Summary of August 24, 2024 National Board Meeting

Early Ford V-8 Club of America

Meeting was called to order by President Connie Hall at 10:05 am CDT by Zoom Conference call.

Minutes of the May 18, 2024 Second Quarter Meeting, the June 5, 2024 Special Meeting and the June 26th Special Meeting were approved.

Treasurer Report: David Rehor gave a report on the Club’s finances, which was approved.

Audit Committee Report: Joe Valentino, chairman of the Audit Committee gave a report. Joe reported that the annual audit of the Club’s financials was completed satisfactorily with no issues. The accounting firm of Bonk, Cushman, Eagle and Garcia, which conducted the audit, was paid for their services. The audit report was approved by the Board.

Scheduled National Meets

2024

Eastern National Meet, Clayton, New York September 15-20 sponsored by Mohawk Valley RG#59 and Western New York RG#3. More information on the club’s website www.earlyfordv8.org

2025

Central National Meet, Springfield, Illinois June 22-26, “A V-8 Family Reunion” sponsored by the Northen Illinois Regional Group #8. For Early Registration forms check the Club’s Website www.earlyfordv8.org or go to https://2025cnm.com

Membership report: David Rehor reported that membership was down 3.8%.

Accessories and Book Sales Report: The major task of moving the Accessory Sales books and merchandise from California to McMinnville, Tennessee has been completed. Michael Driskell, who now heads Accessory Sales, Dave Rasmussen and Bruce Nelson worked very hard on the transition. Accessory Sales merchandise will now be housed in the facilities of Third Gen Automotive. The Board approved ordering more V-8 key chains and cloth patches with the Early Ford V-8 Club of America logo, as the inventories were depleted.

Website: Bruce Nelson’s report on the website was approved. It was voted that the Website store will only offer the last three past issues of the V-8 Times for sale. Members desiring an extra copy of a particular issue will need to order them in the first few months after an issue is released.

Advertising and Membership Committee: The 2024 Membership Drive is underway. Members are encouraged to participate. The Membership Drive rules have been printed in the V-8 Times. For recruiting a brand new member for a one year paid membership current members receive one point. When a participant earns three points they may receive three of the EFV8CA books listed on the book and award table for free. To receive credit for recruiting new paid members contact David Gunnarson at Gunnarson@verizon.net or phone him at 571-776-6393.

The Free Promotional Membership applications have been completed. They offer the opportunity for a free one year new membership with a digital V-8 Times subscription. A “Follow the Car” brochure intended to recruit the new owners of Ford V-8s that are sold to non-members was devel-oped. A copy of the brochure will be emailed to our membership for their use. A “Road Show Packet” supplied by the National Club containing recruitment material for use by regional groups at car shows is being discussed.

Strategic Planning Committee: The committee distributed a report to the Directors about the ongoing work of revising the club’s By-Laws. Dave Gunnarson proposed a revision of the Policy Manuel.

Officer Elections for 2025: Current sitting Directors on the Board who desire to run for the officer positions of President, Vice President, and Secretary for next year were encouraged to send their resumes to the Parliamentarian by September 1st, 2024.

V-8 Times Editor’s Report: Shannon Olson, V-8 Times Editor reported on options for printing a new Membership Roster. An updated Membership Roster is being planned for 2025. Resumption of the issuance of membership cards was also planned for next year.

President’s Updates: After surveying all of the regional groups, nine groups were unaccounted for. It has been determined that twenty-four groups are currently inactive. Directors should soon be contacting regional groups about the Directors and Officers Insurance offered by the club. The annual premiums are $140 and payment will need to be sent to Treasurer David Rehor.

The National Club is always looking to hear from Regional Groups interested in sponsoring both National Meets and National Driving Tours. Feel free to contact President Connie Hall, Meet Chairman Rick Claybaugh or any of our Regional Directors for how the Board might assist.

The Meeting was adjourned at 3:30 CDT. Next Quarterly Meeting November 16, 2024

Respectfully Submitted by:

John Emmering National Secretary

CONGRATULATIONS “2024” R.G. CHARTER ANNIVERSARIES !!!

55 Years:

•  RG # 14, Hudson Valley  (February 02, 2024)
• RG # 15, Eastern Tennessee  (May 25, 2024)
• RG # 16, Central Carolina  (May 25, 2024),
• RG # 17, Central Delaware Valley  (May 25, 2024)
• RG # 18, Puget Sound  (May 25, 2024)
• RG # 19, San Diego  (July 13, 2024)
• RG # 20, Northern Ohio  (August 10, 2024)
• RG # 21, Long Island  (August 10, 2024)
• RG # 23, Inland Empire  (October 04, 2024)
• RG # 24, Georgia  (November 30, 2024)
• RG # 25, Wichita  (November 30, 2024)

 50 Years:

•  RG # 66, Narragansett Bay  (February 24, 2024)
•  RG # 67, Dearborn  (February 24, 2024)
• ·RG # 68, Hawk Mountain  (April 28, 2024)
• ·RG # 69, Northern Indiana  (August 18, 2024)
• ·RG # 71, Southern Texas  (December 08, 2024)

 45 Years:

•  RG # 100, Bayou State  (April 28, 2024)
• ·RG # 102, Norway  (August 10, 2024)
• ·RG # 103, Northern New Zealand  (October 14, 2024)
• ·RG # 104, Show Me  (October 14, 2024)
• ·RG # 105, Greater Rockford  (October 14, 2024)
• ·RG # 106, Derby City  (December 09, 2024)

 40 Years:

• RG # 122, Big Country  (April 13, 2024)

 35 Years:

• RG # 129, Palm Beach  (January 16, 2024)
• RG # 130, El Dorado  (June 29, 2024)
• RG # 131, Connecticut  (August 01, 2024)

 30 Years:

• RG # 138, Northern California  (April 16, 2024)

 25 Years:

•  RG # 152, Birthplace of Speed  (January 16, 2024)
• ·RG # 153, Big Sky V-8  (January 16, 2024)
• ·RG # 154, Maine Coast  (January 16, 2024)
• ·RG # 155, Central New York Flatheads  (October 16, 2024)

 20 Years:

• RG # 162, Montgomery County EFV-8  (April 17, 2024)
• RG # 163, Upstate South Carolina  (July 24, 2024)

 15 Years:

• RG # 169, Auburn Blue Ovals  (April 15, 2024)