Park Front and Center at the 15th Anniversary Celebration

Thousands of Corvettes will roll in for the 15th Anniversary Celebration September 3-6 and we have a special opportunity available allowing you “front and center” parking at the event! There are 60 parking spaces around the NCM front blacktop circle and grassy showcase area located inside the circle. Spots are available on a first come – first serve basis in return for a $500 donation. We are offering NCM Lifetime Members a chance to reserve their spot first until Friday, May 15th. You may reserve your spot with a donation by contacting Connie Russell at: (800) 538-3883 – ext 115. This donation is tax deductible.

Find out more about registering for our 15th Anniversary Celebration and how you can become a Lifetime member of the Museum by visiting our website or call us at: (800) 538-3883.

Our Corvette raffles are a crucial part of our fundraising plans and in six days we will watch another raffle winner drive home the winning prize! Thanks to everyone for your support. On Thursday, May 7 we will make another call to announce “hey – you just won a new Corvette!” Only 500 tickets are being sold on a chance to win our 2009 Cyber Gray Coupe with Ebony and Titanium interior, automatic transmission, polished wheels, performance axle, NPP exhaust and the 3LT packaging that includes Head-Up-Display, heated driver and passenger seats, Bose system featuring a six-disc changer and mp3 playback, memory package with two driver settings and R8C Museum Delivery option!

We have welcomed two raffle winners taking delivery this week – and you could be next! Find out more and purchase your tickets online or call us at: (800-538-3883).

May Calendar Wallpaper is Ready

Our May calendar wallpaper is a great shot sent in by NCM member Ron Shelby.

If you have an image of your Corvette in a unique setting, send it in for consideration to be used in a future NCM wallpaper design. Please email digital images in jpg or tiff format at least 2000 x 1333 pixels to webmaster@corvettemuseum.org

Images will be considered based on quality and style. Corvette images only/no individuals included in the photo please.

We are in searching for thousands of digital pictures to help complete our new enthusiast area in the Museum entitled “Living the Dream”. Here is your chance to have your picture, your Corvette / Corvettes, your family, your club or all of the above on display here at the National Corvette Museum.

Listed below are several areas where we need your help.

• Photo mosaic mural for our “People make the car” display. These images will be used for a wall that measures 15 feet long and 8 feet tall. When looking at the wall from a distance you will see a 1953 Corvette, but when you get closer, you will see that the mural is actually made up of thousands of individual pictures. We need about 10,000 pictures for this display alone, so tell your Corvette friends and club members that we need lots of pictures. Any resolution image will work for this area – so send in all you have!
• “Corvette Lifestyle” – For this area we need digital pictures of things you do with your Corvette like road tours, car shows, rallies, club events, caravans, the wave, or photos of you modeling great Corvette apparel that coordinates with your Corvette. We are looking for things you do that involve you and your Corvette - washing/detailing, modifying, customizing, improving performance, etc. (These images should be at least 300 dpi or the highest resolution possible.)
• “Corvette Racing” – Send us your digital pictures of non-professional activities such as autocross, drag racing, track racing fun runs, etc.  We also need video footage in VHS or DVD format. (Images need to be 300 dpi or the highest resolution possible.)
•  “Corvette Living” – We need video testimonials showing and narrating the exciting and colorful things you have done to your Corvette, your garage, your house, and crazy apparel designs that show “your” Corvette Style.

When submitting photos you must complete a documentation sheet and follow procedures to submit images. To read the complete details on submitting photos please visit. Only images that meet the requirements will be considered, so please carefully review the instructions available online. The deadline to submit images is May 30 – so hurry to get in on this exciting chance to showcase your Corvette style!

The Corvette Store has new apparel items that are perfect for showing your Corvette style this summer! New items include this Hawaiian Traditionals shirt that combines great looks with Corvette flair to give you the maximum in comfort and style!

NCM Hits the Road and More Show News

NCM Executive Director Wendell Strode will be attending the WSCC Convention in Las Vegas May 7-11 and then off to Panama City, FL for the Panama City Beach Cruise May 14-17. NCM Board Member/Lifetime Member Ivan Schrodt will be in Hot Springs, Arkansas at the Central Arkansas Corvette Show, May 7-9. May 9, NCM Delivery Team Member, Bruce Robel will be in St. Mary’s, OH at the Buds Chevrolet Show, and NCM Insurance Agent, Adam Boca will be in Dallas, TX for the Lonestar Classic. If you are planning to attend any of these shows, be sure to stop by and say hello to our team members.

We appreciate the support of Corvette clubs and show coordinators for offering complimentary show space and donations to benefit the NCM. Contact Membership Services Manager, Stephanie Morrill at: stephanie@corvettemuseum.org or (800) 538-3883 for more information on involving the NCM as part of your show. Continue sending in your show information and we will gladly post it in NCM eNews. You can also post your show information via our website under the “Club Event” section at: www.corvettemuseum.org    
* May 1-3 – VetteFest 09 – Crystal River, FL - http://www.vettefest09.com
* June 13 –  Atomic City Corvettes - “Corvettes in the Jemez” – Los Alamos, NM
http://www.atomiccitycorvettes.org
* June 20 – Corvette Club of Delaware’s “39th Cavalcade of Corvettes” – Jamison, PA
http://www.ccdv.com
* June 20 – Hazleton Corvette Club’s Annual Car Show – Hazelton, PA - http://www.9700.info/hcc/Home.htm
* June 28 –  Empire City/Yonkers Raceway Car Show – Empire Casino – Yonkers NY
www.empirecitygaming.com
* August 9 – Chicagoland North Corvette Club’s 4th Annual Car Show -  Wheeling, IL
http://www.chicagolandnorthcorvetteclub.org

General Motors wants to share information and updates with you as they are made available. View the recent news from GM by following the links below.  We hope this information will be helpful as you talk with people in your community.

Tough But Necessary Steps to Restructure GM – view the blog post from Fritz Henderson, GM President and CEO.

GM Accelerates its Reinvention as a Leaner, More Viable Company – online here.

GM Launches Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations for Outstanding Notes -  Full document online.