January Was a Busy Month for 2022 Planning
January was a busy month planning for 2022, and as one would expect, Covid continues to impact our plans. My first PCA winter meeting was to be held in Jacksonville, Florida, until the Omicron variant made a virtual meeting the safer option. The first weekend in February was spent attending PCA University via Zoom. PCA 101 is a crash course on who PCA is and how it operates. On Saturday, we continued, via Zoom, to review the 2022 PCA Strategic Plan and the resources available to the regions.
I am happy to report that PCA continues as the largest single marque car club in the world. As of January 1, 2022: there were 94,347 primary members (households) and 144,560 total members. In 2021, each of the fourteen (14) PCA zones showed growth. Zone 6 was third in growth, with an 8.2% growth rate.
PCA provides a wealth of support through its committees, Region Focus webinars, and subsidies. Whether you are a Region officer, a tour/event organizer, or volunteer, information on how PCA can support you can be found at www.pca.org, or in the Region President’s Manual (RPM). Please use these valuable resources.
On March 19, the Zone 6 Region Presidents will meet in Boise to discuss the PCA Strategic Plan, Risk Management, Region Leadership 101, and include an open discussion on issues impacting our regions. With the hopeful easing of Covid travel restrictions, I hope that we can return to a more normal tour environment. To that end, I have invited Greg Halverson, PCA National Tour director and PNWR member, to discuss running tours. Greg reported at the winter meeting that the top two regions in tours were: Zone 6, Oregon and Canada West.
Nancy and I are now registered for Parade in June, and Spring Treffen at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. By the time you read this, we hope to be reg- istered for Vancouver Island Region’s Black Rock 2022. We continue to look for more opportunities to visit the Zone 6 regions.
Stay healthy and we will see you in the Zone.
-John
