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1 PAG INSIDE THIS ISSUE: From the Director 2 Assistant Director 3 Secretary s Report 4-5 Ladies of Harley 6 Safety 7 Activities 8 Let s Ride! 10 New Members 14 From the Editor 18 Birthdays 19 Calendar of Events Membership form 24

2 PAGE CHAPTER OFFICERS Director Russell Nix Director@birminghamhog.com Assistant Director Kevin Cerisano AD@birminghamhog.com Treasurer Gary Townsend Treasurer@birminghamhog.com Secretary Lisa Townsend Secretary@birminghamhog.com DISCRETIONARY OFFICERS Ladies of Harley Pam Hathcock LOH@birminghamhog.com Activities Committee Jeanette Cerisano Activities@birminghamhog.com Safety Officer Jimmy Fitzgerald Safety@birminghamhog.com Photographer Kenneth Black Photographer@birminghamhog.com Webmaster Bryon McCool Webmaster@birminghamhog.com Membership Officer Jeff LeMaster Membership@birminghamhog.com Head Road Captain George Phillips Roadcaptain@birminghamhog.com Charities Lisa Nix Newsletter Editor Mike Neely Editor@birminghamhog.com Public Relations Lisa Nix FROM THE DIRECTOR BY: RUSSELL NIX Hello everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and got to spend lots of time with family and friends because that is what makes the holidays special. I would like to thank all the officers who did such a great job for the last year. I am honored to have the privilege to be your Director again for the year We have some new officers this year. I am sure they are going to have some new ideas and do an awesome job. I would also like to take this time to invite all our members to join in and volunteer and get involved in your chapter. Our chapter is only as good as you make it. This year we are going to have more rides! We have some things planned which will hopefully encourage members to come on more rides. The meetings and parties are fun but when you come on an overnight ride that is where you really get to know each other. Watch the calendar on our website at birminghamhog.com. We also will send out HOG Blast by for upcoming events and rides if they are posted in time. Kevin Cerisano will also post events and rides on team snap. Please if you are not receiving this information get with me or Kevin and we will work on getting you the info. This is a new year and we all have to renew our membership. This means we have to fill out a new membership form. You can print the form from our website at birminghamhog.com on the forms tab and fill it out and bring to the meeting with your dues of $25.00 dollars. You must be a national member to join the local chapter. If you can t print one our new membership officer Jeff LeMaster will have forms at the January meeting. I would also ask that you please put your address on the form. We use these address to make up the list for the Hog Blast. We give everyone to March 1 st to renew your membership. That is when I start using the new addresses from the membership forms 2019 for the Hog Blast. I hope to see you all soon at an event or ride. Ride safe and have fun Russell Nix

3 PAGE 3 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BY: KEVIN CERISANO HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wow has it been a year already? And what a great year it has been! Let s make 2019 even better than the last. We have our annual fund raising event coming up at World of Wheels, Feb and we will need everyone's help to surpass last year s total. We need volunteers to work a couple hours each day to shake the jugs for donations. The main purpose of the HOG group is to RIDE so I have suggested that we move our April thru October meetings to Saturday morning breakfast meetings and to have a ride after the meetings. Hopefully this will get more people on their bikes and out on the road with us. If you are new to the chapter, the best way to get to know everybody is to ride with us. Don't forget to see the Riders service department and have your mileage documented for the 365 program. The sooner you get this done, the more miles we will rack up for our chapter. I would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! Get on your bikes and RIDE!

