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abate of florida inc gator c volume 23 © alley t e r issue 11 h a p august 2008 what is abate of florida abate of florida inc is incorporated under the laws of florida as a motorcycle rights organization or mro abate of florida inc currently is the only political mro in florida representing the interests of it s members and the motorcycling public at large abate of florida inc is dedicated to securing and protecting the rights of all motorcyclists in the state the abate of florida inc mission statement we will lobby and educate the government and general public to promote motorcycling in a safe and positive image the corporation has retained the services of a full time lobbyist it is the duty of the lobbyist to coordinate with the board of directors on matters of legislative interest and to put forth these interests to the legislators in tallahassee the lobbyist works closely with the legislative trustee and the state board of directors to formulate favorable bills and pursue getting the bills enacted into law the lobbyist is also responsible for finding a willing and suitable sponsor in the florida house and senate for the aforementioned bills in the area of education abate of florida inc recently copyrighted a motorcycle safety and awareness program the program is designed to be presented in schools and other public forums to better educate students and the general public abate of florida findings show a greater need for public awareness due to the increased numbers of motorcycles on the streets and highways of florida we will endeavor to enlist the cooperation and participation of all organizations and individuals who share a similar interest in preserving our american tradition of freedom the corporation through it s chapters enlists the talents of it s members to promote a positive public image and lobby at the local level by contacting their respective legislators the corporation aligns itself with other organizations and individuals who are pursing the same rights and freedoms as guaranteed by the constitution of the united states and the state of florida we will involve ourselves in fund raising to achieve our goals the corporation raises money from memberships and fund raising events at both the state and chapter level at the state level the main fund raising event is the campground during bike week in daytona fl the chapters hold fund raising events throughout the year across the state and use these funds to help the state organization pursue it s goals at the local level a merican b rotherhood ikers a gainst iming t otalitarian oward e nactments ducation 1 abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page dedicated to freedom of the road let those who ride decide www.gatoralley.net

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publication deadline the deadline for all submissions is at the chapter meeting or if submitting by e-mail no later than the 6:00 pm the tuesday following the meeting all members are asked to submit anything they have that would be of interest to their fellow members such as articles events comments photos especially etc gator alley chapter meeting august 24 2008 vfw hall 11:00 am meetings gator alley board of directors meeting august 14 2008 vfw hall 7:00 pm goals purpose to fight for the freedom of the road and the freedom of choice for the motorcycle riders of florida to become a powerful and viable political force in florida by encouraging riders to register to vote and to communicate with their legislators to promote safe riding habits and to promote driver awareness without infringing on the rights of the individual to work toward educating our legislators on motorcycle issues so they are able to make the right decisions regarding florida s motorcycle riders to publish a newsletter to keep members of abate of florida inc informed disclaimer the views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of abate of florida inc nor those of gator alley chapter this publication allows members the freedom of expression of their own beliefs and opinions abate of florida inc and gator alley chapter accepts no responsibility for the comments or opinions contained in this publication identification statement this publication is the monthly newsletter of abate of florida inc gator alley chapter p.o box 10395 naples fl 34101 abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 2

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executive board president vice president secretary treasurer russ ueeck john frizz stevens darrin brooks michelle ueeck president@gatorally.net secretary@gatoralley.net treasurer@gatoralley.net elected board legislative state delegate #1 state delegate #2 alt state delegate #1 alt state delegate #2 membership sgt at arms quartermaster newsletter editor products public relations special events darrin brooks rick loy tina loy paul evans dave lockdown rich anne thomas scott hughes teddy simmons lynn corr marie radcliff marie radcliff legislative@gatoralley.net altstatedelegate1@gatoralley.net altstatedelegate2@gatoralley.net membership@gatoralley.net sgtatarms@gatoralley.net quartermaster@gatoralley.net newsletter@gatoralley.net products@gatoralley.net publicrelations@gatoralley.net melody sunshine simmons specialevents@gatoralley.net appointed officials safety director ad executive newsletter assistant chapter historians sunshine chairperson election chair webmaster chaplain russ ueeck ginny lady harley rich karen guerra lynn corr tina loy margo dugan dave lockdown rich rick holt safety@gatoralley.net advertising@gatoralley.net historian1@gatoralley.net sunshine@gatoralley.net webmaster@gatoralley.net chaplain@gatoralley.net be careful about reading health books you may die of a misprint mark twain abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 3

