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50th
Anniversary Celebration Registration Form
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50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION -
June 18, 2011
The Historic
Display of 50 Porsche for 50 Years will be staged
and placed on the cobblestones in front of the Navy
Marine Corps Stadium South Drive at the Memorial Archways,
accessed directly from Taylor Avenue. The Porsche
Only Car Show will begin at noon, in the upper stadium
lot on the grass, with People's Choice balloting completed
by 3:00 pm. (Placement begins at 10 am for both events).
All registered attendees are eligible to vote. Access
to the Car Show and spectator parking is only through
the gate on Taylor Avenue. The stadium requires a $10
parking fee, which includes a free Trolley to downtown
Annapolis. (Historic 50 for 50 cars will not need to
pay this fee, as they enter from the lower street side.)
Once your car is placed in either display, it cannot
be moved until 4:00 pm. Cars departing the stadium parking
lot must unfortunately pay to re-enter; however, the
Trolley provides regular service to downtown for Naval
Academy tours, shopping and sightseeing. So plan to
stay for the whole day and tour Annapolis using the
trolley.
 The
50th Anniversary Hospitality Tent is centrally
located between the car displays, and adjacent to the
Concession Stand and Restrooms at the Stadium. It will
be open at 9:30 AM for all entrants to pick up their
registration packet. Participants and spectators are
invited to sit, socialize, have lunch, and view the
stadium and surrounding Porsche displays. Lunch will
be available for purchase at the Stadium Concessions,
including typical "ball game food". Porsche of Towson
will be providing bottled water throughout the day.
At 4:00 PM we will announce the winners of People's
Choice Balloting for the Car Show classes at the Hospitality
Tent, to include Best in Show. The hospitality tent
will close at 5:00 PM.
The
Gala Banquet begins with a cocktail hour from 5:00
- 6:00 PM with a generous selection of served and stationed
hors d'oeurves, and a cash bar. The bar does not accept
checks or credit cards, so bring cash because it really
is a cash bar. Dress is business casual (collared shirts
only - no jeans or shorts, please), and the indoor restrooms
are suitable for changing if you desire. Your Porsches
may remain in place for the evening, including the 50
for 50 Display cars. (If you are arriving only for the
banquet you will also need to pay the parking fee to
enter the lot.) At 6:00 pm we will be seated for our
banquet and festivities. The evening will feature our
commemorative DVD showing on five screens around the
room for your entertainment. Each couple attending (or
single) will receive a Commemorative Program Book as
their memento of the event. Dinner service includes
caesar salad, rolls and butter, prime rib and herb-crusted
salmon duo, grilled vegetables, twice baked potato,
ice tea, coffee/tea and a scrumptious dessert. A cash
bar will be open for the evening, and wine may be purchased
by the bottle, cash only please.
The
special Evening Program will begin over dessert,
and will include some special awards and presentations,
a thank you to our sponsor Porsche of Towson,
and a selection of past and present Region officers
recounting their special memories of five decades of
Porsche enthusiasm. Zone Rep Tom Zaffarano and PCA President
Manny Alban will also say a few words. The "speeches"
will be short, the program will be snappy and with Bob
Gutjahr as the Emcee, you will not be bored! And yes,
there will be door prizes! Our evening is scheduled
to conclude by 10pm, so you will be able to drive home
or stay in Annapolis as you choose. Questions?
Our
50th Anniversary Committee has been hard at work for
months preparing for this once in a lifetime event.
Should you have any specific questions, please feel
free to contact a team member.
Bob
Gutjahr and Ellen Beck: Co-Chairs - silber_pfeile@yahoo.com
or ellen@bexstr.com
Jim and Beverly Condax: Anniversary Program Book - bcondax@verizon.net
or cjcondax@verizon.net
Ron Gordon: Historic Car Display - nein44@comcast.net
Bob and Joanie Purgason, Car Show - jab64@comcast.net
Ellen Beck: Registrar - ellen@bexstr.com
Bob Gutjahr: Dealer Sponsorship - silber_pfeile@yahoo.com
Jim Condax: Advertising Revenue and Event Treasurer
- cjcondax@verizon.net
Laurie Tarsia: Invitations to the Past Presidents, Challenge
Chairs and Patter Editors - lgt996@me.com
Vu Nguyen: DVD - vun@pca.orgvun@pca.org
Allen Gunzelman: Door Prize Sponsorship - agnzlmn@lycos.com
A big thank-you to our sponsor Porsche of Towson!
Looking forward to seeing you June 18th!
Happy
Birthday Chesapeake Region!
March 20, 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of
our region's charter date. On this day 50 years ago,
a small but dedicated group of enthusiasts were issued
a PCA Charter by Bill Sholar, the Founding Father
of PCA. We were the 41st Region to be issued a Charter,
and we're currently the 37th oldest region in PCA.
For you PCA trivia nuts out there, we share the same
charter date as Central Indiana Region, which is based
in Indianapolis.
As we celebrate our 50th birthday, we look forward
to all of our members pitching in and making this
year and our 50th Anniversary Gala Celebration in
Annapolis an outstanding success. If you haven't already
done so, send in your old photos (color preferred!)
from events past to Beverly and Jim Condax, who are
work assiduously on our 50th Program Book. We desperately
seek photos from the Sixties and Seventies. If you
have videos of past events, please go ahead and send
them to Vu Nguyen, who is working on our 50th Anniversary
DVD. If every member can approach one advertiser and
sell some space in our 50th Program Book, it will
make this 165 page keepsake less costly to produce
and much more expansive for all to enjoy.
Thanks to everyone in advance for helping out with
the 50th. And syncrhonize your watches for June 18th,
where we'll celebrate all of our traditions and history
at a place where history and tradition are honored
and revered.
U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY TOURS
The Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center is located inside
Gate 1 (King George Street) of the U.S. Naval Academy.
Visitors may view a free film, The Call to Serve, and
see informative exhibits including Graduates in Space,
with Freedom 7 space capsule flown by graduate Alan
Shepard, and The Life & Times of John Paul Jones, Revolutionary
War naval hero buried beneath the Naval Academy Chapel.
Visitor Center and Gift Shop hours are 9am-5pm.
Guided walking tours depart the Visitor Center daily
except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day when
the Center is closed. Call 410-293-8687or visit www.navyonline.com
for more information.
Everyone 16 and older must have a photo ID. No vehicles,
except those with DoD stickers or handicapped tags will
be permitted to enter the Yard. However, there is a
trolley that will take folks from the Navy-Marine Corps
Stadium to and from Gate 1 of the Academy.
Mianna Jopp
Manager
Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center
United States Naval Academy
52 King George St.
Annapolis, MD 21402
Phone: 410-293-8111
Fax: 410-293-3365
www.navyonline.com
Lodging
Information
Chesapeake
will not have a specific host hotel for this event.
June is a very busy month in the Annapolis area, with
many special events, and most hotels in Annapolis itself
are requiring a two night reservation. If you require
overnight accommodations, we recommend you search for
Annapolis hotels on line (there are dozens) to find
one that suits your schedule and your pocketbook. Hampton
Inn of Annapolis is not able to give us a room block,
but they are a very nice hotel at reasonable prices
for the area. There are many others to choose from,
and www.hotels.com/annapolis
is a good place to start. We look forward to seeing
you on June 18th!
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