** UPDATE 9/10/2003 ** (2 Items)
1) There seems to be a number of people arriving late-afternoon to early evening, including myself. For those early-early arrivals, lets plan to have dinner together (nothing fancy) at 7pm Friday.

2) Forecast for Hershey as of 6:25am EDT:
Friday: Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the upper 50s.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 80s and lows in the upper 60s.

** UPDATE 8/18/2003 ** (5 items)
1) The unclaimed rooms that we had blocked had to be released today. There were 17 of them. Hopefully everyone that wants to attend this gathering is already signed up!

2) I personally have received my final Parade Packet that has maps and my meeting times and locations. If you are signed up to participate in the parade, and you sent your application in on time, you should have also received your packet. If you have not yet received yours, wait another day or two, then call the parade coordinators at: 610-431-1121.

3) It looks like we have to line up for the parade pretty early, between 8am & 10am! That means that if you are staying at the hotel Friday night, we'll have to meet for breakfast in the hotel lobby after 7am, and get ready to leave around 8am. We are litterally only a few blocks from the parade assembly area, so we may be able to wait until 9am to leave. Those of you that are participating in the parade, and plan to arrive Hershey on Saturday morning, please meet us at the hotel BEFORE 8am!

4) Those of you that are not participating in the parade, may choose to watch the parade or spend the day exploring Hershey. I will have some discount coupons for Hershey Park.

5) I have planned to have a BBQ at the hotel Saturday evening. We should be able to get that started by 6pm. I will need everyone to chip in about $10 each to cover the cost of BBQ rental, food & beverages.

** SCHEDULE UPDATE: 8/18/03 **

EVENTS:
FRIDAY 9/12:
* 3:00pm - Hotel Check-In start time for Friday Night Stay
* 7:00pm Dinner out for early-early arrivals.
* 9:00pmish - Friday night arrivals meet for a nightcap. (location TBA)

SATURDAY 9/13:
* 7:00am - Breakfast for members that arrive Friday night or early Saturday (At Hotel)
* 8:30am - Line up for the "Centennial Celebration" Parade
* 8:30am - Non-Parade Participant can come to the parade as spectators or enjoy the day exploring Hershey
* 11:00am - Hotel Check-Out time if not staying Saturday Night
* 12:00pm - Parade Begins (see PARADE Info Below)
* 1:00pm - Televised portion of parade begins
* 3:00pm - Hotel Check-In start time for Saturday Night Stay
* 4:30pm - Parade Ends (time tentative)
* 6:30pm - BBQ Dinner @ Parking Lot of Hotel

SUNDAY 9/14:
* 9:00am - Buffet Breakfast at LEBBIE LEBKICHER'S
* 11:00am - Hotel Check-Out time
* 11:00am - After breakfast Things-to-Do have yet to be deterimed

** ORIGINAL INFO **

C3VR Member Gathering - Hershey, PA

WHEN: Saturday & Sunday - September 13 & 14th 2003
WHERE: Econo Lodge - Hershey, PA
WHAT:
This gathering is meant to be simply a fun time with fellow C3VR Members.
This is an informal event.
This is not a "show".
You are encouraged to bring your Vette, but are not required to.
You can bring yourself, you can bring your significant other, you can bring your kids.

PARADE INFO:
C3VR Members have been invited to participate in the parade!
They actually need cars from ALL years, so if you happen to have a non-C3 Vette, you can choose to bring it instead. The parade is scheduled to last a few hours and will be broadcast on local television!

HOTEL INFO:
Econo Lodge
115 Lucy Ave.
Hershey, PA 17033
All rooms have 2 Double Beds
40 rooms have been blocked
-- 28 Rooms are Non-Smoking
-- 12 Rooms are Smoking
Price is $76.49 per night for up to 4 people. (This is the lowest price I could find. Others are charging $99 to $160 that weekend!)

Members Planning to Attend:

adam (will be in parade)
bcliff (will be in parade)
biff77 (will be in parade)
Bob Griffiths
brian7836
chris0331 (will be in parade)
Cilla Booker
crazcorkath (will be in parade)
curvy79 (will be in parade)
DIE4RED (will be in parade)
dlrshort (will be in parade)
Francis23b (will be in parade)
fun71 (will be in parade)
glenns
jacksL71 (will be in parade)
joebutera (will be in parade)
luvmy76 (will be in parade)
Sarge81 (will be in parade)
STINGRAYBS (will be in parade)
tricer (will be in parade)
vetlover (will be in parade)
wijaco (will be in parade)
yellownredvette (will be in parade)

Including guests, total people attending: 46

|UPDATED|9/10/2003 3:26:53 AM|/UPDATED|

die4red will be waxed and ready to parade!!!

Howard & Cindy Straley

Fun71, Bcliff & Davette are in group 197. I see the rest of the C3VR's are all listed around the same basic time -- who is in what other group? With 262 groups -- it's going to be a long parade day for us! Pray for 75degrees & sunny!

I'm in 189 with Terrence Ricer and Bill Cotton, a 1970
LT-1, a 1979 Coupe and my 1971 LT-1. Looking forward to meeting you!

One observation: this is not your typical local yocal parade!!

|UPDATED|8/18/2003 8:38:20 PM|/UPDATED|

I received the parade package today and see I am in element 189. By the looks of it I have a little studing to do. I too am looking forward to meeting everyone. It would be nice if we could get a video of the parade coverage for later viewing, any ideas?

Adam, I will be there but probably just on Saturday. Shoot me an email about the cookout
Chris

wijaco said:...It would be nice if we could get a video of the parade coverage for later viewing, any ideas?

It is being broadcast on TV there, STINGRAYBS said he would record it for us. Then I'll have to somehow get copies to everyone.

I am wondering if "unfavorable weather" (read "rain") is predicted for the 13th, how many C3ers are NOT going to Hershey? Just curious. Any input gang?

Biff77 said: I am wondering if "unfavorable weather" (read "rain") is predicted for the 13th, how many C3ers are NOT going to Hershey? Just curious. Any input gang?

As of right now, here is the forecast for Fri & Saturday during the event:
Fri Sep 12 Partly Cloudy 75°/59°
Sat Sep 13 Partly Cloudy 77°/61°


Looks good so far!

Thanks for the weather report Adam. I didn't know you were into meteorology.

Are you planing on selling any merchandise next weekend at Hershey?