<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> Mardi Gras Region Porsche Club of America <% Dim datCurrentMonth, datNextMonth datCurrentMonth = Date() 'Gets the current date... datNextMonth = DateAdd("m", 1, datCurrentMonth) 'One month from the current date... Dim thisSecondWednesday, nextSecondWednesday, dateToDisplay thisSecondWednesday = findSecondWednesday(datCurrentMonth) ' Get the second Wednesday of this month... nextSecondWednesday = findSecondWednesday(datNextMonth) 'Get the second Wednesday of next month... If (datCurrentMonth <= thisSecondWednesday) Then 'we have not yet reached the second Wednesday of this month... dateToDisplay = thisSecondWednesday Else 'the second Wednesday of this month has already passed, display the second Wednesday of next month... dateToDisplay = nextSecondWednesday End If Function findSecondWednesday(datMonth) Dim datFirstDay, intFirstWeekday, secondWednesday datFirstDay = DateSerial(Year(datMonth), Month(datMonth), 1) intFirstWeekday = Weekday(datFirstDay) If (intFirstWeekday = vbWednesday) Then 'the first day of the month is a Wednesday... secondWednesday = DateAdd("d", 7, datFirstDay) ElseIf (intFirstWeekday < vbWednesday) Then 'find the number of days to the first Wednesday and add 7... secondWednesday = DateAdd("d",((vbWednesday - intFirstWeekday)+7), datFirstDay) Else 'find out how many days past Wednesday we are, then add 7... secondWednesday = DateAdd("d",((7 - (intFirstWeekday - vbWednesday)+7)), datFirstDay) End If findSecondWednesday = secondWednesday End Function Function formatDate(dateToFormat) Dim datString datString = MonthName(Month(dateToFormat)) If (Day(dateToFormat) = 1 or Day(dateToFormat) = 21 or Day(dateToFormat) = 31) Then datString = datString & " " & Day(dateToFormat) & "st, " ElseIf (Day(dateToFormat) = 2 or Day(dateToFormat) = 22) Then datString = datString & " " & Day(dateToFormat) & "nd, " ElseIf (Day(dateToFormat) = 3 or Day(dateToFormat) = 23) Then datString = datString & " " & Day(dateToFormat) & "rd, " Else datString = datString & " " & Day(dateToformat) & "th, " End If formatDate = datString End Function Function thisLocation(meetingDate) Dim strMeetingLoc If (Month(meetingDate) Mod 2) = 0 Then strMeetingLoc = "Acme Oyster House, Covington, LA. Click here for a map." Else strMeetingLoc = "Zeke's in Metairie, LA. Click here for a map." End If thisLocation = strMeetingLoc End Function %>

Welcome to the Mardi Gras Region
Porsche Club of America!

President's Message

Some words about MGR's plans for the remainder of the year.

Upcoming Events

Driver's Ed Event

September 26, 2009 - Driver Education Event at No Problem Raceway

For more information on the Driver Ed Events, click here.

Boxstoberfest 2009

September 11, 12 & 13 - Fredericksburg, TX
This is the 12th annual Boxstoberfest.
While geared towards the Boxster, Boxstoberfest welcomes
new Cayman owners and owners of other Porsche models.
Website: http://www.boxstoberfest.com

Monthly Porsche Club Meetings

When: The second Wednesday of each month at 7:00PM
Where: Alternating between northshore and south shore locations.

Our next meeting will be: July 8th, however the location will be an exception to our regular schedule.

We will meet on July 8th at the American Cancer Society's Patrick Taylor Hope Lodge building
located at 2609 River Road in Jefferson Parish. This is about three blocks from Ochsner Hospital.
From 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm the Porsches will be on display and from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm we will provide pizza and karaoke. This is to benefit the cancer patients who are awaiting treatment at the Patrick Taylor Lodge.
We will have our meeting at 7:30 in a Hope Lodge meeting room.
This link has a map: http://www.volunteermatch.org/search/org84285.jsp

Blastin' the Bayou 2008

The 6th Annual Mardi Gras Region Blastin' the Bayou is now in the history books. Many thanks to all of the volunteers who worked countless hours in making the event a huge success. A special thank you goes to Whiskey Bay Region for their help and support. From the proceeds of the weekend, a $7,500 donation was made to our charity, Bridge House of New Orleans. This would not have been possible without the help of our advertising sponsors and door prize donors, so a special thank you goes out to them as well. The sponsors and door prize donors are listed in the race program.

Click here to download the program.

Click here to see the race results.

Follow this link to see photos of the weekend.

To learn more about Bridge House go to: www.BridgeHouse.org

Keep your membership records up to date!

Most all region correspondence is now done by email. Please check your email address and other membership records by following this link: https://www.pca.org/members/forms.asp

You may also renew your membership on line here: https://www.pca.org/members/renewal.asp

"Life itself is a race, marked by a start, and a finish. It is what we learn during the race, and how we apply it, that determines whether our participation has had particular value. If we learn from each success, and each failure, and improve ourselves through this process, then, at the end, we will have fulfilled our potential and performed well."
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX --Dr. Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche