.  With deposits of $514.00 and Checks of $245.83, the current balance stands at $2,318.87.  This does not include dues received this evening.

Old Business:

McDonald’s Cruise-Ins will continue to be supported by the Graviss McDonald organization.  Fred Barkley spoke with Janet Graviss who made the decision and passed it through to the management of the Leestown Road store.  This years cruise dates are May 14^th and September 10^th. A discount coupon will be provided for distribution with our cruise flyers.

In gratitude to the Graviss and Greer families, the Spring and Fall McDonalds Cruise-Ins will be known as the A.L. Greer Memorial Cruise-In.

The Shaker Town road trip is set for March 19^th.  The fees are $16.25 per person for the buffet lunch and $7.00 for the optional tour of the site.  Please get your money to Howard Fitzgerald as soon as possible or bring it to the March meeting.  The trip will include a scavenger hunt with prizes.  Watch your email for more information.

Shop Day at Fred Barkley’s garage is set for Saturday, April 23^rd.  Light work welcome.  Doors open at 10:00am.  Chance of coffee and doughnuts is very good.

Planning is continuing for the BMC 30^th anniversary party at Jacobson Park.  Keep Sunday, June 17^th open on your calendar so you can join the festivities.

The Central Bank meeting room in Nicholasville has been reserved for December 3^rd for the annual BMC Christmas Party and Pot Luck.

The Irish Society of Lexington has once again invited the club to participate in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Saturday, March 12^th.  A parade kicks off day-long festivities at 11:00am.  Club members and their cars are to meet at Rite Aid in the Eastland Shopping Center by 9:45am.  There is no limit to the number of participants.

The Bluegrass Mustang Club is on Facebook.  Try it out and become a friend of the club.  This media can be used to promote our cruises and shows.  Caren Beatty will provide some training at the next meeting if someone will bring a laptop computer.

Dennis Harvat was once again asked to password protect the Directory page on the website where club member’s email addresses are stored.

A revised membership form reflecting the new monthly meeting time was provided by Steve Lazzara.  After further review a revised revision will be available shortly.  Thanks for your help Steve.

The Dads and Grads planning committee has met three times in recent weeks.  Focus at this time is on sponsorships and advertising.  Letters have gone out to prior sponsors through the efforts of Anthony Eldridge.  Each member is asked to contact at least five (5) of the local businesses you frequent and solicit donations for the show.  These items are used as door prizes, goody bag stuffers, silent auction items, etc.  We need everyone’s help.  Flyers for the show were available at the meeting, once again thanks to Steve Lazzara.

New Business:

The next round of BMC apparel sales has not been scheduled.  Anthony Eldridge has assumed responsibility from Karen Fitzgerald.

The Downtown Lexington Corporation has asked for suggestions for scheduling the annual Christmas Parade.  The club recommendation is for the second Saturday in December during the day.  This will be passed along by Del Mercier.

The Corvette Museum in Bowling Green has asked for a Mustang to be displayed with Muscle Cars at the Corvette Museum from April-June.  They were hoping for a Shelby GT500.  Member Dave Link is offering his Shelby GT350.

Door Prizes:

Don Sherrow

Dan Abner

Anthony Eldridge

Roy Mundy

Donna Lazzara

Rhonda Eldridge

Harry Overtoom.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:15pm.  The next meeting is 7:00pm, Tuesday, March 8^th.

January 2011 Meeting

The January meeting of the Bluegrass Mustang club was called to order by President Del Mercier at 7:30pm with 25 present.

There was one visitor present, Charlie Cheatham who was welcomed even though he said the “C” word. He did admit to liking Mustangs.  He further stated that Fred was a good cheerleader for BMC.   Newer members Dan Moore, who owns a 1966 Mustang convertible, and Ed Maxwell that owned a 2007 GT convertible were attending their first meeting.

Next item was the announcement of the 2011 Officers and Board members.

OFFICERS
President: Del Mercier
Vice President: Gary Galick
Secretary: Rick Bate
Treasurer: Howard Fitzgerald

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Steve Lazarra
Dennis Harvat
Dave Link
Fred Barkley
Roy Mundy

The minutes from the November meeting were read and approved as read.

The treasurers report was read by Howard Fitzgerald and are as follows:

2010 year end balance was $2,050.20, During the month of December there was $1,100.00 in checks outstanding. Those checks were as follows. $500.00 to the Boy scout troop, $500.00 to Central Kentucky riding for hope, and $100.00 for two gift cards that were given to officers.

There was $240.00 deposited today foe dues which included $120.00 from Kain Ford for 6 new members who purchased Mustangs there. This puts the account at $2,290.00 to date with some more membership dues to be added.. It was mentioned that there were supposed to be 3 donations of $500.00 and Dan informed us that $500.00 cleared in November.

The Treasurers report was approved as read.

By way of explanation of the $100.00 gift cards, they were given to Dan Abner and Roy Mundy who both spent a significant amount of time in the past years. We wanted to recognize their efforts.

