Chapter News:
Information is listed with most current at the top (scroll down to see past updates)
7-03-2010
Held Chapter meeting on the ground of Dento Farm Park, Denton NC.
We started the meeting at 2:00 pm.
A total of fifteen members came to the show but not all were present at the meeting.
Those in attendance were:
Pat McMullen, Steve Leuch, Stephen Sarkany, David Young, Clark Trader, Ed Christenbury, Andrew Culp, Eric Culp, Hugh Hash and Erik Christenbury
We also had seven people to join Chapter 12 during the Denton Show with our total at 33 members to date.
* Min. of the last meeting were read.
* Future Dates of shows and activites were discussed.
* Nov 5-7 show at Carthage, and possible plant tour of Caterpillar, NC. is in the works.
* Chapter 12 will possibly host an ACMOC National Show in our chapter region some time in 2013, proposed sites are the Denton Farm Park of Denton, NC. and Ederville located in Carthage, NC.
* Ideas presented by members are as follows:
Stephen would like to have a list made avaliable to its members of items they are wanting to sell or buy. This is already made avaliable thru the website under the sell trade page.
Hugh suggested that chapter dues be enstated to cover administrative cost, The amount of dues was not settled at this time but those wanting to donate to offset this cost was made avaliable, only one member came forward to donate-thanks Hugh!
* We closed the meeting by talking about future shows and there locations and the excitement is building for the Ederville show in Nov. If anyone is intreaseted in helping the Eders work on the Show please let me know and I will set you up.
Submitted by: Erik Christenbury 07-13-10
5-04-10
Current Members total is now 24! and still growing
5-04-10
Chapter 12 will be attending the following shows:
Southeast Threashers Renuion, Denton NC.
100 Years Progress Show, Carthage NC.
Please see show calander for dates and locations.
Survey that was conducted 02-02-10 to get ideas in Chapter activites for 2010
Antique Caterpillar Machinery Owners Club
Chapter 12 : NC, SC, VA and East TN
Vote on your choice chapter activities in 2010!
Check or circle the activities you that interest you. Then, return this form
to the address below.
*Shows
Two (2) shows this year
* Preferred location:
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
East Tennessee
* Four (4) shows, one in each state
* If you can help set up the logistics involved, please submit your name and
address here:
______________________________________________________________________
* Meetings:
* Frequency of meetings:
Monthly
Quarterly
Twice annual
* Suggested locations (fill in the blank): ------------------------________________________________________
* Play days:
* Do you want to schedule “Play Days?”
Yes
* If yes, do you have a suggested location? -________________________
No
* Tours:
Plant tour at the Caterpillar plant in Gardner, N.C.
Tour the facility in South Carolina that makes the 797 tires
Visit different member’s caterpillar collections
If you will open your collection up for a chapter tour, please submit your name
and address here:
________________________________________________________________
Return this form to:
Erik Christenbury
Chapter 12 President
P.O. Box 1700
Liberty, NC. 27298
Feb 2 2010 the following was sent to possible VA members via email:
Hello to all Virgina ACMOC Members
My name is Erik Christenbury and i am writing you this email regaurding ACMOC
Chapter 12.
As you may have seen in the latest ACMOC mag. we have started a chpater for
Va, NC,SC and east Tn. I would like to invite all of you to join in and share
your knowledge about antique caterpillars and to just have fun. There is no
cost to you other than your yearly dues to ACMOC. Please take the time and vist
out website
http://www.chriscomachinery.com/ACMOChapter12.htm
Please contact me with any of your questions and i hope to talk and meet all
of you very soon.
Note: we recieved one new members from this invitation.
Feb 2 2010 the following was Mailed to all Chapter Members:
Feb. 2, 2010
Dear Chapter 12 Member:
I want to thank you for being a member of ACMOC and being apart of the newest
chapter of ACMOC, Chapter 12.
Chapter 12 covers a large region of the southeastern United States. With your
help, I hope it will become the best chapter of ACMOC!
Some of our members do not have easy computer access, so I am writing a letter
to request your input on what the chapter plans to do in 2010.
Chapter activity ideas
*Shows: The Chapter may choose to be involved in at least two (2) shows this
year, but will you support attending one show in each state in our service area?
* Meetings: We need to decide on how many meeting we will plan along with the
locations.
*Play days: What do you think about planning a few “Play Days,”
were we get together and dig a little dirt just for fun.
*Tours: Are you interested in attending a plant tour at the Caterpillar plant
in Gardner, N.C.? Or how about visiting the facility in South Carolina that
makes the 797 tires? Plus, we could visit different member’s caterpillar
collections, just to name a few.
Please respond back to me as soon as possible using the form enclosed with this
letter: After all, our chapter is only as good as our member involvement!
Take some time to visit our Web site and find out more information about Chapter
12 and its activities. There is a lot of information on the site, including
pictures, data on various makes and models of machines as well as a show calendar
and even vintage caterpillar ads.
http://www.chriscomachinery.com/ACMOChapter12.htm
Thank you for your time, and I hope to talk with you and meet you very soon.
Erik Christenbury
Chapter 12 President
P.O. Box 1700
Liberty, NC. 27298
336-339-3133
erik@chriscomachinery.com
Jan 19 2010 the following request was sent out to members via email:
Hello to all Caterpillar Nuts!
I hope all had a wonderful holiday season, God has blessed me and my family
and i hope he has done so for you.
Chapter 12 needs to plan what we as a chapter would like to do the year 2010.
First i would like to plan a metting second i would like to decide which shows
we as a chapter would like to attend, or any ideas about activities you would
like to do, ie: plant tours, member visitations, etc.
Please check out the website and view a list of some shows that i know about
and tell me what you think.
http://www.chriscomachinery.com/showcalander.htm
My opinion is that the chapter needs to make some kind of apperance in each
state we cover, and the first meeting needs to be early in the year. Please
put some thought into this and get back to me very soon, Jan. is almost gone!
The First Chapter 12 meeting:
Held at 1:00 PM on the
grounds of Ken Eder's Power of the past Show in Carthage, NC. Nov 6-8 2009.
The meeting was attended by the following: Erik Christenbury, Ed Christenbury,
Pat McMullen, and Steve Sarkany, Charles Kelly, and Brad Kelley
Order of Business:
-Deciding on a name for the chapter, it was decided to stay with the geographical
name until further notice.
- Voting on a chairman, Ed Christenbury nominated Erik Christenbury and Erik
agreed, Pat McMullen second.
-Discussed goals for the chapter, provide a greater presence of caterpillars
at local shows, would like to return to the power of the past and also show
at the threshers reunion in Denton, NC.
Our membership going into the show was a total of eight, during the show we
were able to enlist 9 more members.
The chapter members present had a good time playing with ken's D9G and running
a D4, also operating a Twenty pulling a twenty-two terracer.
The member's recuited during that show are as follows:
Ken Eder, Carthage, NC.
Patty Eder, Carthage, NC.
William Buddy Hale, Madison, VA.
Bradley Kelley, Machanicsville, VA.
Andrew Culp, Gold Hill, NC.
Eric Culp, Gold Hill, NC.
Charles Kelly, Sanford, NC.
Mike Siler, Madison, NC.
Stanley Hunter, Tobaccoville, NC.
Submitted by: Erik Christenbury 11-09-09
The Chapter membership is now up to a total of 18 as of 12-1-09