Our meeting was called to order
at
1:30p.m. at Dad's in
Charlotte . The Pledge of
Allegiance was held followed by
a moment of silence for our lost
brother's and sister's. There
were 28 members present, 3
guests and 1 new member:
Chris "Shadow" Schork.
Welcome to district 21 Shadow!!
SECRETARY'S REPORT: Motion was
made by Roberta to skip last
month's minutes with the
exception of a humorous article
read submitted by
Dan Cunningham. All in
favor. Motion Carried. (I still
chuckle thinkin of it!)
TREASURER'S REPORT: Elvira gave
full report on Down Biker and
checking account funds. M/C
PAC REPORT: Roberta passed and
collected can for Dimes For
D.C. M/C
INVENTORY REPORT: I now have
been passed the responsibility
of inventory and there are still
plenty of Rodeo shirts available
along with a handful of
A.B.A.T.E of
Iowa shirts and Memorial
Rodeo patches. I will try to
have inventory out at all
meetings and events. In addition
to what is available, i will be
looking into ordering or pay
as you go long sleeve shirts in
the future.
LEGISLATIVE REPORT: Sponge
reminded everyone of Lobby Day
this Thursday, Feb.25th
in
Des Moines . Also
reported on the bill that
involved motorcycles with extra
side wheels on the back to be
classified as motorcycles.
Quads,3-wheelers are separate.
The bill for children under
12yrs of age not allowed as
passengers on a motorcycle
hasn't gone through, but is
something to not dismiss. Also,
there is a bill looking into
having all counties in Iowa
comply with specific standards
for permitting a C.C.W. Report
Accepted.
NEW BUSINESS: Our
Cabin Fever Party was
held last night with a great
turnout of supporters. Thank
you to everyone who
participated!! All donations
went to PAC.
Door prize donations were
announced and greatly
appreciated.
Raffle tickets for
Freedom Rally are
available. See Fred if
interested.
Raffle tickets for our district
are also available as well. You
can pick them up from Tramp.
Drawing will be Sat. August 21st
@ 10p.m. at the Miles,
Memorial Rodeo. 1st
prize:50" flat screen T.V, 2nd
prize: WII & 3rd prize: $100
gift cert. for any Harley
dealer.
Two Wheel
Trauma is April
3,2010 at Genesis.
Tonya is currently working on
the addition of a projector for
Share The Road program. When
this becomes available,
information and points of
interest will be displayed more
conveniently in more places.
Pro's and Con's have been
discussed concerning our
district meetings being held at
one place. With a lengthy amount
of discussion, a motion was made
by Dan to keep it the same for 1
year. Motion denied. Shades
motioned to keep it the same for
6 months, Dan 2nd, 5 in favor &
7 opposed. Motion Denied. Tramp
then motioned to keep meetings
in the same place every 3
months, 2nd by Stacy, All in
favor. Motion Passed. (WHEW!) A
different supporting business
will be chosen for April, July
and October. This will be out
next month for the entire year.
OLD BUSINESS: Considering this
was a Rodeo meeting, it was
discussed and decided that a
Rodeo committee will be
responsible for all arrangements
involving our annual Miles
Memorial Rodeo. Ten members
volunteered for the position.
This should alleviate time and
confusion during regular
meetings. A Rodeo mtg. was held
following district mtg.
A
motion was made by Tramp to
accept the T-shirt design by
Ringo, 2nd by Shades. All in
favor. Design will be presented
at next months state mtg.
A
motion was made by Jepy to have
only black and silver Rodeo
shirts in honor of our 20th
anniversary. 2nd by Kim. All in
favor. Motion carried.
A
motion was made by Randy to
have Big House Band sat. night,
2nd by Shades. All in favor.
Motion carried.
May 21st-23rd is the
Miles Riverboat Days. Our
district will have an A.B.A.T.E
booth set up there then. If
anyone would like to help, let
me know.
RODEO COMMITTEE REPORT: All
details and aspects for this
event were discussed and agreed
upon by committee members:
-Friday gates will open. Hayrack
ride will start Friday
evening. Wristbands must
be visible for re-admitting the
grounds.
-Main food vendor will
be provided by Alvin and Deb
Graves.
-A
sign-up sheet for gate duty will
be put out for volunteers.
Remember, this event is a great
time, but members participation
is a vital attribution!
-Fun Run sign up will be
Saturday @ 10a.m. on
the Rodeo grounds. It will be a
4-stop run to supporting
businesses with last bike in by
3:30p.m. Events to
follow.
-Events will be held with plenty
of time before band starts.
-Signs, banners, posters and
flyers will be out by June. Half
of page ad in freeway flyer will
be ran in June and July's issue.
We
want to Thank everyone for
coming out and express our
appreciation for a well run
meeting!! Thank's to Dad's for
having us there as well. Hope to
see you all at the next one!
FEB.25TH: Lobby Day in Des
Moines . 8:00a.m
MARCH 20TH: District Meeting @
12:00p.m. with Broomstick
tourney and
Chili Cookoff at Orva's
in Preston .
MARCH 20TH: 1ST DAY OF
SPRING!!!
Respectfully submitted, while
waitin on warmer weather,
Miranda Richardson, Dist.21 Sec.
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