4 PAGE 4 SECRETARIES REPORT BY: LISA TOWNSEND November 8 minutes Russell Nix, Director Russell welcomed everyone to the meeting and asked everyone to remove their covers and stand for the pledge of allegiance. Russell invited new members, Angela Byrd and Jack McNare. We have Teddy Bear pens and t-shirts left and for sale. See Rick Gamble if interested. We collected over $12,260 for Big Oak Ranch. Memberships are due in January. You can start signing up now. Kevin Cerisano, Asst. Director If you signed up for 365 last year, get with service department at Riders to get your miles in. The hog rallies have been posted. There are 2 posted that are close. One is in April in Louisiana and then Johnson City TN., is in September. If you ride a 17 or 18 Harley, there is a recall. All touring bikes, and CVO s. You ll receive a letter if you re involved Jeanette Cerisano, Activities Decorating for the Christmas party on the 8 th and the party is on the 9 th at 6pm. It will be catered. We will eat at 6 and the band starts at 7. Please mark that you re coming on FB or let Jeanette know. We will have a ugly sweater contest. We re supposed to have a meet & eat at the bowling ally but it s very expensive so we re trying to find someplace else to go. Jimmy Fitzgerald, Safety Sunday is Veterans Day. He asked all veterans to stand. Everyone gave a round of applause. Julie Gamble, Membership 162 members Rick Gamble, Charities Teddy Bear ride was awesome! Russell thanked Rick for his years of service as Charities officer Winners are as follows: Door prizes David Akers and Angela Byrd 50/50 Kevin Spurlin Prize for wearing vest or name tag John Mason LOH winner Lisa Townsend

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6 PAGE 6 LADIES OF HARLEY BY: pam hathcock LOH Newsletter January & February 2019 Welcome to 2019 everyone! We have some great activities in the works for our Ladies of Harley. We have an LOH Sips and Strokes night planned on January 15 th. I ll send out more info on the Facebook page so we can make our reservations. On February 16 th, we will have our Sweetheart Dinner. We will be serving steaks, baked potatoes, salad, dessert, and soft drinks. As always, it will be BYOB. It will be $30.00 per couple or $15.00 per person. Dinner served at 6:00 and the band will start at 7:00. Join us for a great night of fun and HOGS and KISSES! I will post on Facebook soon so everyone can RSVP and Brad will know how many steaks to get. (We will meet on Friday the 15 th to decorate for anyone who wants to join in.) I look forward to a great year serving as your Ladies of Harley officer and ideas and suggestions are always welcome! Ride Safe!

7 PAGE 7 SAFETY OFFICER BY: JIMMY FITZGERALD It s cold, wet and time for indoor activities. The trusty remote sits in its position ready to be put to work for you. Don t fall for it. Get up and move people. Besides the winter weight, winter blah s and couch potato routine, you lose muscle strength, tone and memory. Don t fall for the getting old fall back statement of its too cold outside. We live in Alabama. It does get above 60* sometimes in the winter. Bundle up and keep those skills up. Even a short ride around your neighborhood will maintain your riding skills and hinder the winter blah s. Call local friends and plan a short ride. Make memories that last a lifetime. As always, Ride Safe! BUT! Keep in mind the wind chill factor. REF: As motorcyclist, we all count on our multitasking skills whenever we ride. Probable the most important skill is signaling our intentions in traffic. Beginning with when possible, tapping your brake prior to making a stop. Start slowing in more than the needed space. And using that button prior to making a turn or changing lanes. (Refer to the picture.) Safety! Safety! Safety! Always ride with safety in mind.

8 PAGE 8 ACTIVITIES BY: JEANETTE CERISANO Hello HOG family! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I am excited to be your activities director! I have a feeling that this will be one of our best years yet! We ve got some fun things planned! I hope that you will join us! Below is a list of events on the calendar! Please me any suggestions and ideas at activities@birminghamhog.com. January 10 th - first meeting of the new year. This will be a soup/stew potluck night. You can bring your favorite to share. We will provide crackers and dessert. If you can t bring anything, no worries. Pay $5 and enjoy a home cooked meal. We eat at 6:00, new members 6:30, and meeting begins at 7:00. January 20 th - Chili Cook Off at Riders HD (not HOG room). Have your chili there by 11:00. Judging begins at noon. We will be selling bowls for $5. All proceeds go to Big Oak. January 24 th - Meet and eat at Red Robin. We are meeting at 6:30. February 8 th through the10 th - This is the weekend for World of Wheels. For those that can volunteer their time at WOW, there will be a sign-up sheet at the January meeting. February 14 th - Monthly HOG meeting. Our menu is taco salad and dessert. We eat at 6:00, new members 6:30, and meeting begins at 7:00. February 15 th - Decorating for our sweetheart dinner. Come on out around 6:00 if you want to help! February 16 th - LOH sweetheart dinner will begin at 6:00. The cost is $30 a couple or $15 for single. The band will begin at 7:00. I hope you can join us for a fun night and delicious food! February 28 th - Meeting at 6:30 for our meet and eat. Location hasn t been determined yet.

