Hello fellow Miata clubs around the Western U. S....

 The Sacramento Area Miata Owners Association celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year.  And to commemorate this event we are throwing a big party at the Bear Valley Lodge from September 24th through September 26.  Details may be found at SAMOA.org but in general there will be a charity raffle, an organized poker run up to the event on Friday starting in Sacramento, a tour of the Sierras on Saturday, a funkhana on Sunday morning and a banquet on Saturday Night and much more.

 We would be very appreciative if you would put this event on your club calendar and make mention of the event at your club meetings.  Complete details may be found at:

 http://www.sacramentoareamiata.org/event_runningaroundbear2010.html

 Please make every effort to put this on your calendar.  We are filling up the hotel quite quickly as only 7 rooms are left at the lodge and we are making arrangements with other area hotels, condominiums and lodges for more accommodations as needed.  We realize that this event is around five months off but we want to make sure everyone who would like to attend gets the information.

 For more information you can contact Mike Delaurentis at mdelaurentis@hotmail.com or Robin George at robin@winfirst.com.

 Thank you for your time

 Jack Parker
 SAMOA Events Coordinator

A multitude of events are planned,

A Friday poker run to Bear Valley and welcome hospitality center

• Saturday driving events
• Saturday lunch
• Saturday evening gala buffet and charity raffle
• Car show with prizes
• Sunday Funkana
• Program and goody bag including a huge raffle benefitting the following charities:

 • The Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento (94-1322166)

• The Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America (13-6193105)

• The Lupus Foundation (43-1131436)

• The Society for the Blind (94-1384666)

100% of the raffle proceeds will go directly to these charities.  We have already received a multitude of prizes from a number of different donors, and many, many more are in the pipeline.  Please consider making a purchase of raffle tickets to support these worthy causes.

You can purchase raffle tickets online using a credit card through our secure PayPal account.  You do NOT need to subscribe to PayPal yourself.  There are no service or handling charges involved.  And winners need not be present to win.  Any and all winnings will be delivered to you at our expense, or we will arrange for pickup at your convenience.

To purchase raffle tickets ($5.00 each, or 5@$20.00 and in multiples thereof) simply go to www.sacramentoareamiata.org/bearvalleyraffle.html and click on the VISA/MC BUY NOW button.  You will receive a confirming email within 24 hours, and your stubs will be mailed or delivered to you with a letter confirming your raffle purchase.  The draw side of the tickets will be placed in the bin with your name and phone number written in, signifying you as a participant not in attendance.  

The raffle is open to anyone who desires to participate, so please pass this announcement along to friends and associates.  Thank you for your past and hopefully continued support.  If you have any questions or concerns I can be reached by return email or at (916) 454-1008.

Thanks again and we look forward to seeing a lot of out of Towner's for this big event in the Sierras

Ron

Ron Petrich