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PRESIDENT S Welcome We re the California Four Wheel Drive Association Inc Since 1959 our non profit organization has actively promoted the advancement of vehicle oriented outdoor recreation Today the association represents over 8 000 members and 160 member clubs We are the largest organization of its type in California and represent owners of all makes and models of 4WD vehicles as well as non owners who support responsible vehicleoriented recreation Welcome to the 61st Convention I would like to welcome each one of you to Clovis Gateway to the Sierras The City of Clovis was named after Clovis M Cole by local railroad developer Marcus Pollasky who developed the San Joaquin Valley Railroad as an alternative route to market the grain raise in the area In the 1890 s Clovis was terminal for a lumber flume that traveled 42 miles from Shaver Lake to deliver timber harvested in the mountains east of Clovis Many of the early structures remain from this time in Old Town Clovis PURPOSE The charter of the Foundation is to acquire resources from public and private sources to develop programs supporting resource conservation public education four wheel drive vehicle driving safety and related areas CHARITABLE NON PROFIT The Foundation is registered in California and IRS certified as a 501 c 3 charity non profit corporation A copy of IRS Letter of Determination is available upon request BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees governs the Foundation It is made up of the president and the three vice presidents of the California Four Wheel Drive Association plus two Trustees at large one to five trustees representing businesses agencies or individuals who provide financial or in kind contributions to the Foundation WHAT WE DO The Foundation seeks grants to fund conservation and education projects related to fourwheel drive recreation throughout California Such projects include resource conservation public education four wheel drive vehicle driving safety and related areas We provide grants to Cal4Wheel member clubs and individuals to assist the goals of the Foundation 2 As Clovis is rich in western history Cal4wheel is rich in history and Convention is always a time to remember past It is also a time to remember and honor members we lost It is a time to look to the future a time to hear what the clubs and members want the association to be moving forward into the next year and beyond It has been an honor to serve the association over the last seven years as your president and I look forward to helping a new leader move us onward as we remember our mission and strive to fulfill it moving forward This weekend we will share much about our history and look forward to the future of family four wheeling Thank you for joining us for this special time Steve Egbert President 3

2020 Convention Committee CHAIR Ryan Choate ryan cal4wheel com Chair s Welcome Ditch Bank Off Roaders 4x4 CO CHAIR Steve Tindle highsierra4wdclub gmail com High Sierra 4WD Club COORDINATOR Welcome to the 2020 Convention celebrating 61 years of the California Four Wheel Drive Association This is a time to celebrate all our past presidents our clubs and members on their accomplisments Break bread with old and new friends far and near from around the state We hope you enjoy our great Central District hospitality and hope you get to visit some of our local businesses during your stay I would like to thank all the volunteers and staff for all your hard work putting together this years convention Without all of your contiuned support we wouldn t have been able to put this wonderful event on for our members I would also like to thank everyone who donated to this year s event So kick back relax and let the good times roll Convention 2020 Chairman Ryan Choate 4 Mike McGarity mmgarity cal4wheel com Clovis Independent 4 Wheelers Support Committee Steve Egbert Clovis Independent 4 Wheelers Bryan Weldrick Ditch Bank Off Roaders 4x4 Travis Gasson Ditch Bank Off Roaders 4x4 Mike Jennifer Robison Ditch Bank Off Roaders 4x4 Richard Lynn Giotto Ready 2 Rock Danny Giotto Ready 2 Rock Charmaine Sims Ready 2 Rock Ed Moore Ready 2 Rock Bonnie Steele California Trail Runners Suzy Johnson SLO 4 Wheels Don Spuhler Golden Gate Jeepers Dennis Price Hill Hoppers Bryce Anderson Hill Hoppers Jeff Sims 4x4 Him Chris Catalano 4x 4Him Trevor Gillihan Four Wheel Drive Club of Fresno Bob Wagers Four Wheel Drive Club of Fresno Susan Miller Four Wheel Drive Club of Fresno Kela Gillihan Four Wheel Drive Club of Fresno Paul Amos Trail Busters 4WDC Kings Co Cheryl Amos Trail Busters 4WDC Kings Co Steve Gardiner Desert Dawgs 4WDC Matt Williams No One Left Behind 4x4 Phil Angel Moreno River Rats Dan Dieterich River Rats Robert Escalera River Rats Nancy Rocha Kingsburg 4wd Club Summer Rocha Kingsburg 4WD Club Ryan Rocha Kingsburg 4WD Club Frank Sierra High Sierra 4WD Club Kevin Lawrence High Sierra 4WD Club Kathy Lawrence High Sierra 4WD Club Sherry Stortroen Esprit De Four Steve Neal Clovis Independents 4 Wheelers Robert McColley OutKast Jeepers Jared Macleod Point Mugu 4x4 Robert Davis Cen Cal Crawlers 5

