Sacramento/Fairfield Chapter Christmas Party

Left to Right: Allen Faris presenting a plaque of appreciation for over 30 years of support to CDTOA, to retired member Reno Zandonella of Placerville

Saturday, December 10, 2005 another “Christmas Party that will go down in infamy”. The Sacramento Chapter partnered with the Fairfield Chapter again this year in putting together another great party. Held for the third year now at The Hayes Antique Truck Museum, volunteers from both chapters put together a night of great food, super raffle prizes, great company and fun for all.

The Christmas Party Committee; Barbara Smith, Tammi and Jim Swafford, Rob and Pat McClernon, Phyllis Pantone, Keith and Carol Pruett, Ralph Barlow, Jim Doherty and Betty Plowman made this years party “one to remember”.

Thanks to our many sponsors, the Raffle was over the top. Kinnie Gallegos won the Grand Prize, a cruise donated by Hooked on Travel of Sacramento. Some of the major sponsors were Commercial Transportation Insurance, Network Truck Insurance, Les Schwab Tires, Reliance Trailer Sales, Holt Caterpillar, Sacramento Kenworth and Tom’s House of Hydraulics, many thanks from all of us. Each chapter honored one of their members by awarding plaques to show appreciation for many years of support to CDTOA. Sacramento Chapter honored Reno Zandenella for more than thirty years of support. Fairfield Chapter honored Larry Nusbaum for over twenty-six years of support.

Left to Right: Last years Cruise winners George and Linda Keltner and December’s Cruise winners Kennie and Gill Gallegos Cruises donated by Hooked on Travel and Commercial Transportation Insurance

The membership again chose to support “Chic’s in Crisis “ a non profit organization directed by Inez Foat in Sacramento that supports single mothers through food, shelter, clothing and counseling. We presented Inez with a check for five hundred dollars and dozens of children’s backpacks filled with gifts and school supplies that our members donated. With the excellent traditional Christmas dinner catered by Rayna’s Catering of Sacramento, everyone left with full bellies and big smiles after devouring a great dinner and most all of the five desserts on hand. A special thanks to Al Garcia with the Heidrick Ag/Hayes Antique Truck Museum in Woodland for letting us rent the Museum again this year.

Jakes Towing of Roseville with his new five-axle rotator recovery vehicle put on a special demonstration. What an impressive truck! Very special thanks to all who attended and special thanks to those who stayed to help clean up, Thanks again.
Robert McClernon
Sacramento Chapter

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