25 Years of Fiats in Oregon

It has been two weeks back at work since I returned from the 25th Anniversary event, but the feeling has not worn off.

We didn’t have huge attendance this year, but all the right elements were there.

Very peaceful time up in the woods, fantastic group meals and a great campfire that brought me right back.

I was chatting with Mike and Sue Richmond at a picnic table, reminiscing about previous events and everything else. We had just finished laughing about one of the old stories.

Sue looked at me with a certain wisdom in her eyes, and asked a simple question:

“Eli, do you have any of this written down?”

Simple answer is no. There’s a lot of great history in the list archives, some great photographs, but nothing is cohesive.

I see this project as a method to collate the past, and plan for future events.

We have some fantastic Writers on staff, I just need to go make sure they are all willing to sign up. Keep an eye on your inbox!

Plenty of us still remember when you had to write an email that was compelling, funny, and engaging without using any photos or other visual aids. Those funny people are now funny old people, which brings a whole new dimension!

The goal is to re-engage that talent, but also use hosted WordPress, removing any tech barriers that have held us up in the past with posting multimedia/big videos, drive space, security concerns, etc.

I love this event. I want to keep driving Fiats up into the woods for many more years in the future, and the friendships forged up there at Howard Prairie have stayed with me, from youth to middle age.

Let’s collaborate and make this a nice space to organize the next 25 events!

• Eli

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