I hope everyone had a great New Years Eve and is as excited as I am about the upcoming events for the Redwood Region in 2011. We just finished the annual Calendar Meeting where we coordinate the events we have planned along with the other regions events for the

upcoming year. A lot of hard work goes into this as we try to not have conflicting dates overlap other regions activities so that everyone can participate in as many events as they like through out the year. We also have some dates that were intentionally left open to be filled with events from our members. So in order to do this I need your

ideas as to what you would like to see on those dates. All ideas are welcome and we are really looking to try things we have not done in the past. As this is your club please let us know what you are interested in and let's see how we can make it happen.

Along the lines of member input we will be looking to have more of our members contribute to our newsletter this year. Last year we had some great articles from a lot of you and we will be looking to do the same again this year. On that note I would like to thank Rob Neidel for his fantastic work on last years newsletter. This will be Rob's last edition and I am sad to see him leave the position. Rob's decades of membership along with his artistic talents gave us a newsletter that we all enjoyed and looked forward to. I would also like to take this opportunity to introduce our incoming newsletter editor Chris Harrell. Chris has returned to the Bay Area and in his absence he has been a member of the San Gabriel Valley Region. There Chris was voted member of the year and was also their award winning newsletter editor. I will tell you of his accomplishments as Chris

is to modest to tell you himself. He and his wife veronica are some of the nicest and easy going people I have met in a long time and I look

forward to their contributions to our club.

So that is it for now please keep your self up dated by going to the web site that is masterfully operated by Barbara McCrory. There you will see our first event of the year which is a tech session at The Racers Group on February 19, 2011.

Scan over the calendar and get an idea of what we have so far.

Looking forward to seeing you at our next event.

Greg

This year found the Redwood Region Holiday Party at the Corinthian Yacht Club.

I have been promoting new member input and this was just one fine example of that thanks to Rand Wintermute. As a member of the Corinthian Rand presented the idea of the Redwood Region having our festive gathering there. What could we say but a very enthusiastic yes!

Along with this another of our members Roland Tolosa presented the idea of his band Sugarfoot to play at the party. Again we all shouted yes and  from there we had the makings of a fantastic party.

And what a party it was. 100 of us converged at the Corinthian Yacht Club to find breath taking views of San Francisco Bay from one of the most picturesque locations in Marin.

The main Ballroom was beautifully decorated with a 10 foot Christmas tree with all of the trimmings. We were all feeling very festive and it was great to see so many new faces along with our seasoned members. We all got caught up on the years events and embellished on how fast our autocross times should have been and plotted the course for next years events.

Soon after I was honored to present Greg Cho from CASA our chosen charity, with a check for $2500.00. This is money raised through out the year from different events we put on.

The wine flowed, the food was excellent and everyone was truly having a great time. We tossed out some door prizes to a few lucky souls and right after that Sugarfoot cranked up the music and we all danced the night away.

Who knows where next year will find us but with such fantastic member input you can be assured it will be spectacular.

Greg

Board Meeting Minutes                           Jerry Gladstone

November 30, 2010
Driven Raceway
Rohnert Park  

President Greg Maissen called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm.  

Attendees: President Greg Maissen, Vice President Vern Rogers, Secretary Jerry Gladstone, Treasurer Cris Fischer, Membership Director Bob Shoenherr, Advertising Director Bob Hall, Social Director Mary Neidel, Webmistress Barbara McCrory, Concours Director James Heisey and Newsletter Editor Rob Neidel.  

Minutes: The minutes of the September and October meetings were approved as submitted.  

President's Report: Tim Fleming, friend of Redwood Region, former Zone 7 Representative and "father of Escape" has passed away. We will donate $250 to the scholarship fund established in his name and plan on holding an event each year in his honor (more discussion at next Board Meeting). We expect that there will be more proposed at the January President's meeting. Sonnen Porsche has been unresponsive and the planned December 4th Tech Session in their shop is canceled. There were 45 members at the Annual General Membership Meeting -- a Breakfast Run to Rancho Nicasio. Everyone was unhappy with the service, food and cleanliness at Rancho -- we will not be going there anymore. Millie Gilson of CASA will be sending a representative to the Holiday Party (we provide a complimentary ticket) where we will present a donation check. Kurt Gibson was contacted with our endorsement of Sharon Neidel as Zone 7 Representative.  

Vice President's Report: A spreadsheet with the events planned, so far, for 2011 has been sent to Board members. Other people can contribute events to the calendar. Calendar meeting will be held in January on a separate date from the Board Meeting. Members will be encouraged to propose events.  

Treasurer's Report: Reported planned revisions to the financial statement for 2011 clarifying accounts. Asked for help in getting accurate, detailed, written financial information from all those who handle funds (Goodie Store, AutoCross, etc.). The CD will be rolled over. We exited October with total cash assets of $24,600.  

Secretary's Report: Shared preliminary voting results. 75 ballots had been returned -- only about 15% of the members voting. Reviewed proposed updates to the Redwood Region Bylaws for the December 2010 revision. Quickly resolved one issue that was undecided. A final draft will be completed, sent to the Board for approval, then out to the general membership for ratification. All changes will be described with that communication.  

der Riesenbaum Editor's Report: Next issue will be out late December. 472 der Riesenbaums were sent last month and approximately 53% were opened.  

Autocross Director's Report: No report; David was celebrating his birthday.  

Goodie Store Director's Report: No report.

Social Director's Report: 80 people have RSVP'd for the Holiday Party not counting Devin and CASA. Dinner will be buffet featuring prime rib and breast of turkey; vegetarian will be available by request. Final price negotiations will take place this week before signing the contract. The Party will cost more than we originally planned, but we have held the member's price to $50.  

Concours Director's Report: Nothing to report. Membership Director's Report: Region membership now stands at 857 with 492 primary members. We have had a number of transfers in from GGR and the east coast.  

Ron Breeze has resigned as co-Director of membership. Discussed listing of member anniversaries in der Riesenbaum.  

Advertising Director's Report: Bob Schoenherr will work with Bob Hall as a sub-committee to develop the concept of sponsors/partners. Levels will be proposed using Porsche model names; in-kind as well as cash contributions will be valued. Need follow up with Driven Raceway and Dibble's as sponsors/advertisers.  

Webmistress's Report: The website continues to be extremely useful with usage remaining about constant. New Business: Considering an off-season event of kart racing at Driven Raceway. We would be considered as a "corporate" event and covered by Driven's insurance -- no need to try for event insurance through National (which they would not cover).  

CASA: No report  

Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Location to be announced.  

President Greg Maissen adjourned the meeting at 9:50 pm.

Election Results: Redwood Region Officers for 2011

Election ballots were cast by postal mail.

After the December 15, 2010 deadline, the official tally was 87 member votes and 53 affiliate votes for a total of 140 votes. The Redwood Region Porsche Club of America Executive Council members for 2011 are:

President: Greg Maissen

Vice President: Vern Rogers

Treasurer: Cris Fischer

Secretary: Jerry Gladstone

Immediate Past President: Kurt Fischer

In January, Cris Fischer resigned her position as Treasurer. We all thank Cris for so graciously stepping in to serve as interim Treasurer until a replacement could be found. Jerry Gladstone was asked to consider transitioning from Secretary to Treasurer, which he did by resigning as Secretary. Jerry was nominated to be Treasurer and was elected to the position by the Board at the January 25th Board meeting. David Bunch was nominated and elected as the new Secretary at the same meeting.