Next Meeting Our next meeting will be on July 20th and will be a Poker Run. We’ll meet at the Frontier Building, top of the parking garage, cruise through a series of poker run stops, and we'll end at a burger joint. We’ll do “split-the-pot” with a $5 entry fee…but if you want to try to come-up with some prizes (Morrison, Schucks, etc) that’s always fun. Last year we gave away some club stuff, too. See you on the 20th on the roof of the Frontier Building parking garage. Check our forum for any last minute updates »		AACVWs is on Facebook Become a fan and let everyone know where the air-cooled crowd hangs out.
click to enlarge		Aussie in Alaska The Volkswagen Club of Western Australia has run a nice article about Clayton (owned by AACVWs club member Greg Wilkinson) in their May-June 2010 issue of Via West, and they put his smiling face (and classic Alaskan license plate) on the cover! Way to go Clayton, and congrats, Greg! Click here to check it out!
		The Fifth Annual Volkswagen Family Reunion Car Show The Family Reunion was a blast, so much so it down poured! We had 26 cars registered, plus all those who "just stopped in." click here for photos When it came down to awards: • Best Audi went to Andres Haugen with his '02 Audi S4 Aviant 6 speed • Best Porsche went to Tony Izzo with his Porsche RS60 Spyder • Best Volkswagen went to Vivien Noll with her Volkswagen '07 Beetle 'Vert Peoples choice of show: • Aircooled went to John Adamson with his '56 Bug • Watercooled went to Vivien Noll with her '07 Beetle 'Vert

		Thanks goes to all those who helped make this show a success: • Arctic Aircooled VW's, and Ak Euro for showing up, all shops that allowed us to post these flyers around town. • And to the Dimond Center, Alaska's Favorite mall for the great spot to show, and promotion they did for us! A special thanks to: • Mike Brown for spearheading sponcerships • Pat Clark for doing the promotional materials • Carl and Mary-Rose Clark for the rain shelter! • Jeff Carlisle for this superb Webpage! • Greg Wilkinson for the good tunes and sound system, as well as everything he did behind the scenes! • John Adamson for everything he did (tent, table, chairs...etc etc.) And to all you who made it to the show, it wouldn't have been a show without you! A.A.C.VW's 2010 President - Eddie Hoecher
		The MSSRA invites you to join them on their Thursday Night Cruises Meet the Midnight Sun Street Rod Association each Thursday at the Sears parking lot (Northern Lights & the Seward Highway) at 6 PM, departing at 6:45 PM. click here to download schedule & destinations
		"Nugget the Sun Bug" The club is restoring a '74 Sun Bug, affectionately named "Nugget", as a fund raiser for the American Diabetes Association Check out the photos on our forum.

Membership
We've initiated a program where members will receive a membership card upon paying their annual dues. On the back of the card are boxes. Boxes can be checked off every time you participate in a club event (meeting, cruise, show etc.). At next year's Christmas party, you'll be able to "cash in" your cards for incredible prizes (OK, fun stuff anyway). Just the club's way of saying "Thank you" to everyone who was involved over the year.

Recruitment Cards
Have you seen an aircooled VW in a parking lot, and want to introduce them to our club? Leave them one of these club recruitment cards!
Downloadable in PDF or Word format.

Hats/T-shirts
T-shirts are still available...short sleeve $10 for members/$15 for non-members and long sleeve $15 for members/$20 for non-members. Hats are $20 for members (current dues paid) and $25 for non-members.

Dues
Dues are $24/year per family, due in January. Members not paid by the end of January will lose their membership privileges (such as they are) ie...voting, discounts on club merchandise, having their cars featured on the website etc. To pay your club dues, please see John Adamson at a meeting or drop a check in the mail to our club mailbox:

Arctic Air-Cooled VWs
c/o John Adamson
3428 Rosella Street
Anchorage, AK 99504

Have a photo of your VW?
Members can of your car (or work in progress) for the Members' Rides page.



Past News & Events

2009 Christmas Party
The 2009 Christmas party was a good time for all who braved the cold and icy roads to attend. We had lots of delicious food, a gift exchange, door prizes, and a "guess what's in the boxes" game that was a lot of fun. We held our annual election for club officers, and Eddie Hoecher was elected as the next club President for 2010. Congratulations, Eddie! Still up for grabs is the Secretary position, so if you are interested in a leadership role in the club, please contact Eddie! Jim Miller has agreed to serve another term as the Vice-President, and John Adamson will continue his roll as Treasurer in 2010. Congrats to everyone and thanks! Also thanks to Rita and Pat for putting together a very tactile game. Lots of fun! Thanks to Doc and Kathy for refreshing the club’s plastic ware and paper products supply, thanks to John Adamson for the drinks, thanks to Matt Williams for getting us the room, and thanks to Magic Eddie for running the gift exchange.

A BIG THANK YOU goes out to Greg Wilkinson who has usually served as either Secretary, President, or Secretary AND President, and has gone above and beyond to keep our club active over the years. Greg is taking a deserved break from a leadership role in the club, but he and Clayton will continue to be active members.

AACVWs twice published in VW magazines!
• Dunebuggies and Hot VWs - January 2006.
• VolksWorld - February 2004

Mike Brown is organizing a new chapter of the AACVW...the AORVWs (Arctic Off-Road VWs) for all you off-road enthusiasts. The AORVWs will be planning off-road and camping trips throughout the summer...so watch for announcements.