Well, that is what a group of gentlemen did in the little town of Stanwood, WA. Just 3 short years ago, Gordon West, Lonnie Anderson, Dennis Robb, Warren Fielder, and Jimmy Kounkel were sitting in Stanwood Cafe having breakfast and batting around ideas, thoughts and solving world problems. You see these guys had been having breakfast at this cafe every Saturday morning for months. They kept talking about how neat it would be to have a local car cruise and share stories with others. Finally, Gordon said, "Let’s quit talking and do something about it!"

Within a couple weeks in April or May 2002, (no one remembers exactly) they were having the first get together and surprisingly they had 30 guys show up in their cars. Everyone who showed up thought this was a great idea because it was local, they didn't have to drive too far and it was something to do. They all just wanted to get together and meet as friends, cruise, talk, share stories, support and help each other and of course who wouldn't want to show off the hard work they had put into those beautiful cars.

One of the first orders of business was to meet as a group and to come up with a name. The main goal was to invite everyone who wanted to, to participate, but mainly to be an ACTIVE club. Everyone had great thoughts and suggestions and the group decided to renew the old club name. You see back in the 50's and 60's there was a car club in Stanwood called the "Twin City Idlers". So out of respect for the original founders, the old members and their cars, everyone agreed on the original name. Hence "Twin City Idlers" was reborn and once again cruising the streets of Stanwood.

The club has been a tremendous success. It has grown at an extremely fast pace for the short time they have been together. The club president says, "It has grown so fast, it is a little scary." The club as a whole has had to adjust to this rapid growth. To keep people interested, new ideas and suggestions keep bouncing off the cafe meeting room walls. It was decided early on that any funds raised though Club activities and dues would be used in the local community, keeping only enough funds to produce a monthly newsletter and a yearly Car Show. This year they have decided to create a Coloring book to use as a fundraiser. The Coloring book is made up of drawings of member’s cars, done by a talented artist by the name of Scott Backer.

Through this outreach, there isn't one SINGLE member who has benefited, they have all benefited as a group. The club has been able to support the Stanwood Food Bank, Pilchuck Wildlife Refuge, Michael Carey and family, they held a Spaghetti Feed for Derrick Prouty, a young Multiple Sclerosis patient and his family, and reached out to a local single mother and her children who were burned out of their home.

The car club has grown from the original 6 men and their wives to 120 members and is still growing. The first cruise-in was held in June 2002 at the local Dairy Queen with approx. 40-60 cars. They have had several events which include: B-B-Q's, picnics, monthly cruises, a Halloween party, local Parades, the Christmas Dinner Dance, and their first annual Car Show that drew in a surprising 260 plus entries. I think these guys have found a wonderful nitch and obviously their love and dedication has spread.

If you ask the original men who got this whole thing started, "Why has your club been such a success"? They will gladly tell you because we love to have fun, we love people, we enjoy helping each other, and we love talking about the old cars and the old times. In a nutshell, they just love life!!