9 PAGE 9 Bluegrass Barbeque Thirsty Thursdays 2709 Moody Parkway All day $2.00 Moody, AL Budweiser, Bud Light (205) 640-1BBQ (1227) Miller Lite Coors

10 PAGE 10 LET S RIDE! BY: GEORGE PHILLIPS RIDE AND HAVE FUN!! Welcome to 2019!!!!! Thank you for allowing me to server as your Head Road Captain for 2019 and a special thank you to the 2018 officers that volunteered their time to make our chapter great. It is because of their hard work that we are able to enjoy the benefits our chapter offers. Also, thank you to Tim Peek and Riders Harley-Davidson for sponsoring our chapter and making it one that we can be proud of, without them we would not have a HOG Chapter. HOG is all about bringing Harley owners together to share the passion we have for our bikes and riding. Our moto RIDE AND HAVE FUN pretty much sums it up. The monthly meetings bring us together to fellowship and keep us informed of the activities that our chapter is involved in. It also gives you the opportunity to provide your input. The officers need to hear from you, the members, this is your chapter and we are here to serve you. Your input is vital to helping the chapter become better and grow. Help us serve you better. At the heart of HOG are the rides, it is the rides we share together that unite us and creates the bond that we love. We meet at the meetings but it is on the rides that you get to know your fellow HOG members and truly share our passion for our Harleys and riding. It is on the rides that we create lasting memories, we tell stories, laugh, eat, and over all have a great time. It is on these rides that you come to realize that we are family and create memories that last a lifetime. Riding together is the best part of being a HOG member. To kick this year off I would like all of you to help me with a Chapter ride campaign. Borrowing from a couple of the past National HOG slogans, I would like our Campaign to be Hear the Thunder, Feel the Rumble Let Ride, there is nothing like the sound and feeling of a group of Harleys going by, you can hear the sound of the mighty v-twin coming then when they pass you can feel the rumble of the awesome power, how great it is to be part of that! Help me get our members revved up and make this the best riding year ever. If you have any ideas for a group ride please let one of your Road Captains or officers know and we will try to plan a ride or you can schedule the ride, just let me know and I will be happy to help you. You do not have to be a Road Captain

11 PAGE 11 to lead a ride but after completing 3 posted rides you will receive a Road Captain Rocker for your vest. Let s work together to make 2019 the best riding year ever. HEAR THE RUMBLE, FEEL THE THUNDER LET S RIDE Ride Safe and have Fun!! George Phillips Head Road Captain PLEASE SEE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BEING A ROAD CAPTAIN AT THE BACK OF THE NEWSLETTER. November Meeting 2018

12 PAGE 12 RIDERS HARLEY DAVIDSON 4750 Norrell Drive Trussville, Al (205) Open 9:00am-6:00pm Mon. -Sat. 10:00pm-5:00pm on Sunday Come on out and see one of our sales professional Salesmen Bryan Wyatt Travis Caswell Scott Vance Sam Norris Finance Will Peek

13 PAGE 13 LET S MEET & EAT!! Jan. 24 Feb. 28 Red Robin at the Pinnacle in Trussville 6:30 TBD (keep a lookout on the HOG website or Snap chat)