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at the time of this publication our leader is at the hospital having items checked out i know i speak for all of us when i say get well and god bless you russ remember that we all need to get involved with gator alley chapter to make a difference this is just not the sole responsibility of board members thank you to all previous board members for your support and guidance your wisdom is immeasurable keep all of us in your prayers and we will continue to keep up the fight attention please check below and verify if there is a discrepancy please contact lynn at lcorr61@comcast.net to correct east naples curt nickerson 571-2134 frizz 776-9690 naples jim ruth kalvin 775-0746 golden gate brad pedigo 438-8497 rick loy 825-2490 teddy simmons 249-0354 bonita springs jim skelton or craig skelton 564-9300 everglades city colby 695-2500 lynchburg va zeke 434-352-4922 johnson city/bristol tenn jon granger 239-272-5371 louisville ky mark lebarron 502-935-7082 cut this out and take with you abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 4

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the 5-star event was awesome we had a great turn out i saw doc while i was there and asked if anything was happening in tallahassee he said it was pretty quiet because our legislative were concentrating on elections this does not mean we can slack off we still need to concentrate on our agenda legislative and motorcycle safety awareness we had a great time last weekend wish everyone could have there we have an awesome core group of members i would love to see some the absentee members step up remember members to our legislators is votes so numbers count see ya at the august meeting john friz stevens vice president first of all i want to thank you for your vote of confidence in electing me as your treasurer in attending the leadership conference in deland i found that there will be a lot to learn in this position i ve already rolled up my sleeves ok i m wearing a tank top and started burning up some adding machine tape in one of the seminars there was a great quote from margaret mead that i thought fits our chapter perfectly never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world indeed it is the only thing that ever has gator alley has had a great month of july our preservation run was a big success lynn darrin and dave did a fabulous job organizing the event homer helter s military shelter gave the chapter a generous donation and we had a great turnout despite a soggy end our chapter coffers are very healthy and the new bod is committed to spending wisely and continuing to make gator alley a success please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have regarding our financial status and/or any suggestions for topics you d like covered at the meeting or in the newsletter going forward ride safe michele treasurer of gator alley abate of florida words from michelle abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 5

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advertising report i want to take this opportunity to welcome our newest full page advertisers farmer jack s market full year grumpy s ale house full year hills pak `n mail plus three months all these new advertisers took advantage of the new online advertising feature our chapter currently has 42 advertisers in the newsletter and 8 on-line ads i appreciate the opportunity to work with everyone and welcome any and all help in expanding gator alley chapter s advertising base feel free to drop me a line by my cell or email if you have any new leads or questions ride safe ladyharley website report our website has been pretty busy this last month and from the number of new visitors it looks like our work is being noticed some new things to look for on our site darrin now has a local legislative issues events page make sure to check that out often 75 more pictures from curt s benefit have been posted thanks to our sgt at arms i still have another cd from lucky to review and post we finally have pictures of some of our products i ll be working this coming month to get our gator alley gear page up and running all our board of directors email addresses are now set up so if you want to ask a bod member a question but don t know their personal email simply send it to their title @gatoralley.net i.e president@gatoralley.net on another note the abate officer seminars were a blast and while there i was told by a few that the state board has taken notice of our website fondly as long as our chapter continues to supply me with great stuff so easily we ll remain the ones everyone looks towards ~lockdown 7/25/08 time frame total visits new visitors avg time on site top 3 sections looked at top referring sites visitors from 6/24/08 through 7/24/08 220 47 of total visits 20 minutes photos bod page gator alley gear abate of fl gatoralley.net google 9 different states page 6 abate of fla inc gator alley chapter

