WHO ARE WE?
Venice Florida Corvettes, Inc. (“VFC”) is a very active social car club with members that believe Corvettes are built to be driven.
We first began operations in 2002, and from a small group of fellow enthusiasts we’ve grown to several hundred-year-round and seasonal members.
Joining a new organization is always daunting. To welcome our new members, we hold New Member Orientation events throughout the year. These events allow new members to not only meet other new members, but it also allows VFC’s Board members to provide an overview of club operations, the benefits associated with being a member of VFC and to respond to any questions our new members may have.
We have a dedicated and enthusiastic Social Committee that plan diverse activities for our membership to enjoy. Social events are scheduled throughout the year and there’s always something going on every month, whether it’s a luncheon, a dinner, an outing to some place interesting or even just an outing to enjoy an ice cream cone with friends. With a large membership, we strive to diversify our events so every member can find something they have an interest in and can get involved. Our events can be near and far. For example, in 2018, a number of our members took their cars on a trip along Route 66. In 2019, a number of members participated in a caravan up to Bowling Green, Kentucky to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the National Corvette Museum.
We have three (3) signature social events every year. We have a Welcome Back Brunch where we welcome back our seasonal members, our Farewell Picnic where we say “see ya real soon” to our seasonal members who are heading back to their second homes, and of course our annual Holiday Party, where we put away our club shirts and enjoy an evening of good food, good music, good dance and of course the company of good friends.
Our signature event is our annual Car Show, held every March in Centennial Park, in downtown Venice, Florida, known simply as a “Vette Together”. This show is put on with the help of 200 VFC volunteers and we host 167 Corvettes representing Corvette Clubs from near and far. They all compete for our “Shark Tooth Trophies”, for after all, Venice is known as the shark tooth capital of the world. While this may be our signature car show in which we are the host club, we promote and organizes caravans to other car shows, some near and some that require, what seems to be almost every weekend.
We have few requirements to be a member of VFC and they are:
Ø You need only have a Corvette.
Ø Want to meet other nice folks that own and enjoy Corvettes; and above all else,
Ø You want to have fun.
Our members also enjoy specific benefits offered exclusively to VFC members by our cub sponsors. We consider ourselves very fortunate to have Full Blown Chaos Performance & Restoration as our trophy sponsor, along with Sage Auto Studios, as our sponsors.
We have a monthly newsletter, The Vette Gazette, which keeps all of our members, both in town and out of town, up to date on club news, operations and events.
So when someone asks “Who Are We?” - our response is simple – we are a socially active car club, that has a passion for the Corvette, wants to support those in need, wants to be known as a good citizen of the community, a club where members want to have fun with fellow enthusiasts and in keeping with our tag line, a club “Where Members Vette Together and Become Friends”.
It goes without saying that the global Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic impacted the club, but our Mission and Vision remain the same.
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