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Our next meeting will be on 18 January.
As we are now into the winter months,
remember, if Anne Arundel county has
a snow emergency in effect, there
will NOT be a meeting. Check
the status at www.aacounty.org/county-operations
before driving out to the meeting.
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to MAMA's Diner, the official home
of the Maryland Automotive Modelers' Association (MAMA),
where we serve entrees of fun, friendship, and model cars.
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MAMA's current leadership team is:
President: Tim Powers
Vice-President: Dave Toups
Treasurer: Matt Guilfoyle
Newsletter Editor: Tim Sickle
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Notes from the MAMA President:
Looks like the Marines are helping to prep
Santa and his reindeer for their midnight ride to deliver
all of this year's Toys-for-Tots
donations.
At the December meeting, while everyone
else had their mouths full of delicious food, I shared an
observation that, for me, really put MAMA member's extreme
level of generosity into perspective. What I told our folks
about was the three Toys-for-Tots
donation boxes in the lobby of the building where I work.
After a month, they were overflowing with toys piled up
to about a foot above the top of the boxes with more on
the floor in front and along side. There was about six boxes
worth of toys in all. Now, bear in mind that this is in
the lobby of a 5-story building where thousands of people
work and walk past the donation boxes every weekday.
What MAMA's members have done for years
is, on our own, in one single day, fill three Toys-for-Tots
donation boxes at a drop off centers in just minutes.
Think about that: A few DOZEN MAMA members,
in one day, did half of what it took a few THOUSAND people
to do in a month for the kids served by the Marine's Toys-for-Tots
program. That makes me proud as all-get-out to be part of
MAMA.
December Meeting Photos:
Most of the models were already out on the display tables before I arrived for the meeting, and very few had name cards displayed with them, so here they all are:
The Pontiacs on Parade parking lot featured
a couple of beauties.
Some of the action:
The raffle table was well-stocked as usual.
This month we had chicken with dumplings, meatballs,
baked ziti, chicken nuggets, lunchmeat platters, breads
and rolls, deviled eggs, chips, fruit salad, muffins,
cupcakes, three pans of brownies, candies, and at least
five kinds of cookies! Yep, it was our annual Holiday
Pot-Luck Feast! Many, many thanks to all who shared
food, plates, bowls, utensils, napkins, cups, and drinks;
and to those who helped with the set-up, serving, and
clean-up.
You can see even more photos of this month's meeting
at:
https://public.fotki.com/partsbox/model-car-shows/2024-12-december-ma/
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