North Penn Model A Ford Club
Minutes of the Meeting – March 4, 2024
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by President Carol Allen.
Secretary’s Minutes – The minutes of the February meeting were read and approved.
Treasurer’s Report – There were deposits of $50 and payments for 2 MARC dues of $100. The Treasury balance as of March 4 is $16,083.04.
Update on Members
Past Activities
Future Activities (NPMAFC-sponsored activities in bold)
Club Business
The next meeting will be held on Monday, April 1st at 7 pm at Trinity UCC Church, Skippack. Refreshments will be provided by Elliott, Silverman, Ford, Bosler and Emerson.
Minutes prepared by Diane Hall
Minutes of the Meeting – March 4, 2024
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by President Carol Allen.
Secretary’s Minutes – The minutes of the February meeting were read and approved.
Treasurer’s Report – There were deposits of $50 and payments for 2 MARC dues of $100. The Treasury balance as of March 4 is $16,083.04.
Update on Members
- Dini Vigliano is scheduled for knee surgery March 27. We wish her a successful surgery and speedy recovery.
- Bruce Brown is ill. Our thoughts are with him.
Past Activities
- March 2 – Active A’s invited our club to join them on a car tour to Middle Creek Wildlife Center to view the snow geese migration. This was cancelled due to weather.
Future Activities (NPMAFC-sponsored activities in bold)
- April 13 – Time TBD. Meet at Worcester Elem. School to drive each other’s cars. Then depart for a car tour to Pennypacker Mills.
- April 28 – Steve Ryan Model A/AA Show and Swap (hosted by Lehigh Valley Model A Club), Goodwill Vol. Fire Company (7723 Hamilton Blvd, Breinigsville, PA 18031) 9 am-3 pm All Model A’s and vintage Fords welcome.
- May 18 – Pleasantville UCC Church Car Show (3424 Limekiln Pike, Chalfont, PA 18914) 9 am–2pm. Car pre-registration $12. Contact: Jay Ogle (215-527-2174)
- May 19 – 27th Annual Ambler Main Street Car Show – Butler Ave, Ambler. 1-6 pm (pre-registration for cars $20 due by April 26)
- May 27 – Collegeville-Trappe Memorial Day parade
- May 27 – Wayne Memorial Day parade
- June 1 – Cars for Christ Car Show – Heidelberg Church (1101 Cowpath Rd, Hatfield, PA 19440) 9 am – 2 pm. Car pre-registration $12; $15 day of show.
- June 8 – Club picnic at Green Lane Park
- July 4 – Skippack parade
- Aug. 2-4 – Dass Awkscht Fescht – Macungie Memorial Park, Macungie
- Ontelaunee Region of AACA is organizing a 3-day tour to the PA Grand Canyon area. Tom Hudecki will check into details.
Club Business
- Fran Fusco conducted the yearly audit of club financial records. No issues were found and books have been returned to Mark Howard.
- Club Apparel – Mark Howard placed the order for the new clothing. We get a group discount from the supplier.
- PA College of Technology – Mark received a nice note from the school president. Marv McKown plans to visit the school to see classes in session.
- Meeting Programs – There was discussion about types of programs we could have following the business portion of our meetings. Possibilities were movies/videos, a short talk from members about the history of their cars (why a Model A, when it was purchased, stories about car trips, etc.) – 1 person per meeting.
- Tom Hudecki reminded everyone that now is the time to get the cars checked out and running.
The next meeting will be held on Monday, April 1st at 7 pm at Trinity UCC Church, Skippack. Refreshments will be provided by Elliott, Silverman, Ford, Bosler and Emerson.
Minutes prepared by Diane Hall