Old Business:
Christmas party. Karen Fitzgerald gave a report on the Christmas party. She expressed her thanks for the assistance of the committee, Caren Beatty, Lorna and Gary Galick, Donna and Steve Lazarra, Cynthia and Dennis Harvat, and Becky Mercier who helped with making this party a success. From comments given a fun time was had by all. Everyone survived the gift exchange without having to call 911. It was common consensus that everyone liked the room, and if we want to use it again, we would need to reserve it soon to be put on the schedule.

It was discussed next if we wanted to use the same spot for the party next year. It was voted on and approved to go ahead and reserve it for the 1^st Saturday in December which would be the 3^rd.

Next item was the three thank you letters from the Charities which was sent to everyone by way of email.

Next item was the membership update presented by Fred. The present membership total is 101 total family memberships. There were 13 dropped for nonpayment of dues, and 5 have been added back. Out of the 101 members, 27 are paid MCA members.

Fred also mentioned about having a shop day in April. Either the 16^th or the 23^rd, and for those who have not seen it yet, you get to see the infamous “Garage Mahal”

Fred also circulated a membership list to verify email addresses and phone numbers.

Next item was the unfortunate passing of Mr Greer. Fred commented on meeting Mr Greer back in 1980 while Fred was working on his own car at a place called Auto Sports. Mr Greer shortly joined the club and did countless things most were not aware of. He will be greatly missed.

Fred then made a motion that the club make a donation to the Nich Dieruf foundation. It was decided to do $100.00, the motion seconded, and unanimously passed. Nich was Mr Greer's Grandson who died while serving in Afghanistan several years back. There was then a hat passed for donations to be added to the $100.00 that will be donated by the club.

Next item is Anthony will be taking over the apparel orders from Karen.

Docs Mustang is being located behind Dream Machines body shop where many BMC members have had work done. The ownership is now Doug Palmer and his son Wayne Palmer, and once they officially open, they want to have an Open House for us to come to.

Steve Lazrra mentioned that he could not work with the existing BGMC application for new members, so he will have to redo it. When it is done it will go out to everyone in an email so they can be printed off and used by everyone.

Steve also mentioned that with the popularity of networking sites, it would be a good way to get out information. Many people have Facebook accounts and it was discovered they BMC already had an account on Facebook. It was asked how many were Facebook users, and there were many members who had accounts.

There was another item with regards to our membership list on the BMC website. There was some concern or question of the value of that being on the site. It was suggested that the membership list be put in a protected area where only members could reach it. Dennis said that he would look into it.

Dads & Grads meeting will be scheduled at Dels house for 7:00 pm on January 25^th. In the past, the BOD and the officers were the core of the Dads & Grads planning committee. But, anyone who would like to is encouraged to be involved in the effort. We need all the help we can get. Directions will be sent by email to Dels house.

BMC events 2011

1. McDonalds Cruise in on (tentatively) May 14^th and September 10^th

2. Shakertown trip on March 19^th

3. Shop day on April 16^th

4. Dads & Grads June 18^th

5. BMC 30^th Anniversary on July 17^th

6. Wilshires Cruise (planning phase)

7. Grey Goose NY style Pizza in Midway (planning phase)

It was also mentioned having a drive-in movie night, and it was suggested getting together with the Frankfort Mustang club for a big one. It will be looked into. Information to follow.

Door prizes:

1. Donna Lazarra

2. Karen Fitzgerald

3. Harry Overtoom

4. Howard Fitzgerald

5. Joy Tromley

6. Rick Baker

Meeting was adjourned.

November 2010 Meeting

Call to Order
The November meeting of the Bluegrass Mustang club was called to order by President Roy Mundy at 7:30pm with 28 present.

Secretary's Report
The minutes from the October meeting were read and approved as read.

Treasurer's Report
The treasurers report was read by President Roy Mundy due the the fact that Treasurer Dan Abner was not there. The report is as follows.

The beginning balance for November 1 was $5,035.10 in the bank, with deposits of $100.00 for dues paid. We paid out 2 checks, one for $15.90 to Howard Fitzgerald for car show copy costs, and 1 for $374.00 for apparel costs. That leaves an ending balance of $4,745.20. One correction to a previous amount approved was that the $25.00 for the Christmas parade was changed to $50.00 due to the fact that even though that we are a non profit organization, we are a 501C7 organization, and the parade organizers only recognize a 501C3 organization as non profit. Here are two checks outstanding, 1 for $50.00 for the Christmas parade, and 1 for $800.00 for the new t-shirts voted on last meeting. With $850.00 outstanding, that leaves us a book balance of $3,895.20. If we want to leave a balance of $2,000.00 in the account, we would have approximately $1,895.00.  Another expense that will occur before the end of the year, is the $300.00 for the Christmas party. So that leaves $1,500.00 for our 3 charities, and still maintain the desired $2,000.00 in the account.

The Treasurers report was accepted and seconded.

