President’s Corner First and foremost, I want to wish every member and their family a Happy New Year! 2020 was filled with a number of challenges both for our club and for each of us individually, but I’m sure we will overcome these difficulties in the New Year. We cannot overlook that the COVID virus was the biggest single problem last year and has severely disrupted the Club’s Calendar. We are trying to make a comeback in 2021 by returning several events to the Calendar. Porsches and Pancakes has resumed as our monthly breakfast meetings and our Thursday Evening Socials are back on the Calendar. On January 17th the run to Islamorada will be held, and I’m sure it will be a big success as it is every year. Now that a COVID vaccine is available, I have high hopes of our resuming more events. That is of course if we don’t shoot ourselves in the foot! What I’m talking about is that we all know we’re part of the Porsche Club of America, and we are governed by their rules and regulations. Among those regulations are specific guidelines for any event under the auspices of the PCA, covering insurance and COVID waivers. For the most part, insurance is self-explanatory: any events where cars are moved around, including tours, Autocross, and Technical Events must be covered by liability insurance. We at Gold Coast have a similar set of guidelines as it relates to COVID. Any member or member’s family attending a PCA event must, MUST have signed the COVID waiver. This can be done when you register on Club Registration for the event, or the waiver can be signed when you arrive at the event, but it must be signed. Your Board of Directors and the volunteers who facilitate these events would prefer that each event be visible on Club Registration and that you sign the waiver as part of the registration procedure. Doing so will lead to less work on our part and less disruption for you. The COVID Waiver for smaller events such as Porsches and Pancakes will still have to be addressed and signed at the event. In an effort to meet the guidelines from now until PCA lifts the COVID waiver restrictions, every Event Coordinator will be required to
have COVID waivers available and signed by the attendees. It will also be their responsibility to ensure that social Peter Olliviere, President distancing be maintained. My focus in 2021 will be on strengthening proving that even with four doors, it’s our membership, and creating new and still a Porsche. The Specific Interest interesting Club activities. I will be Groups (SIG) will be coordinating presenting to the Board of Directors events specifically for their groups, several possible changes during the sharing each group’s experience in the coming year in order to embrace this focus. For instance, our Board of Directors Kassette, including Tours, Autocrosses, and Social Events. We will need your meeting has always been open to all help in getting this going! If you are members. The problem is that we don’t interested in creating a group, contact me really advertise it to the membership. In at: president@goldcoastregion.org. the past only a few members usually with a special interest were aware of it. In order I have been asked by several members about what is happening with the creation to broaden appeal to the membership of the new Region. The latest update I will be requesting that the name of is that National has approved the new the meeting be changed to simply, the Gulf Coast Region as of December 21st , Membership Meeting, and that the ZOOM 2020. It will occupy the territory starting invitation be made available on Club in Boynton Beach and going north. You Registration in a secure manner so that will be informed as to what the changes the general membership can view it, and mean to you by PCA national. If you have we can send out meeting reminders to questions or need information contact me the entire region. The hope is that more at: president@goldcoastregion.org. members will be encouraged to join You are invited to Gulfstream’s first membership meetings, and thus lead event. See flyer below. to increased membership participation in Club events. If this change is approved, the membership will be notified in time for the February meeting. Something else new for 2021: Special Interest Saturday March 13th 10:00 AM Groups. All you FourFrom / To: Indianwood Golf and Country Club, Indiantown Florida Door Porsche drivers Total Est. Distance: 86 miles Total Est. Time: 2 hrs. Avg. MPH = 37.5+/lurking out there, we see $15 Entry Fee per Vehicle (see Club Registration link below) you! You 356 owners, we see you; Boxster, Turbos, Pre-Rally Instructions: 911 owners we see you A. Charge your Smart Phone and / or Digital Camera and bring it with you. B. Find one or more people who can fit in your vehicle and can put up with you and this is for you! We for a few hours. will be implementing Special Interest Groups (SIG) to cater to the specific interests of our members. I had the pleasure of speaking with T.S.D. Rally a member who owns March 2021 both a 911 and Macan. Last year he and his wife comfortably drove their For more information contact Joe Wexler via: Searover@wt.net Macan to the Club’s Social Distancing will be observed. Outdoor tables will be available for Results and Lunch. North Carolina trip and Club Registration Link https://clubregistration.net/ was very pleased with https://www.gulfstreamregion-pca.org/ the way it performed,
Peter
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