2020 MINIs on the Dragon is Officially Cancelled

General Information: I've held off as long as possible, but with the current guidelines put forth by the CDC, the State of North Carolina (executive orders #117 and #118) and now Graham County, I have decided to cancel this upcoming MOTD. I've already invested over 6 months of my time working daily to host this event and this is not a decision that was easy for me to make.

This is summary from North Carolina Executive Order #117:
* I hereby prohibit mass gatherings in the State of North Carolina.
* A mass gathering is defined as any event or convening that brings together more than one hundred (100) persons in a single room or single space at the same time, such as an auditorium, stadium, arena, large conference room, meeting hall, theater, or any other confined indoor or outdoor space. This includes parades, fairs and festivals.
* Violations of this section or orders are punishable as a Class 2 misdemeanor in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat.14-288.20A.

As of Monday (3/23/2020) Graham County has order all lodging to close and place restrictions on the main roads into town.

There are no alternate weekends to accommodate a group this size so we look forward to the 2021 event. Those dates are April 28th - May 2nd 2021.

Feel free to join the fall MINI gathering at Fontana, "MINIs Slay the Sleeping Dragon" October 9th - 11th 2020

I am just as bummed about this as many of you (probably more so) are but the safety and well being of all my MOTD family and the local residents is paramount. Each year MOTD takes hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars to make happen. To be transparent, I have already invested a considerable amount of funds as we were ramping up for the 2020 event. With everyone being refunded that leaves us in the red for this years event and jeopardizes the event going forward. Therefore I will be holding back a $10.00 processing fee on each refund to make sure we have sufficient funds going forward for next year

MOTD REFUNDS: All refunds have been processed.

1. Everyone was issued a full credit less the $10.00 (I have to hold some funds back for next years operating cost)
2. I will not be ordering the 2020 Event Shirts or Grill Badges or any Swag.

Fontana Policy: As of 3/23/2020 Fontana Village is closed
1. All Existing 2020 reservations are voided for 2020 and will be transferred over to 2021 automatically