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Car Guy News

Volume 4, Issue 9 September, 2012

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WINDSHIELD CARDS

"ELECTION YEAR"

Those members who still need windshield card(s)

for their vehicles, please contact Joseph@tdcmotorclub. This year is election year for the officers positions. We

will be accepting nominations through the October meeting.

1. You need to supply the name of the owner of the car Officers serve a two (2) year term.

You can send your nominations via email or usps to the

2. Year, make and model of each car secretary. Email: secretary@ (or)

USPS: Top Dead Center Motor Club P.O. Box 173

These are to put in your windshield on display to identify Lionville, PA 19353.

our club when we go to events.

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The voting will take place at our November meeting,

which has been changed to November 7th due the

importance of this years Presidential election.

CAR MAGNETS *************************************************

Available, are TDC Car Magnets. Our logo is displayed

on a black background. They really look great!!

Anyone interested in purchasing these magnets at the

cost of $10.00 each please e-mail TDC Motor Club @

g- or let one of the officers know at one of our

monthly meetings. CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS

FOR THE TROOPS

With the help of Caryn Abdill, I am trying to make

at least 100 stockings for the troops.

TOOL TIME

We decided at the August meeting it was better to fill

Ernie's son, Tyler, is coming home from Afghanistan them with individual snack items rather than trial size

October 1st to Fort Bragg. Ernie is looking for some tolietries. These can be bought by the box at most stores.

help to finish his son's 24 Ford Model A 2 door sedan.

It needs to be reassembled. The car is at Tom Snyders By the time these boxes are shipped, it should be alright

in West Chester. Please let Ernie know if you can help to send chocolate.

him with your expertise.

610-436-9491 (or) 610-304-5649 The stockings are going to have to be sent out by the end

email: meadeern@ of November, so as to get to Afghanistan for the holidays.

Thank you to all the TDC elves for your donations.

EAST BRANDYWINE COMMUNITY DAY

Carolyn Hibbs

Some of the members of TDC attended the East

Brandywine Community Day Car Show.

Glen Peters & Debbie and Tom & Cindy Gillespie

were trophy winners. Congratulations !!

TDC SPORTSWEAR

SPONSORS The club is still taking orders. We currently

have some orders pending and are planning

Please keep in mind that we should always to submit them by the end of the month.

keep our eyes open for new sponsors.

Information is on our website:

Through no fault of the clubs, we maybe losing TDCmotorclub@

three (3) of our sponsors next year.

Orders can be emailed to joe@

September Birthdays October Birthdays

9/9 - Tom Deane, Sr. 10/5 - Tom Gillespie

9/11 - Matthew Downs 10/11 - Pat Bodek 9/19 - Tom Sholl 10/15 - Chris Thomas

9/20 - John Russo 10/20 - Marquerite Spina

9/27 - Paula Chevalier 10/22 - Carl Nathans

10/23 - Jonah Rodriguez

10/24 - Gerry O'Fria

FUTURE DATES TO KEEP IN MIND

(All club sponsored dates are highlighted in bold print)

Every Thursday, Chester Springs Creamery - TDC has a mini cruise night to the Milky Way Farm/Chester Springs

Creamery on Route 113 in Lionville, PA.

Faulkner Cruise Night is held the second (2nd) of Friday during the season.

October 7th - East Whiteland Annual 2012 Car & Motorcycle Show - 10am to 2pm at 179 to 199 Lancaster Ave., Malvern, PA

Benefit for East Whiteland Vol. Fire Company and Chester County Hero Fund. Our sponsor DeGrandis Automotive

is a sponor for the event.

October 13th - Habitat for Humanity Car Show - (rain date October 20th) 8am to 12pm at the New Garden Shopping Center

(Baltimore Pike and Scarlet Road in Kennett Square, PA.

For information: please visit (or) Jason@ 610-384-7993 ext. 12

Event proceeds benefit the construction of decent, affordable housing in West Grove, PA

October 27th - TDC 3rd Annual Halloween Cruise-in and Burnout Contest 11am to 3pm located at Tom Oates Automotive

1001 Kimberton Road (Route 113N) Chester Springs, PA

Re-Cap

*Mark your calendar –Our next meeting is Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at Tom Oates in Chester Springs, Pa. Meeting starting at 7:00pm.

CLASSIFIEDS

If you have an item that you would like to sell or a specific item you are looking for you can submit it for the newsletter and

we’ll advertise it here! E-mail Jason O’Fria at jason@ to add your item to the classified section.

YOUR AD HERE-Buy, Sell, Trade, Services, Want Ads –Please submit via club e-mail or PO BOX

Notary Public Service that comes to you: Joseph O’Fria 610-316-9349 joe.ofria@

Design your own custom made NEON wall sign! All signs are hand crafted, and mounted to a PVC backing, which can be hung in your den or garage. This would make a great collectors piece for any Auto Enthusiast. Signs varyinsize and price due to the colors and artwork. Prices start around $ 165.00. contact Bob Bodek at ( RBodekNEON @) or call 484-881-2000.