Old Business
Karen Fitzgerald mentioned that there was a need for volunteers to stay after the Christmas party and help clean up. Karen further stated that she will be sending out an email invitation to everyone. The food will be potluck but the meat , Ham ,Turkey, Shrimp, and meat balls will be furnished by the club. There will be a need of salads, desserts, and vegetables. Bread, soft drinks and coffee will be furnished. Just bring a dish to pass and yourself, and be prepared to have a good time. It will be held at Central Bank in Nicholasville, and there will be directions to the Bank from Wildcat Ford sent out by email. Also do not forget about the gift exchange. There will be a gift exchange, swap, steal, take away. The gift brought should not exceed $20.00. Numbers are drawn, and in order, you get to pick out a gift from under the tree. All gifts are wrapped so that you don't know what you are getting until opening the gift. There is a take away option, and if you get a really good gift, and someone after you likes it they can swap with you. Thankfully there was no blood shed last year, and fun was had by all.

Rick Baker reported on the Veterans day parade. There were 8 cars, with 4 of the 5 generations of the Mustang. A great representation for the Mustang and the Club.

Gary Galick reported that he and Lorna just got back from SEMA, with Lorna stating that she will not walk that far again. SEMA is the largest show, and it looked like Ford owned the place. They had Mustangs spinning and blowing tires, and Raptors jumping 8ft dirt piles. All major car manufacturers were there. One of the highlights was that Ford was giving away a new BOSS Mustang, and also with it was giving a 1970 Boss to drive on the days that you didn't want to drive the new one. It was a wild time.

Karen Mundy mentioned that they will be drawing for the White 1965 Mustang convertible on Tuesday November 16^th at noon at the Lexington Bluegrass Association of Realtors. Only 498 tickets have been sold, so the opportunity to win it is very good.

New Business
The Christmas parade was discussed, and with the limitation of 10 cars, it was felt that there may be more that 10 people who would want to be in the parade. It was decided to have a first come, first served drawing to determine who would be in the parade. Those who were interested in being in the parade were asked to email Rick Bate, and the first 10 emails would be in the parade. Since there was only 1 email, and 1 request at the meeting, it was asked for a show of hands of those who wanted to be in the Christmas Parade. We ended up getting a total of 8 in the parade. Del had the sign up sheet, so whoever was going to be in the parade come up and sign the sheet. Meet at Eastland shopping center at 4:30 and we will leave as a group for the parade. An email with final information will go out to those in the parade.

The next item was the election of Officers and BOD for 2011. Those present will be voting by ballot for the new officers, and BOD, and those not present will be sent ballots so they can vote by email until 1 December. The results will be announced at the Christmas party.

Theere was a motion brought by Becky Mercier, to go ahead and write the checks to the club charities for $500.00 each. The motion was seconded and approved by the club. This will be mentioned to Dan, and he will cut the checks.

Del Mercier presented the possibility of changing the meeting time from 7:30 to 7:00 due to the fact that Wildcat Ford closes at 9:00 and we have bumped up against that time when our meeting went a little longer than usual. It was put in a form of a motion, seconded, and approved by a vote of the club. As of January 2011 the meeting will start at 7:00.

The door prizes were as follows:

1. Rick Bate

2. Harry Overtoom

3. Fred Barkley

4. Rhonda Eldridge

5. Kyle Dart

The meeting was ajourned.


October 2010 Meeting

Call to Order
The October 2010 meeting of the Bluegrass Mustang club was called to order at 7:30pm by President Roy Mundy with 31 present.

Secretary's Report
The notes from the September club meeting were read and approved as read. 

Treasurer's Report
The Treasurers report for the month of September is as follows. There was a beginning balance of $5,156.88 with deposits of $1,006.00. There were checks paid fort a total of $1,068.38. Those checks were $300.00 to the Ice Man for the cruise-in at the Leestown Rd. McDonalds, $468.38 reimbursement to Fred Barkley for items discussed last meeting. A replacement check to the Mundys of $300.00 for the Christmas party. This gives an ending bank balance of $5,035.10 Since month end there a couple of checks outstanding There is a check to Howard Fitzgerald for copy costs for the car show of $15.90, and there is a check to the company that does our apparel for $374.00. That gives total outstanding of $389.90 and when you subtract that from the ending bank balance for September, that gives us $4,645.20 in the bank. There was also an electronic withdrawal come through our bank statement for $59.40 for our annual web hosting cost. This comes out of the account every September.

The Treasurers report was read and approved as read.

Old Business
Rick Baker gave a report on the article on the BMC in the Mustang Magazine. We want to thank Dennis Harvat and Debbie Monbeck for supplying the photos used in the article. The magazine wanted 3 pages for the article. A lot of the shots were duplicates, but there was a good spread of vehicles. There is extra copies of the magazine for those who desire one. Rick also stated that there might be a possibility of putting stories about club members cars in the magazine.

Next item is that there is a need for someone to take over the position of apparel manager in place of Karen Fitzgerald. Those interested, please let us know.

Roy then talked about the BOD meeting that occurred the night before. We basically critiqued the Dads & Grads car show. The location, the Dyno, the displays and the quality of cars. The BOD looked at what things could we do better. Another thing discussed was that we probably got started later promoting the show than previous years, and also there was less contributed because of the economy.

We are starting earlier this year, and we need some folks from the club who are willing to help get the word out to our vendors about the show. There will be letter to mail out and possibly some phone calls to be made. We need to have a goal of by years end having the contacts made and solicitations done. The reason for the goal of before the end of the year is that potential contributors are doing their budgets for 2011 now, and we need to let them know about our show early enough to get in their budget.

