Minutes, June 14, 2004
June's meeting opened at 7:00 p.m. by John McGinn, Vice Cow. John started the meeting with a prayer, and blessing to God. He welcomed everyone and had all the visitors/guests introduced. There were 85-plus members, guests, and visitors at this meeting.
Dan Cathy, MooCow President, gave us a great update on B&F. Dan indicated that the summer months were slow, but they still have 150-200 overnight residents. Dan encouraged everyone to remember to keep the B&F leadership in our prayers also, along with all the individual lives that pass through these facilities.
Official MooCow rides for riding year 2004 is published on the website. Some highlights are listed below. If you have any suggested ride "ideas", provide the information to our Ride Captain, Leon West at mochrome@netzero.com.
On June 19, 2004, at 8 PM is the J.R. Ramos chapel dedication to his daughter. Everyone is invited to the ceremony, and are encouraged to bring a photograph for placing in the chapel. The address is 203 Camp Creek Trail, Peachtree City.
June 18, 2004 is a Challenged Child sponsored event at Braselton, Georgia. This racecar event (4th Annual Hot Laps) with proceeds going to Challenged Child will be held that evening. More details can be found at the Challenged Child website: www.challengedchild.org . You can ride in racecars with professional instructors/drivers from Panoz Racing School. Hot Laps will begin at 5:00 p.m. and end at 7:00 p.m. Cost is $65.00 pre-registered and $75.00 on the day of the event. Please attend this worthwhile event if you can.
On June 25, 2004, there will be a Jimmy Rexrode led ride through Deals Gap. The plan is to leave Atlanta area and ride the mountains staying overnight somewhere in the general area of Deals Gap. Look for an email message with more details. You can find more information about Deals Gap at the website www.tailofthedragon.com.
July 24-25, 2004 is an official MooCow ride to Rome, Georgia to watch a Rome Braves baseball came. The game starts at 7:00 p.m. We will ride to Rome, attend the game, spend the night at a local hotel, and the next morning ride to Chattanooga and the North Georgia mountains. Email John at jcmcginn01@aol.com if you plan on attending this event. A count is needed for tickets and hotel reservations.
The next meeting dates for CalendarYear 2004 are: July 12, August 9, September 13, October 11, November 8, and December 13.
There were no official minutes published in May 2004. All other minutes can be found posted on the website at http://www.moocowbikers.org.
a. Membership: : John encouraged all visitors and guests to sign up for membership. Dues are $15.00. New members can sign up for the same price; dues cover January to December yearly.
b. Budget/Funds: No budget update was given at this meeting.
No old agenda items were discussed.
Auction: Charlie and Wade provided some great entertainment by "auctioning" off the new Turtle Group's black and green hats. The bidding started at $10.00 per hat, or two for $25.00. What a bargain! These are custom made hats that cannot be purchased anywhere else. Great fun was had by all enjoying Charlie's unique style of "purchase-encouragement". Charlie says if you show up for a "turtle ride" without your hat, there will be a $50.00 fine. All proceeds go to B&F from the hat sale.
Dan introduced his son, Andrew Cathy, who is currently teaching at Landmark Christian Academy. Andrew gave us a quick overview of a summer ministry program he is involved in called "South Point" community church. The church is affiliated with the Andy Stanley's ministry and the North Point Community Church. This new community, on the southside, will start meeting in August and Andrew asked we keep this special ministry in our prayers. The location is behind BBQ Junction in Tyrone (off Crabapple Road). Find out more about this ministry at www.northpoint.org.
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
Dan gave us a short update on Chick-fil-A. He stated the year has been super with the corporation opening new restaurants all over the country. The next great grand opening is Clearwater, Florida, where Dan plans to "camp-out" overnight with customers hoping to win in the promotional "free Chick-fil-A for a year." Dan also indicated they are the only national restaurant chain now offering fresh fruit as a menu option, along with several other new chicken items
John McGinn closed by reading to us from the 23d Psalm. John said, for most of us this is probably the first verse of the Bible we memorized as a young person, and we often repeat it without really listening or hearing the words. John encouraged us to really read it again…and open our eyes to what King David is saying in these psalm. David puts all his trust in the Lord…. "The Lord is my Shepard….He makes me…. He leads me…. He guides me…" David's words remind us of how much in control God is in our lives. Read this psalm again and get a better perspective of this, and a new appreciation of what His will is for your life. John says, "we like to think we are in control" but the Lord is! And we should remember that, and like the palmist says God is with you always.
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Dan Cathy, President