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Announcing PagodaFest 2025: Great Smoky Mountains
« on: April 17, 2025, 14:05:07 »
Your BOD has not been sitting on this, but rather, coming up with a plan!

Announcing PagodaFest 2025 - Great Smoky Mountains

Dates: September 9/25 (Thursday) through 9/28 (Sunday) 2025
Location: Knoxville, TN in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains of the Appalachian Range
Host Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott Alcoa. (near Knoxville Airport)

Planned Events:
Driving in and around the Great Smoky Mountains with planned drives on Friday
Technical day on Saturday
Plenty of hands on time with your fellow Pagoda owners
The usual meals etc.

Details to follow.

SPECIAL NOTES: We will be targeting approximately 70-80 members attending. If we don't hit the target number before the our cancellation dates with the hotel, we'll cancel the event.

We are putting together a small team to put this event together. If you'd like to participate in some way, contact us.
Michael Salemi
Davidson, North Carolina (Charlotte Area) USA
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Re: Announcing PagodaFest 2025: Great Smoky Mountains
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2025, 15:03:05 »
This sounds wonderful and Lucy and I would love to attend.  There is only one little problem:  We will be on a Viking river cruise down the Danube that week.
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Re: Announcing PagodaFest 2025: Great Smoky Mountains
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2025, 16:55:18 »
Cool.  How should we sign up?  Just standby for directions?
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Re: Announcing PagodaFest 2025: Great Smoky Mountains
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2025, 19:30:20 »
Cool.  How should we sign up?  Just standby for directions?

As mentioned: details to follow.

When available they will be posted here; they will be blasted out in emails as well.
Michael Salemi
Davidson, North Carolina (Charlotte Area) USA
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Re: Announcing PagodaFest 2025: Great Smoky Mountains
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2025, 11:40:25 »
BOD sounds great.
Robert Hyatt
Williamsburg, VA.

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Re: Announcing PagodaFest 2025: Great Smoky Mountains
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2025, 22:01:25 »
On my calendar.
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Re: Announcing PagodaFest 2025: Great Smoky Mountains
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2025, 20:52:06 »
Sounds great.  Looking forward to it.
Steve
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Re: Announcing PagodaFest 2025: Great Smoky Mountains
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2025, 23:05:18 »
Stuck here with Kathy's soon to be 97 year old mom.  She isn't doing well.  If something changes I'll advise.  Thanks to the team that is stepping up.

Mike Mizesko
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Re: Announcing PagodaFest 2025: Great Smoky Mountains
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2025, 22:02:13 »
Our treasurer David Pease has nearly completed our online automated registration system.
We have a logo being finalized.
Stay tuned, registration is coming!
Michael Salemi
Davidson, North Carolina (Charlotte Area) USA
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Re: Announcing PagodaFest 2025: Great Smoky Mountains
« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2025, 15:16:33 »
We are fine tuning the PagodaFest 2025 Experience!

We expect to have REGISTRATION open during the first week of June.
Michael Salemi
Davidson, North Carolina (Charlotte Area) USA
1969 280SL (USA-Spec)
Signal Red 568G w/Black Leather (Restored)
2023 Ford Maverick Lariat Hybrid "Area 51"
2023 Ford Escape Hybrid
2024 Ford Mustang Mach Ex PEV