Even with the rain date, the ultimate grade for the Dads & Grads show for 2010 is a A.

New Business
The next item of business is the new t-shirts. When people join the club, one of the things that they get is a club t-shirt. We have run out of club t-shirts for a while. We have 29 folks who have joined the club and have not received their t-shirts. Most of that number is a result of the partnership with Jack Kain Ford who pays for a membership to BMC for everyone who buys a Mustang. We know that we can get t-shirts for about $7.60 each, and the question is can we get one as good that is cheaper.? It was also mentioned and the BOD meeting, that instead of mailing out the t-shirts that we send them an email inviting them to a meeting, and when you come we have a packet for them which includes a t-shirt, magazine and other things. That would give them a chance to come to a meeting to meet us and us meet them.

Fred made the motion was made to allot $800.00 towards the purchase of the t-shirts and it was seconded. The club voted and it was passed. The shirt will have a small logo on the front, and a large print of the same logo on the back.

Another item discussed at the BOD meeting was the charities that we would be contributing to. It was decided to stay with the 3 charities that we already had. Those were the Make a Wish Foundation, Kentucky Riding for Hope and the Boy Scout troop. It was suggested that the charitable committee would meet after the first of the year and submit new options for charities for 2011.

We also received an application for participation in this years Lexington Christmas parade. There has been some reservation in the past due to the cost issue and the limitation of cars allowed to participate.

The issue seems to be partially remedied. Effective this year a non profit organization cost to participate in the parade is $25.00. The limit is still 10 vehicles allowed from the club to be in the parade. The recommendation is that the club be in the Christmas parade, and that the club would pay the $25.00 entry fee, and those wishing to be in the parade ( 1 car per family ) send an email to Rick Bate and their names will be put into a hat and names drawn at the next meeting. Those at the meeting who also want to be included in the drawing could add their names into the hat. The first 10 drawn will be in the parade, and there will be a couple of alternates. The parade date will be on Friday November the 26^th at 5:30pm.

Gary reported on the road rally cruise in Frankfort. Everyone met at the Kmart parking lot at Versailles at 4:00 and due to the fact that Gary forgot the list of people of people who were supposed to come. But all worked out. The road trip was good, and Wilshires was great. Fun was had by all.

Fred reported on the Frankfort rally. As Fred so amicably put it, “ It was one Hell of a day'” There was 5 different clubs involved, 104 cars and about 165 people. There was 104 Mustangs on a 40 mile cruise through the back roads. It was really nice. There was lots of positive feedback on the show.

Rick Baker informed us that November 7^th is the date of the Veterans Day parade. We are limited to 5 cars in the parade. Rick sent an email to the lady who was in charge of the parade requesting that we have 10 cars in the parade since there were others who had more that 5 last year. Anyone who wants to be in the parade send Rick Baker an email. Del suggested that the first spots be allocated to the vets of the club.

Roy also brought up that this next weekend will be the Boonesborough Boogie Nationals for those who might be interested.

Steve also mentioned that the Summernites would be occurring in the 23^rd of October.

Karen restated that there was a possibility of having the Christmas party at Central bank in Nicholasville and there is no charge for the room. It would be a pot luck format. The date would be December the 4^th, the first Saturday in December and it would be at 6:00. The motion was made and seconded. The club would be providing a Turkey and a Ham, and the cost reimbursed up to $300.00.

It was also mentioned that there needed to be a committee to decorate, and the decision will be made at the next meeting.

The next item on the agenda was the taking of nominations for officers and Board members for 2011.

Nominations will be taken today, and use the rest of this month to notify the rest of the club to say if you want to submit to Rick Bate nominations for officers and BOD for 2011, you can do so by email. Then at the next meeting the nominations will be presented for all positions. A vote will be taken from those present at the meeting and an electronic vote will be taken for those not present during the month of November. The results will be announced at the Christmas party.

The floor was then opened for nominations for President. The first nomination was made by Dennis Harvat of Gary Galick. Gary said that he would love to but due to other time constraints, he declined.

Steve Lazarra then nominated Roy Mundy, but Roy felt that there were other areas that he needed to focus and he declined also.

Steve Lazarra was also asked but declined.

Del Mercier was also asked and said that he would think about it, so he was conditionally added to the ballot.

There were no other nominations for President at this time.

Nominations for Vice President were then taken.

Gary Galick was nominated (By Lorna) and Gary accepted. Lorna also stated that if she lived that long she would help Gary.

There were no further nominations for Vice President.

Nominations were taken for Secretary.

The club hadn't had enough punishment yet, so Rick was nominated for secretary again. The nomination was accepted.

Also nominated was Rhonda Trombley and she accepted.

There were no other nominations for Secretary.

Nominations for treasurer.

Dan Abner was nominated again for Treasurer. He declined due to #1 having been treasurer for the last 3 years, and time constraints at his employment, and family responsibilities.

There were no other nominations for treasurer at this time.

The nominations for the Board of Directors were as follows.

