Topic: NASSM 2014 OFFICIAL Thread

[solli]

Get ready for some PURE ROADSTER Kappa fantastic fun because you are enthusiastically invited to STAY And PLAY in the lovely, lush, green and forested Pennsylvania Poconos Mountains!

   
Who:    All Solstice, Sky and Opel lovers

What:   The 9th Annual 2014 North American Solstice Sky Meet

When:  June 19 - 22, 2014

Where: The Bushkill Inn and Convention Center, Bushkill, PA 

Why:    Do we really need to ask this?



THE SPECIFICS:

The Bushkill Inn Rooms & Suites  room rate is $120.00 per night with a 9% PA sales tax. The Resort Fee has been waived and the rate includes a continental breakfast. There is an excellent restaurant and a lounge within the hotel for your lunch or dining pleasure, and we will also be providing a pre-paid buffet in the main dining room while we are there.  (More on the eats to follow.)

When you register for your room, please let staff know that you are with NASSM 2014 or the North American Solstice Sky Meet. In the event you need to cancel, they won’t charge a fee as long as you cancel 72 hours (3 days) before the date of your arrival. All the rooms are run of house which means that a king suite is the same rate as a standard room. If you are coming with your family or plan to split cost with friends, you should probably book a Premier Jacuzzi cabin or a Jr. Queen suite since they have the pull out sofa. If you are flying solo, please consider one of the 68 standard rooms. All rooms, cabins and cottages are newly renovated and beautifully decorated.  When you receive your confirmation letter, you might note a Resort Fee under "Additional Policies." DO NOT BE CONCERNED. There's a notation in the system that PER CONTRACT our group will not be charged, and you can believe I will be checking up on it come next June.


The cutoff date for registration is 30 days before the event (May 19th)  so any rooms not booked by that time will be returned to general inventory. We don’t want that. We want every room booked so WE can own the hotel for the duration. We don’t want to share our space with non-Kappa strangers because quite frankly, non-Kappa strangers aren’t going to understand the PHENOMENON of us!

We know that some of you are planning a bucket list vacation and may be arriving early. Our group rate is good from Monday, June 16 through Wednesday, June 25th so if you plan to stay and play a little bit longer, the same rate stays too.

The hotel has plenty of parking with an additional 125 space lot by the lake. Our participating vendors will be set up at this location, and we will be staging our runs from this lower parking lot. 

We are working on the website and hope to have it up sometime in October as we will need to keep track of our registered attendees and your corresponding info. We are still determining the event registration fee but it will be on par with the last few NASSMs. In the meantime, if you can remember, please add your name to the NASSM 2014 Hotel Registration thread after you call the hotel to book your reservation.  Phone 800.200.2978


OUR KAPPA FANTASTIC ITINERARY:
 
Our event registration will take place in the lobby area on the 2nd floor. There are lots of comfy seats in which to park, so when you arrive you can set yourself down, have a beverage, unwind and chat for a spell!

We will be running routes Thursday, Friday, Saturday and possibly Sunday since we have some FABULOUS routes mapped out. We call them The SolPalooza Skywinder, The Towpath Twister and the River Road Rally, just to name three.  More info on routes to follow.

Thursday Night @ 6pm:  Meet & Greet Reception w/cash bar.  Little finger foods will be passed around, so save your appetite.

Friday:  TBD as we are working on booking the Poconos Raceway 
 
Saturday, June 21st: car show and awards presentation banquet.

Sunday morning: Group picture at Gray Towers, a National Historic Site. 

There is lots of fun to be had in the Poconos: we’re planning a Solstice vs Sky Paintball skirmish, a trip to Jim Thorpe, Knoebel's Amusement Park, White River Rafting, a tour of the Gray Towers in Milford, and some time on the track at the Poconos Raceway.  More info to follow!

Our fundraising proceeds will be going to help those with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS. For more information on ALS please visit this website. About ALS -What is ALS - The ALS Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter


Thank you!