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buddy list name lori vitti bill marie ratcliff cadillac jeanmarie potter rick holt russ michelle ueeck frank or rhonda vetter mark beckett scott hughes dave robinson thom howie craig demange jack thorne darrin brooks dave pappas tressa johnson margo dugan brad pedigo bob mcgunner knee paul evans patty bennet mark kirkum curt nickerson jerry carroll gabriela kratochvil jack white dan payne david kennison tony nager roger janes fred corr jenny mccallion teddy/sunshine simmons scarlett leeper myra1scar@yahoo.com fcorr52@comcast.net kennison1@comcast.net whitekniht@comcast.net biker_mcgunner@comcast.net tmjnurse@aol.com hedncld9@aol.com bronco9899@yahoo.com phone e-mail wmandmarie@comcast.net cadillac1313@aol.com jennyryder86@hotmail.com 1happyrider@comcast.net rueeck@globalinkmfg.com partwaypaulhd@yahoo.com hdpigglet@yahoo.com abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 7

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hey everyone legislative report not to bad of a turn out at the chapter meeting during the 5-star weekend those who were able attend had the chance to meet representative soon to be senator garrett richter and school board candidate mark swanson both of these guys also stayed for the entire meeting in order to get to know us better so if you liked what mark swanson had to say then get behind him and tell your friends about him if not then tell your favorite candidate to accept an open invitation to speak to our chapter my goal is to have gator alley become a recognized and respected organization in southwest florida i want all candidates to have the desire to speak to our group and get to know who we are and what we stand for i tell every politician that i talk to that gator alley is a true cross section of the population of collier county very few groups in this area can bring together such a wide variety of people that we have in our membership i inform the politicians that we are a very involved chapter not only are we highly concerned in local state and national issues but we are also very influential to our friends neighbors and co-workers i would like to thank bob alonso candidate for collier county commissioner for not only speaking to us last month but also for joining our chapter to me that says a lot about this man no matter how you are going to vote in the primaries on august 26th remember who took the time to come and meet with us and which ones joined us in our fight and are not afraid to stand up next to us and call us brothers and sisters remember to check the legislative section on our website to get up-to-date information on local issues if you would like to be on my e-mail list please send me an e-mail requesting to be on the legislative list this is another way to stay in touch with what is happening and how you can help thanks for supporting me as your legislative trustee darrin people are more violently opposed to fur rather than leather because it is much easier to harass rich women than motorcycle groups ­ author unknown abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 8

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general meeting of gator alley chapter abate of florida july 27 2008 meeting called to order at 11:01 am by russ ueeck president gator alley chapter pledge of allegiance to flag and moment of silence for lost brothers and sisters president invited our two invited guest to speak to the chapter rep garrett richter who gave a brief summary of his past and that he will be representing state senate district 37 the up coming legislative session mark swanson candidate for collier county school board from district 4 spoke about his goals and aspirations for being elected president russ ueeck vfw has announced that both dining rooms that we use for our meetings will need to be smoke free areas the state delegates meeting will be august 9th up in lake county dave rich and john stevens will be representing gator alley recognized visitor and guest vice president ­ john stevens excused absence as he is finishing up at the 5-star event secretary ­ darrin brooks no corrections to past minutes as posted in the chapter newsletter mark motioned to accept minutes second by scarlett motion carried by voice vote treasurer ­ michelle ueeck we have money in the bank sergeant at arms ­ scott hughes announced that since the chapter has continued to grow the bod has appointed teddy simmons as assistant sergeant at arms teddy will be helping at all meetings and functions products trustee ­ marie ratcliff excused absence melody is working the products table at this meeting legislative trustee ­ darrin brooks thanked both of our guests for attending and speaking to our chapter made note of the new legislative section on the website that will help keep the chapter up to date on issues state delegates ­ tina and rick loy excused absences next meeting is august 9th in lake county pr communications trustee ­ marie ratcliff excused absence safety trustee ­ russ ueeck we had a safety tent set-up at everglades cycle free lunch saturday last week we are looking at other places to hold the motorcycle safety awareness program special events coordinator ­ melody simmons fun run today to grumpy s then on up to the beach to the surf club abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 9

