Date:         Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:18:08 -0400
Reply-To:     Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
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From:         Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Pennsylvania Vanagon Get together
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
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Any possibility of doing this on Columbus Day weekend? My wife's
cousin lives in the area...nice excuse to do a VW get-together!  :-)


At 06:03 PM 9/16/2006, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>i was thinking about having a get informal get together here in Allentown, PA
>(southeast PA) for anyone who can make it...maybe sometime mid-late october?
>   there is a really nice park across the jordan creek from my parents farm -
>with a large paved parking lot...  swingsets for those of you with kids,
>racquetball and volleyball courts, fishing or canoeing/kayaking in
>the creek, 2
>historic covered bridges from the early 1800's, nature trails,  BBQ grills,
>picnic tables, baseball fields, covered pavillions and restrooms.
>etc..   the park
>is open 7am to 12midnite..  so theres no overnight camping, it would just be a
>day trip..    everyone could bring something to eat and we could have a big
>potluck and BBQ..
>im thinking it would be a great way for the local mid atlantic vanagon
>enthusiasts to get together and check out eachothers rides and get to know
>eachother..maybe even do some parts swapping if you have something
>you want to unload
>or are looking for.
>
>there is a local vw watercooled car group (mostly GTI kids) that im part of
>and we meet at the same park, and its a good venue for that..
>
>what does everyone think?
>post it up to the list if youre interested in doing something like this and
>we can all agree on a date..
>
>allentown is right off of I-78 and like 45 mins north of philly. im about 20
>mins give or take from BusDepot if that give you an idea..
>
>chris