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Porsche Club of America.”
I believe that statement really casts a vision as to why we are here, and why we as board members volunteer our time for the good of the club. We do it because we enjoy our friends, the activities, and we love to get out and drive our cars.
After dinner, it was time for the pro- gram. We started in reverse order this year by presenting the Ron Kitchen award. Bob Wayman has the privilege of carrying on the Ron Kitchen award tra- dition. Ron was a KCRPCA club mem- ber who held numerous positions within the club, but his passion was racing. He succumbed to a medical illness, but stayed in high spirits till the end, never letting his enthusiasm for racing waiver. The Ron Kitchen award goes to the club member who shows the most spirit and dedication to KCRPCA’s track program, in memory of Ron. Every year there is one stand out member. This year it was Jeremy Butcher. Jeremy not only helped with track events, but he also recently took the reigns of the local NASA (Na- tional Auto Sports Region) organization. His services were used at both the spring and fall DE events. Way to go, Jeremy; we are proud of you.
Next up was a rundown of all the ac- tivities for 2018. There were 27 events on our calendar last year. They ranged from DE events to autocrosses and fun runs to a border war drive against the STL Region, and not to forget PCA Pa- rade in our own backyard in the Ozarks. Taking a step back and looking at it, we had a very full calendar for 2018. There was something for everyone. The people who made it all possible were the hard working KCRPCA Board.
As is tradition, the sitting president gives a token of his appreciation to the chairs and board members. This year’s
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