Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen, 

My name is Paul Mariano and I am the National Chair for the 2014 NCM Caravan.  For those of you not familiar with the caravans, I'll present a little history.  If you are familiar and are already awaiting the caravan next year, you may bear with me and maybe hear something you did not know. 

I know some of the caravan captains have already posted their introductions which puts me behind the power curve but I am trying to catch up.  When the National Corvette Museum had its opening celebration in 1994, a grass movement among Corvette owners around the country sprang up and Corvettes by the thousands descended on Bowling Green to join in on the festivities.  Everyone had so much fun that it was held once again in 1999 to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the museum. 

To bring some order to the phenomenon, the NCM and Chevrolet worked together to coordinate a caravan in 2003 to honor the 50th Birthday of the Corvette.  Captains were appointed by the Caravan Committee and rules and regulations established to formalize the event and to create a larger and better disciplined program.  In 2009, the caravans were back on the five year plan and the 15th Anniversary of the NCM was honored.  How time flies.  Here we are on the cusp of the 20th Anniversary of the museum and the 5th National Corvette Caravan. 

I encourage everyone to visit the caravan website and look up the page that is dedicated to your area.  If you haven't already received an e-mail from your captain, you soon will or may contact them at the site on the NCM Caravan site.  Thanks for listening and we hope to see all of you in August of 2014, either in one of the caravans or as a drop in at the National Corvette Museum. 

My best to all,
Paul Mariano
2014 Caravan National Chair