Slipstream - June 2020

The Maverick Region started 2020 off with a bang
with record membership numbers for the second year in
a row and with new and exciting ideas for fundraising
and events for the club members, only to find us having
to come to a screeching halt because of COVID-19.
We have had a lot of firsts recently . . . some good,
and some not so good. We had to temporarily cancel
activities, indoors and out. Seeing a list of the monthly
lunches, happy hours, rallies, tours, Mavs & Mochas,
and Board meetings with a big red “CANCELLED”
stamped next to each event was heartbreaking. Even
the 2020 Porsche Parade at the National level was
cancelled. Thankfully, we were able to postpone our two
big events: the All Member Party has been rescheduled
for August 16, and the 2020 Maverick Concours will be
the weekend of September 26-27.
Despite all of this, WE ARE MAVERICKS! And we
have shown that we can make the best of a difficult
situation. We have had a lot of positives happen over the
past couple of months. We can’t have a board meeting
in person? Okay, fine. We will have it online! We had
our first virtual board meeting on Wednesday, May 6
with nearly 30 people in attendance. Board business was
conducted in a different way, but the end result was the
same; we accomplished our goals of working together
for the good of the club.
In addition, Mavs & Mochas was cancelled, but on
May 9 we had our first virtual meet from members’
driveways, garages, or front seats of their cars via
ZOOM. We had 25 people attend and there was positive
response to this new and creative way of meeting. A big
thanks to Park Place, our sponsor of the virtual Mavs &
Mochas, who gave away a $100 gift card for parts to a
lucky winner. This virtual meet could never replace our
traditional Mavs & Mochas meets - and hopefully we
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Board Botschaft: Cancelled? Mavericks Make the Most of the Situation
by Jennifer Parma, Region Secretary
will never have to do this again - but it was a great way
to keep us all connected during this time.
Also, a food drive benefiting Minnie’s Food Pantry
was held in April with drive-through, no-contact drop
off. Almost 850 pounds of canned food - an all-time
Maverick high - and $500 in cash donations were
collected. The club matched the cash donations, making
it a $1,000 total cash donation to the pantry. According
to Minnie’s Food Pantry, these donations will provide
3,693 meals. Way to go, Mavs!
We have also stayed connected with members
through our Mavs & Mochas Facebook page. Members
have been getting creative with themed days of the week
pictures to stay connected. Some fun examples have been
Mug Monday, Take-out Tuesday, Wheel Wednesday,
Tailpipe Thursday, Front end Friday, Seat Saturday, and
Sunglasses Sunday. As the weeks went on, they became
more creative (ie, silly!). We have also been posting the
Slipstream advertisers on Facebook giving them even
more exposure. Please support our valued advertisers,
who especially need our business during this trying time.
We as Mavericks have proven that we can make the
best of a challenging situation. I believe we will come
out on the other side even stronger than before. Moving
forward, our meets, our lunches, our tours, etc. will be
all the more valued as we will remember the times our
events were “CANCELLED”.