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Chapter Minutes

Note: Chapter financial information is removed from the minutes and is available by contacting the chapter treasure at treasure@glacialridgeabate.org
 

Officers Attending:

• President: Boyd Fiebelkorn
• Vice President: Vonnie Smith
• Secretary (acting): Becky McBeth        
• Treasurer: Todd Lund
• State Rep: Deano Meehan
• Sergeant @ Arms: Mark Mertens

                              Ozzy
                              Hives
                              Joey
                              Bugs

Members Present: 27
Guests Present: 2
 
Meeting called to order at 6:09 pm
 
Motion was made to wave the reading of the secretary’s report by Kinger and seconded by Hollywood (Joey) and passed by oral vote.
 
Treasurers Report~ Todd:

• General account: $
• Gambling account: $ 
  

 
Guest Speakers- Mike and Terry ( Hospice)
 
Vice President’s report~ Vonnie:

• Volunteers needed for State Rally for the setting up and tearing down of the band equipment

State Reps Report~ Deano:

• B.O.D. – Only  806 raffle tickets were sold for the bikes at Abate U. 
• Hand-outs for Pope County Hospice
• State Rally Tickets available
• Membership and Retention shifts available at Algona.
• Southwest District – Rolling Prairie and South Central won for most new members
• Handed out Officer business cards and pins also handed out “Write to Ride” patches and rockers.

Government Relations Liaison~ Pete

• ~not here

Public Relations/Historian~ Stephanie

• ~not here

 Gambling Report~ Hives

• Sell, Sell, and Sell those Glacial Ridge raffle tickets.

Events Committee~ Mark

• Ideas for the disbursement of “Buddy Bears”
• Plan a ride to deliver them.

 
PGR Update~Vince

• ~not here

Website~ Warren

• ~not here

Old Business:

• May 10^th Washout Bergen rest area from 12 to 3
• Get 5013C numbers:
• Courage Cottage- Morris
• Sexual Assault Center
• Cyrus
• Donnelly
• Chokio

• Motion to give 500.00 to each made by Val and seconded by Harry
• Passed by oral vote.

New Business:

• Secretary Elect: Stephanie Mickle resigned
• Taking nominations for Secretary
• Spoon- Accepts
• Becky-Accepts
• Nominations and a vote will be held next meeting.
• Looking for a new Public Relations person
• On Wednesday, May 7^th Governor Tim Paulenty will be signing the proclamation to make May the “Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month”
• People to Contact newspapers, radio stations about this event.
• Renew MRF Membership for 100.00 Motion made to renew by Val, seconded by Derek and passed by oral vote.

Open Discussion:

• Harry brought in a flyer about an Abate member passing away
• Tim Leavitt died Saturday May 3, 2008 at approx. 1:00 pm
• Motion was made by Mike to give 100.00 to family for support  Seconded by  Harry.
• Discussion about this motion, amount possibly matched by Thrivent
• Motion was amended by Bugs to make the amount given for family support
• From 100.00 to 250.00 and seconded by Jari, was passed by oral vote.
• Treasure will need a copy of minutes and flyer.

 
~Motion to adjourn made by Robert, seconded by Jari and passed by oral vote.
 
~Meeting Adjourned at 6:58 pm