Our club participated in the Naperville St. Patrick's Day Parade on M
We labeled this parade the diesel parade. This is the only parade I can remember when all of our club vehicles in the parade were diesel powered. We had Greg Boruki with his family show up in his Humvee. Tom Hawkins also made a showing with his Humvee. Craig McDonald had his 2 1/2 ton shop van. I had my CUCV.
 I almost didn't make it to the parade this week because of an electrical problem and a fan belt alignment problem on my CUCV. Craig and I worked on the problems for couple of days and we resolved those problems. Craig is always willing to help with vehicles even when he has only had a couple hours of sleep. His son Kevin came home on leave from the Coast Guard and did not get to their house until after midnight. The family spent time with Kevin when he arrived. Craig got to bed very late and I showed up early. This did not hinder Craig’s commitment to help a fellow member in need. Thanks again Craig for all your help.
So even with the rain, our first parade was a success. ~Allen Foley
| President's Message
June 2010
I am really proud to say that I am a member of this fine organization. I wish to personally thank each and every one who has participated in this year's events. I especially want to thank all those who helped in making the Chicago Memorial Day parade a huge success. My thanks go out to John and Lisa for providing the breakfast. John Ayers did a good job in setting up the convoy from his home. Thanks go out to the many members who helped with the positioning of the vehicles. The USO had a lot of riders this year and it made this event even more fun. And finally a special thanks goes out to the McDonald's for the excellent preparation of the food and get-together after the parade. The big parade downtown had perfect weather unlike the last couple of parades that we have participated. The Wood Dale parade was hampered by a severe downpour. The sky got almost black with lots of lightning. Some of us (including me ) lucked out because we had enclosed vehicles with automatic wipers. Many of us did not have that luxury because of the open-air vehicles. The lack of doors and automatic wipers did not prevent our members to participate. The black sky, wind, lightning and downpour did not stop the parade and it went on as scheduled. The pet parade last week had its share of poor weather. It rained on and off during the parade. This event has been going on for 63 years and is said to be America's original pet parade! I saw a lot of people that were wet to the bone but this did not seem to bother anyone. Happy faces from both the pets and their owners prevailed. Well gang, we have officially started summer and have many more will events scheduled for the summer. It looks like our club turns out in any type of weather. Again thanks to all those members who have participated in the past events.
I look forward to seeing you in the upcoming events. See you there!
Allen Foley, NIC MVPA President 2010
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