Minutes, February 11, 2002
John McGinn, Vice President of the MooCow Bikers, opened the meeting at 8 PM on February 11, 2002. Approximately 43 people were present with several new visitors introducing themselves: Doug Lee, Bo Ingram, Mike Shell, Mike Merit, and Harlin Hamlett. Jeff Pritchett introduced his daughter Kristen who braved the cold and ridden in with her dad.
John went over last month’s notes and reminded everyone we had elected officers in January who will serve for another year term. The officers met with several volunteer directors in late January. The new volunteer directors are: Mark Trail, Ride Captain, Randy Adams, Charity/ Web Page Director, Frank James, Harley Raffle Director, and Cathy Jackson, Social/Hospitality Director.
John stated that our big fundraiser this year for B&F would be the Harley Raffle and our first annual "The Ride for Fire Tour or the Ride-N-Fire Tour." We will need several individuals in the group to get involved in this ‘ride n’ eat’ at the B&F facility. Hopefully, Chick-fil-A (CFA) will provide the band and food. The tentative date has been set as September 14, 2002. We specifically need someone to Chair this event, organize the ride advertisement, help coordinate with a dealer for a bike purchase, and work with CFA for catering. Frank James is already working on the Harley purchase. Tentatively, we hope to sell 400 tickets at $100.00 each. That amount should be enough to purchase a bike for the raffle, t-shirts for ride participants, and also provide a nice donation to B&F.
Everyone is encouraged to checkout the calendar pages on our Yahoo Club site. It has over 100 events in and around Georgia running through the Fall months. There are festivals, rides, fairs, special tours, motorcycle/car events, and Chick-fil-A events, all listed by month. You can find out more about the event by clicking on the event name and seeing the location, dates, times, fees (if any), and other specifics. If you haven’t joined the Yahoo Club site do so by signing up (its free) at: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/moocowbikers
- Bike Week, March. Bill Croker is heading up a group of individuals to ride to Daytona Bike Week in March. Riders will leave Thursday, March 7, and head back on Sunday March 10. Right now the group will probably leave somewhere on the south side of town. They are planning to stay at the Best Western, Florida Mall, Orlando ($35.00 night). Call Bill at 404-464-8427 for more details.
- HOG Road Rally and 100th Anniversary Celebration. This nationwide rally is coming to the Atlanta Motor Speedway in July. This is one meeting Harley riders will not want to miss. The dates are July 19-21, 2002. Check the January 2002 HOG Magazine for more information. Registration starts in March.
Minutes for the January meeting were provided to the Vice President for forwarding to the membership and posting on the web site.
a. Membership: Membership dues are payable now to Jeff Pritchett. The cost is $15.00. Please give Jeff any updates to your address/email/phone numbers too. Jeff has designed a membership card and as soon as we can get Dan to sign them they will be given to 2002 paid members.
b. Budget/Funds: No budget report was given.
The officers/directors met in January and the following tentative rides/dates were scheduled:
- March. Date: Saturday, 30 March. March is our anniversary month. A ride to The Rock Ranch, at The Rock, Georgia (Barnesville Hwy) is planned with a BBQ meal and possible music by the Chick-fil-A Band or B&F Band. Leave from the Fayetteville CFA location.
- April. Date: To be Determined. A weekend trip is tentatively planned to the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. Cathy will check on dates and hotels for more details (right now the cost for the Opry Hotel is over $120.00 per night). This will be a weekend ride, scheduled to leave on Friday morning and return Sunday evening.
- April. Date: Saturday, 20 April. Great Southland Stampede Pro Rodeo, Athens, Georgia. This will be a great ride starting at CFA in Fayetteville. We’ll ride the back roads to Athens, Stegeman Coliseum, and attend this sanctioned PRCA event. This is the largest professional rodeo in Georgia. It features all the major events, including bareback riding, saddle bronco riding, barrel racing, and bull riding. Plan to eat at the rodeo or we’ll stop somewhere along the way. For details on the rodeo call 706-542-9374.