Steve Lazarra
Lorna Galick
Dennis Harvat
Dave Link
Gayle Freeman
Fred Barkley
Anthony Eldridge
Howard Fitzgerald
William Beatty
Roy Mundy

The door prize winners were as follows:
Rhonda Trombley
William Beatty
Donna Lazarra
Anthony Eldridge

The meeting was adjourned at 845pm.

September 2010 Meeting

Call to Order
The September 2010 meeting of the Bluegrass Mustang club was called to order at 7:30pm by President Roy Mundy with 36 present. We had 2 new members present by the name of Donald and Margaret Walker. Glad to have them as new members of the Bluegrass mustang Club. We had 1 visitor by the name of Joshua Garrett. Welcome to the meeting.

Secretary's Report
The notes from the August club meeting were read and approved. The notes were taken by Dennis Harvat while I was in the hospital. Thanks a lot Dennis.

The Treasurers Report
For the August bank statement, there was a beginning balance of $5,199.88 in the account. We had deposits of $232.00, with 1 check clearing to Mike Taylor after the fire at his home for the amount of $275.00. This was money collected at the Dads & Grads show for this purpose. That gave us an ending balance in the bank statement of $5,156.88. Since the cutoff of the statement, and some activity that has taken place in the month of September, there has been one deposit of $364.00, $300.00 of that was from McDonalds for the cruise in at Leestown road to pay for the Iceman. There was a reimbursement check for Fred for $468.38. What this was for was #1. window decals for a total of $286.85 for 250 decals. The additional $181.00 was for new member kits for several new members from Jack Kain.

Taking all this into consideration, that gives us a book balance of $4,752.50. There will be an expenditure pretty soon which will be a purchase of some new T-shirts for the new members that we owe shirts to because we were out of t-shirts. Our best cost so far is $10.00 per shirt, and we need to make a decision on how much we are going to spend. Most of our income has been realized for this calendar year, and we don't have a whole lot of people that will be paying dues. We will be spending more than we will be taking in.

It was asked about the charitable donations, and after the shirts are ordered, and we look at the other expenditures that are upcoming. Then we will look at the final number, and we will decide what will go to the charities.

There were no corrections or deletions, and the treasurers report was approved and seconded.

Old Business
Fred then talked about the MCA elections of the Board of directors, and encouraged all MCA members to send in their ballots.

Fred also talked about the Virginia Beach MCA National show where they had about 370 judged cars. The show was great, but Fred said the Hotel Stunk!!!!!!!

Two weeks before that they went to the National Show at the Biltmore House in North Carolina. Up on the TV screen was a sampling of the 1,400 pictures that Debra took. There were 469 judged cars The grounds were beautiful, and the weather was perfect.

Del Mercier then reported on the Mid Summer Nites cruise. There was 21 cars that went from BMC, although lost one due to alternator problems. There was 464 Mustangs at the show, with 1,200 plus cars total. A good time was enjoyed by all.

Gary Galick talked about the Leestown Rd. Cruise-in, even though he wanted to cry about the condition of his car by the time they arrived. The rainy weather probably limited the turnout, although there was 27 cars that showed up.

New Business
Upcoming events. The Wilshire cruise will be Saturday the 25^th of September. The Gathering point will be in Versailles at the K Mart parking lot at 4 o'clock, and then travel back roads to Wilshires in Georgetown. For those who are interested, the Capital City Cruisers will be having their cruise-in at the Kmart parking lot in Frankfort.

Rick Baker reported that all the info for the article featuring BMC for the Mustang Magazine was in their possession, and the magazine should come out either the end of September, or the middle of October. They will send us a box of magazines.

Roy reported that he had received a call just before the meeting, and we have been invited on Friday the 24^th to have a cruise-in at the Georgetown Horse expo, which is where they are having their opening of their part of the World Equestrian Games. They will have a 20 to 25 spaces for our cars. It will be at the Peddlers Mall from 6 to 9.

Fred shared info about activities sponsored by the Frankfort Mustang club on the 26^th. They will be having a Bluegrass back road tour,which will last about an hour and a half, and will end up back down town at the Capitol Plaza Hotel where there will be a mobile Mustang museum.

October the 11^th will be the Annual Fire Prevention Parade and Festival will be held on Monday because of the World Equestrian Games. It will be at 7pm. More information to follow.

October 15^th, 16^th, and 17^th will be the Boonesborough Boogie which is always a big event.

Karen Fitzgerald brought up that there is only 2 more meetings before the Christmas party. The last 2 years it has been held at the home of Roy and Karen Mundy. Karen reported that she had found a place in Nicholasville that would be a good place to have it, and give Roy and Karen a break. At Central bank they have a great room to have the party. Another great thing is there is no charge to use the room, so Karen put her name on the list to possibly reserve the room. It is up to the club to decide if they want to utilize this option. It will be decided the next meeting.

Dennis reminded everyone that at the October meeting nominations are taken for club officers, and board of directors for the new year. The nominations are printed on ballots and the voting is done at the November meeting. The new elected officers and board members are then announced at the Christmas party.

Rick Baker also announced that we had received an invitation to participate in the Veteran's Day parade in November.  More infromation to follow.

Door Prize winners are as follows.