Sponsors

Hudson Rod and Competition, Gilbertsville PA T.E. Snyder Fabricating, West Chester PA

Steve Giordanno Tom Snyder snyder-

9360. 610-429-0669

DeGrandis Automotive Center

Rob DeGrandis

610-644-6990

Pennsylvania Promotions Inc, Lansdowne Tom Oates Automotive, Chester Springs,

Joe O’Fria Tom Oates

610-622-2800 610-827-7400

Eagle Investment Advisors- Downingtown YEP Graphix

Dave Summers- Morgan Phillips-

610-269-0269 dsummers@ 215-990-5014 mvphillips@

Centurion Motor Car BullDog Rod & Custom

Dave Besselman

610-637-5763 610-431-1970

Rob’s Rod Shop - Downingtown

Sales@

484-693-0640

Streetside

Trick Your Ride at Streetside

21st Century Insurance

Think of our sponsors first when shopping for anything related to what they can provide. They support us, we should support them!...If you have a prospective sponsor, give them an application!

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Official Publication of the

Top Dead Center Motor Club

PO BOX 173 Lionville PA 19353

Monthly General Meetings are held the First Tuesday of the month 7:00pm at Tom Oates Automotive in Chester Springs, PA

Top Dead Center Motor Club

Was Formed in 2009

Founding Members:

Bob Bodek

Dan Bourdon

John Corrigan

Tom Gillespie

Rich Hadfield

Jason O'Fria

Joseph O'Fria

Joe O'Fria

Jack Wright

Officers:

President: Joe O'Fria

Vice-President: Dan Bourdon

Secretary: Frank Shimer

Treasurer: Joseph O'Fria III

Coordinators:

Membership: Denise Stoltzfus

Activities: Connie Robinson

Calendar: Danielle Wilson

Webmaster: Jason O'Fria

Editor: Carolyn Hibbs

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Activities:

President's Message

I know everyone has good intentions, but I feel everyone needs to hear this message.

When Top Dead Center Motor Club was formed in 2009, the nine founding members together decided that not only would we do community service for charity, but would also have a good time and enjoy ourselves while doing so.

I know that we all have good intentions, but I do believe that, we as a club, may have lost sight of why we get together and maybe we are stretching ourselves too thin.

We have done a great job supporting various charities as we should. However, are we enjoying ourselves? I don't believe we are enjoying ourselves as much as we could as a Club. Cruising to other shows, hanging out and just having a good time or helping others with their cars.

It was decided at the September meeting that we will continue to do what we have done so well and have worked so very hard to establish and grow, that being events, such as Drive Out Hunger show, Cruise for the Troops and TDC Automotive Scholarship fund. We should do a few events very well rather than many events at a mediocre level. (Not that we have ever had a mediocre event)

So, if you have any suggestions, comments, etc. as to what we could do socially or otherwise; such as outings, cruise to's. etc. please send them to us. We are always open for suggestions, remember this is an "Everyone's Club".

Joe O"Fria, President

THE FOLLOW-UP/THE HAPPENINGS

Treasury Report:

Watch your email for a copy of the Treasurer’s

Report – coming soon! ~Joseph O’Fria, Treasurer

**HAPPENINGS**

"ELECTION YEAR"

This year is an election year for the officer positions. We will be accepting nominations through the October meeting.

You can send your nominations via email or usps to the secretary. Email: secretary@. or

USPS: Top Dead Center Motor Club P.O. Box 173

Lionville, PA 19353.

The voting will take place at out November meeting, which happens to be National Election Day.

Officers serve a two (2) year term.

CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS

FOR THE TROOPS

With the help of Caryn Abdill, I am trying to make at least 100 stockings for the troops.

We decided at the August meeting it was better to fill them with individual snack items rather than trial size toiletries.

These are going to have to be sent out by the end of November so as to get to Afghanistan by the holidays.

Thank you to all the TDC

elves for your donations.

**Note**

At the last Cruise for the Troops we

collected a good selection of boxes

of individual snacks, but we could use

a few more to fill Santa's Stockings.

Thank You, Carolyn

aka Mona

Those members who still need windshield card(s) for their vehicles, please reply to the email sent on May 4th by May 18th with the following:

1. owner of each vehicle

2. year and make of each vehicle for which a card is needed.

These are put in the windshield on display to identify our club when we go to cruise events.

Support The Troops

TDC Monthly Cruise nights- Second wednesday of the month April thru September at the VFW on Business Route 30 just oustside of Downingtown. We will have ample room to display cars on the large lawn and spectator parking in the rear.

(FLYER ATTACHED)

50/50 AND DOOR PRIZES

WE WILL BE HAVING CRUISE NIGHT RAIN DATES IN 2012.

THE RAIN DATE WILL BE THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY AFTER THE ORIGINAL DATE.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR PARKING AND DONATION COLLECTION.

