MINI owners annual Meet & Greet, with a drive to the top of Mount Washington, NH Archives for May 2007
What’s in your registration pack?
Head over to the GBMINI website / gallery and have a look at what was in my pack - yours may contain more or less, depending what you signed up for!
MINIsOnTop commemorative clock
Do you fancy something almost unique, that also contributes to fund-rasing for the MINIsOnTop charity - then how about a MINIsOnTop “five years” clock:
This clock, designed and offered for sale by TwistyBitz, commemorates the five years of MINIsOnTop, and includes a “top of Mount Washington” image in the center - although you can custom order the clock with your own picture instead.
You can pre-order your clock from TwistyBitz for $43.50+shipping - $10 from the sale of each clock sold will go to the MINIsOnTop charity which this year is Rosie’s Place.
Also available is a MINIsOnTop commemorative “participation plaque” with spaces to put “year stickers” for years you’ve attended.
IMPORTANT: These products are custom and require a minimum level of orders - if the minimum order level is not reached, TwistyBitz will be unable to supply the clocks, and you will not be charged; but if enough people are interested, we’ll have a minimum $250 donation for Rosie’s Place.
Registration packs
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I’ve had a number of new-to-MINIsOnTop registrants ask me about details of events over the weekend, whether anything will be mailed out, etc.
This weekend, a number of MINIsOnTop organizers / volunteers will put together more than 250 registration packs, which will then be mailed out as fast as the local post office can handle them, next week. You should expect to receive your registration pack by June 5th.
Your registration pack will contain any Tshirts, food tickets and auto road passes that you’ve purchased.
Every registration pack will contain the following:
- “MOT booklet” - a handy guide to all the events of MINIsOnTop, as well as fascinating local information
- “car tag” - sheet of paper with your MOT registration number, and driver / passenger names. Please display on the dash of your car at all times during MOT, so everyone knows who you are
IMPORTANT: You must display the car tag in order to be allowed to park at the base of Mount Washington! - “name tags” - adults will get a printed name card along with a lanyard to hold it; these lanyards have been generously donated by MINI USA!
children (under 12 as indicated on your registration), to avoid risk of entanglement, will have printed self-adhesive stickers - “route directions” - directions from Gorham to Loon on Saturday morning, and directions for the three drives from Loon
Also included, a set of driving guidelines - be a courteous MINI driver! - “concours d’Elegance” voting form - write in the registration number for the car of your choice in each category. Be sure to consider participating and putting your car in the concours … there will be an award for Peoples Choice!
- “yellowhats guide” - pictures of all the “Yellow Hat” volunteers that pull this event together; ask any one of them for help
- “door prize tickets” - a set of tickets to put in the bucket and try to win a donated prize; check the booklet for a list of prizes and the donating companies
- “tourist info guides” - local information / maps (including details on discounts available at the nearby outlet shops)
- Probably some other stuff I’ve forgotten …
But I definitely have not forgotten: The MOT2007 unique “freebie” … hope you like it.
Remember:
On Friday evening, and on Saturday, there will be a chance to purchase $25 raffle tickets for either the Herb Chambers MINI Cooper Lease or the MINI of Peabody Trip To England. Also available will be the chance to purchase die throws for the chance to win a MINI outright, courtesy of New Country MINI.
You can also buy extra “door prize” tickets for just $1 each - fill the bucket to maximize your chance of winning the prize you want!
There will also be a small overstock of Tshirts for sale on the day, as well as MINIsOnTop hats and grille badges (and extras of the MOT2007 “freebie” if you want more than one!)
Finally:
The Saturday evening gathering will cost $12/head, which pays the Town & Country Inn for the buffet they will provide, and the live band. Please consider joining us after “coming down from the top” - you can buy wristbands which will allow you in to the room.
All purchase-able items can be found under the MOT tent (look for the banner).
Throw “COOPER” and win a MINI!
The good folks at New Country MINI have invented a very unusual and potentially fabulous prize opportunity for this years MINIsOnTop: the “Roll-To-Motor” contest. Here’s how it works:
Each $5.00 (MINImum) Rosie’s Place donation ticket allows one roll of the six Roll to Motor dice. The six-sided dice have symbols on five of their facets; one facet has a letter. If, in one roll, all six dice land and spell the word “COOPER”, you win a $20,000 allowance toward the purchase of a new 2007 MINI! And, while this allowance will easily pay for a new, custom-ordered MINI Cooper, the winner can use it toward any new MINI and pay just the difference in price.
Of course, the lucky winner is responsible for the tax, title, license and insurance costs.
All funds raised by this event will go to Rosie’s Place, the MOT2007 charity.
Donation tickets will be available at the MINIs On Top Information Tent, but only 300 donation tickets will be sold for the first place, 2007 MINI - so you’d better be quick and get your chance before they’re all gone!
Download this flyer for more information
See the Oxford MINI factory with MINI of Peabody
MINI of Peabody has put together an amazing price for this years MINIsOnTop, to support Rosie’s Place - and tickets are now available:
A maximum of 250 tickets will be sold, at $25 each; the prize includes:
Round-trip airfare for two from Boston to London
Three nights first class hotel accommodation
Tickets for two to a London West End theatre production
Chaffeured transfer to/from the Oxford MINI factory, with a tour of the plant
The prize will be scheduled for fall 2007; exact dates tba.
Tickets will be available from MINI of Peabody, and at MOT2007 - you can also contact me to buy tickets by mail, or you can send payment via PayPal to MoPraffle@MINIsOnTop.com (PayPal cannot be funded from a credit card!)
The raffle will be drawn at the base of Mount Washington on June 16, 2007 - please note that although the raffle is open to all and there is no requirement to attend MINIsOnTop, the flights will be from/to Boston (transport to/from any other USA location is the responsibility of the winner).