Why we do what we do.

A beautiful Saturday Morning, complete with kids, seniors, motor cycles, floats, R.O.T.C. units, bag pipes, marching bands, horses, new and old automobiles and spectators 2 & 3 deep, lining both sides of the street. All of this came together for one reason...the "parade of the year" to honor our…

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C8 Sneak Preview

Happy Monday indeed! The V.C.C.A. had a relationship with New Smyrna Beach Chevrolet that somehow went away. As Activities Director I decided to re-kindle that connection. After a couple of visits with management they asked if we would help with the "unveiling" of sorts of the C8 Corvette. on…

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Trunk or Treat

On Monday, October28th, the V.C.C.A. was invited to a Trunk-or-Treat put on by the St. Johns Marina and Resort in DeLand. It was a short, free show mainly for the children in the area. We had over 12 Corvettes present along with Tom Chess' Gorgeous Buick Riviera. Rain was…

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Sons and Daughters

On Sunday, October 20th., The Sons and Daughters of Italy, along with the Volusia County Corvette Association, held a car show at their Hall in Deltona. This was just a chance to show off your favorite vehicle. No trophies just a lot of pride on display. We did have…

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Don Garlits Museum

After a hearty Meal at Don Julio's last night, seven Vettes and 9 members met at 9 a.m. for a drive out to the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala. As usual, Buzz Gunn did a stellar job of leading the way and getting us all there…

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August Social

Well, this Social was a little different from the past. It was held on a Wednesday instead of Tuesday. The reason being that we tried this last month which was "Taco Tuesday" and we couldn't even find a parking spot, much less 15. There were 17 members in attendance…

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Coast-to-Coast

After years of me thinking about it and more time planning it, the V.C.C.A. finally made it's long overdue "Sunrise-Sunset" drive out. Tuesday, July 16th started off like any other day...oops, wrong story. Tuesday, July 16th started with an eight (8) Corvette caravan from Deland to Daytona Beach Shores…

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More Help from the Club

On Thursday, June 27th a few members of the V.C.C.A. took a short drive to the Neighborhood Center of West Volusia to deliver a big wagon full of personal items for their residents. The Center can get great deals on food for them but these everyday items may be…

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Returning a Big Favor

In 2016 the V.C.C.A. received an invitation from Grand Villa, an assisted living center here in DeLand. Seemingly out of the blue, they offered our Club the use of their theater to hold our monthly meetings. This happened at a very opportune time because we had out grown our…

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