MAPLE CITY WINGERS. GWRRA Region D Michigan Chapter W. Craig White. The Chapter W TEAM JULY July 2009 Page 1

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1 MAPLE CITY WINGERS GWRRA Region D Michigan Chapter W JULY 2009 The Chapter W TEAM Chapter Director Craig White (517) Assistant Chapter Directors (517) Chapter Educators Fred & Randa Probst (517) Secretary Pat Szymanski (517) Treasurer Deb Bailey (517) Member Enhancement Mark Szymanski (517) Newsletter Editors Ken & Patti Kintner (517) Wing News Reporter Suzy Stoddard (517) Brag Book Ken & Patti Kintner (517) Sunshine Person Randa Probst (517) Goodies Dick & Karen Papworth (517) Awards, Plaques, Pins Dan Bailey (517) Chapter Ticket Sales Kent & Annette Naugle (517) Fun Goddess Mindy Rapp (419) Public Relations (517) (Continued on Page 2) Craig White Well Wing Ding is here and gone. Our own Brad and Connie Garner had a motorcycle-deer accident on the way to Tulsa. Fortunately they were not hurt personally, just the bike. I do not have a lot of details, other than they were in Missouri and it was about 5 in the afternoon. Brad, being as good a rider as he is, was able to keep the bike up after hitting the deer. They were riding with Tom and Shelly Rushman who were riding their own bikes, so they could double up and all were able to continue to Tulsa. Brad and Connie were a little late for their inter views, but composed themselves and represented Region D as well as they always do. Unfortunately, Region N won International Couple of the Year. Now that all are back from Tulsa and other places West, we can focus on the District Rally in West Branch on July 29 Aug. 1. The deadline for registration was July 1, but I would think that if you want to go, they would still except your registration. I know that there are a few of us going and camping at the fairgrounds. You can contact me, Ed, or Vicki Philo and we can let you know more about when some of us are leaving to go. Hope to have a lot of Chapter W there. We are responsible for handling the door prizes. We have done this job before, so some are old hands at it. Ed and Vicki are also in the middle of planning our 25 th annual Toy Run. Vicki needs help with taking care of a few areas and would like to have chair people in place so that it takes some of the pressure off of her. We want this Toy Run to be a super celebration of 25 years of successful fund raising. One request that Ed and Vickie announced at our gathering is that if you know of a former or other member who is not really involved anymore, please invite them to the Toy Run this year to help us celebrate our 25 th year. Without them doing it before us, we would not have had 25 Toy Runs to celebrate. Also, if you have any ideas for this Toy Run, please contact Ed or Vicki Philo and they will talk to you about them. Hope to see all at our next Gathering on August 9 th and please ride safe. We have had a couple members have accidents this year and all have come out ok. We do not need to have anymore. Ride safe and enjoy the rest of the riding season. Sincerely Your Chapter Director, Craig White Page 1

2 The W TEAM (Continued from Page 1) Chapter Visiting Coordinators Bob & Edna Wetherell (517) Toy Run Coordinators Bob & Marcia Kinsey (517) Toy Run Chair (517) Annual Breakfast Coordinators Karen Papworth (517) Randa Probst (517) Ride Coordinators Scott & Sherrie Griewahn (517) Road Captains: Cal & Beth DeLine (517) Ron & Marlene McKimmy (517) Kent & Annette Naugle (517) Dick & Karen Papworth (517) (517) Mark & Patty Szymanski (517) Craig White (517) Couple of the Year COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS Some of you may have heard I was in an accident Sunday about 2pm on my bike. Blessing #1 is I must have a Guardian Angle watching over me. Blessing #2 is I belong to GWRRA and am in the levels program. That one I have to explain. I was going to go to Cabela s and my first thought was to change to my ¾ open face and not put my riding coat on. Because of my being a level 3 I put all my gear on anyway. I could hear the group that did go on the ride close by but I didn t know how close they actually were. Blessing #3, Vicki was not on the bike with me. I had asked her to go but she didn t. Back to the accident. I was just leaving Tecumseh and was by the community center. I had looked down at my radio controls on the gas tank {I know - stupid thing to do} and when I looked up a car had stopped to turn left into the drive. I had time to lock the brakes and was going to try to swerve around the right. I could see I didn t have time to swerve and ending up hitting the car almost straight on. I went air born over the right handlebar and landed and rolled to a stop along the right side of the road. I remember hearing my tires skidding and the impact. I didn t hit anything else but I took the right handlebar to the inside of my right leg on the way off the bike. Blessing #4 was when I came to a stop I looked at my bike in the road and when I looked over to the other side of the road, Kent, Annett, and Craig were pulling over and I knew things would be taken care of. Kent got to me first and held C spine, Annett took care of my personal things, and Craig called Vicki for me. Blessing #5, I knew my guys from Tecumseh Fire Dept. were going to take good care of me. I did try to stop them from cutting off my coat but I will be getting a new one. All in all I feel extremely lucky to have walked out of the hospital under my own power with a very sore back and deep bruise on my leg. I ask all of you that think the riding gear are too hot or uncomfortable to please rethink your own safety. My bike can and will be replaced. My skin or serious injuries or my life or yours can t. I have been riding bikes most of my life and this is my first time I have been in an accident on the road. Sometimes we think it won t happen to me. Take my word for it, just a second of not being fully alert to what is going on around you will bite you in the. Thank you to all that was there. Kent, Annett, and Craig for taking care of everything, and God for watching over me. In closing, we will still be going to the state rally but probably on four wheels. A very thankful ACD, Ed Page 2

