-- T.J. Higgins tjhiggin(at)ingr.com Huntsville, AL
An open letter to all Southern Owners of Sunbeams, as you may know there are about 200 TE/AE members living in the southern states. Until the S.O.S. group was formed we had to drive great distances to 4 out of 5 events. Unfortunately the event we had planed for St. George Island had to be canceled due to hurricane Georges. Many local events have taken place in various places in the south with poor attendance. I believe the problem is, we are too spread out distance wise. I have attended some events that takes me ten hours round trip to get there. For a two to four hour event its just not worth the aches and pain of diving my Sunbeams to the meet. The next S.O.S. Roundup is in the planning stages now!!. The event will be held Sept. 17-18-19 (99) at the Dillard House in Dillard GA as most everyone wants to go back Volunteer co- chairpersons are Eric & Bonnie Gibeaut. We should have the greatest S.O.S. Roundup ever as there will be no United held in '99 due to SUNI 3 being held in Montana. NOW THE PURPOSE OF THIS LETTER WOULD YOU LIKE A SPRING S.O.S. ??? I have suggested that we hold a weekend event in conjunction with some other British group, attend their show, let them know Sunbeams are here to stay. And brag a lot.. We could set up headquarters nearby and do our Sunbeam only thing, tours, parts swap, hospitality room and awards dinner etc... I think we could have a good turn out, because we are doing more than just attending a two or three hour show or picnic, if we have a weekend event it will be worth the long drive to get there WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS ?? WE NEED YOUR SUGGESTIONS. WOULD YOU ATTEND A SPRING GET-TOGETHER?? WILL YOU VOLUNTEER TO ORGANIZE IT?? WE ARE OPEN TO ANY LOCATION IN THE SOUTH== GETTING THESE EVENTS TOGETHER== TAKES TIME TO GET THE WORD OUT LET ME KNOW!! Ed Esslinger 334-774-5155 e- mail eee1(at)snowhill.com S.O.S. Roundup Info: Eric Gibeaut 803-408-0206 Dillard House info:1-800-541-0671 (www.dillardhouse.com) Reserve Now we only have a block of 31 rooms at this time. Please Tell them, you are with the Sunbeam Club or TE/AE to be in this block.