Orange County Pancake Breakfast - Revisited
 

I have chaired the annual Orange County pancake breakfast for the past 6 years. The City of Orange is being chastised for correspondence from a low lever staffer. I have been working with Mayor Caveeche to improve the rules and limitations that the staff placed on the event this. The move by the Orange County club to cancel the event has gotten high level attention at the city. One could even report that a very furious Mayor had a more than a few strong words to say behind closed doors. Orange is now willing to go back to the old, grandfathered rules.

I have just one question: If the club's decision can be reversed to hold the event perhaps on Sunday, 6 May is there enough interest from southern California chapters and regions to do that? Would you attend?

I need to see some quick resposnes before moving forward. I personnaly would hate to see this event fade away and die. It is the foremost Model A event in southern California every year and usually features over 300 Model A's and servos btween 1000 and 1200 breakfast along with fabulous raffle prizes.

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I love this event and would defiantly attend. I know of at least 2 dozen others that would as well!!!! Please make this happen!!!!!!!

Here is an earlier thread that discussed the decision to end the event:

http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62056
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CONGRATULATIONS and GOOD LUCK!! Take pictures.
Paul in CT

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Yes, I would definately attend!

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How is the club going to deal with the sale of breakfast / raffle tickets?

Is the city going to "blow the whistle" on this?

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May 6 has lots less chance of rain than the March date did. Definitely would attend!!

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The information from the mayor of Orange presented by Mark has all been verbal. The club has received no such written overtures. This post is my first notification.

The majority of members present at our February 9th general meeting voted to cancel the breakfast and that still stands. Mark was not at that meeting.

We will see what the city proposes in writing. Our next meeting is March 8th.

We will continue to investigate alternate sites, dates, and the form our new event will take.

Thank you for your loyalty, and encouragement.

We shall return.

Richard Parrish
Anaheim CA
President Orange Co Model A Club

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best news i herd yet . ill be there with the t guys we love it. riverside cal.

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Haven't missed attending in several years - The Best venue in SoCal !!
I'll keep my fingers crossed that the city gets their act together and you'll be able to get it going again.
But will there be a river to cross this year in May??? (just kidding).

The sighs were audible when the cancelation was announced at our Palomar A's monthly meeting two weeks ago.

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I'll be there for sure whenever it happens, I for one liked the river :).

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I would attend as well. I would love to see this back on again.

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The river was a nice feature! Sitting listening to the babbling brook while enjoying a leisurely breakfast a nice touch!

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My buddy and I were actually going to try and drive Polly in this year. Every year we have less and less great events like this in SoCal. Not a good trend!

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Has this information been placed on the HAMB website? There are over 160,000 daily readers there if you need numbers that is the place. Bob

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Yes, here is the thread:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=667482

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I will be there along with the family as always.

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I have only missed one of these events in the past 10 years, and that was due to heavy rain! In fact, this has been my birthday outing each year being in the last couple of weeks each March. I am very sad that it has been delayed or possibly canceled entirely. The O.C. club does a great job each year putting on a fine show where old car clubs from near and far gather once a year.

I would attend at a rescheduled date, possibly for lunch time even better.

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May 6th conflicts with the Auburn hill climb, otherwise I would be there.

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I will be there

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I was thinking of joining the club just to support this event. Now it sounds like there are too many egos involved. If this event moves from Hart park, I don't think I will now.

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:) Several of our club members and myself are in contact with the City of Orange and are dealing directly with Mayor Caveeche and the City Manager. We are working on an arrangement that will permit breakfast and raffle ticket sales just as we have always done together with club shirts and hat sales. We will not proceed unless the conditions to have the breakfast are favorable to OCMAFC and our guests. We have a 50 year history of successful events at Hart Park and I am confident the details can be worked out. Stay tuned to Fordbarn for updates.:)

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Just so we're up to speed what got the suits bent out of shape?

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My life is a lot busier lately but this is one of the few events I like to attend. I would definitely attend on the new date.

Charlie Stephens

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I would to go again, please keep up the good work.

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May be it could be moved to Pomona fair grounds and a swap meet could be added. A smaller version of the LA Roadster Show. How about having it on a Saturday. Just my 2 cents. thanks

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BTTT for the show.

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My guess is that it has to do with sales tax, business permits, on all that is sold on site.

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This just posted:

http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64700

Thanks to Orange County club members Frank Reese, Tissy Hatcher and Don Ratzlaff and a very good recent meeting with City of Orange offcials including the city manager, our Orange County club voted this evening to hold the famous annual pancake breakfast again this year.

The date will be Sunday, May 20th at the same location as previous years, namely Hart Park in the city of Orange. The time will be 8 AM till Noon and we specifically ask you to time your arrivals for not earlier than 7:30 AM. This is important.

Emails will be sent out this Friday to all the Southern California Region clubs informing them of this news. There are no regional events scheduled for that date so plan to attend the pancake breakfast. We welcome all Model A lovers.

The May date promises to bring excellent weather and no water running down the middle of the flood channel like last year. We will have our usual excellent raffles as in the past and I promise a surprise or two in the raffle area. I almost forgot, we now must call them an "opportunity drawings".

Take Mom out for Mother's Day on May 13th and both of you come to our annual pancake breakfast on May 20th.

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Be sure to mark your calendars.

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I'll be there, with one, maybe two Model A's :cool:

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I'll be there but without a Model A, but I am looking for one! We'll see what shows up at the Knott's show this Sunday. Maybe someone that needs an Edsel wagon instead of his/her Model A? Either way I'll be there in May.

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BUMP........getting closer :)

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Dont forget the breakfast this weekend

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bump for this weekend