WOW, where did April, May and most of June go? Our second quarter of 2019 has seen plenty of action with our April event at Bill Wayman’s annual garage tour, the Sonnenberg Fathers’ Day Car Show and the Watkins Glen Lotus-Mercedes-Benz Driving Education Event on June 19th. Hope that you have been able to take advantage of at least one of these events. Spending time together with other Mercedes Benz owners is always a pleasant experience.
This spring has been spent getting to know folks in the CNY region. A visit was in order to Mercedes Benz of Syracuse. John Bruno, the service manager has joined our FL MBCA on their behalf and we currently have displayed several issues of ‘The Star’ magazine and membership applications in the service department waiting room. Time was well spent getting to know some of the new sales people and I traveled to Ithaca to get to meet Dave Tobin who is coordinating an early fall road rally for us. VP Bob Harradine and Ex-Officio Bob Handzo visit to Mercedes Benz of Rochester helped to grow our solid club relationship. As said before, a pleasant experience is had by all talking about the cars we love to drive.
Peggy and Oscar Raffo, our newsletter editors, David Kliment, our webmaster and Judy Handzo, our secretary/treasurer continue to perform their behind the scene jobs with excellence. Your club executives are very experienced people conducting club business at a level of excellence providing well planned club gatherings. Please take advantage their efforts. Now is the time to attended one of our events! The year 2019 is half gone!! Don’t Wait.
As said before, Mercedes-Benz club members are fun people to be around. Please jump into your Benz and meet fellow club enthusiasts on Sunday, July 7th at the annual Summer Picnic, held at member Red Kosinski’s home in Scottsville. This event is always a top notch gathering. Red supplies the ‘meats’ and the club supplies an assortment of ‘wet your whistle’ refreshments. Bring a dish to pass and your bathing suit. Red’s pool is beautiful. Last year Red invited folks to pick as many black raspberries as one can and Red is always willing to show you around his garage-barn where you may find all sorts of projects in a state of accomplishment. We will have a ‘low key’ People's Choice car show on the lawn, welcome and get to know our newest members and enjoy relaxed chats with old friends. This a great opportunity for our CNY, NNY and Southern Tier members. The Picnic drive is shorter than you think.
Two events are lined up for early and late September. “WINE, WATER, JAZZ AND MB CARS on September 8th, coordinated by Larry Driscoll. This is a hybrid gathering sponsored by the Seneca Falls Rotary Club and is just a short ride down I90 to the Seneca Falls Exit. The venue is the del Lago Resort parking lot Tent that seats 200. Proceeds will support clean water in Africa.
On September 28th we gather for a “FALL ROAD RALLY” from Watkins Glen to Seneca Falls. This is our first rally in many years. We guarantee an exceptional experience. Coordinator Dave Tobin is an expert in organizing this type of event and MBCA Regional Director Drew Webb from Salem, NH, may join us. High participation offers an opportunity for a picture in ‘The Star’.
We still have time to put an August date together for a Mercedes Club event. We just need a champion! Planning an event can be a fulfilling experience and is easier than you may think.
Happy and safe motoring.
Don Klug