VETTEFEST 2023 RECAP |
Valley Corvettes Inc. VetteFest 2023 Boise, Idaho Thu.-Sat., July 20-22, 2023 Valley Corvettes has sponsored the premier Corvette show in the Pacific Northwest called VetteFest for 24 years! It was three fun-filled days with an all Corvette car show, poker chip rally, silent & live auctions, Corvette cruise scenic drive, an evening social, two dinners and an awards banquet. ![]() The host hotel was at the Riverside Hotel in Boise, ID along the beautiful Boise River. VetteFest '23 was a huge success with over 180 Corvettes entered into the car show and 285 folks attending the event! This year the proceeds from the auctions went to Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). REGISTRATION AND EVENING SOCIAL: VetteFest '23 began with registration package and t-shirt pick up. The 'goodie' bags hand out were loaded with tons of stuff from vendors and some items created by our Valley Corvettes members! At the Evening Social there were plenty of appetizers and old friends got together and new friendships were made!
CORVETTE CRUISE SCENIC DRIVE:
Our charities MDA & JDRF really benefited from the numerous events at VetteFest '23! The silent auction had 23 items to bid on. The live auction Friday night at the dinner was a lot of fun with our professional Auctioneer Bill Downs! Ten items were auctioned. There was close to $12,000 in money raised for the charities! Thank you to everyone who bid. (Sponsor Fairly Reliable Bob's Bobby Petersen accepting JDRF check from Valley Corvettes President Larry Brown.) CORVETTE CAR SHOW:
Our Sponsors (see below) had tents and cars on display. Krispy Kreme donuts were available for those wanting a sugar fix. There was a Raffle tent with numerous great items to purchase tickets for. Our "Corvette Closet" store was open with VetteFest '23 hats, extra t-shirts, etc. and Corvette pins for sale. Since the temperature was forecast to be 105˚, it was nice to cool off under the shaded pavilion. There were cooling fans going and plenty of cold water and neck coolers. Lunch was available at numerous food trucks on-site. The 50/50 event sold a lot of tickets over the 3 day event and the big winner received $956 in winnings! AWARDS BANQUET: The Awards Banquet for VetteFest '23 was held back at the Riverside Hotel Saturday evening. Winners of the Poker Chip Rally were: 1st Place: 230 points, four yellow chips, one blue, $150 Amazon gift card & a leather 1st place plaque: Tonya Gaona, passenger 2nd Place: 220 points, four yellow chips, one green, $100 Amazon gift card: Bob Roethler, driver 3rd Place: Four way tie at 210 points, various chip color combinations! One winner received a $50 Amazon gift card, the other three received $50 bills: Peter Walstrom, driver; David Nightingale, driver; Jay Hainline, driver; Pam Brooks, passenger.
After all of the awards were announced, dancing to the band SoulMates continued for the second night. Everyone had a good time! VOLUNTEERS, SPONSORS & DONATIONS: There were 70+ Valley Corvettes club member volunteers for VetteFest '23. A special thank you to everyone, as it would not have been successful without each of them! Also thank you to the generous sponsors (see below) and donations that were given FOR VETTEFEST '23. MDA & JDRF are thrilled to be our donation recipients! Hope to see everyone at our VetteFest event in '25! |
VetteFest 2023 Sponsors: |
PICTURES: Scroll through the pictures below, that were provided by the following Valley Corvettes members: Kim Vance (Create Memories Photography), Athena Pardue, Doug Friesen, Dan Drummond, Marcus Crawford and Jeff Brown. Thank you to all! (Click on any picture to see a larger version.) |
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