2024 Western Meet - Summerland, BC

[Canuck]

2024 Western Meet
Summerland, BC, Canada
September 13-15, 2024

The 2024 Western Meet will be in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. The 3-day meet will include cruises, a car show as well as our own club awards and door prizes. The event we are attending is the Endless Summer Show n Shine which is held in the park in downtown Summerland. The Okanagan Valley is a scenic area with large lakes, beaches, wineries and orchards. Roughly 25 FGMCC members will be attending this meet from several states and provinces. We will update the web site and message forum periodically as information comes available. If you have any questions regarding this meet, please contact Aaron at dodsyaaron@gmail.com or 250-462-8444.

Schedule

Friday: 
Scenic Okanagan Valley Cruise 10am - 4pm

Saturday: 
Show-n-Shine in the Memorial Park 8am - 4pm

Sunday: 
Lake Cruise 11am - 2pm
FGMCC awards banquet and door prizes 5pm-7pm

Hotel Info
Contact Aaron for hotel booking information dodsyaaron@gmail.com
Most members will be staying 4 nights arriving Sep 12th and leaving Sep 16th. Many amenities are close to the hotel.
The car show area, downtown shops, restaurants, banquet dinner location as well as other amenities are all walking distance from the hotel.

Car Show Registration
Registration for the Endless Summer car show is now open. Click Here

Club members must inform Aaron (dodsyaaron@gmail.com or 250-462-8444) if you are planning on attending the meet. This will be important for planning the activities for the weekend. You must be a dues paying FGMCC member to participate in the meet activities.

[Canuck]

Just to let everyone know I have secured all 26 rooms at a hotel in Summerland for the meet but will not know the rates until the fall. You can expect roughly $170 per night (Canadian dollars) and up depending on the room type you get. Once I have the rates I will post the hotel information for booking. The dates will be Sep 12th, 2024 and leaving the 16th (4 nights). If someone wishes to arrive a day or two early to take in some of the scenery they can do so. There's plenty to see and do here (hiking, wineries, beaches, steam train ride, zip lining, etc). I live in Summerland and plan to take that whole week off so I will be available. The hotel is walking distance to the Saturday car show and downtown shops. There's a lot of amenities nearby (restaurants, fast food, grocery store, gas stations, liquor store, etc) and parking for trucks/trailers.

The last meet here in 2019 we filled every room of this hotel and hope to do so again.

[Canuck]

I've been discussing the meet with the event organizers and have a great spot in the park picked out for our group. We'll have some nice shade for the day.

[Canuck]

Hotel room rates posted here

 

[Canuck]

Here's a map of where members are travelling from as of today.

[Canuck]

Here is the attendees list as of Feb 4, 2024. 6 states and 2 provinces represented.

Drew Molden  -  AB
Jason and Christine Molden  -  AB
Kelly and Sandy Macklem  -  AB
Ken MacLeod  -  AB
Kevin Dyck  and Sandy Mah  -  AB
Pat Trottier  -  AB
Kevin Uilkie  -  AZ
Lucas Uilkie  -  AZ
Aaron and April Dodsworth  -  BC
Janine Withers Jensen  -  BC
Johnny Macneil  -  BC
Liam Peoples  -  BC
Steve Hoodicoff  -  BC
Vaughn and Kathie Peoples  -  BC
Lucas and Jolie Kelly  -  MT
Tom and Jodi Kelly  -  MT
Cameron Lewis  -  NV
Steven Lewis  -  NV
Dave Bash  -  OR
Doug Cameron  -  OR
Matt Hilla and Christine Mott  -  OR
Jack Reather  -  UT
Ryan Misrasi  -  UT
JR and Cindy Kostelecky  -  WA
 

[Rob Peters]

Great job Aaron!!

[Canuck]

7 months to go. Get your room booked soon if you need one. Only 4 rooms left at the club hotel.

[Canuck]

5 months! 

[Dave B]

I plan to stop in Yakima, WA on the way up. I bought my Monte from the original owners there and they really want to see it again.

 

[Canuck]

4 months to go! There are just two rooms left at the club hotel.

[Canuck]

I have secured the restaurant less than a block from the hotel for the FGMCC awards banquet. My local car club uses this for our monthly dinner meetings and will be great for our group.

[Canuck]

Here's an updated map of attendees. We have 28 members booked in for this meet.

EDIT: 29 members now (July 5, 2024)

[Canuck]

Updated map. Now 29 members from 7 states and 2 provinces.

[Dtret]

New long haul award winner???

[Canuck]

2 months to go!  

[Canuck]

Registration for the Endless Summer car show is now open. See the link below to register your vehicle.

https://www.applevalleycruisers.ca/17th-annual-endless-summer-sept-14-2023/

[Cooltech]

Done!! All registered.

[Canuck]

6 weeks until the meet!

There’s still one room open at the club hotel. It’s not too late to join in. Contact me if you need a room.

[Canuck]

I have updated the itinerary with some extra details

Friday: 
Scenic Okanagan Valley Cruise 10am - 4pm. This includes various stops along the way to check out the local scenery as well as a stop for lunch.

Saturday: 
Show-n-Shine in Memorial Park 8am - 4pm. We have a nice shady spot mapped out in the park for our group. The park is walking distance from the hotel and right next to downtown shops.

Sunday: 
Lake Cruise 11am - 2pm. We will stop for lunch and spend some time in the park by the lake.
FGMCC awards banquet and door prizes 5pm-7pm. The restaurant is less than a block from the hotel so it is an easy walk

 

[S.Maug]

fantastic pictures Aaron  really big group.

[Canuck]

31 minutes ago, S.Maug said:

fantastic pictures Aaron  really big group.

Those are photos from past meets in this area. 5 weeks to go! 🙂

[S.Maug]

nice looks like a great time for everyone. including their cars.

[Canuck]

Picked up the awards and dash plaques today. There are 13 award categories. 

[S.Maug]

nice!!