• Buyers Tours, R8C & Photo Albums Available
• Macy's Greenwood Offering NCM Corvette Merchandise
• 60th Anniversary Grand Sport Raffle Winner Drawn
• Bowling Green is Geared for Fun
• Corvette Store Featured Item
• Labor Day Registration Closing, Vets 'n Vettes Registration Open
• Corvette Museum Executive Director Honored

Mark your calendars for September 30, 2013 – because that’s the day the GM Bowling Green Assembly Plant will officially open their doors to Corvette customers participating in a Buyers Tour or R8C Delivery, and the Corvette Photo Album program will kick-off that day as well.

Customers are encouraged to go ahead and purchase a buyer’s tour and/or Photo Album if you are interested in watching your Corvette being built (or having the process documented with photographs).  Upon purchase, the Museum will work with the plant to begin tracking your car.  Should your car be built prior to the September 30 tour start date your money will be refunded.

At this time, these are the only three programs that will be given access to the plant.  V.I.P. Tours, NCM Xperience and regular Plant Tour opening dates are to be announced at a later time.

Macy’s Greenwood has partnered with the Museum to offer licensed Corvette merchandise. Customers will find an assortment of Corvette merchandise including gift items, home accessories and apparel for men, women and kids. Macy’s Greenwood is currently the only Macy’s store where licensed Corvette merchandise is available.

In celebration of the opening of their exclusive NCM shop, Macy's is hosting a special event on Saturday, August 24. A display of Corvettes can be seen at the mall entrance of Macy’s as well as in the parking lot outside of the store, all courtesy of Corvettes Limited of Bowling Green. Customers will be able to meet the owners and ask questions while enjoying popcorn, Cracker Jacks, DJ music and balloon artistry for the kids. With any Corvette Museum merchandise purchase of $25 or more made on August 24, customers will receive a red plaid picnic blanket.

Read more online here.

The Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau decided to reevaluate the city as a destination and develop a strong brand identity utilizing research from its own tourism industry and from visitor feedback.

"Once the research was boiled down, we learned we need to focus on what makes us really distinct,” Vicki Fitch, Executive Director of the CVB, said. "The home of the Corvette and Bowling Green's obsession over the American sports car is undeniable."

Bowling Green is where the classic American sports car is celebrated and this identity is communicated in the brand’s newly adopted tagline, “Geared for Fun!” and reflected in a logo that tips its hand to the distinct shape of the National Corvette Museum. "For travelers on the interstate, it's our skyline and most recognizable tourism draw," Fitch said.

If you've not yet made plans to visit us this year, consider a fall getaway like our Museum In Motion: Kentucky 1-Lap in October, or Vets 'n Vettes in November! Learn more online here.

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In just two weeks the Museum will celebrate our 19th Anniversary with the annual Corvette Hall of Fame induction ceremony, seminars, Lifetime member dinner, car show, autograph sessions and more. As part of the festivities a special Corvette reveal is planned - a "Hall of Fame" Commemorative Corvette. You have until Monday afternoon to register online here!

Registration is now open for our annual Vets 'n Vette event, November 7-9, 2013. Activities include our American Warrior Recognition Program, including Corvette plant tours, Corvette rides for the wounded warriors, a special luncheon, Museum tour and more. Brig. Gen. Dan Cherry (Ret.), former commander of the Air Force Thunderbirds, will be speaking about his experience in reconnecting with the pilot of the MiG-21 he shot down with his F-4D Phantom II during the Vietnam war and then on Friday a road tour is available for those wanting to visit Aviation Heritage Park and see Gen. Cherry's actual Phantom, along with a Grumman F9F-5 Panther, Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star and F-111 Aardvark. A trivia contest with prizes will round out the day.

Saturday is the hallmark event - the BG Veteran's Day Parade. Afterwards the local VFW will host our group for a luncheon followed by a free guided road tour, and the event concludes with a banquet. Learn more and register online here.

Last week Museum Executive Director Wendell Strode was surprised with a Governor's Citation for Community Volunteerism and Service. After holding a board meeting at the museum in May, the Kentucky Commission came away impressed with what they learned while there.

"Through our conversations we learned a lot about what the museum does and felt like it was right in line with our mission," says Commission Board Member Kevin Mays. "We recognize that the use of the facility is a unique way of spreading volunteerism."

Examples the Commission pointed out included the many fundraising events for nonprofits that are held at the Museum throughout the year, our educational driving simulators and courses, and the Motorsports Park set to offer driving schools. The Museum also relies heavily on the many volunteers that lend their time and talents throughout the year.

“We have one club from Indianapolis that comes down for a visit and work day,” Strode said. “The club’s members have all kinds of expertise. So they will send someone down a month in advance and pick out all of the projects that they want to work on. They will put in a full day’s work.”

Source: BG Daily News