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WELCOME TO THE MINUTEMAN SECTION OF THE MBCA

The Minuteman Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America serves Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts from Massachusetts and Rhode Island. As a member of the club you will enjoy an array of benefits and enjoy the many club functions and social activities fostering friendship and sharing of our common passion for the Mercedes-Benz automobile. We encourage you to take advantage of the many benefits of the club and join us as an active participant in its many automotive and social gatherings.


MBCA MEMBERS ONLY MERCHANDISE DISCOUNTS:
With every email and address update that MBCA receives at the national business office, (either by website, phone, email or snail mail) MBCA will send a 10 % Off Coupon for one item in the MBCA National Club Store. One coupon per member will be sent electronically (so it must include a valid email address). Please send these updates to Geni at geni@mbca.org . Remember, incorrectly mailed items cost the club money.

Gifts for a Mercedes Maniac (posted 1/3/2010)


Welcome and congratulations to Kevin Caputo, the MBCA Minuteman Section's newest member to the Board of Directors.

 

GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR LOCAL SECTION

Register to receive updates to Minuteman Section events and events from other enthusiasts clubs opened to Minuteman Section members by special invitation. You will also receive occasional technical articles and a full color version of our Minuteman Section newsletter, Triangles, as it is published quarterly.

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Next Minuteman Section Club Event:

August 8, 2010 - Ken Bourque's Nautical Cruise presented by AlphaCars

On Sunday, August 8th, we will revisit Falmouth, MA and the schooner Liberté, departing from the pier located behind the Clam Shack at 227 Clinton Ave. The 74foot 3-masted schooner, will sail for 2 hours in the waters off Cape Cod. Dinner will follow at the Oyster Too Restaurant.

Charity Event:

Vermont and New Hampshire Mercedes Benz Club Helps Out Haitian Relief Through Charity Pig Roast

On Saturday, July 31, the Northern New England Star Section of the Mercedes Benz Club of America is reaching out to the people of Haiti to help them recover from the terrible devastation that has become their existence since the earthquake of January 12. Club members are holding a Charity Pig Roast to raise money for the Vermont Haiti Project, a grassroots charity organization based in Burlington Vermont that puts all of the money it raises to work directly for the people in Haiti.

Learn more: Press Release. Pig Roast Charity Event Flyer.


2010 Minuteman Most Active Member Competition!

Starting in January 2010, the Minuteman Section will begin a new, year-long competition for the Most Active Member. This competition will be judged by what specific member frequently attends events as well as contributes to our section the most.

Rules:
1. Cannot be on the board. Board includes the position of President, Vice-President, Treasure, Secretary, Newsletter Editor, Web Site Editor, Director Emeritus, Membership Chair, Technical Editor, members of Board of Directors

2. Points are accumulated over a calendar year. Once the year rolls over, all points are reset to zero.

Scoring:
Five (5) points for attending an event
Five (5) points for arriving at the event in a Mercedes
Five (5) points for bringing a non-member who is of legal driving age and has a driver's license
Ten (10) points for winning a competition event
Ten (10) points for helping out at an event
Twenty-five (25) points for running an event.

Winner:
The member with the most points will win a cash prize. There is a minimum of 50 points required to win. The winner will be announced at the 2011's Annual Dinner.


The Minuteman Section would like to extend a hearty congratulations to Ronald Beaton, section newsletter editor, for being selected 2009 Member-of-the-Year!


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MBCAEF encourages driver safety and is currently involved with the Tire Rack Street Survival program; a successful program designed to save lives - teen lives - through driving education.


Summer 2010

MBCA MINUTEMAN NEWSLETTER - Summer 2010

Coverage on:

  • Summerfest III
  • Ken Bourque's Nautical Cruise
  • Germanfest XXIV
  • President's Message
  • Editor's Message

Tech Talk

Articles and Questions & Answers to your technical questions.

- Driving a Safe Vehicle in a Recession


 

 

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Got a great photo? If you have a photo of your experiences with the MBCA or a super dooper Mercedes-Benz automobile, we'd like you to send it to us. We're looking for some of the best photos you've taken. Submit your photo and we may feature it on the web site!

2010 MBCA Membership Loyalty Awards Program


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ENTHUSIAST ARTICLES

Would You Put a Moustache on a Mercedes Benz? (May/June 2010) by Bonnie Fancy (Reprinted With Permission, - Star Magazine)


2010 CORPORATE SPONSORS - THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Germanfest XXIV - Presented by Intercity Lines, Inc.
Annual Nautical Event - Presented by AlphaCars
SummerFest III - Presented by Wagner Mercedes-Benz
Farberaylle XXXIII- Presented by European Auto Solutions (EAS)
Western MA Cookout - Presented by New Country Mercedes Benz

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2009 and 2010 EVENTS


2010 EAS Technical Sessions

2010 Viti Mercedes Benz Technical Clinic & Open House

2009 Farberaylle XXXII

2009 Annual Nautical Cruise

2009 Germanfest XXIII Concourse D'Elegance- Winners Circle

 

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