**THERE WAS A GREAT TURNOUT AT OUR FIRST "CRUISE FOR THE TROOPS" DESPITE THE RAIN/SLEET. FORTY PLUS CARS WERE IN ATTENDANCE.

The Community Courier will be doing an article on TDC Motor Club and the "Cruise for the Troops".

INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE

July 4, 2012

If you plan on being in the parade please email me at Carolyn@

by May 25th.

There is information I need as soon as possible that I have to send to the

City of Philadelphia by June 1st.

Thanks, Carolyn

tentative 2012 calendar

OCT. 2 TUES. CLUB MEETING 7PM TOM OATES

OCT. 7 SUN. CLUB PICNIC 1PM BOB & PATS

OCT.13 SAT. HABITAT/HUMANITY 8AM KENNETT SQ.

OCT. 27 SAT. HALLOWEEN EVENT TOM OATES

OCT. 28 SUN. RAINDATE TOM OATES

NOV. 7 WED. CLUB MEETING 7PM TOM OATES

(ELECTIONS)

DEC. 1 SAT. HOLIDAY PARTY 7PM TBA

DEC. 4 TUES. CLUB MEETING 7PM TOM OATES

CHECK OUT WWW. FOR MORE SHOW INFORMATION, CLICK ON EVENT CALENDAR.

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

Our last show of the season for the "Cruise for the Troops"

was a great success.

We had over 100 cars show up and a huge crowd to enjoy the gathering.

The Minquas Fire Co. was there to display the place of

steel from the Twin Towers disaster of 9/11/2001.

TDC Motor Club made a donation to the Minquas Fire Co. of $50.00 to be used towards their new building. The first

one to email tdcmotorclub@ with the words "free gift" will receive a free gift.

Because of the huge interest in our 50/50 we collected

$476.00 with $238.00 going to the winning ticket.

Besides a collection of snacks and toiletries for the troops

there were also cash donations of $270.00

WILDWOOD WEEKEND A SUCCESS

TDC Motor Club came away from the Wildwood

Boardwalk Car Show with an honor going to one

of our members.

Dave and Judy Hatt were one of the "Top 40"

winners for their 1954 Chevy Bel Air.

Attending this year were fourteen (14) members

placing eleven (11) cars on display. There were

a total of thirty-two persons in all. Everyone

enjoyed themselves and thank the weatherman

for predicting gorgeous weather.

Again, Congratulations to Dave and Judy Hatt!!

Activities/Shows:

As a club we would like to participate in other activities, beside the normal show and cruise night schedule, we want to be able to gather socially and get to know one another and do something that doesn’t necessarily involve cars…but can involve spouses/significant others and family!

CLUB PICNIC and EAST WHITELAND SHOW

Our club picnic is October 7th starting at 1pm at the home of Bob and Pat Bodek located at 607 Sugartown Road in Malvern, PA. It is also the date for the East Whiteland Show whom one of our sponsors, DeGrandis Automobile, is involved.

At our August meeting it was suggested to the members to attend the show in the morning and then do a road rally to the picnic.

The show starts at 10am to 2pm. It will be located at 179 to 199 Lancaster Avenue, Malvern, PA.

This will be discussed further at the meeting on October, 2nd. This month our meeting is back at Tom Oates and starts at 7pm sharp.

HALLOWEEN CRUISE-IN

and BURNOUT CONTEST**

Saturday, October 27th

11am - 3pm

FREE Registration

Donations Accepted

**All vehicles must show Proof of Insurance & Valid Drivers License to participate in Burnout Contest.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Light The Night Walk

Glenn Peters has a personal reason in his mission to wipe out blood cancer. He and his family lost their Dad to the disease. His team is trying to reach a goal of $1,000 and so far have donations of $885.

If you would like to make a donation to Glenn's cause

please go to his web site at:



Thank you

Activities/Shows: Cont’

CRUISE NIGHTS 2012

“THIS BEARS REPEATING”

TDC Cruise Nights to Support the Troops!

Chair/Contact: Dan Bourdon VP (dan@)

When: Look for our next “Cruise For the Troops” next year. First cruise for 2012 is April 11th from 5:00pm to dusk…

Where: VFW in Downingtown, just outside of Downingtown on Business Route 30. We will have ample room to display cars on the large lawn and spectator parking in the rear!

• 50/50 and Door Prizes

We will be having Cruise Night Rain Dates! The rain date will be the following Wednesday after the original date.

Newsletter Submissions:

If you would like to contribute to the newsletter, with a point of interest, or a classified ad etc, please e-mail tdcmotorclub@ with in one week after the current months meeting, for publication in that months newsletter.

BIRTHDAY/ANNIERSARIES, ETC.

February Birthday Wishes to:

Ronald J. Oliver – 2/3

James Saltzburg – 2/10Susan Hernandez – 2/28

If you see or talk to any of these folks be sure to wish them a Happy One!

--------------------------------------Communication Survey:

Would you like to receive a text alert from TDC when there is an upcoming event or meeting?

We’d like to know what you think, let us know the next time we see you!

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