December 19, 2005:

MINIsOnTop proclamation

For the very first MINIsOnTop back in 2003, a small “coup” was a proclamation from the then Governor of New Hampshire, Craig Benson, declaring June 21, 2003 “MINI Cooper Day”:

This has since become a tradition, with the date each year declared “MINI Cooper Day” in New Hampshire - this year was no exception:

It was decided this year to present the proclamation to MINI USA, so first each of the “yellow shirt” volunteers wrote a small note to accompany it:

(including one of the last messages from MaxaMINI)

The proclamation was (eventually) fully signed and delivered to MINI USA - and much appreciated:
… Gerry Matthews and Jim McDowell, loved the Proclamation. They showed it to Tom Purves [chairman and CEO of BMW (US) Holding Corp] who is having it framed and hung in the Executive Dining Room …

All of this to say:
MINIsOnTop will happen again in (mid June) 2006! If you are interested, join in the chat on MINI2 and be sure you are subscribed at MINIsOnTop so you receive announcements in the months to come.

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