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Marshall Henderson, Director/President
Marshall lives in Mooresville, NC, a small town north of Charlotte. Hummer ownership began in late 2002 with his wife Cindy’s shiny new yellow H2. Off road experience began a little too early with an unguided trip down some very narrow trails in Uwharrie National Forest. This trip produced a heavily “pinstriped” H2, the nickname “Scratcher” and ended in near death/divorce for Marshall.
Soon afterwards, he joined The Hummer Club and began participating in more organized off road events around the area. Soon he was test driving an H1 on the same trails after driving the H2 and the fun stuck with him. His 2001 H1 open top joined the family in February 2003. His two sons, Bo and Henry, have to worry over which Hummer to be seen in around school. Bo likes the H1 and Henry the H2. Henderson’s first Hummer Club event was Windrock Trails 2003 where he took the “living on the edge” theme a little too literally, but gained some great trail experience. Cindy swears this Hummer thing is an “obsession,” but has been along for off road trips in Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and of course North Carolina.
marshall@thehummerclubinc.com
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Bob DeVore, Director/Events Co-Chair
Bob (Jarhead) lives in Swartz Creek, MI. His off road experiences began with a F-250 in High School, were honed a bit more in twenty two years of wearing our countries uniform and lay stagnant from 1996 until 2003 with the purchase of his Hummer H2. A Dealer Sponsored Hummer Happening rejuvenated the juices to enjoy the comradeship and the great outdoors that off-road experiences provide. I have traveled to many places, including Canada to enjoy the off-road life with my family.
I have attended the Windrock event twice and the Hummer Homecoming. I am a certified volunteer member of HOPE and also volunteer time at my local American Red Cross as an Armed Forces Emergency Services and Disaster Action Team volunteer. As a member of Blue Ribbon Coalition, Great Lakes Four Wheel Drive Association, United Four Wheel Drive Associations Inc. and Tread Lightly, I believe it is upon us to do everything we can to maintain public access to public lands for all users.
scmidad@aol.com
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Eric Sitterle, Director
When I was a little boy my brother and I would build monster trucks and ultimate off-road vehicles out of Legos. We would then pretend there was some sort of natural disater and we had to use our vehicles to rescue town's people and retreat from the flodding waters. I loved big trucks then and could not wait to grow up and have an off-road machine with giant mud tires, hugh brush guard and a winch.
Then I went to the Detriot auto show in 2000 and quickly fell in love with the H2 Concept truck. Certain that it would find its way to production I told myself "One Day". Like everyother HUMMER owner out there when it happened, I gave the H2 my personal touch of the most needed essentials to make it an even more capable truck. Everytime I get behind the wheel I feel like I am about 8 years old again.
I immediately joined the club and got involved. I have attended Windrock, Kinzalows and organized the first member event at Haspin Acres in Laruel, IN. I also was very involved in building/drafting the Ambassador program. I am excited to be a member of the Board of Directors and if you would like any help in putting on a successful event in your area or learning more about the Ambassador program please do not hesitate to contact me.
eric@thehummerclubinc.com
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Rick Grucz , Director/Events Co-Chairman/Ambassadors
I have always been off road or in the woods in some capacity for many years, since childhood actually. I am always looking for that perfect fishing spot or pristine camping location. Those of you who know me will attest to the quality of my camping spots, as well as the degree of off road “sickness”! It wasn’t until I purchased my first Hummer that I realized indeed how sick I really was. A Hummer Halloween costume and a matching carved pumpkin. How many of you have done that?
Well the sickness has come full circle. After coordinating my third Hummer club event at Drummond Island, Michigan, I was nominated and elected to fill a vacated position on the Hummer Club Board (if I would be interested). “What?” was my response to this request. I was flabbergasted; I was flattered by the nomination and accepted the position.
I have enjoyed my time on the Board of Directors. I’ve contributed to the efforts of the board, by moving to rekindle lost relationships from previous THCI members as well as trying to expand the relationship between our club, Hummer dealerships and other Hummer clubs that exist today. We all have one thing in common, if we can get past the political issues that always seem to arise, we all love our trucks and wheeling.
“GO WHEELING...HAVE FUN...BREAK IT...FIX IT...AND DO IT AGAIN”
rick@rgdesignsltd.com
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Glen Peck , Director/CFO/Memberships/HOPE
I live in Annapolis, Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay where I have spent many enjoyable hours on my boats just cruising with my wife Nancy and our two daughters. In 2005, my passion for the cruising yacht changed when I bought my first H3. I immediately joined THCI and began a new and rewarding relationship with other Hummer owners. I now have the Hummer sickness like Rick Cruz. I have been involved in a lot of recreational activites in my life: skydiving, scuba, baseball, boating to name a few; but nothing has been more enjoyable then off roading with a bunch of Hummer friends. Nancy and I went to Homecoming in 2006 and have enjoyed Windrock, Country Roads, Kinzalows, Homestead and a number of dealer sponsored events. We are planning to do at least six off roads events every year. Hope to see you soon on the trails. Just look for my Camou H2 or H3 Alpha.
glen@thehummerclubinc.com
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Manny MacMillan, Director/Azimuth/Events Co-Chairman
An active member of The HUMMER Club, Inc. since 2003, Manny MacMillan has been driving his Hummer on some of the most challenging trails in the country with off-road clubs and organizations for over 10 years. Living on the New Hampshire seacoast with his wife Nicole and their two young sons, Griffin and Roddy, Manny pays for his repairs by working as a writer and editor for several 4x4 publications. When he isn't out wheeling, he can be found staring at the undercarriage of his aging '95 H1 as it sits perched on the lift in his garage. THCI has acknowledged several of Manny's achievements over the years, bestowing the "Tow Strap Award" upon him in 2003 and both the "Rotor Guard Award" and the "I-Wish-I-Had-Four-Doors-Award" in 2004, thus earning him the privilege of wearing helmet, poncho and life preserver in front of hundreds of chuckling club members. Manny also serves as president of the New England Hummer Owners Group (NEHOG) and he has earned H.O.P.E. and Tread Lightly certifications.
Manny serves as the Director for AZIMUTH Magazine, and is also the President of the New England HUMMER Owners Group, a regional club that recently merged with the Northeast Chapter of the HUMMER X Club.
manny@thehummerclubinc.com
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Hal Dilworth, Director/Events Co-Chairman
I finally gave in to the HUMMER “craze” that had been sweeping the dealership that I had worked at for 3 years and leased a 2006 HUMMER H3 Adventure in 8/06. Exposed to The HUMMER Club through Azimuth, I logged on to THCI website and looked for upcoming events. The next event we could attend was Country Roads in 11/06 and I called Harold Hawes with a ton of questions. In his unique way he said, “Just put your butt in the truck and drive up here. If you have a good time, then come back. If you don’t, then don’t!” Well, we did and we did! The people, the scenery, the trucks…all very cool. In March 2007, we purchased our 2002 H1 Wagon and attended Windrock, Kinzalow’s and Kinzalow’s again in 2008. Both my wife Georgia and I are immersed in the HUMMER lifestyle. We off-road with customers and other HUMMER owners, organize and attend other HUMMER social events, we’re organizing a Tampa Bay HOPE chapter, and we both drive our HUMMERS daily. With HUMMER today, I believe promoting the lifestyle is critical to the survival of the brand and the club as we know it today.
hal@thehummerclubinc.com
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