An Important Note from President Gary

I think now is the time to move on from the discussion presented. The proposal for the name change has been dropped.

If the group wants further discussion around this where there were several good ideas in this latest discussion, as to how to be more inclusive other then a name change then we should do that at our next meeting.

Why do I say this?

Personally I know the name proposal was brought about in the open spirit of recognizing the fact that our cub has grown to include other then the British marques. I think opening our club to other then these British marques was and is positive step forward. Everyone has made contributions to make our club what it is today, a friendly and warm place to be. We don’t want to change that one bit.

This club was established based on our ideals of getting out there and enjoying our cars in the warm graces and friendship of others.

I believe this name change proposal was based on this fact and was proposed in the good spirit of recognizing that. Nothing more and nothing less.

I understand too that it was made in the understanding of how we present ourselves overall to the public. I agree that without proper signage its somewhat confusing to the public as to who we were. With the proper signs now in place we can demonstrate who we are and explain our diversity in our vehicles, British and foreign.

With all those things considered and with all the passionate discussion on this proposal I too believe whole-heartedly that we now have to move on for the good of the club. Yes lets, if the group wants, have more discussion at our next meeting. But let us not lose sight or forget the past joys and the company that our club FABAC attracts, the fun we have and more importantly the fun we are about to have. We as a club can do a lot as we have shown. Just look at the trips and the ventures we have been on in the short period we have been around. Just look at the wonderful web site that David provides us where we can all go to for news, what’s happening and just to ponder the many wonderful times we’ve had. It really is a wonderful thing we have here.

I personally want us to move beyond this Lucas moment that we seem to be in at the moment and move to a brighter spot where we can start planning our next tour or a new restaurant to visit.

I wished we had as spirited discussions in our tour proposals as we’ve had here and oh, by the way, Barb has been doing some forward planning for next year which is where we need to be. Vic too has a great tour proposal on our site that we all should be considering as well.

Thanks everyone,
Gary