Dear Friend of the Museum –

This past weekend we enjoyed two wonderful events - on Friday Driving through History at Amesbury Chevrolet, and on Saturday the Carriagetown Car Show in downtown Amesbury. It was a delight to see so many of our friends and supporters.

I want to recognize the incredible effort of our many volunteers who worked so hard to make these events a success. It took weeks of planning, much dedication and effort, and a strong commitment to build our organization. We are lucky to have a such a solid pool of volunteers. Please read below to see the names of the many people who helped this past weekend. And when you see them around town, please help me and say "thanks!" for all their great work!

From all of us - thank you volunteers!

John Mayer, Executive Director
jmayer@amesburycarriagemuseum.com

On Friday, the team who organized and delivered Driving through History -

- Courtney Jordan, food pick up, flower arrangements, set up and clean up,

- Jarrett Davis, food pick up, set up and clean up,

- Jon Mooers, our bartender,

- Aaron Cunningham, provided beverages and tended bar,

- Janice Valverde, Board member, auction organizer, and desert pick up,

- Courtney MacLachlan, Board member and auction organizer,

- Tom MacLachlan, support and set up,

- Janice Mills Cotton & Rebecca McBrien, expert desert assistance,

- Pat Boyle-Steed, set up and help throughout the evening,

- Gillian Fournier, graphic design, and help throughout evening,

- Joyann Reynolds, front desk help and auction runner,

- Meryl Goldsmith, technical expertise, front desk help and photography,

- Edith Maxwell, auction runner,

- Bruce McBrien, set up, clean up and parking,

- Tom Pendergast, Board member, set up, clean up, and heavy moving,

- Ron & Nancy Klodenski, set up and clean up,

- Cheryl Desjardin, graphic design services.

In addition - we say thanks to John McInnis for his expert services as our auctioneer, Wes Pettengill for his great presentation, to our gracious hosts at Amesbury Chevrolet, and to Aaron Cunningham at RMA Craft Beer for his support.

On Saturday, another expert team of volunteers supported the Car Show -

- Karen Baptiste, Joyann Reynolds and Peter Hoyt at the Registration Tent,

- Tom Murphy, Meryl Goldsmith, and Ron Klodenski at the ACM Tent,

- Mike Harrold leading tours of Amesbury's auto-body sites,

- Pat Boyle-Steed and Ron Klodenski selling 50/50 raffle tickets, and

- Tom Pendergast handling the heavy lifting, set up and clean up.

Our vintage cars were wonderful - many thanks to

- Bill and Sarah Cooke in a 1903 steam-powered Grout,

- Bill and Linda Lillie in a 1907 Cadillac,

- Debbie and Mark Smith in a 1910 Stanley Steamer,

- Bart and Jeannine Bailey in a 1911 Bailey Electric, and

- Ed Moore in a 1929 Hudson.

There is an amazing planning committee that organizes the Car Show - we say thanks to:

Matt and Juliann Sherrill, Jeff Picard, Alan Porter, Ken Gray, Wes Pettengill, and to their many volunteers who help throughout the day.

It truly takes a village to make these events happen. And it takes good planning so people have fun, enjoy themselves, and keep coming back to help again!

Thank you everyone!