Over $5000 in cash and prizes are up for grabs in our 2010 EC4WDA Raffle. Tickets are being printed and will be ready for distribution in late January. A list of the prizes and the folks who are sponsoring the prizes are listed in the the East Coaster. Please remember to support those businesses who have supported the EC4WDA through this effort. I would like to say a special thanks to Monte Hayes and Kirk Shenberger for their help in getting some of the prizes for our Raffle. We will continue to add prizes to the list and will keep you updated as we progress. This project is vital to your Association, please get involved, don't wait for "the other guy" to do it!

Where will the 2010 Annual Convention be held? I know that we had issues with the hotel this past year. Your comments have not gone on deaf ears. We are trying to secure the hotel we have been using in Dubois. As soon as we have the final arrangements (by the next East Coaster for sure) we will get the information out to you. That hotel has undergone some major renovations so it should be very up to date and I know many of your preferred that general area, so it should be a good fit for us once again.

I'd like to take a moment to "toot" someone's horn. So many times things get taken for granted. And when things go wrong so many people will be pushing to get in line to point fingers. But sometimes things just go right! Cathy Klotz deserves a big THANK YOU! She has done a fantastic job since she stepped up and took on the task of Membership Secretary. She has spent countless hours refining our Membership list and getting our records up to date. So many times these jobs are taken for granite by our members and they don't realize the time and effort our volunteers put forth for everyone's benefit. Cathy, on behalf of the entire membership, Thanks!

That's it from me for now! Have a great Spring and get them motors running cause wheeling season will soon be here!