2014 East Coast Holiday Poll

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Daryle Higginbotham · Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:12 pm

The Southern 356 Owners Group is considering hosting a 2014 East Coast Holiday in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. The three weekends being considered are September 27th, October 25th, or November 1st of 2014.

Also, we are thinking about a two tier registration.

Tier 1 - Full registration including lodging at the host hotel.
Tier 2 - Event registration only - attendee will need to make their own hotel reservations

Tentative Schedule

Thursday - Check In
Friday - Drive event with lunch at destination.
Saturday - Drive event with night time concours.
Sunday - Checkout after breakfast.

Just in the initial planning stage and would appreciate hearing how much interest we have from our members. Please reply to the poll when you have a little time.

Daryle Higginbotham

SOG President 2012/2013

Bill Tate · #2 Post by **Bill Tate** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:51 pm

Daryle,
If some members have no date preference if may be more helpful to allow votes for those dates which are acceptable rather than forcing an arbitrary choice. Just a thought, so you could vote for five. I'm sure we all appreciate your consideration for hosting our next ECH. Regards, Bill

C J Murray · #3 Post by **C J Murray** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:52 am

Hi Daryle,
Thank you for considering taking on such great responsibility.

I voted for September based on the hope that the weather would be best. Keep in mind that Tom could see snow in Boston in November. He doesn't even have a top for his Speedster!

Cliff

Tom Tate · #4 Post by **Tom Tate** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:15 pm

Actually I have two tops for Blackie, they're both in the attic. I agree w/ Cliff as we do have our snow plows out by Oct and the Tubs are pretty much put away. Sept looks attractive from here. Some of us are making the run down to Helen, GA in Sept (19-21) this year to see our buddy George Bryan and his pals, we'll report back as to how that went. KTF

Thomas Sottile · #5 Post by **Thomas Sottile** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 3:05 pm

I would vote for Sept, weather is at its best.

Tom Tate · #6 Post by **Tom Tate** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 3:13 pm

I agree, the drive to Helen, GA last month was perfect. The tourists were off the roads, the temps were in the 70's and it didn't rain going or coming. Great time of year for our Tubs.

marvin ungerman · #7 Post by **marvin ungerman** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:29 am

Please be aware that Sept25-27th is a religious holiday(Rosh Hashanah)
I would normally attend however,the timing of the proposed2014ECH prevents me and some others from attending this event.

Mark Reich · #8 Post by **Mark Reich** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:52 pm

I like the September date, I must say its been a while since the snowplows were out in Boston in October. I expect to be driving well into November!

Daryle Higginbotham · Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:56 pm

Hello Fellow Registry Members

I am please to announce that The Registry Board has approved the 2014 East Coast Holiday at Fontana Village Resort in the mountains of North Carolina. Here is a brief summary of the event for your calendar planning.

Location: Fontana Village Resort – (http://www.fontanavillage.com)
Dates: Thursday September 25th to Sunday September 28th
Accommodations: Single Lodge Rooms
1 Bedroom Cabins
2 Bedroom Cabins
3 Bedroom Cabins

Due to the busy fall season, this was the only date available to accommodate our large group.

We go live with the 2014 ECH website in January and look forward to driving with you next year.

www.eastcoastholiday.org

Daryle Higginbotham
daryle.higginbotham@gmail.com
2014 ECH Director

Drive for Fun!

marvin ungerman · Sun Nov 03, 2013 12:17 pm

I regretfully will not be attending the 2014 ECH this year because it falls on a very religious Jewish holiday.I am sure this was an oversight by the planners.
Was there any consultation re the date picked?
I fear there may be "others" who may have to forgo this years ECH as result of the date selected.
Hopefully next year the will be some discovery of holidays.
This will be my first ECH to miss since 2008.
Regretfully submitted
Marvin Ungerman

Rob Sloan · #11 Post by **Rob Sloan** » Sun Nov 03, 2013 10:08 pm

Looking forward to it - thank goodness an ECH is going to happen!

Daryle Higginbotham · Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:46 am

The 2014 ECH Team is excited about hosting this event for our fellow 356 enthusiasts. We look forward to sharing a little of our special Appalachia history and mountain roads with members from other parts of the world. Holidays are truly a great way meet new people and make great memories.

Our key topic during our last meeting was focused on the drives. With the help of our fellow members, we have two destination drives planned that should make the girls very happy. This region of North Carolina has many small mountain towns that are full of specialty shopping. Make sure you bolt on that luggage rack before you leave!

The web site goes live in January.

www.eastcoastholiday.org

Roy Smalley · #13 Post by **Roy Smalley** » Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:50 am

Daryle, are the dates of 9/25-28 confirmed?

Daryle Higginbotham · Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:54 pm

Hello All

The dates are set for Sept. 25th to 28th at Fontana Lake, NC

In January, we will go live with the web site and open the event for registration. Once you receive your 2014 ECH registration number, you can then call the resort to make your room or cabin reservations. Special rates will be honored until March 25th, after that time the rates will go up to standard rates.

Single Lodge Rooms

One Bedroom Cabins

Two Bedroom Cabins

Three Bedroom Cabins

They also have few RV spaces as well.

More to follow.

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