Gylo 14

[rcollum]

GYLO 14 (The 14th semi-annual Get Your Lotus Out event)

 

Sunday, September 17, 2017

 

11:00AM – 3:00PM

 

The NoVA Lotus Picnic @ Turner Farm Park

 

Great Falls, VA

 

 

For our 14th Get Your Lotus Out event, we are breaking from tradition. We are still trying to get as many Lotus cars and people to show up, but we are moving the starting time to 11:00AM, holding the event in a park, and making it a cookout. (All forms of Sevens are welcome.)

 

To do this, we have rented the park's shelter and two small grills. Turner Farm Park is off Springvale Road, near Georgetown Pike (193), just 1.7 miles from Katie's. We will provide the burgers and dogs. We ask two things of attendees -

 

1.) RSVP with your head count, when you know you will attend (so we have an accurate count for food).

2.) Bring a side dish or dessert to share with the group.

 

Turner Farm Park is a Fairfax County Park, so no alcohol is allowed. I will be sending out an email announcement, and you can respond to that with your RSVP. [if you are not on my email list, and would like to be, email me - robert(underscore)collum(at)hotmail(dot)com.]

 

Families are welcome. We hope to see you there!

 

--Bob Collum

Edited August 14, 2017 by rcollum

[rcollum]

Twice a year, we get as many Lotus together (of course, including Sevens and variants). This time, we are holding it at Turner Farm Park, in Great Falls, along with a cookout.

The event will be held Sunday, September 17th, 2017, from 11:00AM to 3:00PM. Please RSVP with a headcount, so we know how many hot dogs and burgers to supply.

 

 

We ask that attendees bring a side dish or dessert to share. We will supply bottles of water; bring whatever soft drinks you like; this is a Fairfax County park, so alcohol is not allowed.

 

 

--Bob Collum

[rcollum]

It’s September, with just over two weeks to our next event – Get Your Lotus Out. In a departure from previous GYLO events, we are starting later (11:00AM), including a cookout, and asking people to bring their families. We have rented a shelter with picnic tables at the park, and Mark Franke will be earning his keep, cooking hamburgers and hot dogs. Please check your personal calendar, and RSVP to this post (or email me) with your headcount – we need to know how many people to expect, to buy the correct amount of food. We will provide the burgers and dogs, and will have water for the group. We ask attendees to bring a side dish or dessert to share. (Note: Fairfax County Parks prohibit alcohol, so please bring soft drinks if you don’t want water.) I hope to match or exceed our best showing of Sevens (three) at this event!

 

--Bob Collum

[rcollum]

The weather forecast looks tailor-made for our event: clear and low-eighties. You won't get a better opportunity to drive your Seven...

 

Feel free to post here if you want to organize a group drive, before or after the event!

 

So far, the RSVPs I have are -

 

Bob Collum + Debbie

Mark Franke + Brenda

Caleb Yow + Jessica -- ??

Annie Dalter

Jeffrey Hammer

Kevin McKracken

Kevin McGovern + Denise

Bill Orr + Bobette

Greg Smoak + Thuy

Victor Montes + Kathy

Ivan Katz

Gavin Slade

Jenn Glann + Tim

Ed Ellison + Bev

Bryan Guziak + Nadine

Ex-Londoner (Mick)

Bob Bratti

Alan Schulman

 

Please let me know, via email or reply to this post, if you are coming, AND what the head count is for you & your entourage.

 

Looking forward to a great get-together - it's been a long, boring summer! As always, we will have a popular-vote contest for favorite Lotus, with prizes.

 

--Bob Collum

[rcollum]

GYLO 14 is in the books, and we had a great day! Good weather, a great gathering of cars, and cookout food - PERFECT!

 

Gavin Slade's Seven and Tim Glahn's Elan tied as winners in our Favorite Lotus contest.

 

--Bob Collum