THE PACKARD VIRGINIAN NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2012

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DUES ARE DUE! Another new year, and 2012 dues are due. They are only ten dollars.

Please send those ten dollar checks to Packards Virginia, P.O. Box 4012, Falls Church VA 22044. Thanks!

March 4, 2012: JUMP START BRUNCH The Annual PV Jump Start Brunch at The Belle Haven Country Club

Packards Virginia returns to Belle Haven to kick off 2012 activity Calendar Dust off the Packard and bring it out to meet its pals for the first time this year, weather permitting. But Brunch is on, no matter the weather. The Club's buffet is first class and has garnered rave reviews from Packardians in past years and the chef promises that it will be even better this year. We will meet in the Clubhouse at 11:30 AM, greet one and all proceed to the tables at Noon. Bob Robb will update the attendees on the Williamsburg National Meet. The usual short business meeting and annual election of officers will follow the meal. There will be contests and prizes and some surprises, as well. $35 per person. Contact Hal Hermann for reservations: hal.hermann@verizon.net; or call 703 978-8690

May 11-12, 2012: SWAP MEET The 17th Annual All-Packard Indoor Swap Meet & Packard Car Show hosted by Mid Atlantic Packards & Packards Virginia will be on May 11-12, 2012. It will be held in a NEW LOCATION, the Francis Scott Key American Legion, 1450 Taney Ave., Frederick, MD 21701. The Host Hotel is the Hampton Inn &Suites, which is immediately next door. The American Legion Post is climate-controlled, has an in-house restaurant and will host the Saturday evening Banquet. For more information, visit packardsvirginia.wordpress.com.

September 17-21, 2012: NATIONAL MEET Packards Virginia is proud to host the 47th Packard Club National Meet on September 17-21, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza in Williamsburg, VA. Map and directions to the host hotel can be found here. Activities will include driving tours to Colonial Williamsburg (less than one mile from hotel), Jamestown, Yorktown, James River Plantations tour, coach transportation to evening dinner cruise of Norfolk Harbor, car show on grass at the Lee Hall Mansion, fashion show, talent show, indoor air-conditioned flea market, group dinners and luncheons, hospitality room, seminars with Packard

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professionals, membership meeting, board meeting, more. For more information visit packardsvirginia.wordpress.com or contact Bob Robb, 804-347-9301 packrobb@verizon.net or Hal Hermann, 703-978-8690 hal.hermann@verizon.net.

OCTOBER 2011 ROCKVILLE SHOW BRINGS OUT THE PACKARDS!

The Fall 2011 Rockville show was a huge success for Packard fans. Pictures of many of the cars follow.

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