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2012 Election Ballot is included with your newsletter. There are 3 positions open. Please vote and return your ballot by January 15, 2012. The ballot box will be available at all Friday morning and Pizza night meetings or you can mail it to PO Box 1616, Grass Valley, CA 95945.

Donations given out to the following organizations: L to R: Boy Scout Troop 855, Bear River High School Band and the ACCC. Not pictured: GV Firefighters Assoc., and GV American Legion Color Guard.

2012 General Meeting Schedule
There will not be a monthly General Meeting. The Board decided that quarterly meetings should be enough. Please mark your calendars and plan on attending. All members are welcome.
Feb. 7 - Annual Membership Meeting
March 2 - First Quarter General Meeting
June 25 - 2nd Quarter General Meeting
September 24 - 3rd Quarter General Meeting
November 22 - 4th Quarter General Meeting

December Events by Mr. Cruise

I'm in need of a little precog here…wait…let me start the flux capacitor and get my "Great Carnack" hat on…..Riebes mini show for the Toy Drive is still a day or two away and the Toy Drive itself hasn't happened as of this writing. Deadlines you know.

So, the crystal ball says….we all had a great time! Whooo Hooo!

Many generous members shared their time, efforts, and wallets to make the Christmas Holidays a little brighter for some less fortunate Nevada County Families.

At the top of my thank you list are past members Ken and Ruth McIntyre who provide the Fire engine. Not only did Ken participate on Toy Drive Day, he and Ruth volunteered to drive the engine around town a week before on November 25th to promote the event.

Special thanks to Riebes, and all their employees, especially Jay Cooper and Mike Harlabakis.

How many times have we said that this year? Jay had Reibes' drivers picking up toys from their customers, held a free lunch drawing for people who donated, sponsored a drop box, got KNCO to pump up the promotion and had the employees wearing badges to advertise our Toy Drive!

Thanks to all the merchants who donated goods and activities and all the organizations who step up time and time again.

To all Mr. Cruise's Elves providing sound, popping popcorn, setting up, cleaning up, showing up and participating in the Kettle pairings and Riebes' mini show… Thank You.

Just to leave you with a little perspective on the reality of what you do, one of my employees grew up here without a Father. His Mother struggled with 3 young kids. Christmas was a pretty bleak prospect without help like we provide. He's a fine young man, a Father of his own now, and every toy drive shows up with a pile of repay.

How lucky you and I are.

We have some great stuff planned for 2012. Please come join us for an event or two.

Between now and then enjoy the Holidays and your families.

Mr. Cruise.

See the Club Calendar. If you have an event or cruise you would like to suggest or lead, contact Mr. Cruise (aka Mike H.) at activities@roaminangels.com.

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HO-HO-HO! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. As we celebrate this happy season with friends and family we must also mark the closure of yet another great year of fun, cruising, food, wine and lasting friendships.

Last night at the General Meeting the Club presented donation checks to Boy Scout Troop 855, the Bear River High School Band and the ACCC. Additional checks will go to the Grass Valley Firefighters Association and the Grass Valley American Legion Color Guard Unit. The Board has also approved a contribution of $3,000 to offset some of the costs for this year's Roamin Angels Christmas Party and $6,000 to purchase much needed toys, linens and other house ware items for the 2011 Toy Drive. Altogether, over $19,000 of profits from the Car Show has been donated or contributed and yet there is still sufficient money left to fund some of the Club's general administrative expenses and keep our membership dues at a reasonable $40.

The 2011 Toy Drive is fast approaching this weekend at the PG &E maintenance yard on Taylorville Road close to IHop. Mike H. and Ron C. have done an outstanding job of organizing, promoting and advertising this yearly Roamin Angels Event. Riebe's has, once again, stepped up and offered both financial assistance and the help of Jay Cooper on both Friday and Saturday. Ron has secured free advertising from The Union and display posters have been put up in shop windows all over Grass Valley, Nevada City and South County. Thanks to everyone who has helped with the planning and/or participated in this Roamin Angels Yearly Tradition.

A big Thank You to all the Angels who assisted with the Salvation Army Registration Campaign. Pat G. did a tremendous job coordinating this critical function. The next step will be the sorting and distribution process which will begin in just a few days. If you can spare a couple of hours to help out with sorting the toys and food and/or with the distribution effort, please get in contact with either Pat or Ron C..

The Club has recently applied for a Group Membership with CALSTAR which stands for California Shock Trauma Air Rescue. CALSTAR is a nonprofit air ambulance provider serving Northern and Central California. They work cooperatively with medical facilities throughout their service area to transport patients to the most appropriate facility for their medical condition. The local CALSTAR location is in Auburn. Once approved, Club members can purchase a CALSTAR membership for their entire household for just $30 for the first year which is a $15 savings over the individual membership price. Once you join CALSTAR, Club members and anyone in their household will not be charged for any air ambulance transport costs not covered by insurance. More information about this program will be made available in the near future.

Jean H., Edie H., Karin R. and Kathy E. have selected a date and location for the Roamin Angels 50th Anniversary Party which has been approved by the Board. Mark your 2012 calendars for Saturday, May 12. The location is the Holiday Express Inn in Grass Valley. The ladies are now working on selecting a catering service and entertainment for this gala event. If you want to get involved or have any ideas on how to make this a party to remember, please contact Jean, Edie, Karin or Kathy. Much more to come on this.

As we say goodbye to 2011, I want to thank Ron C., Sheila A., Karen S., Edie H., Mike H., Dave B. and Norm D. for their outstanding service to the Club as members of the Board. It has been my pleasure and honor to serve as the President of the Best Car Club in California. I hope that each and every member has a wonderful and joyous Christmas as we look forward to 2012 and celebrating 50 years of Roamin Angels history. Have A Great December.

