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The September meeting was held at noon at the Marriott Hotel in north Fort Worth, site of the 2010 Regional Conference. Dan Bishop, Pres., started the meeting by announcing the sale of club T-shirts for $10 each. Bill Strother arranged for the printing and noted that the club still has about 40 shirts to sell. All members are encouraged to buy one.

Al Richmond, Regional VTCI Representative provided at overview of the National Convention in Ohio giving highlights of the weekend.

The October meeting was discussed next. It is to be held at the Clark Gardens Botanical Park in Mineral Wells. Gene and Teresa Minichello gave an overview of the property and accommodations. Dan noted that the location is to provide a common location for attendance by members in the Amarillo area.

Tom Ossario, Treasure, reported that the club has about $5200 dollars, much of which will be needed to prefund the Regional Conference in June. Related to this report, it was proposed and approved to change the By-Laws to require two officer signatures on expenses over $250. Bonnie Kershaw made the motion with a second by Tom Borton with unanimous approval. The three officers will be Dan Bishop, Tom Ossario and John Garfield.

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No official meeting was held as there was no meeting for June with members participating in the Southcentral Regional in Oklahoma City, Ok. See Presidents message for details of the show.

The July meeting was held at the residence of Brad and Bonnie Kershaw with a pot luck lunch and discussion of plans for hosting the Southcentral Regional in Fort Worth next June. Following a welcome of new members Doug Neal and Carlos Sanchez, Dan Bishop lead a reveiw of proposed changes to the Bylaws to open membership up to all persons interested in Thunderbird automobiles regardless of vehicle age. This amendment wa approved unanimously. A second amendment was proposed for consideration at the next meeting to require dual signatures on any expenditures over $250 and to require three signators to be registered with the account.

Dan then led a discussion of plans, activities, and arrangements to date for hosting the Southcentral Regional in 2010. Discussion then centered around the need for committee volunteers. Dan was elected to be the Chair for the event. Numerous event committees were set up with volunteers as follows: Treasurer - Tom Ossario; Registration - Carlos Sanchez/Doug Neal; Judging - John Garfield (Chair), Mike Rabjohns, Harley Eaton, Bill Strickland, Dan Sublette, Wendell Fennell; Social Events - David Silva (Chair), Brad/Bonnie Kershaw, Bill/Nell Strother; TMS NASCAR - Monty Standifer(Chair), Tom/Barara Borton; Fundraising - Michelle/Dallas Sherman (Chair); Awards - Doug Neal (Chair); Registration - Gene/Theresa Monticello (Chair), Celina Fennell, Pat Bishop, Glenda Standifer, Ginny Garfield; and Hospitality - Mike/Carolyn Smith (Chair). Many suggestions were made during the discussion.

There being no further business, the meeting was adourned at 3:30 P.M.

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The April monthly meeting was held in conjunction with the All Ford Show, Sandy Lake Park, Carrollton, Texas. This was a chance for members to display thier birds along with many other vintage and classic Fords. During lunch, Dan Bishop, President, conducted a business meeting and discussed the new Web Page being managed by Bonnie Kershaw, discussed attendance at the upcoming Oklahoma Regional meet and preparations to host the Regional in 2010. Several options for activities, accomodations, etc. were discussed and the membership concured that we should reserve rooms at the Speedway Marriott in North Fort Worth and the Circle R BBQ for Saturday night awards banquet. Other options include a visit to the Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) for lunch and a track drive, excursions to Southlake Center or Fort Worth Stockyards. Dan will have more specific information on costs, etc. for next meeting. He is working on a flyer and literature to make available at the Oklahoma Show.

David Silva, Vice-President, noted that the By-Laws have been obtained and it was found that the Club requires two signatures for any expenditures over $250. Because the account is through a bank with Bill Strickland, it was decided that Bill would serve a co-signer on any such checks.

There followed a discussion of upcoming events for the year including the Yellow Rose Show, a program for July and discussion of the May meeting at the Dallas Fire Fighters Museum to see restoration efforts of vintage fire trucks.

There being no other business, the Club formally adourned at about 1:00 P.M.

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