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25 February Update

Kenneth Katch | Published on 2/2/2025
Update
February 2025
Looking out my window at the snow and sleet it's hard to believe that next month we will be out for our first club event of 2025!It seems like month's ago that the club was gathered for the end of year Holiday Party.We ended the year in grand style and raised over $4000 for Drive Toward a Cure for Parkinson's.The club has been busy filling up the event calendar for 2025 and now it's time for you to get your calendar out and reserve the dates for the eventsyou are going to attendthis year.
We are going to kick off the season with a Members Appreciation Kickoff and Bocce Ball Tournament on March 30.This no cost to members event will featureHors d’oeuvres, a bocce tournament, presentation of planned events and recognition of new members such as Ed Boarini from Antioch and Ty and Lois Hodgson from Glen Ellyn who recently joined.Make your plans to join us and register hereRegister
There are Club events planned for every month in 2025 along with British Car events on our Event Calendar that you also may want to attend.One in particular you should consider putting on your calendar is the Champagne British Car Festival May 30th-June 1.The featured marque is Jaguar and we would like to have a strong showing of club Jaguars for the show and hopefully the entire weekend.
Event Registration Change!There has been a change to the look of the Event Registration Page.Previously, when you arrived at the Event Registration Page you would click Register Now and then on the next page select who and how many guests were coming.The pages have been consolidated.Now you enter who and how many guests are coming on the bottom of the first Event Registration Page and then click Register Now to continue on to the details of registration.It's the same process just presented differently.As with most "improvements" it's a little confusing but I'm sure we'll all get used to it.
My next Jaguar outing is the All Sports Car Swap Meet March 23 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds.I'll be manning the Illinois Jaguar Club info table along with Mike Smith.Please stop by and chat.
Ken
24 Swap Meet
Stop by and visit with Mike and Ken at the All Sports Car Swap Meet at the DuPage County Fairgrounds on March 23.You could even park your found treasures with us for safe keeping while you continue searching.
Bocce
March 30
IJC Members Kickoff Event and Bocce Tournament
Join us for an afternoon of reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones over a challenging game of everyone’s favorite sport, Bocce Ball. If you are unfamiliar with Bocce Ball, not to worry, we will teach you. Plan on stopping by for a while or staying for the whole afternoon. There will be free Hors d’oeuvres and soft drinks, with a cash bar available. In between rounds, we will discuss upcoming events and others that are still in the planning stage. We also welcome you to share your ideas. There is no charge for this event, but we do ask you to register before March 23rd so we can make sure there is enough to go around.
24 Auction

2024 Holiday Party

There was a very nice turnout for the Holiday Party.It was good to see new members as well as members who we haven't seen in awhile.The food and music was excellent and the conversations warm and interesting.

 

We had a successful auction and quite a display of memorabilia! Many thanks to those who donated items for the auction. To date we have collected $2192.50 for the charity Drive Towards a Cure and with the club’s matching donation of $2000,we will have raised over $4000!we am very proud of our efforts to make such an impact.

 

Kudos to Mike and Glenn for handling of the Holiday Party! A perfect evening and the light parade through West Dundee only added to the ambiance!

 

 
Current Event Calendar
March 23 All Sports Car Swap Meet, DuPage County Fairgrounds
March 30 IJC Members Kickoff Event and Bocce Tournament
April 27 Huntly Railroad Museum and Lunch
May 17 I & M Canal Boat Tour and Lunch
May 30-June 1 Champagne British Car Festival, Bloomington, IL
June 14 Gimmick Rally to Yerkes Observatory
July 26 IJC Concours
Aug 24 Geneva Concours
Sept 27 WW II Re-enactment, Rockford
Oct11-12 Fall Drive to Galena Area
Dec 13 IJC Holiday Party
Details and registration for all events is available on the Event Calendar.Events

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