September 2026 Meeting Highlights
Tuesday, September 15th, the El Paso Corvette Club held its monthly meeting. It was a great turnout. Mickey Mancil brought his new 2027 C8 Grand Sport; beautiful ride, Mickey, congratulations! New member certificates were presented to Anna Leyva, and Al & Laura Velarde. Welcome to the club! We also welcomed new members, George & Betty Henderson. Past events, upcoming events, and new business were discussed. We also celebrated this month’s birthdays. Happy Birthday to Cynthia Sigala, Bill Driscoll, Hector Garcia, Albert Aceves, and Bill Jordan. Our next meeting will be held at a central location TBD.
August 2026 Meeting Highlights
Tuesday, August 18th, the El Paso Corvette Club held their monthly meeting at Great American Steakburger on the westside. The club Hospitality Officer, Angel Harp, presented a new member certificate to Albert & Naomi and welcomed new members, Melissa & Dorian, and guests Leo & Pati. Vice President Lou Avalos reviewed past events and shared about the upcoming events. Dolores Avalos presented the Financial Report; Tim O'Malley, the Social Media Report, and Bernadette Heal, our Apparel Officer, shared information on ordering. Overall, it was a fun evening of good food and good fellowship. Kudos to the Great American Steakburger wait staff on a great job!
JULY 2026 Meeting Highlights
On July 21st, the El Paso Corvette Club held their monthly meeting at Famous Dave's on Airway. The club welcomed new members, Ralph Mitchell, Al & Laura Velarde, and presented a new member certificate to Jay Eaton. Dave Baade, club President, proposed some upcoming changes which will be put up for a vote at the next meeting and all members are encouraged to check their emails for details. Lou Avalos, club VP, went over the past and upcoming events, and Dolores Avalos, club Treasurer, went over the finances. Tim O'Malley, Social Media Officer, demonstrated new features and updates to the club website which can be accessed at elpasocorvettes.com. Bernadette Heal, club Apparel Officer, shared about some new apparel and ordering information. The club celebrated the July birthdays of Jody Garcia and Laura Velarde. The evening concluded with drawings for the 50/50 and raffle items. The next meeting will be August 18th on the westside with the location to be announced soon. Interested in joining the club? Come to our next meeting to see what we are all about.
JUNE MONTHLY MEETING
On Tuesday, June 16th, the El Paso Corvette Club held their 5th monthly meeting of the year at Julio's Mexican Food on Joe Battle Blvd. As usual, we started with dinner at 5:30 and enjoyed the fun fellowship and began the meeting at 7PM. We presented new member certificates to George Atkins, and welcomed new members, Al & Laura Velarde, and welcomed back Rita Reeves to El Paso. We reviewed the events from the past month and talked about our planned upcoming events. We also discussed the funds for our upcoming Scholarship awards. Check out our home page for upcoming events at elpasocorvettes.com. Our July meeting will be held at a central location TBD, Tuesday, July 21st. All are welcome to join us and see what we are all about and why we are “Driving the Dream” in America’s only true Sports Car – the Corvette!
MAY MONTHLY MEETING
On Tuesday, May 19th, the El Paso Corvette Club held their 4th monthly meeting of the year at the Great American Steakburger on Mesa Hills. As usual, we started with dinner at 5:30 and enjoyed the fun fellowship and began the meeting at 7PM. We presented new member certificates to Dave & Pat Recovo, and welcomed new members, Jay & Natasha Eaton. We reviewed the events from the past month and talked about our planned upcoming events. We also discussed the funds for our upcoming Scholarship awards. Check out our home page for upcoming events at elpasocorvettes.com. Our next meeting will be on the eastside at Julios’ Mexican Food at 3630 Joe Battle Blvd. All our welcome to join us and see what we are all about and why we are “Driving the Dream” in America’s Sports Car – the Corvette!
APRIL MONTHLY MEETING
At the April monthly meeting, the El Paso Corvette Club presented Deb Gray, the CEO of the Westside Pregnancy Center, with a check for $1000 which were the proceeds from the 2026 Spring Show & Shine. The club welcomed new members, Dave & Pat Recovo who have a 2020 C8 and presented a new member certificate to Mickey Mancill who owns a C7 Stingray. We applauded the Class Award plaques for Robin Ward and her 2024 C8 Z06, and Jeff & Cindy for their 2023 C8 Stingray which were presented at the TCA Open Car Show in Boerne on April 18th. We also presented the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies for the El Paso Corvette Club members who received the most votes at the Spring Show & Shine. Congratulations to the following: 1st place goes to Billy & Gloria DeFrance; 2nd place to Andy Ellsworth; and 3rd place to Dave & Claudia Baade. Well done, club!
MARCH MONTHLY MEETING
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
