Chapter Awards - 2024

Each year, MAFCA awards chapters and members for service. This year’s awards are as follows:

Service Awards

This award is given to Chapter members by their chapters for service above and beyond. These special people have worked hard and long to make their chapters successful. Those members, who were honored by their Chapters for outstanding, long-term, continuing and selfless service to others in the Model A hobby.

Tom Jeanes                                            Hangtown A’s

Bill Harris                                              Oklahoma City Model A Restorers Group

Mark Leder                                            Twin Cities Model A Club

Steven Pellinen                                       Superior A’s Model A Club

Ken and Tory Brust                                  Tulsa Model A Club

Donald Horn                                           Borderland A’s

Harold Legge                                          Minuteman A’s

Greg Mack                                             Utah Valley Model A Club

Robert Sturtzen                                       Wisconsin Chapter

Mark Smith                                            River Cities Model A Ford Club

Wanda Rice                                            Dallas Model A Club

Dave and Kris Francis                              San Diego Model A Club

Todd Riley                                             Sierra Chapter

Dick Arnold                                           Diablo A’s

Vern Schwebke                                       International Victoria Association

Newsletter Awards

Most MAFCA chapters submit copies of their newsletters to the Chapter Coordinator each month. From those newsletters, MAFCA presents awards based on criteria in the Newsletter Award Policy.

MAFCA Chapter Newsletter Awards for this year, designed to recognize the Editors of Chapter Newsletter, were presented at the National Awards Banquet.

Award                                 Newsletter                      Chapter                        Editor

Newsletter of the Year      NOMAC News               Northern Ohio Model A Club            Tom Robejesk

Newsletter of Excellence   Columbia Crier              Columbia Basin Model A Club          Jan Jackson

Newsletter of Distinction The Oil Leak                  Minuteman A’s                               Doug Linden

Certificate of Merit          The Starter                    Salt Creek A’s                                Ken Dust

Certificate of Merit           The Ford Squeak            Piney Wood A’s                             Troy Walling

Certificate of Merit          The Reflector,                Palomar A’s                                   Dave Frazee

Certificate of Merit          The Rumble Seat Reviewer   Beehive A’s                              Henry Dominguez

Certificate of Merit          The Spare Tire                Palmetto A’s                                Twila Cockrill

Certificate of Merit          The Road Runner             Northwest Missouri Model A Club    Sherry Winkinhofer

Certificate of Merit          The Ford Script               George Washington Chapter                Bill Sims

Certificate of Merit          The Meadowlark News    Meadowlark A’s                             Janet Graves

Certificate of Merit          The Ahooga                     Central Iowa Model A Ford Club      Kay Huntmier

Certificate of Merit          The High Country Quail Model A Ford Club of Colorado       Jim Huff

Best International          The Ford Script               Stampede City Model A Club (Calgary, Alberta)   Al Friesen

Best Special Interest      The Bustle                      International Victoria Association Dean Larson

 

Website Awards

A good chapter web site informs its members of chapter activities and guides potential members to the chapters. Below are this year’s award-winning Chapter web sites. MAFCA presents awards based on criteria in the Website Award Policy. This year’s winners are as follows (click on the chapter name to visit their web site):

Website Awards                    Chapter                                                          Webmaster

Website of the Year                     Sonoma A’s                                                        Cindy Omoth

Website of Distinction                  Adirondack A’s                                                   Bill Gorman

Website of Merit                         Wisconsin Chapter                                              Sue Quam

Website of Merit                         Model A Ford Club of Long Island                         Anthony Lombardo

Website of Merit                         Model A Restorers Club of Massachusetts                John Garcia

MAFCA awards Chapters for outstanding achievements in several categories. Below are descriptions of the MAFCA policies for each of these awards:

MAFCA Service Award • Chapter Newsletter Awards • Chapter Web Site Awards – Ladies Driving Award • Touring Awards

For further information on any of these Chapter Awards, contact – the MAFCA Chapter Coordinator.