Hello Everyone
Warmest thoughts to you and your family on this holiday. Happy Easter!
Your Board of Directors has been busy finalizing plans for our 50+ exciting 2024 events, further expanding our club's resources, meeting the new requirements for Ontario non-profit corporations...and expanding our membership!
New VCO Members
We are very pleased to welcome new members...
Tomek Stefani & Dominika Stollar from Orono, and their 2014 Black Gen V GTS (1)
Sergio Vitorino & Tonia Catarino from Brampton, and their 1999 Silver RT/10 (2)
plus returning members....
Norm & Sue Woods from Bracebridge, and their '95 yellow RT/10 (3)
Nick & Gloria DeFrancesco from Toronto, and their 2005 Silver Mamba RT/10 (4)
We look forward to meeting you all at a club event soon!
March 17th Caledon Lunch
It was great to see so many for lunch at the scenic Caledon Mount Alverno Resorts. Thanks to George Wilson for suggesting it, and Nick Sawrantschuk for organizing it. The club provided the appetizers and the quality of the meal was just outstanding!
April 20th Woodbridge Lunch
Please join us for another delicious lunch at Vivo Pizza & Pasta, conveniently located at Hwy 400 & Major Mackenzie Drive. Read all the details and RSVP soon to join the fun!
2024 VCO Viper Show & Lunch Meeting, May 25th, Burlington
This year's show is expected to be the largest gathering of Vipers in 2024, the only one with judging & awards, new mini seminars, new member gifts, and fast-paced lunch meeting and awards presentations with London director Jamie Herrington as our emcee!
Watch for more details soon, but RSVP asap as lunch seating is limited to the first 150!
Events Calendar Additions
New events continue to be added as we ensure that every member will have several local events to attend wherever they live across Southern Ontario & Western New York. We also add more event details to existing listings as they become known. Be sure to check them out and RSVP to their organizers well in advance, and remember, if you are unable to attend with your Viper, we want you to attend however you can get there!
Upcoming April-May Events
April 27th - Performance Driving School & Lapping Day, Bowmanville
May 5th - Gold Motor Garage Cars & Coffee, St. George
May 21st - First of 11 Speed Therapy Track days, Bowmanville
June-July Events Requiring Early RSVPs
June 29th - Parkwood Estate & Auto Baron Tour, Oshawa. contact Bruce for private booking link at vcotracks@gmail.com
July 14th - Canadian Heritage Warplane Museum, Hamilton area
July 22nd - Muskoka Lake Boat Cruise & Hotel, Port Carling
VCO Service & Parts Directory
Our Chrysler dealer sponsors and their trained Viper Technicians provide outstanding Viper service, and we're now compiling a comprehensive directory of additional types of service providers for everything from paint restoration & detailing to paint protection film installation, wheel repair & refinishing, specialty repairs for carbon fiber, and much more! Please contact Bruce with those providers you've used and have been very pleased with.
We're also hoping to create a comprehensive vendor directory for new, used, rebuilt and aftermarket replacement Viper parts to cover each Viper generation. There's much more available than many realize, with new items coming to market, and we want to connect our members with all those vendors. Please consider assisting with this endeavour. Contact Bruce at vcotracks@gmail.com to help.
Board of Director Elections
Would you like to consider joining our Board of Directors? Nominations for director are open March 1 - April 15. Half of our directors stand for re-election each year at the AGM, and if there are no other nominations they will be automatically re-elected for another 2-year term. Interested members should contact Bruce Hadfield, vcotracks@gmail.com.
Amendments to VCO Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws
New requirements of Ontario's Not-For-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) requires the club to amend these two documents with the approval of membership. The Board has been carefully drafting these amendments to ensure compliance. Specifics and all details will be emailed to current members in April in preparation for a vote at our lunch meeting on May 25th. The Board welcomes the strengthening of these ONCA requirements.
2024 Membership Renewals
If you haven't renewed yet, help us out, save us time, and do it now please. You can quickly renew with a $125 CDN e-transfer to vcotracks@gmail.com. Thank you.
Sponsor Appreciation
These are just some of our very generous 2024 club sponsors and supporters, with all being listed & updated on our sponsor page. Let's please all show them our gratitude! https://www.viperclubofontario.com/copy-of-sponsors
Please don't forget to prepare your Vipers for another exciting and trouble-free driving season with all required maintenance service, including replacing old tires with very diminished grip...even if they still have lots of tread left! See you all at an event soon!
On behalf of our club directors and sponsors, we thank you all for your support!
Sincerely,
Bruce Hadfield
VCO President
The Viper Club of Ontario provides an unsurpassed Viper ownership & club experience!
If you're not a VCO member, contact Bruce at vcotracks@gmail.com to learn more!