Hey Admins, Is this something for the club? Options

[partsman]

I was on the factory website, and came across a section for club support from the factory. I used my dealship email, and sent them a message. this is what I got back, and I didn't know if we as a club were interested or not. I never said I was anything more than a memeber, and I don't want ot step on any toes here, so I thought I would pass it on to whomever. The factory seems like they want to info for all the clubs, not just PCA, and it's cool what they have on the site, with pictures and info of lastest trips and actiivites...anyway...here it is( I hope):

From: Volker Spannagel [mailto:volker.spannagel@porsche.de]
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 9:35 AM
To: Eric Sanders
Cc: Jack Bair
Subject: Club info



Dear Eric,

thank you very much for your kind e-mail - please excuse the delayed reply!

Porsche Club Coordination at Porsche AG in general takes care of all the world wide Porsche Clubs and part of this task is to also assist the officially recognized Porsche Clubs in their efforts being (or becoming) more efficient regarding activities, gaining new members, appearance in the public, etc. As, however, not all can be done from Germany, at all our importers we have nominated a Club Coordinator being the first contact if a national Club needs assistance. For the US market it is the above mentioned Mr. Jack Bair at Porsche Cars North America (PCNA).

Of course there is the umbrella to all the "regular" US Porsche Clubs, i.e. the Porsche Club of America (PCA); this is the main contact for all the regional Clubs in the US, but we do not stop them from contacting directly the US Club Coordinator. In certain cases Mr. Bair will then pass on specific requests, or part of these, to us.

The situation for the Registers for 914 and 356 is slightly different, as they are not part of the PCA, but individually recognized by Porsche. This means, that such Clubs may contact PCNA or Porsche directly with their needs and worries.

As you mention in your e-mail, you are member at the 914 Club - which is a nice coincidence, as for a long time we have tried to contact Mr. Alexander Buller who is, according to our files, the President of the 914 Club. However, we never were successful in this. So I dare to add a questionnaire for the detailed positions of the board of the Club and I would be grateful if you can forward this to the right person. Of course we are pleased if you could give us a brief report on the Club, the activities, number of members and if there exist sub-regions in other parts of the US etc.



Thank you very much for your kind assistance. Please do not hesitate to contact either Jack Bair or us if you require more assistance or information.

Kind reagrds,

Volker Spannagel

Marketing Services / Club Coordination
( +49 (0)711/911-78307 2 +49 (0)711/911-78989 : volker.spannagel@porsche.de
* Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG -- Porschestraße 15 - 19 -- D-71634 Ludwigsburg