1. Debbie Monbeck
2. Jean Sherrow
3. Karen Fitzgerald
4. Mark Steinpreis
5. Bill Beatty
6. Kyle Dart

Meeting adjourned at 8:30pm.

August 2010 Meeting

Call to Order

The August meeting of the Bluegrass Mustang Club was called to order at 7:40pm by President Roy Mundy.  Roy led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.  Not in attendance we Treasurer, Dan Abner due to a family emergency and Secretary Rick Bate who is having health problems.

Roy recognized new member Kyle Dart, who recently moved from Michigan.  Kyle has a 66 Mustang coupe which is still in Michigan.  Roy also recognized visitors Gary & Jeannie Grider from the Frankfort Mustang Club and Tyler Babcock whose mother drives a green 2002 Mustang.

Due to the above mentioned absences there was not a formal Secretary’s Report or a Treasurer’s report.  Roy indicated that Dan had indicated that proceeds from Dads & Grads 2010 topped $1,700 and the current balance in the BMC checkbook was just over $5,000.

Old Business

Recapping Dads & Grads 2010 members noted the following:

• The Valvoline venue is an excellent site for a car show
• 92 cars registered
• Food was great
• Silent auction was very successful
• The Dyno was a well received feature with 25 sign-ups and 15 completed before heat got to the computer and forced a shutdown
• Valvoline was very pleased with the show
• Clean up was excellent

Valvoline’s photographer captured highlights of the show which are now being edited for competition with the Delaware Valvoline facility.

Roy indicated a critique will be scheduled shortly for the show committee.  If you have any suggestions on how to improve the show in the future please email Roy ASAP.  We are now accepting sign ups for the 2011 show committee.  Next year’s show will be Saturday, June 18, 2011.

The Show & Shine at Jack Kain Ford was also very successful with over 30 club cars present as well as another 20 others.  13 new members have been signed by Jack Kain bringing current BMC membership to 102.

Karen Mundy got TV coverage for the Housing Foundation’s Mustang car raffle.  Currently 165 tickets have been sold.  They have not reached the break even point as yet.  Tickets are available from Karen at $50 each.

Fred and Debbie, Gary and Lorna Galick and Tyler attended the Frankfort Mustang Club’s Mystery tour which included the Kentucky Railway Museum, the Lincoln Memorial and My old Kentucky Home followed by dinner in Bardstown.

New Business

Some upcoming events to consider include:

• The Travis Fryman Memorial car Show in Paris August 14^th
• Trains, Planes and Automobiles Car Show in Versailles August 14^th
• The Somernite’s Cruise August 28^th in Somerset.  Mustang is the featured car.  Possibility to caravan with other clubs.  More info to follow via email.
• BMC Fall Cruise-In at McDonald’s on Leestown Road is Saturday, September 11^th.  Music by DJ “Iceman”.
• Daniel Boone Chapter of the American Red Cross 5^th Annual Car Show September 11^th in Lancaster.
• BMC Dinner at the Wilshire and Capitol City Cruise-In is now scheduled for Saturday, September 25^th.  Caravan from Palomar.  Menu selections to be available soon.

Rick Baker is still working with Laura Burke of Mustang Magazine on a BMC article.  A photo opportunity will we announce by email.

Del Mercier suggested a social gathering at the Harrodsburg Road Sonic Friday, August 20^th.

Rhonda Trombley’s uncle is in hospice.

Thanks was received, in person from Mike & Zack Taylor, for the club’s generosity following their loss of their home to fire.

Welcome home Becky Mercier from a five week adventure in China where she visited the Great Wall, the Terracotta Soldiers and taught middle schoolers who had never conversed with a native English speaking person.

Door Prizes

• Mark Lindsey
• Del Mercier
• Cathy Evans
• Roy Mundy.

 The meeting was adjourned at 8:30pm.

The next meeting of the Bluegrass Mustang Club is Tuesday, September 14, 2010.

July 2010 Meeting

June 2010 Meeting

The June 2010 meeting of the Bluegrass Mustang club was called to order at 7:30 pm by President Roy Mundy with 39 present. We had no first time visitors, but had a first time in a long time with the attendance of Dwayne Riddell. Good to have him back with us.

Secretary's Report:
The minutes from the May 2010 meeting was read and approved as read.

Treasurers Report:
We had a beginning balance of $2,331.73, deposits for the month of $944.00, which included $200.00 from Kain Ford, National Parts Depot was $200.00, $300.00 from McDonalds for the cost of the DJ at the Cruise-in. The remainder was from car flag sales and membership renewals.

Checks paid for May $446.60. $61.80 to Fred, $300.00 to the Ice Man, $84.80 to the florist for Mrs. Greer.

That makes an ending balance of $2,829.13 with 1 check still outstanding of $300.00 from the Christmas party.

The Treasurers report was approved as read.

New Business:
Roy announced a website that everyone could go to to find out about any cruise-ins that were happening. It is the www.cruisenightpage.com which has a listing of everything going on.

