GRAACA Christmas Party
—Thursday, December 11, 2025, New Oxford, PA
Our Christmas Banquet is scheduled for Thursday, December 11, 2025 at: INN 94, 4805 Carlisle Pike, New Oxford, PA 17350.
Doors will open at 11 am – lunch to be served at 12 to 12:15 pm.
We are so pleased to have as our entertainment this year John Pepsin. He sings and plays The Great American Songbook. Music by your favorite artists including Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, John Denver, Glen Campbell, Elvis Presley and more.
We did plan a visit from Santa Claus for all the good boys and girls aged 1 to 101. If you bring children, please bring a wrapped gift for each of the children with their names on it and put the gift in the box by the door marked for that purpose.
Cut-out response sheet to select entrees and for sign up – insert in The Gas Buggy Gazette. Deadline to register is November 25.
Contact for more Information/Concerns: Nancy Schaffer at 410-596-1653 – please leave a message and I will return your call. Please advise if you have any food allergies. Restaurant phone is 717-624-4665 if you need directions.
Look forward to some fine food, holiday cheer with friends and music of the season.
GRAACA Holiday Tour
—Saturday, December 27, 2025, Hanover, PA
The Gettysburg Region Board has approved a unique “Winter” Tour – The Hanover Holiday Tour. Not your typical “Tour”; short distance, at an unusual (probably never done) time of year, antiques but not old cars, and held regardless of weather.
- In Hanover, PA, Saturday, December 27th – the Saturday between the Christmas and New Years “holidays”.
BUT NOTE: No Coffee and donuts. “Tour” starts at the first stop – the trains.
Logistic details include:
- We’ll begin the Fire Museum visit at 9:00 am. Park in the Hanover Street Elementary School lot at 101 East Hanover St. – across the street from the Fire Museum.
- At 10:30 am we’ll begin the 3 block “drive” to the Warehime-Myers Mansion. Or walk if you want – it’s only a couple blocks. The Mansion folks will open an hour early for us to begin our tour at 11:00. We’ll park behind the Mansion and in any available street parking. To maximize the number of cars, and weather permitting, the first cars to arrive at the Mansion should park on the lawn behind the Mansion – off the alley behind the Mansion, with other cars behind them on the paved parking area. But the PA winter could give us frozen ground (good), snow (bad) OR mud (really bad). If we can’t park in the Mansion back yard you will need to double up by sharing rides with other GR members from the holiday trains to the holiday trees.
- After we finish the Mansion holiday tree tour, we’ll head to get hot dogs – less than a mile north in Hanover. We’ll order individually.
- Cost: $10 per person. December 15th cut off – register early please.And lest I forget – bring your kids and grandkids and friends. Any questions; email me (Bill Sangrey) at wrsangrey@icloud.com or call my cell (717) 609-5983.
GRAACA Ice Cream Social
—Sunday, January 18, 2026, Dover, PA
The ice cream social will be held at the Dover Fire Hall, 30 E. Canal St., Dover, PA, beginning at 1:00 pm.
To start off the afternoon, a representative with Full Throttle Ministries, from Dover, will give a brief introduction to his organization. We will then get to the ice cream and the goodies to go with it, while visiting with friends in the club. One of our club members, John Maietta, will give a 45-minute presentation on early automotive history up to 1930.
Please fill out and mail in the cut-out response sheet. Deadline to register is January 10.
Questions: Call Rob & Deb Myers at (717) 691-1276.
GRAACA Annual Dinner
—Saturday, January 31, 2026, Mechanicsburg, PA
Join us Saturday, January 31st, 2026 for the Installation of Officers Dinner at the Lower Allen VFW Post #7530, address is: 4545 Westport Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. Doors open at noon. Social Gathering noon till 1pm, with light hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. Buffet Dinner to follow. Our menu will be chicken cordon bleu, beef, and white fish with sides and dessert.
Registration deadline is January 20th, 2026. Questions contact Mary Krouch, (717) 697-9543, krouchs@msn.com or Karl’s cell (717) 576-7241.
Live entertainment will follow the installation of officers and speakers.
Cost is $15.00 per person. Note: The Region is picking up all additional expenses to hopefully boost attendance. Please consider attending and supporting YOUR club and its newly elected officers. The entertainment is worth the price. The GRAACA Board voted to lower the cost per person and continue to have the dinner during the afternoon to increase attendance.
Clockwork Band with Cheyenne Pohl will come back for an oncourse performance providing us with great oldies and modern dance music. Last year we all joined in the singing and clapped with the beat as an hour of music seemed to go by in an instant. I am sure this year’s performance will keep us just as entertained and on the edge of our seats.
Directions traveling from US-15 North: take the Rossmoyne Road / Wesley Drive exit and at the end of the exit ramp make a right at the red-light onto Rossmoyne Road and continue on to the next red-light which will be Westport Drive. Make a left at this red-light and continue on Westport Drive a short distance (1/8 mile) and the VFW will be on your right. Enter building from the main entrance and make an immediate left to the banquet room.
Directions traveling from US-15 South: take the Rossmoyne Road / Wesley Drive exit and at the end of the exit ramp make a left at the red-light onto Rossmoyne Road and continue straight through the next red-light. At the next red-light which will be Westport Drive make a left at the red-light and continue on Westport Drive a short distance (1/8 of mile) and the VFW will be on your right. Enter building from the main entrance and make an immediate left to the banquet room.