CATCH YA ON THE FLIP SIDE,
TERRY

Nov. 28, 2011 • 6pm • Salvation Army Hall, Grass Valley

Board Members Present: Mike H., Dave B., Edie H., Ron C., Terry E. , Karen S., Norm D. Board Members Excused: Sheila A.

1. Call to Order-Terry E. called meeting to order at 6p.m.. 19 members present.
2. Presentation of 2011 Club Donations that were promised from the 2011 Car Show.
a) GV Boy Scouts Troup 855 - Presented by Gary A.-$4500
b) Bear River High School Band - Presented by Terry E.-1,500
c) Grass Valley Firefighter's Association-$1,500
d) Grass Valley American Legion Color Guards-$250
e) ACCC - $3,000 - Presented by Ron C. to Rex Roden (accc.defender.org for any legislative updates and information.
Butch Gardner - IMRC meeting very shortly to get rid of old cars (1976-96). Not collector cars. Gardner is going to Sacramento to listen to "Dr. Jeffries" to see if it's really "old cars". • Spaghetti Feed Sunday, March 18, at the museum in Sacramento. They may have a car show from 1-4 p.m. (Weather permitting, then tour of museum and dinner). Contact Ron C. if you have any questions regarding your individual membership renewal with ACCC. They did have some membership issues, but they're working on it on their end.

The board took the position that we donate to the organizations that helped us out, we need to hold back for right now, until after the first of the year.
3. Roll Call
4. Open Forum
5. Approve Agenda - Motion to Accept (Edie/George) Motion Passed
6. Correspondence-Collections-$272.22 from Tate-goes into Scholarship Fund
7. Approval of Minutes from October General Meeting - Motion to Approve (Landon/Edie). Motion passed.
8. Treasurer's Report - Terry E. gave brief accounting dated Nov. 21. No motion.
9. Board Member Reports
• Edie H.-No report, Virginia G. is going into surgery for pain from Shingles, Christy B. will go into knee surgery on Dec. 2., Landon S. having hand surgery on Dec. 9.
• Ron C.-ACCC handled most of the stuff. GM trying to get full engine package through that can be used in any car. (Green crate)
• Norm D. Working on scholarship program. Will be done by January.
• David B. Toy Drive - Let him know if you need anything for the Toy drive. The last missing radio was returned to Terry E.
• Mike H - Cruisin' done for the year.
10. Old Business
• Status Report- 2011 Car Show Wrap Up - No leaders yet for next year. If no one steps up, there won't be a car show. There are several good committee heads for next year, so it's not like everyone has jumped ship.
• Status Report - 2011 Toy Drive, and Distribution - Patti and Ron picked out 60 families and distributed their names to shop for. Three American Heritage Girls (ages 5-15) will be at our toy drive to earn badges, helping greet people and help us. .Mike H. had 3 locations with Salvation Army kettles on Friday. Our cars were parked alongside. Friday will be the mini-show at Riebe's, 9am -1pm. Barbeque also, coffee and donuts in the morning by the Salvation Army. Mike needs no more display cars, but if you want to stop by, feel free to do so. Riebe's also put "elf" buttons on their parts-drivers, so they can collect toys from the local service shops around town. Be at Meeks at 9 a.m. if you want to participate in the parade., will leave at 9:30 for the parade to PGE. We'll be there until about 2 p.m. Ron C. was on KNCO today, and again on Friday on the Morning Show. The Union will also be having a couple articles on the toy drive. Contact Ron C. If you've not signed up for Salvation Army Food and Toy sort/ distribution on December 13 and 14 from 10-1 and from 10-2 on Dec. 16 to distribute to the families. (Dec. 16 includes a free lunch from the Salvation Army).
• Status Report- 2011 Board Election - George M. announced the ballot will be in your newsletter this Friday, Dec. 2. The ballot box will be there. If you want to write in a name, please check it out with the person you write in first.

11. New Business
a) Status Report- 2012 Annual Membership Meeting - Terry E. announced the facility has been rented - Grass Valley Elks Lodge - Feb. 7 - 6 p.m. Pizza will be provided.
b) Status Report - 50th Club Anniversary Party -Jean H. ,Edie H., Karin R., Kathy E. have a location for the party, May 12 - Grass Valley Holiday Inn Express. If you'd like to help with any further entertainment, please contact one of them. Downtown Car Show will help sponsor this event. Next planning meeting is this week, Nov. 30.
c) Status Report: Cal Star Group Membership - Roamin Angels have taken out a group membership for the air ambulance service, Cal Star. Terry E. has detailed information if you'd like to get more. First year to join is $30 per family. (Normal price is $45). Contact Terry E. if you are interested in signing up.
d) 2012 General Meeting Schedule - Board decided that we are going to quarterly general meetings in 2012. We have great coverage on the website, and feel that this change will bring an increased attendance at the meetings scheduled.
Feb. 7 - Annual Membership Meeting
March 26th - First Quarter General Meeting
June 25, 2012 - 2nd Quarter General Meeting
September 24 - 3rd Quarter General Meeting
November 22, 2012 - 4th Quarter General Meeting
e) Other New Business
George M. announced that Tom Weaver will be back in business Feb. 1. He said that Tom may be willing to give us a motor again, but we would once again need volunteers to haul it around, and to sell raffle tickets. Scholarship committee will bring some ideas forward at the next meeting.

12. Adjournment - Meeting was adjourned at 7:21 p.m.

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