Welcome! Vettes to Vets began in 2004 when Ron Morneau, a proud corvette owner and member of the Second Corps Cadets Veterans Group, asked the Corvette community to help support sick and injured troops who have given up so much. The first event was a success with twenty-five cars and “Vettes to Vets” has been cruising to the hospital each year with much-needed personal supplies and increasing in numbers ever since. UpdateDecember 14, 2008
Mark your calendar for our Vettes to Vets Event 2009!Sunday, September 27, 2009.
Gold Star Mother Day! Honor our veterans by joining in the 6th Annual Vettes to Vets Day!
Time change - 9 AM - 3 PM (Caravan to the hospital departs at 11:45. An hour earlier than in past years)
We will continue to meet at the Marriott Hotel in Billerica MA, 270 Concord Road, 978-670-7500. The hotel gave participants a great room and meal rate last year and has committed to do the same next year.
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us.Vets guests. Breakfast will be the special rate of $7.95. Dinner rate will be posted soon. To make reservations: Courtyard Boston Billerica/Bedford >> If you would like to stay Friday night as well then you will need to adjust the arrival date once in the reservations page.We will head to the Edith Nourse Veterans Hospital at 11:45 with our usual police escort.
If the weather co-operates this year we anticipate 300 Corvettes. All Corvettes will receive a commemorative pin and there is no fee; we just ask that you be as generous to the patients as you can.
Some of the things you have to look forward to again this year: The Paul Revere Chapter will host a GREAT chow line, the veteran’s choice award will be given out and we will have an honor guard, entertainment, and other activities, which will be posted to this site as they develop.
We would love to see every Corvette flying an American flag this year. If you don't have one, we will try to have them available. The flags looked great on FOX news last year.
We will also be getting together for a party on Friday night and expect that the hotel will, once again, be putting on a buffet for us on Saturday night.
For those who want to take advantage of the great hotel rates, the hotel is within about 30 minutes of Salem, Boston, the Lowell and Minuteman National Historic sites, Gloucester and Rockport. There is a lot to do and see in the area, so please come early and spend a few days with us.