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We’ll be hanging out at IHOP this Saturday, starting at 6PM. They’re letting us use their larger space.
As far as parking and hanging out for the sake of seeing each others’ cars… We haven’t picked a specific spot in the UMall parking garage, but you will see the large cluster of Subarus.
For those who don’t know where IHOP is, it is located in the UMall and has its own entrance.
Address: 155 Dorset St, South Burlington, VT 05403
You can also RSVP via the Facebook Event page
As you may have heard, SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) is a bill that is trying to be passed that will censor the Internet, and hand the keys over to the US Federal Government for control.
Quote from Wikipedia:
The bill would allow the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as copyright holders, to seek court orders against websites accused of enabling or facilitating copyright infringement. Depending on who requests the court orders, the actions could include barring online advertising networks and payment facilitators such as PayPal from doing business with the allegedly infringing website, barring search engines from linking to such sites, and requiring Internet service providers to block access to such sites. The bill would make unauthorized streaming of copyrighted content a felony. The bill also gives immunity to Internet services that voluntarily take action against websites dedicated to infringement, while making liable for damages any copyright holder who knowingly misrepresents that a website is dedicated to infringement.
GoDaddy has chosen to support SOPA, and consequently has lost 802Subaru’s business.
What does this mean for 802Subaru? Nothing!
We are simply moving our domain name registration over to a different registrar; and if you’re curious our web host (DreamHost) is also anti-SOPA.
Why is 802Subaru taking this stance? Our fearless leaders believe in innovation, in the automotive world and in the technology sector, including the Internet. SOPA paves the way for warrantless bullying from the DoJ and that goes against our beliefs as a group.
If you’re a website owner and you manage the domain name and or hosting, we’d like to suggest switching to DreamHost and using promo code “802SUBARU” - we’re offering a free life-time domain registration with that code and a discount off of the hosting services. More details are in the forum.
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For non-members and members alike! Who wouldn’t want a free tank of gas? To show our appreciation for all those who appreciate our existence, we’d like to offer everyone a chance to win a $50 gas card. Tickets will be available online and in person starting on this Saturday 12/10/2011 and the drawing will be held on Saturday 1/7/2012. Members will of course enjoy a couple extra perks outlined below and if you’re a “highly active” member on our forums here, then you’ll get to enjoy even more perks! Here’s the breakdown:
+ Tickets are a flat $5 per ticket for both members and non-members
+ Registered forum members (before 12/10/2011) will receive an additional free ticket with the purchase of at least one ticket
+ If you have 10+ (ten or more) posts on this forum before 12/10/2011 then you will receive an additional free ticket with the purchase of at least one ticket (this is at the discretion of the admins, just don’t go posting ten “bumps”)
So if you’re a registered member on this site AND you have ten or more relevant posts on this forum before 12/10/2011 AND you’ve already purchased at least one ticket, then you’ll be holding three tickets for the price of one.
In case you’re asking “where’s the money going?” This raffle is being donated by the admins and our hope is to use its proceeds for future raffles and club-sponsored events. We (the admins) are not being reimbursed by the proceeds; we’re doing this to attempt to spark member involvement and to build a stronger community. ALL proceeds are going to be tracked for club-related expenses only. So please participate! Then we can hold more raffles and other events (probably with food!).
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This is an excerpt from an article on the Seven Days’ website, written by Tyler Machado.
If you’re looking to volunteer somewhere, or if you need assistance, visit VTResponse.com first. They’ve been doing amazing work linking up volunteers. That site should be your first stop if you want to lend a helping hand.
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802Subaru will be accepting donations during meets and other gatherings on behalf of VT Irene Flood Relief Fund.
We can accept cash and credit cards on site.
Additionally Google Crisis Response has a map of Vermont with road and bridge statuses.
For those of you lucky enough to sit in Dave Mirra’s rally car, you also scored yourself a poster signed by David Higgens #75.
If you weren’t lucky enough to get a signed poster and you still want one, here’s how you get one:
1. Come to a meet
2. Donate $5 or more dollars to 802Subaru or the Humane Society of Chittenden County
A little cross promotion…
Quote from the Facebook event page:
Just trying to organize a cruise through the white mountains of New Hampshire, we’ve done this in the past and had a great time with big and small groups of cars. It would head out from the old circuit city in williston and follow the route I created with a lunch stop at Loon Mountain Resort. Any feedback is welcome and since no one has had a problem with the date yet we are going forward with the 13th.
Hey gang, it’s turning out to be a great month for 802Subaru. What better way to keep things rolling than by watching the X Games with your fellow Subie-junkies?
Join us, July 30th for some ESPN shouting at the TV while enjoying some tasty treats.
We’ll be hosting a meet and watching the rally portion of the X Games.
Event link (you need to get a ticket via EventBrite because space is very limited)
