It’s almost Spring!  The AONE Spring Kick-Off Meeting is our opportunity to put winter behind us and get the AONE season off and running! On March 22nd, we’ll be gathering at the Papa•Razzi Trattoria•Bar in Concord, MA for our annual pull-off-the-car-cover, put-new-gas-in-the-tank spring launch.

In addition to getting back together with your Alfa friends after the winter doldrums, this is your chance to make your voice heard and have some impact on the types of things our club does this year. We’ve got a long, event-filled season ahead of us, and we need not only your ideas but also your efforts—why not make 2008 the year you get involved in running an event or two? The Spring Kick-Off Meeting is the perfect place to make the connections and sign on to an activity that interests you.

The Papa•Razzi Trattoria•Bar is the scene of several AONE gatherings in the past. The Italian food they serve there is considered to be outstanding, even to the discerning palates of Alfisti like us. We’ll be gathering on Sunday, March 22nd at 11:30 am in a function room of our own. Though it’s not required, we’re asking that you contact Kevin Murphy at xpertcool@aol.com or 508-879-1881 to let him know you’re coming so that we can get an approximate head count.

So come on out! Papa Razzi is easy to find—it’s on Route 2 westbound, just before the Concord rotary. (If you’re coming from the west, you’ll spot Papa Razzi on your left; take a left at the light.) Who knows—maybe the roads will be sufficiently salt-free that we’ll see lots of Alfas in the parking lot. But what’s even more important is that we see you at the annual AONE Spring Kick-Off Meeting and help get the season off to a running start! See you there!