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ABATE REGION 19
AUGUST 3, 2010
Our August meeting was called to order by Vince and with the Pledge of Allegiance. A Moment of Silence and Appreciation was held for John Lonskey, and we all wish Janet our very best. This will be a short meeting due to the election. A brief discussion was held on the meeting location and since there were not any recommendations or suggestions, we will continue to hold our monthly meeting at O’Tooles. We will work with management to be sure that they have our monthly meetings on the books and that our room will be set up in advance.
We had a surprise and pleasant visit from Mike Kowall who thanked all of you who helped him and his wife Eileen by placing signs in their geographic districts. Pam and Vince presented Certificates of Appreciation to Vince and Joanne, Jerry, JohnnyMac, Vince C., and Pam and Vince. In the next ABATE Newsletter you will be seeing your photos. Thanks again from the Region and personally from Mike.
The SECRETARY’S REPORT and the TREASURER’S REPORT were approved as presented and as shown on the website.
MRF UPDATES – Vince advised that NHTSA wants to use $350,000 of federal dollars to establish a mandatory stop for all motorcycles. The use of federal dollars for personal agenda is illegal and MRF will keep on top of this.
AMA – As you know Vince applied for a grant to AMA for a Sound Meter and we are pleased to advise that we were one of the 50 grants awarded. We have a number of conditions to meet as part of the grant, such as 1) learning how to use the meter, 2) measuring your bike for sound levels, 3) we want to self-police ourselves, 4) doing a Region first testing and will set up at one of our Regional meeting and 5) to replicate the testing at the State Level. All of us congratulated Vince on receiving this grant and we know we will benefit from the equipment.
A very special thanks was given to JOHNNY AWESOME, even though he could not make our meeting, for his performance event at O’Tooles whereby when anyone who purchased a meal and mentioned ABATE, we received a 12-1/2% donation from O’Tooles. Johnny raised $245 and he donated this amount to our Region. We all had a great time, good friends, good food and great music. Thanks Johnny. By the way, Johnny is doing another performance on August 14th so plan on attending to support Johnny. It is certainly worth the ride and we welcome all to attend.
CHANGE OF DATE FOR OUR FALL RIDE TO CASEVILLE. Mike reminded us that Sunday, August 12 is the same day as “The Battle of the Brits” which many of us will be participating in. So, we have changed to day to Saturday, AUGUST 11TH. The ride is about 200 miles overall ride, the Park is beautiful and we will be having burgers, dogs, pop and fresh corn. If you want to bring anything else, please do. Can you give Pam an idea if you will be attending so we can plan for the food and beverages? Thanks.
Ride safe everyone.
Minutes by Sylvia
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