The last Ambassador's meeting was held at the NCM during the Labor Day Celebration. There was an overflow crowd on hand that filled the conference room. A few press releases were first discussed:

Corvette Museum Receives Exhibits/Displays Enhancements

LS Holding donated to the NCM a wide array of memorabilia from the Corvette Americana Museum in Cooperstown, NY valued at over $300,000. The items donated include murals, stage lighting, and other Corvette-related items.

The 200 square foot photo murals depict 20 different American landmarks and several well-known city skylines, all of which will provide scenic backdrops for special cars in the NCM's collection. The murals will permit the museum to become more educational and more entertaining to the entire family.

Finkel Memorial Established at Corvette Museum

The Glen Regional Corvette Club of Elmira, NY presented a check to the NCM in the amount of $25,000 to establish the Bernie Finkel Periodicals Section of the Museum's evolving library and Archives. As publisher of "Keepin' Track of Vettes", Finkel brought Corvette racing to life and made new friends with his practical writing and enthusiasm for the sport.

Finkel was killed in an accident in 1986, but the Bernie Finkel Memorial will ensure the memory lives on forever. The new section of the archives and the Glen Regional Corvette Club can be seen on-line ... CLICK HERE.

Library Furniture

Library furniture owned by the late Edward N. Cole, president of GM in the late '60s and early '70s, has been donated to the NCM for use in its new research center. It includes a 27-foot walnut conference table with 18 chairs, seven study tables and chairs, room dividers and other items.

Corvette Museum Library Receives $10,000

Andy and Bethany Roderick of Proctorville, OH donated another $10,000 to the NCM library. Last weekend during a special open house of the Library, stock certificates in a publicly traded company were transferred to the museum. The museum will convert the stock to cash and use the proceeds to help offset some of the expenses associated with getting the Library functional.

The other topics discussed were ways to bring up attendance, getting cars to stop at exit 28 and visit the museum and getting the word out in travel literature about the NCM. It was also noted that raffle ticket sales by individuals was way off this year, but on the whole ticket sales were up.

Caravan 99 was discussed also. They are already in full swing getting ready for next year. If you are planing on attending get your room accommodations now!

Glenn Darwin
NCM Founding
NCMNet Ambassador
C5 Fighter Squadron

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