It is a pleasure to announce that our Board of Directors has approved Life Membership for Renne and Claire Lanphier.  They drive a 1967 Sunbeam Alpine, in green, and were previously long-time active Members.  In support of our Membership Chairman, Renne continues to faithfully prepare and distribute our handsome club name tags for new members. The Lanphiers reside in Manvel, Texas and we hope to see them and their Sunbeam soon.  

Did you miss this Saturday's Pub Quiz, well you can still challenge yourself with the questions as it was a virtual event and we were able to record it.  

Enjoy!

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If you missed the February Club meeting and would like to catch up on the happenings of the Houston MG Car Club, you can see it here.  There is good news as we are slowly and safely returning to driving our cars, weather permitting - Yes, we know that is a big IF this year.

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The following video is of John Oates, of Hall & Oates fame, touring the MG exhibit at the Lane Automotive Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.  Oates is a long time LBC fan and owner of a 1959 MGA Twin Cam.

Want to catch up on what happened at the January Monthly Meeting, you can watch it by clicking HERE.

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Flatt Nigel was spotted in Sedona where he found a cure for COVID 
that only  works for him and other members of the Flatt family.

On behalf of the Houston MG Car Club, Tony Galt delivered 40 toys to the Toys for Tots regional collection center in LaPorte this week.

Toys for Tots was founded by a Marine in 1957. The organization’s mission is to give donated toys to less fortunate kids during the holidays. The coordinator for Greater Houston Area Toys for Tots, Marine Staff Sergeant Eric Quesada, said that requests for toys this year are double that of previous years, and that “in almost every single one of those requests [is] something about job loss to COVID.”

Thank you to all club members who participated in bringing joy to needy children this 2020 holiday season.

On December 12, 2020 several members of the club came by Eats Mesquite Grill to drop off toys collected for the club's Toys for Tots campaign. Members present included Candy and Dwight Dawson, Trish and Scott Hardy, Angie and Gordon Bard, Ray Holtzapple, Greg Fleischer, John Blum, Glen Carpenter and Mike Woodward. Even Santa came by with a sackful of toys to help us out!

If you want to donate a toy to a child in need this Christmas, there is still time. Donations will be accepted through this Wednesday, December 16^th.  Toys can be dropped off to the following club members:

Dwight Dawson - Near Northwest Houston, off West Little York

Tony Galt - Clear Lake

Ray Holtzapple - Midtown

Tim Weeks - Brenham

Mike Woodward - Sam Houston Tollway and West Road

*Addresses and phone numbers can be found on our website, MEMBERS ONLY tab.

It’s not too late. Please join with your fellow HMGCC members in supporting Toys for Tots this holiday season!

Club members Gordon and Angie Bard sharing the Christmas spirit

Everyone already knows why we held a virtual “Christmas party” on Zoom this year. As the photo reveals, the attendees of our December meeting were festive and a lot of fun. A competition was held, based on screen appearance, in three categories. It was a demanding task with so many creative contestants, but Judges Dwight and Candy Dawson named the following winners:

BEST CHRISTMAS SPIRIT:  Bob and Kathy Schroeder

MOST CREATIVE:  Scott and Trish Hardy

MOST OUTRAGEOUS:  Joe and Peggy Schrodi

Each winning couple received a $25 Amazon gift certificate.  

With so many worthy contenders, consolation prizes were suggested. Trish Hardy kindly offered to prepare a special Canadian Christmas treat for Gordon and Angie Bard. And all contestants will receive the recipe for that rare treat, a Canadian meat pie called Tourtiere. 

We also announced the Club’s officers and board of directors for 2021. They are:

PRESIDENT: Mike Woodward

VICE PRESIDENT: Joe Schrodi

SECRETARY: Roald Lokken

TREASURER: Fran Carpenter

Newly elected DIRECTORS: Rich Colwell, Ron Redding, Bob Schroeder

It goes without saying that the Christmas party was not the same as it would have been with a roomful of 100 or so members, but we always find a way to have a good time. 2021 will be much better... 

Merry Christmas!

To watch a replay of the party click HERE