APRIL 28- Well, we seem to have pulled off another great Car Show. We should all thank Steve Hansen for being the Show Chairman of our Spring Fling Show.  He is the one that put all the right people in all the right places, so that everyone’s efforts came together and produced a fantastic event.  I do also want to mention some of the other people, (but I am afraid I will forget someone), who helped out. How about Scott Stees, and his  parking committee, who figured out the layout for the event, and saw to it that everyone was able to get into the show and park with no long lines or delays, and if people wanted to park in a group, it was not a problem.  Thanks also go to Bill Dellert and all those who helped with registration.  They saw to it that everyone’s paperwork was ready when they got there and his group also got day of show people sorted out, and above all they handled all the money.  What would it all mean without John Moody and all those who helped get these cars judged?  They tirelessly, moved about the show and judged all the cars while everyone else was busy talking and having a good time.  His group worked right up till trophy time, getting all the data sorted.  We definitely have to give a shout out to Connie O’ Connor and Kathy Hansen and their goody bag and door prize committee.  Nobody could ever guess all the time and effort that it takes to go out and gather all those prizes and donations, let alone organize them the way they and their group did.  Then during the show they go out and get people to buy raffle tickets for the big give-away. We also must thank all the vendors for coming out and hopefully it was beneficial to them to be there.  I also want to thank Skeeter’s Smokehouse Barbeque for some great food, Florida Blood Services, for being there to the last drop.  Thanks to Michael Ross for being the disc jockey.  Thanks also must go out to our Suncoast Mustang Club Board of Directors, for setting down and laying the foundation for this entire show.  Finally, thanks to all those not mentioned who donated money, time, prizes, or whatever you did to help make this show a success.  Thanks to all that make this club what it is… great!!

On a personal note, I want to thank Jim and Lucy Carroll for working behind the scenes to help me do everything I do.  Without them I would not be able president of this club.  They are always there when I need someone to do this or that.  From sitting down with the people at City Hall to plan this whole thing, to cleaning the toilets after the last person leaves the show, they are always there to lend a hand, and for that, words will never say enough. Some of us from the club participated in an unusual event that came up at the last minute a few weeks ago.  We were approached by the folks at Kruse Auctions, and asked to help out with their event.  We took turns in small groups and helped park cars, and line them up for the actual auction, and then we drove them through the auction.  While it did turn out at times to be real work, I think most that helped out had a good time and we did learn a little about the behind the scenes goings on of an auction.  For our help, the Kruse group donated $750 to our club.  So that made it even more fun.  Thanks again to all those who did volunteer on such short notice.