Good Afternoon BMCNE members. During the past 3 years I have been occupying the role of President of this club. The current by-laws are structured so that each officer does 3 years at a time and is then replaced. I have decided to step down from my position but also I want to make some things clear. I am incredibly proud of this club and all that it has done in the last 3 plus years as well as all the important and heartfelt friendships that have developed over that time. I think of you as family and always will.

I want to make a transition as British Motorcars in Bristol show coordinator going forward to give Ernie Connor a break. The show is a huge undertaking and to this point we have survived with a handful of members out of 300 who continually share the work. I have been enlightened to the fact ,which I agree with, that we lack depth with volunteers for all of our events like the show, holiday party, summer party and e-board etc. I would like to emphasize that this organization is flourishing due to the dedication of that same amount of members who always step up. We should not continue to take them for granted and assume they will always be there to endure each time needed. I would love to see each eboard position have at least two members versed in that role just in case they need to step in temporarily, start a new tenure or God forbid what happened to me when my friend Alan passed away. I am basically asking for some serious help going forward at this time to fill all of these positions including my current position as president. As a young 60 yo (lol), I am currently still working and have other commitments including two part time jobs as well as other community boards I chair.

As show co-chairman this year I will be looking for multiple volunteers but also need one person to coordinate the volunteers having them ready to go for the two days of the show. If we want to continue our success we need to have some other members step up and get involved so that those who have been doing all of this can have a break or at least some help. In early December I will be setting up some meetings with the eboard to discuss the future of this club and it’s structure. I apologize to the eboard for this announcement over our Facebook page but I feel as though I needed to get the word out fast looking for my successor as President. Please reach out with any questions and interest. We are a great club which almost doubled in size over 3 years and I would like us to continue. I will not leave without someone in place because that would be detrimental to the club. Thank you for being part of a great organization and I appreciate you all.