14 PAGE 14 NOVEMBER NEW MEMBERS Jack McNair Angel Byrd DECEMBER NEW MEMBERS

15 PAGE 15 Riders Harley-Davidson Dealer Events Check the Riders website for Upcoming Events

16 PAGE 16 Upcoming Riding Academy CALL RIDERS HARLEY-DAVIDSON FOR A LIST OF DATES AND TIMES! *Special Announcement* Due to the increase of Dealer Events and Riding Academy classes, the H.O.G. Building/Event Building will no longer be available for personal use. Moving forward, Riders Harley-Davidson will only approve the use of the H.O.G. Building/Event Building for dealership use, H.O.G. meetings and H.O.G. events. All H.O.G. event dates must be submitted for approval to Shawna Corley, 60 days prior to the event, to be considered, and this does not guarantee availability. T Tires and Wheels Air Pressure Tread Cracked sidewalls, dented wheels, loose spokes C Controls Levers and Pedals Cables Hoses Throttle L Lights and Mirrors Headlight Taillights and brake lights Turn Signals Switches Mirrors O Oil and Other Fluids Levels Leaks C Chassis Suspension Chain, belt, or driveshaft S Stands Side Stand (kickstand) Center stand

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18 PAGE 18 FROM THE EDITOR BY: MIKE NEELY Happy New Year HOG s! 2018 was a great year and I for one am looking forward to I wasn't able to ride as much as I wanted, but hopefully that will change this year. The officers are planning a lot of things so read about it and get involved. This is your chapter and it s only as good as you want it to be. Get involved! One thing I will be trying to present to the chapter are some bike rally s, which basically is a scavenger hunt on a motorcycle. They are a lot of fun and you get to ride and see some really cool places you may not have seen otherwise. Information will be coming so keep a look out. Give it a try if you can, you just may like it! Also I will be attending the HOG rally in September, in Johnson City TN. Go the HOG website for details. I will be blocking some rooms so check on Facebook if you would like to go. Ride Safe & Ride Often!!

19 January & February Birthdays NOTICE!!! We would like to be able to acknowledge all birthdays each month. However, we do not have that information in our database. So we need your help. Please your birthday information, month and day only, to or so we can update our database. If you don t have access to , then you can still provide the information through one of several ways: 1) Put the information in an envelope marked HOG membership and leave it at Rider s, 2) bring it to a membership meeting. PAGE 19 January Debbie Chamblee 1-4 Mona Lee 1-4 Susan McKinney 1-8 Kathy Oliver 1-10 Deb Baily 1-13 Michele Hatton 1-23 David Lee 1-27 February Eugene Oliver 2-3 Jeff Alexander 2-10 Steve Smith 2-11 Sheila Smith 2-12 Jane Pajaron 2-23 Brandon Lockhart 2-24 Frank Pajaron 2-26

20 PAGE 20 TREASURER GARY TOWNSEND CHARITIES, PUBLIC RELATIONS LISA NIX PHOTOGRAPHER KEN BLACK MEMBERSHIP JEFF LEMASTER

21 PAGE 21 January 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Happy New Year! Bone Chillin Ride HOG Meeting LOH Ladies Night Chili Cook-off Road Capt. Meeting Meet & Eat CHECK WEBSITE FOR UPDATES AT:

22 PAGE 22 February 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat World of Wheels 9 World of Wheels 10 World of Wheels Officer Meeting Valentine s Day HOG Meeting Decorate for Sweetheart Dinner 16 Sweetheart Dinner Meet & Eat CHECK WEBSITE FOR UPDATES AT:

23 PAGE 23 Jan 1 Jan 5 Jan 10 Jan 15 Jan 19 Jan 19 Jan 24 HOG Happenings Happy New Year! Bone Chillin Ride! TBD HOG Meeting 6:00 Eat $5.00 Pot Luck Bring what you like! 6:30 New Member Orientation 7:00 Meeting LOH Ladies night out TBD Chili Cook-off at Riders $5.00 w/ a drink Check 11:00 Judging and 12:00 Road Captain Meeting 1:00 in the HOG room Meet & Eat 6:30 Red The Pinnacle Feb 8-10 World of Wheels (Look for details) Feb 14 Valentine s Day Feb 14 HOG Meeting 6:00 Eat $5.00 Pot Luck Bring what you like! 6:30 New Member Orientation 7:00 Meeting Feb 15 Decorate for Sweetheart Dinner Feb 16 Sweetheart Dinner RSVP by Feb 2 $30 per couple, $15 for singles 6:00 Eat (food provided) 7:00 Band begins Feb 19 Officer Meeting 6:00 HOG room Feb 28 Meet & Eat (TBD) 6:30

24 PAGE 24 CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP ENROLLMENT FORM AND RELEASE CHAPTER NAME: BIRMINGHAM AL CHAPTER 0030 MEMBER NAME: ADDRESS: CITY STATE ZIP ADDRESS: PHONE NUMBER: MEMBER NAT L H.O.G. NUMBER EXPIRATION DATE OF NATIONAL HOG. MEMBERSHIP I have read the Annual Charter for HOG. Chapters and hereby agree to abide by it as a member of this dealer sponsored chapter. I recognize that while this Chapter is chartered with H.O.G., it remains a separate, independent entity solely responsible for its actions. THIS IS A RELEASE, READ BEFORE SIGNING I agree that the Sponsoring Dealer, Harley Owners Group (HOG.), Harley-Davidson, Inc., Harley- Davidson Motor Company, my Chapter and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (hereinafter, the RELEASED PARTIES ) shall not be liable or responsible for injury to me (including paralysis or death) or damage to my property occurring during any HOG. or HOG. chapter activities and resulting from acts or omissions occurring during the performance of the duties of the Released Parties, even where the damage or injury is caused by negligence (except willful neglect). I understand and agree that all HOG. members and their guests participate voluntarily and at their own risk in all H.O.G. activities and I assume all risks of injury and damage arising out of the conduct of such activities. I release and hold the RELEASED PARTIES harmless from any injury or loss to my person or property which may result from my participation in HOG, activities and EVENT(S). I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MEANS THAT I AGREE NOT TO SUE THE RELEASED PARTIES FOR ANY INJURY OR RESULTING DAMAGE TO MYSELF OR MY PROPERTY ARISING FROM, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR CHAPTER DUTIES IN SPONSORING, PLANNING OR CONDUCTING SAID EVENT(S). WAIVER OF RIGHTS UNDER STATE STATUTES I further agree to waive all benefits flowing from any state statute which would negate or limit the scope of this Release and Indemnification Agreement including, but not limited to, Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which provides: A general release does not extend to the claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known to him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor. By signing this Release, I certify that I have read this Release and filly understand it and that I am not relying on any statements or representations made by the RELEASED PARTIES. MEMBER SIGNATURE DATE LOCAL DUES PAID $ DATE (Dues not to exceed maximum amount prescribed in, Annual Charter for HOG. Chapters, as contained in the H.O.G. Chapter Handbook.) $25.00 per year per member RETURN THIS FORM TO YOUR CHAPTER Membership Officer Birmingham HOG P.O. Box 389 Trussville, AL 35173

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28 PAGE 28 Birmingham HOG Chapter 0030 PO Box 389 Trussville,Al Riders Harley-Davidson (205) Chapter Membership To remain in the local chapter, your national H.O.G. membership has to be active. National H.O.G sends out reminder s and invoices in advance of your expiration date. Please understand that it is your responsibility to renew your national H.O.G. membership when it is due. If you don t renew your national membership, it is our obligation to remove you from our mailing lists as a local H.O.G. member, and you will no longer receive s or a newsletter. PLEASE keep your national membership current! *ATTENTION HOGS* DUES HAVE INCREASEDTO $25.00 PER YEAR AFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 2018