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i will be doing fun runs to our advertisers and will be making the runs longer membership trustee ­ ann thomas announced one new life member and 7 renewals this month newsletter editor ­ lynn corr excused tardiness darrin reminded chapter that if you have any items for the newsletter then get them to lynn before the tuesday deadline applauded lynn for the great newsletter that she puts out each and every month webmaster ­ dave rich advised the chapter on the new legislative section that was added to help the membership stay up to date on local legislative issues the website has received many new pictures if you have any picture of chapter events please send them to me the entire bod has e-mail addresses through the new website this will make it much easier for the membership to communicate with the bod advertising executive ­ ginny rich we have many new advertisers so please visit our advertisers quarter master ­ teddy simmons excused absence sunshine chairperson ­ margo dugan excused absence old business chapter birthday party coming up september 27 melody announced the formation of a monthly sunshine posse run next month it will be august 23 rd up to the caloosahatchee chapter birthday party lynn thanked all for the great turn out at the preservation run new business chuck long caloosahatchee chapter president has invited gator alley to their birthday party and has challenged our chapter to a water fight the winner will get a traveling trophy good of the order rick and tina s 20 anniversary party is august 9th at their house deb and scott piglatero stated that they are now both state certified motorcycle rider instructors and will offer a discount to members vfw post commander wayne announced the reasons why the vfw is going smoke free in the dining rooms you can still smoke in the bar and outside he added that no alcohol can be taken outside the vfw is also organizing a men s auxiliary group he ended by thanking gator alley for all of the support you have given the vfw cadillac spoke about the dignity memorial vietnam wall that will be coming to collier county he asked if the next fun run can be on the date that it comes into the area so that we can have a group of motorcyclist riding behind the wall see cadillac for more information darrin spoke about a run to help toys for tots more information to come adjournment t-shirt drawing went to lori v 50/50 drawing went to jill motion to adjourn by cadillac second by scott adjourned at 12:29pm these minutes are respectfully submitted by darrin s brooks abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 10

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written by a 15 yr old school kid in arizona new pledge of allegiance totally awesome since the pledge of allegiance and the lord s prayer are not allowed in most public schools anymore because the word god is mentioned a kid in arizona wrote the attached new school prayer now i sit me down in school where praying is against the rule for this great nation under god finds mention of him very odd if scripture now the class recites it violates the bill of rights and anytime my head i bow becomes a federal matter now our hair can be purple orange or green that s no offense it s a freedom scene the law is specific the law is precise prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice for praying in a public hall might offend someone with no faith at all in silence alone we must meditate god s name is prohibited by the state we re allowed to cuss and dress like freaks and pierce our noses tongues and cheeks they ve outlawed guns but first the bible to quote the good book makes me liable we can elect a pregnant senior queen and the unwed daddy our senior king it s inappropriate to teach right from wrong we re taught that such judgments do not belong we can get our condoms and birth controls study witchcraft vampires and totem poles but the ten commandments are not allowed no word of god must reach this crowd it s scary here i must confess when chaos reigns the school s a mess so lord this silent plea i make should i be shot my soul please take amen great news for bailey schlutz abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 11

