Miata Magic November 2015 Volume 26 Number 11 http://www.spacecoastmiataclub.org BOOMER BASH-SENIOR EXPO AND MYSTERY LUNCH, FRIDAY, 11/6/15, hosted by Chris & Steve Saretsky. Meet at Central Brevard County Library in Cocoa at 10:15 am. Depart at 10:30 am for Exploration Tower, Port Canaveral. Admission is free to the Car Show, Exploration Tower and Senior Expo if you are 55 and over. Those 54 and younger pay the regular admission - $4 plus tax. See the car show and tour the Exploration Tower facility and check out the various booths for free giveaways. We will depart Exploration Tower, for lunch, at 12:00 noon. Check this link for additional information: http://www.boomerseniorexpo.com/about-the-venue.html SCMC s 2nd Toys For Tots run is Sunday, November 15, 2015. We will meet at Target, 250 Crockett Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32953 on the south end of Target's parking lot near the Crockett Blvd side. Please meet by 10:45am and we will depart at 11:00 am for a nice ride to our destination in Melbourne at Lou's Filling Station, 408 East New Haven Ave in Melbourne. Lou's specialty is pizza, Strombolis, Calzones, and wings. This is a great opportunity to really get into the holiday spirit by giving back to deserving Brevard County children in helping to make Christmas a very special one for them. Please bring 1 new, unwrapped toy, per person, valued at around $10.00. Walmart gift cards are an acceptable alternative, because the Marines will use the gift cards to "fill in the holes" and get necessary repair parts for many of the rehabilitated bikes that are donated. Anyone not able to attend, but wish to donate, may send a check payable to Bunnie Dow, on behalf of Toys for Tots*, to her home address at: 1096 Linwood Lane NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905. More information, contact Bunnie at 321/508-0559, or bunster82@hotmail.com. * Proceeds will be applied, by Bunnie, towards Toys for Tots Walmart gift cards.
The Official Newsletter of the Like us on Facebook Follow link below for updated SCMC Calendar of Events https://www.facebook.com/pages/space-coast -Miata-Club/208152432528121?sk=events 265-0453 Melbourne Thanks to our benefactors Boniface-Hiers Mazda in Melbourne has generously supported the Space Coast Miata Club since it was founded in 1989 with discounts to members and door prizes that are awarded at every monthly meeting. They also help to promote our club by displaying and EDITOR Cherye Weintraub Titusville 724-5701 Palm Bay enthusiasts. Thanks to A.J. Hiers & Staff. How to enjoy your Miata more! Join the Space Coast Miata Club. Just reading this newsletter tells you how much fun all of us are having. Why not be part of the action? Once each month we have a meeting in Cocoa plus a planned event to somewhere that gets us out on the road in our Miatas. Your membership entitles you to a 20% discount on parts and 10% on service labor at Boniface-Hiers Mazda. You also get an official membership card, which can be picked up at the monthly meetings, a club logo window Annual dues are $20.00 per person. All past members, no matter when you renew dues are $20.00. Titusville WEBSITE ADDRESS: www.spacecoastmiataclub.com The Space Coast Miata Club assumes no liability for any information contained herein; or injury or damage resulting from the use of this information. The ideas, opinions, maintenance or modification tips expressed are to be used at the reader s discretion. Individual contributors and/or editors express no approval, authentication, or endorsement. All events are uninsured, informal gatherings for which the Space Coast Miata Club assumes no liability. New members initial costs: Jan.-Mar.,$20, April-June, $15, July-Sept.,$10, Oct.-Dec., $5. Send a check payable to Space Coast Miata and mail to: Rich Hellenberg PO Box 361682 Melbourne, FL 32936 Next SCMC Monthly Meeting November 17, 2015 Regular meetings (Feb. through November) Location: Central Brevard Library, 308 Forrest Ave, Cocoa, FL. Next Issue Submission Deadline November 22, 2015 Send to: Cherye Weintraub ckw459@gmail.com
LET THE GAMES BEGIN.Jim and Norm will host a games afternoon, Saturday, November 7. Arrive anytime after 1:00 pm. Bring your favorite games and a snack to share. SCMC members, Merf and Ralph Goodwin, who now live in Massachusetts, will be visiting and this is a great opportunity to spend an afternoon with them. If you have any questions call either Jim 321-223-2110 or Norm 321-223-7229. Directions to 1637 De La Vega Street Palm Bay. Take I-95 to Malabar Road (SR 514) - Exit 173. Go east about 1/2 mile to Babcock Street (SR 507). Turn right (south) on Babcock for 3 miles to Bolanos Street (just after Espejo Street). Turn right on Bolanos. Make an immediate left onto West Side Ave. Go two blocks. Turn right onto De La Vega. Park across the street. Miata Christmas at Hester Wagner Community House The December meeting and Holiday party will be held once again at the Hester Wagner Community House in Melbourne Village, Florida, 