DECEMBER 2007 NEWSLETTER

The main topic this month has to be our upcoming Christmas party. It will be held at the Mainland’s Clubhouse #1 (9650 Mainland’s Blvd W. Pinellas Park). It will be on Saturday, December 8^th at 6:00. Mike’s Pizza and Deli will be catering. For those of you who have never been to one of these parties, the food is outstanding with shrimp cocktail and bruschetta for appetizers, Chicken Sonoma, wings, pulled pork, and baked ziti as entrees. There will be coffee, tea and soft drinks for refreshments, with pies and tiramisu for dessert. If you leave hungry, it’s your own fault. Also, we have unique gift exchange games. Everybody should bring a gift under $15, one per person. To top it all off, we usually have another game or two, with gift prizes, cash prizes and even a few surprise prizes. I hear that these parties are becoming such global events that people are flying in from Europe just to take part in the festivities. Please RSVP to Bill Dellert at bdellert3@hotmail.com or 727-343-4187 to let us know how many people are coming. The cost is $10.00 per person and yes it is okay to bring kids (half price) and we always welcome friends and family.

Shifting gears to a new subject, a group from our club got together and went to visit club member Orrie Engle on Saturday, November 24^th at the nursing home. We all drove our Mustangs and had our own little car show in the parking lot for Orrie. We all sat around talking and visiting with Orrie and Betty on the front lawn overlooking the cars. Orrie is confined to a wheelchair after suffering a small stroke. He is getting slower with his speech, but he still called everybody by name, spoke with all the people and he still just loves to see all the cars. Betty is just amazing with how she is holding up through all of this. She spends all day, every day, at the nursing home with Orrie. It was great to see them again and as Betty said in her thank you card, it means so much to them to see friends.

5:15 pm: Leave RestoMod Plus and head towards the Gandy Bridge, then to the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway, get off at the I-75 exit, merge onto Hwy 60 going east, and then right into the Westfield Mall, then right to the Toys ‘R Us.

6:15 pm: Assemble cars in front of the Toys ‘R Us for a display and pictures, then unload all the toys. Hang out with the gang from WQYK radio.

7:15 pm: Head over to Smokey Bones BBQ, right there in the mall parking lot. Eat dinner/Have good time.

This year, we are also told that a few people from the Tampa Mustang Club and the SVT club are going to participate with us. Let’s all show up, bring a gift, and show your Christmas Spirit!! The Suncoast Mustang Club is donating a few hundred dollars worth of gifts and toys, from the money made at our last car show. Bring money for the tolls on the Expressway. Bring a friend if you want. It would be nice to bring your car, but if for some reason you can’t, come anyway. There may be someone that you can ride with. In past years we have had a great amount of toys to donate and we are looking to make it even better. This event gets a lot of attention and its getting bigger each year. The club gets noticed and it gets other to get involved. This caravan inspires others to donate as well. Please come out and donate to this wonderful cause.

Our Toys for Tots toy drive will be on Dec. 14^th. We will meet at Wayne’s shop at 5:00 pm and caravan to Brandon.

Jim and Lucy Carroll will give a presentation of their most recent “Pony Drive” experiences at the January meeting to be held at AutoWay Ford.

It’s that time of year when we need people to step up and become more active in the club by becoming Officers or being on the Board of Directors.

I’m sure we’ll all have a great time at the Christmas party on Dec. 8^th at the Mainlands. See you all there.

*It is time to renew your club membership. An application is enclosed. Please fill out the application, even if everything is the same, so our records are accurate. Thanks, from your Treasurer

The Suncoast Mustang Club will host their annual Holiday Dinner for members and guests:

Cost: Tickets are $10.00 for members and guests; children age 16 and under - $5.00

Gift Exchange: Among the many fun activities will be a gift exchange. Anyone who wishes to participate should bring a “non-gender specific” gift valued at no more than $15.00 The price of the gift is up to you, but the fun and memories of participating will be…PRICELESS!!!!

Share the joy of the Holiday Season

by participating in our annual

TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE

Donate a new, unwrapped toy at the Holiday Dinner, or join us for our “caravan” to donate your toy and the toys purchased by the club on Friday, December 14^th.

We will leave Restomod Plus at 5:00 PM (the traffic isn’t that bad!!!) and drive to the Westfield Mall in Brandon to donate our gifts to Randy & Dave’s WQYK FM 99.5 Toys for Tots radio marathon. We’ll visit with them and the fine members of the U.S. Marine Corps, unload our donations, show off our cars, and share a great dinner together at the nearby Smokey Bones restaurant.

For more information, contact Wayne Farnham, wayne@restomodplus.com or 727-573-9696

2008 Suncoast Mustang Club

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