Minutes, January 10, 2005
John McGinn, Vice Cow, opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Moo Cow Chaplin, David Riner began with prayer.
This was one of the largest groups that we have had in attendance; the estimated number present is 90. There were seven guests of which three were from Blood N Fire.
Linda Barrett followed with her inspirational report of how she had survived brain surgery. Her life and story are an inspiration to us all.
Continuing, John reported that seventy-three bikes participated in the Peach Bowl Parade. This is the largest crowd ever to attend the Peach Bowl Parade and the 3rd largest parade of any bowl game parade.
Emphasis was placed on dues-paying members in 2005. The 2005 membership dues are due beginning at the January meeting, and are still a low $15.00 per person.
Rose spoke briefly, thanking all for the support while encouraging all to continue support. As stated by Rose, giving to the poor is giving to God. Blood N Fire will open a skate park January 15th. All were encouraged to visit the web site at http://www.bloodnfire.com. Rose brought several guests from Blood N Fire: Larry, John, Todd, and Eric.
Leon West reviewed the message board that will be linked to the Moo Cow web site. This is a great tool for communication and should become part of the web site soon.
John reviewed the election results of the previous meeting and introduced all officers in attendance.
Randy Adams reviewed fundraising ideas:
David Riner provided the devotional from John 3:16. We were all encouraged to present ourselves so that the world sees the Gospel of Jesus Christ in us. We have a vision too thrilling to avoid and should use the vehicle of motorcycles to express that truth to the world. Bikers enjoy the adventure of going where people do not go and carry the Gospel to people that do not know. Moo Cow bikers have a great opportunity to gain the attention and respect of multitudes.
Willie resounded the message by reviewing information about a biker church, pastored by Uncle Marvin. We were all invited to attend on a yet to-be-determined Friday evening to support the biker ministry.
As usual, we closed with prayer.
The minutes for December 2004 are posted on the website at http://www.moocowbikers.org.
All official MooCow merchandise is now at John's office in Peachtree City. Come by and see John or email at jcmcginn01@aol.com.
Ride Captains are reminded they are responsible for a safety brief before each scheduled group ride. Everyone should check out the website for safety information on riding in groups, hand signals, etc. http://www.moocowbikers.org/handsignals.htm
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Dan Cathy, President