From Rick Rinefierd

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A perfect summer day provided a great atmosphere for the highly anticipated Syracuse Corvette Club 50 year celebration.   On June 10, 2018 just under 150 members, former members, and guests, some from as far away as Florida, made the trip to the Skyline Lodge in Highland Forest.  The lodge is one of the best venues around for such an event.

If you have never been there the view from the lodge is truly spectacular and goes out for miles.  The lodge itself has a large outside deck and very nice indoor surroundings which met our needs very well.  As many people already know it’s a great place to hold a party.  The organizational details by event planner Melanie Vilardi and the buffet by Orchard Valli catering and were extremely well done.  I don’t think anyone went hungry.  Eating problem?  Not today.  Then there were the 3 cakes for desert to top it all off!  

The huge new parking lot made setting up the “50” fairly easy using 46 Corvettes without having to do much backing up.  We all know how much fun backing a Corvette into a tight space can be.   72 was the total number of Corvettes for the day.  

A number of people had a hand in helping organize this event and the 50th Anniversary committee certainly deserves our profound thanks.  Most of us realize a lot of work goes on behind the scenes to pull off an event such as this.  Just ask anyone on the Vettes At The Beach committee.

Many thanks to Mark and Sandra Deiulio for co-chairing this event.   Also to Mark for flying his drone and Sandra for arranging for the cakes.

Thanks to committee members Jane Ramont, Kathy Rinefierd, Roger Preston, John Smith, Sharon Sattler, Barb Goode, and Sandra Winkworth.