Roy threw out the question of the clubs involvement in the 4^th of July parade in downtown Lexington. The club had not been involved in the past due to the fee charged ($50.00), also there was a limit of only 6 cars. The Realtors Housing foundation has purchased a 1965 Mustang convertible that they will be raffling off throughout the summer with the goal of raising funds for the foundation to assist in putting in wheelchair ramps for folks who cannot afford one, weatherizes homes for the needy, and repairs homes for those who cannot afford to have the work done. Typically elderly people. We have attached the Mustang Club to this only in the fact that we wanted the Mustang club to be part of the celebration. The logo of the Mustang Club will be on the banner, but have no obligation to this, no money invested, just a moral obligation that if anyone knows someone who will buy a raffle tickets, you will spread the word. The car will be at car shows during the summer to facilitate selling raffle tickets, and we want to get the car in as many events as possible to maximize exposure. The housing foundation will be putting the car in the 4^th of of July parade and we have 5 openings for cars to be in the parade. The parade will be on Saturday July 3^rd at 2 o'clock. First come first served if you are interested in participating.

Roy mentioned several shows that were coming up this weekend, and encouraged those that could to attend and pass out flyers for the Dads & Grads.

Steve did a report stating that there was a meeting in the Valvoline parking lot to get the layout set up. He also explained where everything was going to be positioned and the traffic flow.

Please give Steve and Gary a big thanks for their HUGE participation in getting Valvoline support for the Dads & Grads car show. 

Fred gave a report on the National MCA Show in Oklahoma City Ok. Seeing how that Fred is a sworn in official, complete with a badge, I guess that we have to double his salary. Also Fred got a 1^st place trophy. Good job Fred.

Roy also mentioned that Karen had a supply of flags and hats in stock and for sale. Anyone wanting to purchase, see Karen after the meeting.

The door prize winners are as follows:

#1. Howard Fitzgerald
#2. Mark Lindsey
#3. Debbie Monbeck
#4. Joey Trombley
#5. Rhonda Trombley
#6. Gary Galick
#7. Steve Kazzara
#8. Rick Bate
#9. Karen Mundy
#10. Lorna Galick
#11. David Link
#12. Karen Fitzgerald
#13. Dan Abner
#14. Cathy Evans
#15. Jeannie Abner

The meeting was ajourned and those present participated in stuffing goody bags for Dads & Grads.

The next meeting will be Tuesday, July 13, 2010.


May 2010 Meeting

The May 2010 Meeting of the Bluegrass Mustang Club was call to order at 7:30pm by President Roy Mundy with 33 present. We had 1 visitor by the name of Tony Coulter. He owns a 2006 Mustang V6.  All be sure to welcome him to the meeting.  

Secretary's Report:
The Minutes from the April 2010 meeting were read and approved as read. 

Roy received and read a card from the Greer Family thanking us for our sympathy and love shown to the family after the passing of Mrs. Greer.

The Treasurers Report:
Firstly we were informed that the $100.00 check that the club approved to be donated to Mr. Greers charity was written, sent, and had cleared.

Beginning balance for the month of April reporting period, the beginning balance was $2,816.41, with deposits of $370.00. Checks clearing were a total of $864.68 leaving an ending balance of $2,331.73

The outstanding checks are as follows. #1. $61.80 to Fred Barkley, $300.00 to the Ice Man for $300.00, Nicholasville Florist for $84.80 and a Christmas party check for $300.00 for a total of $746.60. We have deposits received but not but not posted to the bank of $422.00 which gives a book balance of $2,007.13.

The treasurers report was approved and seconded. 

Events Report:
Gary gave a report on the Cruise-in that was held at the Leestown Rd. McDonalds. In spite of the weather there was 64 people that attended and 45 cars. Fun was had by all. 

It was mentioned that Karen had a supply of the new flags for $12.00. 

Fred reported that he had visited with Bob Kain at Kain Ford, and he was very appreciative of our support, and they are excited about having us at their dealership on July 31^st for the show and shine. When Fred left, Mr. Kain presented him with a $200.00 check. 

Dads & Grads:
Roy reiterated the two locations RJ Cormans, and Valvoline that wanted to host the show, and that we had decided to utilize Valvoline World headquarters. Steve and Gary have been tremendous in leading this process. Also in setting up the food venders and getting a Dyno for the show. The Dyno people will be bringing a race car, and there will be a contest. For $1.00 you can guess the horsepower, and the closest will get the pot. There will also possibly be a Valvoline race car for everyone to see. 

The financial situation is we have $2,200.00 toward the show. If things go as usual, we usually have 6 to 8 major sponsors come forward and support the show, but the funds have not come in this year. We need to make phone calls and work on getting the support needed. Roy reissued the call to the club members to get involved with the fund raising. We still have 5 weeks to go out and raise more support. 

It was also brought up that if you couldn't get cash, we still need items for the silent auction. The silent auction last year raised $550.00.  

There were signup sheets and all were encouraged to sign up for an activity to help with. 

The door prize winners were as follows:
        Earlene Prokapec
        Stuart Ecton
        Dan Abner
        Tim Evans 

Meeting was adjourned.

April 2010 Meeting

Call to Order:
The April 2010 meeting of the Bluegrass Mustang club was called to order at 7:30pm by President Roy Mundy with 36 present. We had 1 visitor present by the name of Bob Wigginton. Be sure to welcome him to the meeting tonight.

