Minutes, May 13, 2002
John McGinn, Vice President of the MooCow Bikers, opened the meeting at 7:45 PM on May 13, 2002. Forty-eight people were present and six new visitors were introduced.
Randy Adams and Frank James gave an update on the 2002 Ride N Fire Harley Davidson (HD) motorcycle raffle, our Blood N Fire Charity Event. We have a great bike picked out, a 2002 Pearl White HD Fat Boy. You can go to the website (www.moocowbikers.org) and register for the raffle or obtain a ticket from many of our members. Tickets will be $100.00 each with the benefits going to Blood N Fire. Only 400 tickets will be sold. The event will be Saturday, August 24, 2002, 1200 noon, at the Chick-fil-A Headquarters, Buffington Road, College Park. Food will be free and catered by The Varsity and there will be lots of door prizes. The raffle will be a "reverse" drawing with the last ticket draw as the winner. Ticket holders do not have to be present to win! The value of the HD Fatboy is approximately $17,500; the winner is responsible for all taxes and tag cost. Those interested can go by Clayton County HD, Jonesboro Road, Jonesboro, and take a look at the bike. Larry Hiscox asked that everyone consider donating some item of value as door prizes for the reverse raffle (t-shirts, gift certificates, etc).
Chris Franklin was present with other B&F members and offered a wonderful prayer for Dan's recovery from his recent accident. Everyone is encouraged to remember Dan and his family in their prayers.
- Route 66 Ride. Ron Todd gave a great presentation on his Route 66 Ride out West. The ride took 19 days, covering 16 states and over 6,000 miles. Ron and a friend left for St. Louis, Missouri on April 22, and saw several great western sites to include the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, and the wonderful deserts of New Mexico. Ron made the entire trip on his 2001 Harley Softail. He indicated that he's ready to go again if anyone is interested!
- Check out our website at www.moocowbikers.org. You can send Jim info and pictures to be posted on the website at jcorley@jimcorley.com. Also if you haven't joined the Yahoo Club site do so by signing up (it's free) at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/moocowbikers. There is a list of events around Georgia on the Yahoo Club calendar.
- The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation's annual Ride for Kids will be June 3, 2002, starting at North Point Mall (registration is 7:00AM - closes at 9:15AM). For more information call 800-253-6530 or visit the website at www.ride4kids.org.
- On Saturday, June 29th, there is a tentative ride to Rome, Georgia to the WinShape Facility. More details to follow from the Vice Cow.
The Minutes for the April are posted on the website.
a. Membership: Jeff Pritchett indicated that the original signed membership cards have been misplaced but new ones will be forthcoming. Cards have to be signed by the President, so we are waiting till Dan feels better. Membership dues are payable now to Jeff Pritchett. The cost is $15.00. Please give Jeff any updates to your address/email/phone numbers. Jeff's email is jspritchett@mindspring.com.
b. Budget/Funds: No budget report was provided this meeting.
- 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. Additional information can be found at www.powmemorialtrail.org
- Next meeting dates for Calendar Year 2002 are: June 10, July 8, August 12, September 9, October 14, November 11, and December 9.
No old agenda items were discussed.
No new agenda items were presented.
No safety brief was given this meeting. The senior officer present or ride captain before each official MooCow ride will give a safety brief.
John asked that we all remember Dan and his family in our prayers. He reminded us what St. Paul says in 2 Corinthians, Chapter 1: "Praise be to God…..the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." Dan right now is using his suffering to witness to others, let us remember these words, and follow his example. If we have an attitude of thanksgiving when we go through trails, troubles and the valley of the shadows, remembering the comfort God has given us, we can also be a witness for His greatness.
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Dan Cathy, President