Tom, Steve, Jeff, Wally, Duane, and me. That's a 60% turnout! Tom's wife Mary was there, along with Steve's wife Mary, Wally's wife Mary Ann, my wife Marie, Jeff's girlfriend Dawn, and Duane bought breakfast for his son this Valentine's Day.
A meeting? Not really. Informal, casual, and again a lot of fun. We talked about the upcoming events, like the Fools' 100 and the State Convention. Information should be flowing in pretty soon on both State and International conventions, and more rides will likely be planned in the weeks to come as the snow melts. We talked about the 2009 GLRC dues, and how our chapter is reportedly in arrears. Robin had to plow snow this morning, or else he would have been there to answer our questions on the topic. Snow - ain't this garbage over yet? If you don't have the flyer, drop me a line and ask me - I tried to e-mail it to all of our members.
We talked about vests for our newest members. My bride tells me that we have vests hidden somewhere in the house that our newest members may be able to purchase - vests with the new colors already embroidered onto them. In the interim, I'm going to have to contact Rustic Road Embroidery to ensure our program is still available for newcomers.
***UPDATE - We have two regular members' vests and two Ladies' vests - the two regular members' vests fit me - one fits me nicely, the other is loose (both with the side laces snug). The ladies' vests - one fits Marie very loosely, the other barely fits her - both with the laces snug. Now we just need to settle on a price... I put in a call to Rustic Road Embroidery this morning, but did not get an answer. Will keep this page updated on news from Rustic Road Embroidery.***
FURTHER UPDATE: Just talked with Cameron of Rustic Road Embroidery (2/27/09 at 12:23PM) regarding embroidery of new vests. He can get vests at wholesale cost from Jamin' Leather with orders of 6 or more vests; I don't think we need six or more vests, especially given that we have these vests that either Mike or Duane can wear. Regardless, Cameron tells me that he BELIEVES (don't quote him on it yet - he's going to do some checking) that the cost of our prior embroidery was $30 per vest. I'll know more tonight (hopefully) after he's done some checking and I call him after work. If we don't talk tonight, we'll talk tomorrow morning...
FURTHER FURTHER UPDATE: Just talked with Cameron of Rustic Road Embroidery (2/28/09 at 10AM) and he is now sure that the embroidery is $30 per vest - something for our members to chew on... We'll have to make sure those other vests make it to the next meeting (I think I can do that)...
Rewinding a bit, let's talk about upcoming events. At the Christmas party, Wally talked about possibly spending a weekend at a cabin up north, as a club. We haven't set a date yet, so we don't know for sure when that's going to take place, but it sure sounds like a good time. Got any skeeter dope?
The International election results are in. Ballot counts were as follows (with a 24% ballot return, a total of 4,891 ballots mailed back):
President (by a 53-vote margin!!)
Dave Mulford - 2440
Jerry Bryan - 2387
Vice-President
Pat Fox - 2888
D.J. Alvarez - 1963
Secretary
Peter Domiziano - 2640
John Merrick - 2179
Treasurer
Russ Harper - 2686
Bob Flanagan - 2161
Anyone want to be the Wisconsin IV chapter safety officer?
Paul H. Oosterhouse
Secretary/Webmaster, WI IV