Monthly Meeting Minutes August 16, 2021

29 Members

CMGC President Phil Wydra opened the meeting at 7:05 pm. No new members present.

Phil introduced our guest speaker – Jake Hadden owner of JTS Coatings and Cycles. Jake described the differences of painting vs powder coating items. Almost any item made of metal can be powder coated – the limiting factor for JTS is the size of the item. They currently have baking ovens capable to treat any car item. In the past they have resurfaced patio furniture, outdoor metal products and other large items. A number of items that have been powder-coated were available for inspection. Jake provided a give-away of a cozie, shop rag and a $25 off coupon. Thanks Jake for a great presentation of your company.

Meeting Minutes - July meeting minutes as written in the Driveline were approved.

Car projects
Tim Schafer - MGB LE – MG Midget has been stripped in preparation for painting,
Bill Hedrick – still working on the 1968 MGB-GT – carburetors are the current issue..
Walt Kreitling – asked for assistance in understanding the purpose of the charcoal canister in the emissions system in his 1974 MGB.

Staff Reports
Treasurer's report- Treasurer Jim Compton reported 7/18/2021 - Total available funds - 29,323.88. Checking - available funds - 6765.57; Savings - ending balance - 22,558.31. For break down please see treasure's report - you can ask one of the staff members.

Librarian – nothing to report
Membership – Two new members joined in July. The current membership in good standing is 187.

Driving Event
Upcoming events include:
August 19th - Bill Kalafut Westmont Cruisin Nights - sounds like a blast. Members can park in front of Bills office. People’s Choice awards and awards for walking rally will be awarded. More details to come.
August 22nd - Tally Ho Rally coming up soon. We be driving in good fun for the Fox.
Sept 12th - British Car Union Festival – Harper College Palatine, IL
Sept 18th - possible LaGrange Pet Parade. Still tentative for this event.
Sept 19th - potential Garage Tour - Jeff Powell
Oct 9th – Car Care Safety Clinic for Seniors
Oct 16th - Saturday Vintage Race Days

Old Business.
Natter N Noggin’ – meeting at Finn McCool’s on the 2nd Wednesday of the month - have not made it there yet but we would like to see more attendance per Dave Bralich.
CMGC Website committee - working with the Bluehost platform.
50-50 Raffle - $18.00 – Kerry Hickenlooper, Walt Kreitling – MG book, Paul Maudlin – vintage poster, Jamie Schafer – 4-pack of Old Speckled Hen beer,

New Business- No new business was presented.

With no further business to discuss, meeting closed at 8:35 pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Victor L’Heureux,
CMGC Secretary