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About CORVETTES OF BAKERSFIELD
Corvettes of Bakersfield is a local Corvette Club dedicated to supporting our local charities and communities through fund raising events.
MEETINGS:
ATTENTION: DUE TO THE ONGOING THREE-WAY CHEVROLET REMODEL, OUR MEETINGS FOR THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL OF 2013 WILL BE HELD AT ROUND TABLE PIZZA AT 4200 GOSFORD AVENUE. ALL PROSPECTIVE AND EXISTING MEMBERS SHOULD CHECK ON THIS WEBSITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
ATTENTION: ATTENTION: THE MEETING FOR APRIL WILL BE HELD ON APRIL16 INSTEAD OF THE 9TH TO PREPARE FOR THE GAMBLER'S CLASSIC.
Membership is open to Corvette owners and enthusiasts. Come to a club meeting or attend one of our events. Regular meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month following Officers meeting at 6:00. Our meetings are held at 3-Way Chevrolet 4501 Wible Rd. (99 and White Lane), Bakersfield, CA.
MONTHLY LOCAL EVENTS:
We have at least one dinner, drive, trip or get-together each month from members suggestions. Members gather at Sonic on Olive Drive every Friday night. Attendance at all events is optional - come if you can, you're sure to have a good time!
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER:
Filled with articles, event information, flyers, member news and other fun stuff.
Mission Statement
CORVETTES OF BAKERSFIELD INC.
P.O. Box 22065
Bakersfield, CA. 93309-2065
corvettesofbakersfield.com
Non Profit ID# 77 0297679
Mission Statement:
A social and recreational club (“Corporation”) operated exclusively for the pleasure, recreation and other non-profit purposes and supported solely by membership fees, dues and assessments.
Corvettes of Bakersfield Inc. and all of its business and activities are to be operated and conducted in the promotion of its charitable objectives and purposes:
A) To encourage interest in the ownership of the CORVETTE.
B) To promote and enhance the CORVETTE public image.
C) To promote and enhance the image of KERN COUNTY and the CITY OF BAKERSFIELD.
D) To promote and assist CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
E) To promote and organize CORVETTE related activities.
F) To obtain increased benefits and services for CLUB MEMBERS.
Our History
THE HISTORY OF
CORVETTES OF BAKERSFIELD INC.
A little bit of past and present history about Corvettes of Bakersfield, Inc., a non-profit organization. It was established in November 1967 as Associated Corvettes, a Bakersfield Corvette club and a voting member of The Western States Corvette Council. In 1969 Associated Corvettes brought to Bakersfield and hosted one of the largest Corvette Conventions in the Western States. The Corvette Council’s Pre-convention, with Corvettes coming from as far away as Mississippi, put Bakersfield on the Corvette map.
With a name change in the early 1970’s the club became known as Corvettes of Bakersfield, a better fitting name to promote and enhance the image of Kern County and the City of Bakersfield to the rest of the Corvette Clubs, their families and our Kern County Sponsors and Charities. Today Corvettes of Bakersfield, Inc. has a membership of 74 families, meets the second Tuesday of every month at Three Way Chevrolet on 4501 Wible Road in Bakersfield at 7:00 pm. Three Way Chevrolet is our main sponsor and donates their meeting room for our use. Through club member donations, car shows, runs and BBQ’s, Corvettes of Bakersfield supports several local charities. In 1992 Corvettes of Bakersfield hosted the First Annual Gambler’s Classic Car Show in Lake Havasu, Nevada. Today, Corvettes of Bakersfield is working on our 18th Annual Gamblers Classic to be held in Laughlin Nevada in April of 2013. With over 700 Corvettes attending in previous shows, the Gambler’s Classic has become the largest anticipated Corvette Show in the Western States. All proceeds collected from the car show are brought back to Kern County for our local charities. To date Corvettes of Bakersfield has donated close to $200,000 to charities in and around Bakersfield. Some of these charities, to name a few, have been Alpha Canine Sanctuary, Arthritis Association Aquatic Center, Avon Walk for Life, Bakersfield College Scholarships, Bethany Homeless Services, Calif. Highway Patrol Widows and Orphans Fund, Calif. Living Museum, Car Quest Cancer Kids Christmas Fund, Crippled Children’s Society, Groynedd Merc Academy, Hoffman Hospice, Homemaker Care Program, Jameson Children’s Center, Kern County Search & Rescue, The SPCA, Love Inc., Muscular Dystrophy Association, Special Olympics, The Friendship House and Three Way Chevrolet’s Charity Golf Tournament. Corvettes of Bakersfield has also donated to several other local charities on an as needed basis when asked.
This year Corvettes of Bakersfield and its 70+ families will be celebrating our 45th anniversary with a party, charity giveaway and a new membership drive. It will be held for past, present and future members and our selected charities and invited guests.
The charities this year, voted on by our members to receive donations will be: Honor Flight Kern County, Ronald McDonald House, Jamison Center, Wounded Heroes Fund, Hoffman Hospice, Alpha Canine Sanctuary, Bakersfield Firefighters Champ Camp, Kern County Search and Rescue, CHP Widows and Orphan's Trust Fund, SPCA and Bakersfield Police Activities League
Corvettes of Bakersfield, Inc. would like to thank all of its members, sponsors, friends and volunteers for all the support, love and time donated to our cause.
Please visit us on our web-site for up and coming events and more information on our club. corvettesofbakersfield.org
Thank you,
Mitch Townsend
Past-President C. O. B.
Created on 02/04/2003 10:24 AM by admin
Updated on 03/13/2013 08:50 PM by admin
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