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A memorial of some sort is very fitting for
Bill.
He was a very practical type of guy. I think that
he would also want the memorial to be practical. A Rally in his name to be
located in various areas of the country is a great idea, I also like the BS
Bambi award. The rescue and restoration idea (a very noble one) sounds a bit
ambitious unless the main players in this are physically located in the same
local area, and not presently in the middle of their own restoration
project
Are any of you willing to attend the International
to present these ideas to the board? I believe that these ideas will need
their approval. Having seen the board in action the last 2 years, I believe that
the Award and Rally ideas have the best chance of approval.
The renaming of the concours award for best Bambi
should be a no brainer assuming that this is an award that is still given. (The
award categories were changed not long ago and I do not remember if this is
still a category.)
The Wagon Wheels caravan is in a different location
each year because it is tied to the Inernational Rally. It is held the 10 days
preceding the WBCCI International Rally. This rally is the largest VAC
gathering, the concours is held here along with all the business meetings.
Last year while on the Wagon Wheels caravan George Pruitt preceeded Bill
Scott, also doing what he loved. The Wagon Wheels Caravan for 2001 was remaned
in the Pruitt's honor. I also believe that the board would be willing to rename
this caravan (at least for one year) for Bill.
Since the Wagon Wheel is tied to International, it
will be located north-central in the US for the forseeable future. If this
is not to your liking then anyone of you out there who has some experience
(or desire) to plan and run a caravan start thinking of an area of the country
that you would like to take a caravan. If we start to get two or three quality
caravans planned and present them to the board this July I feel that the board
would gladly accept them and the annual Bill Scott Memorial Caravan
would become a reality. Heck, this idea might not even need board
approval.
I do believe that Bill would like this last
idea best out of all. It gives all of us another reason to get our
Airstreams on the road, to make friends and enjoy life. All of these are what
Bill loved to do, and the reason why he was willing to take his Bambi a thousand
miles just to attend a weekend rally.
Timing wise, sometime in August would most
likely be best since the VAC already has events in the Spring, Fall, and early
Summer.
Scott Scheuermann
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