Secretary's Report:
The previous meeting's minutes were not read due to the secretary not having them with him.

The Treasurers Report:
The beginning balance for the month of March was $2717.41 with deposits of $99.00 and a ending balance of $2816.41. We have 3 outstanding checks for $818.65. 1 check was for the car flags for $492.25, postage check for mailings for the car show $26.40, and an outstanding check for the Christmas party for $300.00. When you take away the outstanding items from the bank balance, we have a book balance of $1,997.76. The form 990N has been posted with the IRS, and the filing has been accepted and we are good to go for another year on our tax exempt status.  The treasurers report was approved and seconded.

Old Business:

#1. Car Flags. Roy expressed his appreciation to Rick Bate, Debbie Monback, and Karen Fitzgerald for working together to make the new antenna flags a reality. The flags cost $10.00, and we have decided to sell them for $12.00 with the 2 extra dollars for items for the club. See Karen Fitzgerald to purchase your new flag.

#2. Banner flag: Rick Bate reported on the big banner flag. It is 8ft tall and 24in wide. It will be on a 10ft pole with a base for a car tire to set on to hold in place. It has the Bluggrass Mustang club on it with the Club logo in the middle. It will be ready for the next meeting.

#3. Letters were sent to all the local Ford dealers introducing a program where the dealers would buy a Bluegrass Mustang Club membership for 1 year for all who purchased a new or used Mustang. Our commitment to them would be we would take that new customer into the fold and if they want to become a Mustang enthusiast, that we will aide them in doing so. The letters went out last month and we have already been contacted by Kain Ford, and they are excited to participate in the program. Fred and Roy will make the rounds and get the paperwork to them to implement the program, and also solicit contributions for the Dads and Grads show. Kain Ford would like to have usfor s cuuise in at their dealer on July 31 for a big sale. They also commitied that anyone who would like to join BMC while we are there, they would pay for the membership.

#4. The last meeting, the ICE man came and talked about the Ice Pack car show which will be this Saturday at Boonesborough park in Richmond. He specifically asked us to support the show. He also indicated that if we did support the show that they would refund a certain amount of the registration fee back to BMC. He also said that he would share his data base so that we could use that to promote our show. Roy asked for a show of hands of those who were planning on attending Saturday, and passed out the registrations so that they could be filled out and returned at the end of the meeting.

Roy asked Gary to go over coming events that he and Steve had been working on. He had a presentation of flyers, bag stuffers, and posters for the cruise-in on McDonalds cruise-in on Leestown Rd. There were copies of all flyers up front, and Roy asked all to take some and distribute them.

Car show update:

There have been a couple meetings of the car show committee. Anyone who is interested in being on the committee, they are welcome. Letters have been sent out to those who were involved in the past, soliciting money and door prizes, and we are starting to get responses back on that. The committee has also visited the Valvoline site and worked on the logistics of the setup. Dave Link has come up with tables and chairs. Everything is really starting to come together. Roy also reminded everyone that he is requesting that each family commit to come up with a $100.00 donation from people that you deal with every day. Any funds will need to be gotten to Dan Abner. If we can do this, the show needs will be taken care of.

A question was asked what it usually cost to put on the show? Roy deferred to Dennis Harvat, and he stated that it usually runs about $3,000.00. We were reminded that we were just 2 meetings away from the show. A question was asked if we knew anything more about the Dyno. They need 10 up front payments. Steve was checking into another source for a plan B. He was advised to go for it and get the particulars from them. The plan is still to try to have a Dyno for the show..

A question was asked about who to contact for booth space. Rick Bate will be the contact person to register for booth space for the venders. The prices will be $25.00 for a 10X10, and $35.00 for a 10X12.

Dave Link made a plea for assistance in soliciting prizes previously. He reminded us that the funds received were going to the 3 charities, Ky. Riding for Hope, Make a wish foundation, and a Boy Scout Troop, and that the contributions were tax deductible. All help will be very appreciated.

New Business:

Fred brought up the fact that we have 52 T-shirts that have the Cole Ford info on it. On the club applications, we promise each new member a new T-shirt, and we do not want to give them a T with Cole Ford on it since they are no longer in business. It was suggested that we donate them to a mission group that would distribute them to those in need in Haiti It was enthusiastically approved.

It was asked if there would be a road rally any time soon. The Road Boss stated that there was nothing on the table at present. It was mentioned that we go visit with Mr Greer one day when we were out with our Mustangs. That would be a good trip.

Coming Events

• Ice Pack Show

• McDonald's Cruise-in

• Dads and Grads

• Jack Kain Ford Cruise-in

• Drive in Night in Winchester

• Old Kentucky BBQ

• Frankfort Mustang Club Cruise-in

• World Equestrian Games

• And possibly a Shaker Town trip in the Fall

It was suggested that the club do a donation to Mr Greers Charity sine he has done so much for the BMC.  It was suggested that $100.00 be donated by the club. A motion for $100.00 was made and seconded.

The door prize winners were as follows:

• Bob Wigginton

• Jennie Abner

• Dawn Freeman

• Gayle Freeman

• Tommy Hall

• Donna Lazzara

• Don Sherrow

• Dan Abner

Meeting Adjourned.