WELCOME TO COVVC!



Our
next meeting will be Thursday, June 14th, at the Lunada Mexican Grill & Cantina, 3861 Park Mill Run Drive, Hilliard.  Come early for dinner if you'd like, the meeting will begin at our usual 7:30PM start time.  We will be meeting here in July as well.  Many thanks to Bill Huntsman for making the arrangements!

The
registration flyer for Volksfest is now available online here!

It's cruisin' time again!  Tina Gibson has compiled a list of cruise-ins and shows which will be updated throughout the season.  Click here to find out where and when to promenade your beautiful VW's!

The
COVVC North group recently had a great cruise for Cinco de Mayo.  Click here for photos.

Information for participating in
Upper Arlington's July 4th Parade is available here.  This is always a fun parade in which COVVC has a tradition of participation.  Registration for the parade must be made for each individual participating vehicle; they'll group us together for the parade, and afterward the club will treat all participants to ice cream!  Remember to get your registration in before June 23rd if you'd like to join us.

We have been contacted with a special request from a couple who would love to be able to use a vintage VW Bus or Beetle as their arrival/departure vehicle for their wedding on October 6, 2012.   They are not asking to drive the car and would prefer the car's owner to drive them.  It would involve very few miles, picking up the couple at the Renaissance downtown and driving to their Bluestone reception (about 1 mile) around 5:00PM, then picking the couple up from their reception and dropping them off on Front Street (also about 1 mile).  The VW owner would also have the benefit of having professional photos of their car in the wedding.  If you are interested, please contact Debra Leo as soon as possible. 

Don't forget to renew your COVVC Membership!  Please take a few minutes to check the expiration date on your newsletter mailing label.  Please note we can now accept both new and renewal membership payments via PayPal!  Click here to check it out.  Renewals can also be sent to the COVVC at 655-B Providence Avenue, Columbus, OH  43214-4903, or see Debi Garrett at our next meeting.  Please make sure to include your current address, phone and e-mail so we can verify that we have all current info on file.

Join our COVVC Forum!  Our forum is open and ready for your input.  This forum is public, so anyone can read forum posts, but in order to add or reply to posts, you must be a forum member.  Join our forum here and join in the fun!

Check out our updated COVVC North page!  We welcome our VW brethren from up north and look forward to more activities.  Do you know any VW owners who might want to get involved with some events that are closer to home?  Contact Mike Roecker for additional information and click here for some photos of the North group's recent activities.

Check out the COVVC Calendar for additional upcoming events!
 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE COVVC ON OUR 22ND ANNIVERSARY!

The COVVC celebrated its 22nd Anniversary at our April meeting.  We were privileged to have four of our founding members present for the festivities:  Ted Cheney, Stark Hughes and Mark Garrett.


ABOUT THE COVVC



Our club was originally founded by a group of twelve enthusiasts in the spring of 1991.  These like-minded individuals were looking for a way to pool their parts and resources as a way to maintain their vintage VW cars.  The COVVC was born! 
Now in our 17th year as a premiere Vintage VW club based in Columbus, Ohio, we welcome everyone interested in both air-cooled classic VW's as well as newer water-cooled VW products.  Our membership spans many states from California to the East Coast, totaling over 200 members strong.  We are the sponsors of the COVVC Volksfest held each August in the Columbus area.  Come see what all the fun is about!
 

OUR MISSION
To have fun!  To boldly go where Vintage VW's are welcome (i.e. anywhere!) while spreading a spirit of camaraderie with fellow vintage automobile enthusiasts.  Nearly everyone has a VW story to tell, and that thread binds all of us together.
 

QUICK VIEW OF OUR CLUB
Literally hundreds of VW families fill our ranks.  Our club is full of people from all walks of life, incomes, and age groups.  From doctors and dentists to students we all "got the bug" somewhere along the line.  If you've been bitten please join us!

Our monthly meetings are always on the second Thursday of the month at 7:30PM, formerly held at the Columbus Maennerchor (966 S. High St., Columbus, OH  43206), but at this time we plan to hold our upcoming meetings across the street at Gresso's during the Maennerchor's reconstruction.  Check out our Calendar link for upcoming events!

Our Volksfest vintage car show draws over 3000 spectators and over 300 show cars each year - and it keeps growing!  Part of our annual proceeds from the Volksfest show goes to Kids 'n Kamp - we're giving back to the community that supports us.

Our newsletter, Zündfolge, is published monthly, full of member articles and pictures. It's simply one of the nicest enthusiast newsletters out there and something we're very proud of.  It's a monthly tribute to our strong club and its members.
 

CONTACT INFORMATION
A key core group of members keeps our club running.  A completely volunteer effort on their part, these dedicated individuals make it happen.  We're always looking for new members, and we welcome new volunteers to keep our club strong.  Feel free to contact us today!

Telephone:  614.323.2593

Postal Address:  COVVC, 655-B Providence Avenue, Columbus, OH  43214-4903

E-Mail for General Info:  covvc42@earthlink.net

 

 
   

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