The annual Christmas Dinner, held in conjunction with the Chicagoland MG Club December 6th, was a rousing success. Approximately 80 MG enthusiasts and spouses braved marginal weather (though to our knowledge none arrived in MG’s) to gather at Elmcrest Banquets to celebrate the coming holidays. The world famous Abingdon players (including our own Rey Navarro) and the Singing Magnettes entertained us with a musical tribute to overcoming the curse of Lucas. Just about everyone left with a gift thanks to donations by the clubs and sponsors, and all enjoyed this opportunity to mingle with other MG enthusiasts and celebrate the Christmas season.

The world famous “Abingdon Players”, The Curse of Lucas

We don't have all of the details worked out for our 2009 meeting programs yet but here are the topics planned so far:
January: viewing 1950s LeMans video
February: viewing 1950s LeMans video
March: ideas for getting our cars out of storage in preparation for the driving season
April: possible guest speaker from car upholstery shop or British car vendor
May: possible guest speaker from British car vendor or car upholstery shop
June: part one of our annual parking lot "show & tell" (weather permitting)
July: part two of our annual parking lot "show & tell" (weather permitting)
August: "Members night" tech session(s)
September: no meeting (?); GOF Central that week
October: detailed recap of GOF Central
November: MG T-Type & Pre-War model & memorabilia show
December: viewing 1950s LeMans video

If you have any other ideas or contributions please let me know by sending an email to mgtbc@sbcglobal.net

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By Doug Clark, Vice President