The 2014 NASSM Team

Michele - solli4me       -   Logo design, Route Mapper, Design, Nitpicking Negotiator

Diane -   dengel         -     Logician,  Applied Engineering and Route Mapper

Steven - ripple          -      Logician and Accountant

Joe  -    DeepBlueGXP  -   Vendor Coordinator

Rusty -  Rusty          -      Poconos Raceway Coordinator

Karen -  SHiNY         -      ALS Fundraising Coordinator

Fred  -   TheFred      -        Activity Coordinator

Kim  -    kygxp        -        Kappa Event Consultant

Mark -   Dashark      -       Web Master

[The Carrier]

 

This is going to be good!  And paintball too!   

Pocono raceway!   

[Kelu]

Me and my wife are thinking to attend if there is no issue for this.

[dengel]

Me and my wife are thinking to attend if there is no issue for this.

Kelu, you and Madelina are most definitely welcome!  It would be awesome if you could attend.

[Critterman]

I am hoping to be in Florida by June but if not I will be there.

[ihawk95]

I'm not going.

[1LILNDN]

I am hoping to be in Florida by June but if not I will be there.

John if you are in Florida Grab Chuck-Doc and get your A#ses north to attend . Just tell the Girlsyou have a Convention to go to . Its not like your going cross country & its a year away start planning now.

[1LILNDN]

Car  will be there with me in tow. going to register ASAP. Might even try talking Pam into coming and drive the Jeep. ( It could happen )

[solli]

Me and my wife are thinking to attend if there is no issue for this.

YOU HAVE TO COME! Just consider it a bigger and crazier mod meet!

I am hoping to be in Florida by June but if not I will be there.

Are you kidding me? No excuses!

[1LILNDN]

 solli
       Can we register our room at the Hotel now ? and event

[Kelu]

dengel & solli: thank you for inviting us we will do our best to be there, everything is related to another event if is going to happen in previous or next weekend of NASSM, then we would know for sure.

1 LIL NDN: hopefully i see you again there, this time bring your pills with you 

ihawk95: you are upside down again?

[solli]

solli
       Can we register our room at the Hotel now ? and event

Hotel registration is open now.  (800) 200-2978   

Event registration will be open when the website is up. I forgot to add the registration fee in the info section, I believe it's $85.00

[2kwk4u]

Depending on how timing lines up w/ my replacement out here, we're going to try and make it.  The 19th is the last day of school for the kids, but they can miss the last week (at least).  Won't register for a room yet until I know my next duty station assignment...

[solli]

That would be awesome if it worked out. It's been a long time since we've seen you.  If you were able to come, would you be bringing your kids? If so, I will hold a suite for you. The King/Queen suites w/pull out sofa have been going very quickly.

[Gentleman Jack]

Me and my wife are thinking to attend if there is no issue for this.

Madalina can stay with me and you can be camping with SA, Elff or La Tomate

[Wartie]

Madalina can stay with me and you can be camping with SA, Elff or La Tomate

GJ, are you going to be the Rookie-Rookie again?

[1LILNDN]

Somebody should open a " Kappa Rental Center " for members that fly in so everybody can drive one to the nationals . People bring Mustangs .

[solli]

I tried to rent a Solstice when I thought about going to the 2008 Las Vegas National but the nearest one was in AZ and California. They didn't let you drive out of state back then so I didn't go.

[Gentleman Jack]

I'm pretty sure I would be able to drive a kappa at nationals if I asked really nice. 

[ihawk95]

Somebody should open a " Kappa Rental Center " for members that fly in so everybody can drive one to the nationals . People bring Mustangs .

Because I couldn't rent a Solstice! At least it was a convertible!!!

[1LILNDN]

Sorry Di ; didn't point any fingers . There were 2 other women that parked W/different color that brought something to Sky owner that night.   LOL

[Excelsior]

I will NOT be attending if I end up moving to Austin, TX.  I should know pretty fast.

[stuck]

I will NOT be attending if I end up moving to Austin, TX.  I should know pretty fast.

If you do wind up down there, let me know. We got stuff going on in the Hill Country several times a year.

Solli, our Bucket List trip is up to 8 cars that will be rolling in and a couple of more SWSC folks that are just coming up for the NASSM.

[1LILNDN]

I will NOT be attending if I end up moving to Austin, TX.  I should know pretty fast.

who is going to be driving me anywhere and be my Co-driver ??? You could come its only a trip up the road.

[nomead]

registration is done - we will definitely be there!