Grand Marquis Tour

by Paula Taylor

Two of the Grand Marquis awaiting drivers

The Pro Formance Mercury Grand Marquis Del Webb consumer drive arrived at Sun City, Georgetown on Saturday, August 17. Mercury has been touting their newest automobile - the Grand Marquis - to folks living in Del Webb Sun City communities throughout the United States, including having a Grand Marquis that is driven by Sun City residents from one community to the next.

On August 17, a group of hearty members and friends of Lone Star Region met at 7 am (Ugh!) to begin the Grand Marquis Tour at Sun City, Georgetown. We met the folks from Pro Formance and some local Mercury dealers and got briefed on our mission for the day - we were to ride in (or drive if folks chose not) one the six Grand Marquis on a designed route and answer any questions test drivers might have or direct them to salesmen who were on site. For every test drive taken, the folks from Mercury donated 10 books to the Literacy Council. At the end of the day, we had over 2500 children's books donated!!

Paula, Bill, Lisa and Marilyn performing "YMCA" under the Registration Test.

Besides riding in and/or driving the Grand Marquis, all our SCCA Volunteers had a blast listening to music (yes, there was a DJ and yes, we danced, sang and did some choreographed dance routines that really impressed the attendees) and met SOOOO many great folks from Sun City!

Chris & Paula Taylor, Betty & Larry Korts, Susan Balon & Bill Nehman, and Marilyn McArthur pose with the Grand Marquis in from of the Del Webb Visitor Center - Lisa Perrone was out test riding and missed our photo!

I'd like to thank those folks who came out, oh so early on a Saturday morning - Betty & Larry Korts (Betty is a past RE from Lone Star Region), Lisa Perrone (former Party Queen for LSR), Bill Nehman & Susan Balon (Houston Region members and best friends of Lone Star Region), Marilyn McArthur (one of MY best friends and Math Teacher extraordinaire at Paragon Prep), and Chris Taylor (my one, only, and number one guy) - it was a fun day and they've all said "Let's do it again!"

Paula Taylor, Membership & Social Chair