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.
M&I / GBMINI 