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30 PAGE 30 HOG Ride and Road Captain Requirements General HOG Rides Requirements If you are a National HOG member you can now join in on any HOG Chapter rides without signing a waiver form. (You must have a valid membership card with you.) Rides do not have to be posted on the Chapter Calendar in advance, but recommended, they can be posted 30 minutes prior to departure on Face book. Example: If several members happen to meet up at the Dealership and decide to do a last minute ride, you can post it on Facebook 30 minutes prior to the ride, however, to be considered a HOG Chapter ride you must complete and turn in a ride log form. You do not have to be a Road Captain to lead a HOG ride, any active Chapter member can lead rides, however you must do the following to make it a legitimate HOG ride: You must post the ride on the Chapter Calendar (please notify the Director or Head Road Captain for approval after it is posted so that the ride can be approved and show up on the calendar) or Facebook at least 30 minutes prior to departure. You must complete the Ride log and any waiver forms and turn them in to the Head Road Captain. You need to be familiar with all ride forms, i.e. accident form and waiver forms, and should have these with you incase needed. No alcohol consumption before or during the official ride. Once the ride reaches its destination and the official ride is over it is not a problem. All traffic laws must be followed, do not black traffic. Road Captain Status Requirements to receive the Road Captain rocker Inform the Head Road Captain that you would like to be a Road Captain and receive the following: Instructions on how to plan a ride. Restrictions on where ride destinations can or cannot be. Ride requirements and documentation. What the required forms are and how to fill them out. What to cover in a pre-ride meeting. Complete 3 posted rides with the assistance of an existing Road Captain. Rides must be posted on the HOG calendar, if you need instructions or help with posting contact the Head Road Captain. All documentation must be turned in to the Head Road Captain. All information in the General HOG Rides Requirements apply.

31 PAGE 31 THE MILES YOU RIDE SHOW YOUR DEDICATION TO FREEDOM AND THE OPEN ROAD. Whether it s an afternoon geta way or a transcontinental journey of a lifetime, every ride you take brings us closer together. Keep track of your lifetime mileage, because the miles count. If you aren t enrolled in the Lifetime mileage program, see your dealer to enroll. Miles shown reflect miles earned and entered by a dealer since enrollment into the HOG mileage program and might not reflect all miles ridden. Check with your dealer with questions. Read our FAQ for more information. LIFETIME RECOGNITION Whether it s an afternoon geta way or a transcontinental journey of a lifetime, every ride you take brings us closer together. Keep track of your lifetime mileage, because the miles count. If you aren t enrolled in the Lifetime mileage program, see your dealer to enroll. Miles shown reflect miles earned and entered by a dealer since enrollment into the HOG mileage program and might not reflect all miles ridden. Check with your dealer with questions. ANNUAL RECOGNITION Each new riding season brings excitement to get back on the road. HOG rewards you each year to get out, ride and renew your passion for the open road. Enroll in yearly riding program events, contests and more. See your dealer to make sure you are properly enrolled in the yearly program. Miles shown reflect miles earned and entered by a dealer since enrollment into the HOG mileage program and might not reflect all miles ridden. Check with your dealer with questions. CHAPTER CHALLENGE No matter where you are in the world, every chapter has a distinct feel and flavor that reflects its riders. What we all have in common is a passion for riding. Chapter events and activities focus on hitting the road together. From casual rides to longer weekend or cross country rides, you ll find something to fit your adventure. If you aren t in a chapter, check with your dealer or learn more here. Miles and rankings shown reflect the total miles of the chapter and the rankings of the chapter, for more information, contact your local chapter. ABC s OF TOURING Put a competitive edge on your riding season while making unforgettable memories. Win prizes by documenting your rides. Earn points for towns and cities from A-Z, H-D dealerships, National Parks and more. Snap and share photos and you will be on your way to winning prizes and bragging rights for a year. If you aren t already enrolled in the ABC s of Touring, enroll today. ABC results are shown and based on the most recent entry. Once submissions have been scored, you will not be able to modify your entry. For more information, see our ABC's of Touring Overview or Official Rules.