6100 Hall Rd, Melbourne, FL 32904, on Saturday, December 12, 2015 starting at 6:00 PM. This year the Club will supply meat & cheese trays and chicken platters. Everyone attending will bring a dish to share. Please see items needed below. Please keep in mind to bring enough to cover around 25 to 30 members. Everything needs to be ready to serve. There are no cooking facilities at this location and only one microwave oven. Drinks and paper goods will be furnished by the Club. The evening will culminate with a gift exchange. Gift value to be $10.00 or less. The key is to create the most fun wrapped package to place in high demand during the swap. One gift per person. Please contact Steve at flsaretskyduo@hotmail.com, or 321/626-9545, with food choices and number of people attending. Food items still needed: Macaroni Salad, Deviled Eggs, Olives & pickles, Potato chips, Rolls, Desserts SCMC Events are what it s all about, and you can track the events through the monthly Newsletter, SCMC website, and the Club s Facebook page. If you have an event you would like to schedule, please notify Steve Saretsky, flsaretskyduo@hotmail.com. Include all details, dates, time, meeting place, costs, RSVP dates, etc. The Newsletter deadline is the 22nd of each month, so please notify Steve in a timely manner. Let s keep these wonderful, fun-filled events coming. LOOKING AHEAD November 6, 2015 Friday, Boomer Bash & Senior Expo & MML, hosted by the Saretsky s November 7, 2015 Saturday, Games Afternoon and visit with the Goodwin s, hosted by Jim & Norm November 15, 2015 Sunday, Toys for Tots Drive-Out followed by lunch, hosted by the Dow s November 17, 2015 Tuesday, SCMC Monthly Meeting, 6:30pm, Cocoa Library December 5, 2015 Saturday, MMB (Miata Mystery Breakfast), hosted by the Dow s December 12, 2015 Saturday, Annual Christmas Party, 6:00pm, Melbourne Village, FL January 9, 2016 Saturday, Annual Dinner Meeting, Café Unique, RSVP and payment due by 12/5/15. January 17, 2016 Sunday, Annual Drive-Out May 8-14, 2016, Deal s Gap, Tail of the Dragon
Oktoberfest Drive and Lunch, Saturday, October 3, 2015 was hosted by Chris and Steve Saretsky. As they guided a group of 19 members in 9 Miatas and one OTM (other than Miata) for a scenic country ride starting from Sam s Club in Cocoa through the Black Forest of Taylor Creek Road, Fort Christmas and then on to Hollerbach s Willow Tree Café in Sanford, FL for an authentic Oktoberfest celebration. We met two other club members at the restaurant for a total of 21 for this event. Thanks Chris & Steve for a great drive and delicious German lunch. Saturday, October 17, Pam and Tony Spinella hosted a drive-out to Congo River Golf, for a round of Putt Putt Golf and a bite to eat afterwards. Thanks Pam & Tony!
SPACE COAST MIATA CLUB ANNUAL DINNER MEETING Saturday, January 9, 2016, 6pm RSVP by December 5, 2015 Café Unique, in Cocoa Village, opposite the new post office and diagonally across from the new Cocoa City Hall at 607 Florida Avenue, Cocoa, FL This is the Club s only dress-up affair each year. Please join us for this fun and Unique event. Cost is $26 per person. Make checks payable to Space Coast Miata Club and please include food choice on memo line of check. Mail to Cherye Weintraub, 5087 Riveredge Dr., Titusville, FL 32780. RSVP by December 5, 2015 to Cherye at ckw459@cfl.rr.com, or 321/223-5364 (call or text) A motion was passed at the SCMC October meeting to refund $10, per paid member that attends the Annual Dinner Meeting. Refunds will be handed out at the Annual Dinner Meeting. Make your reservation NOW!
Bunnie and Ray Dow greeted 13 SCMC members at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, FL for a wonderful day experiencing what the Brevard Zoo has to offer. For those of us who haven't been to the Brevard Zoo in recent years, there were quite a few new exhibits. In addition to seeing the various animals, the zoo offers the Treetop Trek, Kayak Adventure, and a train ride as well. Lunch was at Jimmie s Restaurant, Rockledge, FL, where 4 other club members showed up to enjoy Jimmie s breakfast or lunch choices. Thanks Bunnie & Ray, for hosting this event. C Some days you just happen across really great things when you least expect it. I had this small space free and wanted to post a Miata fact so I asked my husband, Steve, to help me figure out what to use, and he found this really great website, www.miatafun.net. Marna & Tom Wood run the show and the website is full of event calendars for Miata Clubs throughout the country. It is a place to find events with other Miata clubs that isn t in your own back yard. There are also club website links, Club event calendars, Motor sports events, cars & parts for sale, Miata stories, and Miata Publications. Space Coast Miata Club has already got a page set up. Check it out! *****Senior Life, a local, monthly, free magazine,has written an article about Space Coast Miata Club. Check out this link for details, page 9, http://issuu.com/bluewatercreative/docs/sl-nov2015_issuubook*****