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Jaguar Clubs of North America recognizes members who have made significant contributions to their local clubs and the larger JCNA organization through a variety of annual Special Awards and Newsletter Awards.  Through the years, many DVJC members have been recognized in this manner.  2020 was no exception.  Award winners were announced at the recent JCNA board of directors meeting.  Three of our members, Kevin Fitzgerald, Mick Van Vlijmen and Tony Tinari, each received second place Newsletter Award recognition for articles they wrote for the Purr.  Paul Trout was recognized for his series of articles published in the Jaguar Journal.  The judging criteria for these awards is available on the JCNA website.  The newsletter award selections are made by a committee while the Jaguar Journal winner is determined by the editor of the magazine.Event – 2nd PlaceMick Van Vlijmen“Team ‘Blue Nelson’ at the 2nd American British Reliability Run”The Jaguar’s Purr, Nov 2020, Page 24Technical – 2nd PlaceKevin Fitzgerald“The Green Lane Growler – To Be or Not To Be, Part 3”The Jaguar’s Purr, March 2020, Page 13Jaguar Life – 2nd PlaceTony Tinari“’Fast Food’ or ‘Cooking with Gas?’”The Jaguar’s Purr, Nov 2020, Page 32Top Jaguar Journal SubmissionPaul TroutSeries on X100 CarsMarch/April – The Path to the X100 – Page 22May/June – XK8/XKR Redux – Page 28July/August – X100 Special Editions – Page 20Congratulations to each of these winners and thank you to all members who contribute to “The Jaguar’s Purr.”  The variety of articles are enjoyable to read and display the wide array (more…)

DVJC received this letter of thanks from the Coventry Foundation for our club’s 2018 donation.  We are subscribed as an Affiliate Club Sponsor of the foundation.  The DVJC board of directors strongly supports the mission of the organization and believes that our support is essential to further its growth and development.  The foundation provides scholarship support for students pursuing automotive restoration education including to Pennsylvania College of Technology  As part of their broad offerings in automotive disciplines, Penn Technical, located in Williamsport, PA, offers an associate degree in Automotive Restoration Technology.  It is the only college level vintage vehicle restoration program degree offered on the east coast and one of the few available nationally.  Eugene Toner, who works for Ragtops and Roadsters, is a graduate of that program. (more…)