CONVENTION 2020 SEMINARS Convention 2020 Schedule 9 00 9 45am 10 00 10 45am Mildred Nolen Sierra National Forest Friday February 14 2020 12 00pm 8 00pm 1 00pm 5 00pm 5 00pm 6 30pm 9 00pm 9 00pm 11 00pm Registration Raffle Ticket Sales Board of Directors Meeting Win A Jeep Debut Special Presentation by GenRight Hospitality Best Western Cole Hotel Second Floor Social Time RV Parking Lot GenRight 4x4 Night 11 00 11 45am David Adams Extreme Offroad Repair How What to Take Into Consideration When Building a 4x4 Rig 1 00 1 45pm Del Albright PWOHVRA Post Wildfire OHV Recovery Alliance 2 00 2 45pm TBA 3 00 3 45pm TBA Saturday February 15 2020 8 30am 5 00pm 8 00am 9 30am 9 30 11 00am 9 00am 4 00pm 9 00am 4 00pm 9 00am 4 00pm 9 00am 12 00pm 11 30am 12 00pm 1 00 5 00pm 6 00 9 00pm 9 00pm 11 00pm Clovis Amateur Ham Radio Registration Raffle Ticket Sales Life Member Breakfast Cal4Wheel Foundation Annual Meeting Cal4Wheel Club Information Booths Guest Speakers Seminars at the Trail Gear Race Trailer Vendor Show Rig Vehicle Shine and Show Win A Jeep Debut Special Presentation General Assembly Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony Hospitality Social Time Best Western Cole Hotel Second Floor Raffle Prize pick up Introducing Win A Jeep 2021 Sunday February 16 2020 8 00am 10 00am 9 00am TBD Raffle Prize pick up General Assembly New Old Board of Directors Meeting CHAIR Bryan Weldrick winajeep cal4wheel com 559 573 2555 6 2020 Jeep Wrangler JL Sport Unlimited 7

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ETERNAL FOUR WHEELERS ETERNAL FOUR WHEELERS Steve Morris 1930 2019 Denny Londo Tierra Del Sol Member since 1960 Dana Holland Sacramento Jeepers Member since 1960 Steve Morris served as the first President and founding member of the California Association of Four Wheel Drive Clubs Inc He assisted in the preparation of the Charter By Laws His love of the sport was apparent throughout his 60 plus years as a board member He bought his first Jeep in 1954 a Willys CJ2A and helped form the Sacramento Jeepers club in 1956 In 1966 he assisted in the organization of the Lake Tahoe Hi Lo s where he and other volunteers in the community adopted and maintained trails in the Tahoe National Forest Steve was a true pioneer of the Rubicon Trail participating at the beginning of the Jeepers Jamboree with Mark Smith and he didn t miss one since Steve was one of twelve people who purchased part of Rubicon Springs on the Rubicon Trail just three days before it was going to be taken over by the US Forest Service As a partial owner of Rubicon Springs his goal was to make the beauty of Rubicon Springs available for everyone to share He gave talks about the complete history of the Rubicon Trail dating back hundreds of years His son Rick Morris wrote a book Rubicon Springs and The Rubicon Trail A History in 2011 In the words of El Dorado County Parks Manager Vickie Sanders He was always kind and he would do anything I needed Steve devoted his entire life to helping people improving trails and supporting the off road community A truly generous man He was recognized as one of six Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame honorees on November 3 2019 at the South Point Hotel and Casino In Las Vegas 10 Pat Bashore Grass Valley Four Wheelers Member since 1991 Al Gallegos Kingsburg 4WD Club Member since 1971 Jon Bachelder Lake Tahoe Hi Lo s Member since 1999 11 Barton Bartman McMurray Four Wheel Drive Club of Fresno Member since 1993

Past Presidents Past Presidents Steve Morris 1959 1960 AV Neeley 1961 1962 Harry Buschert 1963 1964 Ken Smith 1964 1965 Larry Calkins 1983 1984 Peter Horvath 1985 1987 Dave O Brien 1988 1989 Carole Vance 1989 1991 Doug Reeder 1966 1967 Gene Morris 1968 1969 Lee Chauvet 1970 1971 Harry Buschert 1971 1973 Harry A Baker Jr 1991 1992 Jim Bramham 1993 1994 Donna Chisum 1995 1999 Jeff Blewett 1999 2000 Ron Parkinson 1974 1975 Art Sealy 1976 1977 Ray Moon 1978 1979 Ken Knull 1980 1982 David Douglas 2000 2002 Robert Reed 2002 2006 2009 2011 Donald Spuhler 2007 2009 Mark Cave 2011 2013 12 13

CORPORATE SPONSORS Thank you to our corporate sponsors who generously support the association with donations products and services during the year LES RRIE ROCKJOCKSHAX CU CH IN KS W OC N AR X W INUM ARMOR G TI LINE WHEELS FO CE E RA DG RI S ED RE GG GENRIGHT ALUM K RU N 37 BF TA ER SE W CA PO R SE O GE AN DI ORT CA GGED RA ATLAS TR ROCKHARD SP 55 SPOD RU OR CT FA GENRIGHT 3 5 LIHFT 22 EP TS ST JE REEL DRIVES AF AT S T E K IC T R U O Y T GE H T O O B P E E J A IN THE W 14 Interested in becoming a corporate sponsor Contact us at marketing cal4wheel com 15

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