- May. Date: Saturday, 25 May. Stone Mountain Harley-Davidson has a ride that honors veterans on this date. The ride leaves from that location and goes to Andersonville, Georgia to the National Historic Site at the Andersonville Civil War Prison. That same weekend is the Andersonville Historic Spring Fair. We’ll probably leave from the CFA, Fayetteville location. This is a great historical site and fair, there will be Civil War battle reenactments, authentic encampments, crafts of blacksmiths and others. We can also visit the Drummer Boy Civil War Museum, the Andersonville Prison Site, and the National Prisoner of War Museum. More information can be obtained from www.andersonvillega.freeservers.com or 229-924-2558.
- June. Date: Saturday, June 22. A ride to Cheaha State Park, near Anniston/Delta, Alabama is planned for June. We will meet at the CFA, Fayetteville, and ride the back-roads through Georgia into Alabama; the park is located off Hwy 281. The centerpiece of the park is Mount Cheaha. At 2,407 feet above sea level, it is the highest point in Alabama. Situated in the rugged highlands of northern Alabama, this 2,719 acre wooded park offers many activities, a lake, wildlife, and many panoramic views. History buffs will enjoy the many stone Civilian Conservation Corps structures and museum. There is a restaurant on the grounds. For more details on the state park see the web site: http://www.llbean.com/parksearch/parks/html/10546gd.htm
- July. Date: Saturday, July 13. Ride to the beautiful north Georgia Mountains and eat at Graybeard’s Restaurant.
- July. Date: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 19-21. The 19th Annual HOG Rally and World Premier is scheduled for this weekend. This is the World Premier of HD’s 100th Anniversary Open Road Tour. This event will have many vendors, motorcycle displays, etc. It will be held at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Tentative group ride on Saturday, leaving from the CFA in Fayetteville.
- August. Date: Saturday, August 3. Ride to the Dillard Bluegrass Festival, Dillard, north Georgia. More details to follow. Leave from CFA in Fayetteville.
- September. Date: Saturday, September 14. First Annual "Ride-N-Fire" ride to support B&F. This will be a big event for the group. There will be a bike auction, with proceeds going to support B&F. Need volunteers to set this event up.
- September. Date: Saturday, September 28. Ride to the beautiful north Georgia Mountains and eat at Graybeard’s Restaurant.
- October. The big event in October is the Daytona Bike Octoberfest. The dates for Octoberfest are October 17-20. John has contacted CFA and we have some limited housing reserved for the group. More details will follow on this ride. Additionally, in October the Metro Atlanta BBQ Championship is scheduled for the 17th through the weekend. The location is the Clayton County International Park. This might be a nice short ride for those interested.
- November. No rides or dates were scheduled.
- December. Two tentative rides: December Christmas Parade and the CFA Peach Bowl Parade. The CFA Peach Bowl will be December 31, 2002.
Meeting dates for Calendar Year 2002 are: March 11, April 8, May 13, June 10, July 8, August 12, September 9, October 14, November 11, and December 9.
Patches: John stated we could purchase patches (same size of the logo on the t-shirt/jacket) for $31.50. The price offered to club members will be approximately $40.00-45.00. This will allow us to provide some funds to B&F.
Randy Adams discussed the group participating again in the Lakewood Swap Meet (scheduled for June or July 2002). He asked that everyone search through their motorcycle related items at home and bring them to him each meeting. He will ensure we get a booth for the meet. All proceeds from this event will go to B&F.
No safety brief was given this meeting. We still need someone to volunteer as the Safety Officer.
John McGinn read the evening’s devotional message from Proverbs 15, Verses 1-6. Specifically, these verse advise the reader to always have a "gentle or a soft answer." The writer of Proverbs wanted to emphasize how our words can "bring healing and turn away wrath" or the exact opposite: "crush a spirit." John relates these verse to how we should always act toward one another, and specifically how we should portray ourselves to those around us while we are out- and-about as our group. The image we want to present is not of just another motorcycle group, but of a group that is vastly different from all others.
John/for/Dan
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Dan Cathy, President