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hey everyone i have an idea for a non-abate run that i believe would benefit a great charity and make our hearts a little happier on a sunday in november either after a chapter meeting or one of the other sundays i would like to get the chapters feedback on holding a run for the marine corps league s toys for tot s program we would start at the vfw and ride with our unwrapped toys attached to our bikes a van will be provided for those that can t attach their gift we will ride down to the coastland center mall and with the help of the marines get an escorted parade through out the mall i would like to have our vets up front of the line as we parade inside the mall i can just see it now a bunch of leather clad bikers carrying toys in a long column of two s just to help kids have a better christmas this is just in the planning stage and any and all ideas that you think would help make this better are surely welcomed just call me or better yet e-mail me at secretary@gatoralley.net i think this is a worthy cause and an exceptional way to give back to the community your brother darrin brooks things that make you go huhhh why isn t the number 11 pronounced onety-one if 4 out of 5 people suffer from diarrhea does that mean that one out of five enjoys it why do croutons come in airtight packages aren t they just stale bread to begin with if people from poland are called poles then why aren t people from holland called holes if a pig loses its voice is it disgruntled why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who drives a racecar is not called a racist if it s true that we are here to help others then what exactly are the others here for if lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked then doesn t it follow that electricians can be delighted musicians denoted cowboys deranged models deposed tree surgeons debarked and dry cleaners depressed if fed ex and ups were to merge would they call it fed up do lipton tea employees take coffee breaks what hair color do they put o n the driver s licenses of bald men i thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks so i wondered what do chinese mothers use toothpicks why do they put pictures of criminals up in the post office what are we supposed to do write to them why don t they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen can look for them while they deliver the mail is it true that you never really learn to swear until you learn to drive if a cow laughed would milk come out of her nose whatever happened to preparations a through g as income tax time approaches did you ever notice when you put the two words the and irs together it spells theirs abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 12

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july membership report new members for july welcome to gator alley life members robert weatherbee new annual members terry cala james clark dale cannon edie cannon frank guarascio renewals thank you for your continued support sam ballard cynthia ballard mark bowles debbie broyles dan pappy freeman sarah jenkins caren mikesh marie ratcliff mike sizer lori vitti joyce ann zywan july expirationsbob bacon jodi draffen michael johnson vicki johnson steve immekus richard king robert poley randy slaton lindsey wilson cindy marie wauhop thomas howie eric sooley helen sooley august expirationsmadia anuez brian giblin trish priller july anniversaries ­ bob bacon2 jodi draffen5 michael johnson1 gary markley20 richard reynolds11 cindy marie wauhop 2 hello everyone the 5 star party was a lot of fun special thanks to frizz for taking the time to scope out the historical oak park inn in downtown arcadia had he not there is no way i would have attended because i refuse to go camping in july in florida just can t do it while staying in arcadia we saw a parade of about 100 horses from the balcony the locals held a poker run on horseback some of the riders could not have been more than 5 or 6 years old arcadia is a beautiful part of the state lots of big old oak trees on the ride home we saw sandhill cranes and roseate spoonbills right along rt 31 i apologize for skipping over the july anniversary pins at the meeting i will pass them and the august anniversary pins out at the meeting this month in the future if you are not present at the meeting when your anniversary is announced by all means please come see me before or after a meeting pins are awarded for every year except the first year you can purchase a first year pin from products every pin is different thanks anne joseph ciresi jane shindledecker tom quirin cynthia ballard11 tom hoffman6 vicki johnson1 curt nickerson13 randy slaton2 lindsey wilson1 pam davis kim mcqueary dave robinson sam ballard11 thomas howie2 richard king5 robert poley1 eric sooley1 joe funigiello ronda beck11 steve immekus1 scarlett leeper5 marie ratcliff4 helen sooley1 abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 13

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august 2008 sun mon tue wed tiki bar meal spcials pulled pork and more thu fri sat 1 2 3 live music the rhino 4 5 bike night hurricane grill 6 bike night 7 8 tiki bar drinks out front 9 loy s party 16 10 live music the rhino 11 12 bike night hurricane grill 13 bike night tiki bar drinks out front 17 live music the rhino 18 19 bike night hurricane grill 20 bike night 14 15 board meeting 7pm 21 22 23 free lunch at everglades cycle every 3rd saturday tiki bar drinks out front 24 25 chapter meeting 11am 31 26 bike night hurricane grill 27 bike night 28 29 flashback party 30 tiki bar drinks out front abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 15

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