3 Fred & Randa Probst Hello Everybody, Level I Safety by Commitment This is a poster we picked up in Ohio while on our vacation. It was put out by the Ohio Department of Public Safety. We thought we would share it with you. HAVE FUN & RIDE SAFE! Fred & Randa Level II Safety by Education Level III Safety by Preparedness Level IV Safety by Enhanced Commitment and Preparedness YOU CAN SAVE CHAPTER W POSTAGE AND PRINTING COSTS! All you need is internet access and an address. You will receive an each month as soon as the newsletter is available for download. All you have to do is click the link (in the ) to bring the newsletter up on your screen. You can read or view it on your computer screen or print your own copy If you are interested please send an to ken@vplenawee.com Or if you have any questions, Call Ken (517) MIDNIGHT RIDE INFO: August 20-22, 2009 Chapter W stays at the Normandy Motel - St.Ignace, MI to reserve a room call ELVIS! Don is leaving from Hobby Lobby at 8am Thursday Girls who want to ride with Suzy, Call Suzy at ORDER YOUR 2009 TOY RUN SHIRTS! Vicki Philo is taking orders for our 2009 Toy Run Shirts. They are black/gray/white tie dyed with shiny silver lettering. The cost is $12.00 up to XL and $13 for larger than XL. Members need to pay at the time they order. For more information contact Vicki (517) Page 3

4 On Tuesday, June 23 rd, Chapter H2 installed new Chapter Educators, Ron and Judy McKelvey. Randy and Lori Westcott were there for the installation. Saturday June 27th Chapter W Sold Tickets at Wal-Mart in Adrian Gary & Craig Page 4

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6 Scott Griewahn led us in the Pledge Ed & Vicki both spoke about the upcoming 25th annual Toy Run Mark told about meeting a couple on the road and telling them about GWRRA and then getting an from them saying they had joined - Then later HE WON the 50/50... Page 6

7 2010 TENNESSEE RALLY INFORMATION: April 21-25, 2010 Rooms are filling up fast so call now to reserve a room for next year! LAZY BEAR INN ask for Bob or Randy Page 7

8 Lucky winners at the July gathering Raffle Tickets - N/A this month 50/50 - Mark Szymanski Chapter Pride - John Sell THE 2009 TOY RUN FLYER IS NOW ON THE WEBSITE FOR ALL TO DOWNLOAD, PRINT, , POST, ETC... Upcoming Rides and Events: NATIONAL EVENTS July 3rd-6th, 2010 WING DING 32 - Des Moines, Iowa REGION D EVENTS September 17th-19th 2009 REGION D RALLY - Celina, Ohio MICHIGAN DISTRICT EVENTS July 30th - August 1st, 2009 MICHIGAN DISTRICT RALLY - West Branch, MI CHAPTER W & Area Events Wednesday Night Dinner Rides (see calendar) July 25th Mud Hen s Game - 5:00 Dinner at Packo s August 9th Chapter A-2 - Dick Leads after Gathering August 16th Chapter C - Craig Leads From Hobby Lobby August 20th Midnight Ride - Don Stoddard Leads From Hobby Lobby September 13th 25th Annual TOY RUN at Dexter s September 25th-27th Camping Weekend & Cookout - (Harrison Lake State Park) (For more information on region & district events go to the events page on the Michigan District Website.) Page 8

9 FRIENDS FOR FUN, SAFETY AND KNOWLEDGE Visit Chapter W Monthly gatherings: Held the 2nd Sunday of every month at 9:00 a.m. at the VFW Hall located at 726 N. Main Street in Adrian. CHAPTER W WEBSITE: Page 9