Trophies or Plaques?

The top shot is the Mayberry Diner, the site of our car show. The Open sign is on!

The last shot is of the field where the show is being held. It is spacious and easily organized. The photos were shot a couple of months ago, so things look better now. That is a full-sized movie screen in the shot's center. The barn to the left is on the opposite side of route 608. To get to the diner, you turn on 608 off of route 122. If you're northbound on 122, make a right; if you're southbound, a left turn is needed. The road, 608, is just before (or after if heading north) the new Mayberry Center, so is easily found. If you want a superb Italian meal in the area, try Casa d'Amici. It's wonderful.

Today, I start wandering around locally, after checking the Web, and making phone calls to see just what is available in the way of trophies for our July 17 Car Show.

There's a little discussion of what is best, a trophy or a plaque, with no decision yet. I'd really like to get some outside feedback.

If there's anyone out there reading this, particularly anyone who shows cars or attends car shows, I'd enjoy getting your feelings about which is preferable. Which would you like to get, a trophy or a plaque?

There seem to be a hundred thousand or more designs and sizes in each type, which makes the decision even more difficult.

Speedy Approach of July 17

This is the same material I posted on my Meandering Mind blog a short while ago.

There's not a whole lot for me to add to the above.

Currently availability is just on-line,which Blogger doesn't allow me to paste in here. Sigh. For Pete's sake! Email me and I'll send you the PDF.

Soon the forms will be available at participating merchants in Bedford County, City and environs. We don't want to pass them around so early they get covered by other material.

Looks for the posters, too, which will go up within three weeks.

We're really looking forward to this one. Our meeting last night has a team heading out to search out some really great awards for winners.

We're also just about ready to send out news releases to as many local publications, radio and TV stations as we can find. If anyone has any questions, we're ready to answer them.

Here's the text:

On July 17, 2010, the Bedford, Virginia detachment of the Marine Corps League is presenting its first ever Car Show. Starting at 9:30 a.m., the show will run until 3:30 p.m.
The MCL Car Show will greet the public from the Mayberry Drive-In theater grounds, directly in front of the Mayberry Diner, in Moneta, Virginia. This '50s style stainless steel diner/movie complex offers a superb site for a car show as well as a meal and a movie. Rows are already in place, with slightly elevated fronts to making movie viewing easy. The elevation does just as well for the cars, helping them show to their best effect.
There are eleven classes, overall, with a Best In Show People's Choice being the final judgment of the day.
Classes are: antique; classic; custom; hot rod; light truck; modified light truck; motorcycle; modified motorcycle; muscle car; modified muscle car; sports car; street rod.
Each class receives three awards, while People's Choice brings a single award.
Spectating is free, while early entries (on or before July 16) are $15.00. On site registration the day of the event is $20.00. Each entrant gets a free 5" x 7" photo of his or her car in front of the diner (by mail, a few days later). Larger sizes are available at nominal cost.
Food, drink and Tee shirts commemorating the event are available at the diner, or on the grounds.
The show is a benefit for the Bedford Area Toys for Tots and the Detachment.
Rain date: July 24, 2010, same times and place.
Contacts:
For the Marine Corps League: Charlie Self, 540-297-7535, charlies@charlieselfonline.com

For Toys for Tots: Robin Mills, rhmills14@gmail.co
or

Bob Craig, 540-296-1480, info@mayberrydrivein.com

Car Show Info Is Ready

Our Marines Corps League car show details are almost ready to launch.

WE STILL NEED SPONSORS, THOUGH!

We're looking for a few good people or businesses to help with the trophies, particularly.

There seems to be plenty of time between now and July 17, but that jump-off point is approaching rapidly now.

So far, Mayberry Diner & Driven-In (mayberrydrivein.com) has been an immense help in many ways, starting with providing an almost ideal site.

I'm going to include a photo file of the poster and flier we'll be using. It will soon appear in stores and restaurants and at other businesses in the Bedford County area, even lapping over a bit into Franklin County near Smith Mountain Lake.

Entry forms are available NOW, online. Fliers will soon go onto counters at participating merchants. If you see our poster, fliers will also be available at most points. Entry forms in PDF are available, or will be in a few days, at Mayberry Diner & Driven-In's web site, above, and at charlieselfonline.com