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abate of florida inc gator c volume 25 © alley t e r issue 8 h a p april 2009 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 april 26 2009 vfw golden gate 11 am meetings gator alley board of directors meeting april 16 2009 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 michele ueeck president@gatorally.net secretary@gatoralley.net treasurer@gatoralley.net elected board sgtatarms@gatoralley.net legislative@gatoralley.net statedelegate1@gatoralley.net statedelegate2@gatoralley.net altstatedelegate1@gatoralley.net altstatedelegate2@gatoralley.net membership@gatoralley.net quartermaster@gatoralley.net newsletter@gatoralley.net products@gatoralley.net publicrelations@gatoralley.net 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 historian1@gatoralley.net safety@gatoralley.net advertising@gatoralley.net sgt at arms legislative state delegate #1 state delegate #2 alt state delegate #1 alt state delegate #2 membership quartermaster newsletter editor products public relations special events scott hughes darrin brooks rick loy tina loy paul evans dave lockdown rich anne thomas roger janes lynn corr dennis parsons dave lockdown rich mark kirkum sunshine@gatoralley.net webmaster@gatoralley.net chaplain@gatoralley.net giving money and power to the government is like giving whiskey and the car keys to a teenage boy pj o rouke abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 4

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russ ueeck president of gator alley chapter of abate of florida hey y all by the time that everyone reads this many people will have already heard about the motorcycle accident that our brother wylie was in last week thank god he is doing way better than expected is now at home recovering i have seen the outpouring of support to wylie his wife susan the entire family again it is just one of the many reasons that it makes me proud to be a member of this chapter while i know there are many of us going to tally for the run to the state capital it would be awesome to see even a larger showing of support this will be the first year for michele i we cannot wait to experience this event don t forget that we have the casino run coming up on april 19th it will promise to be a blast as usual the event ends at the casino in immokalee where i am positive i will lose whatever money that michele sets aside like always i really want a strong showing of support for this run by all of us coming up on may 1st 2nd is mash bash things are pretty much done we only have a few things left to do now when you get a chance thank your committee members without their time energy effort nothing would be possible or happen on a parting note keep in mind that chapter elections are coming around the bend give a thought about taking on a position it can be a pain at times but it will be one of the most rewarding things you can do what you get is directly related to what you put into it as the saying goes don t be a part of the problem be a part of the solution till next month ride safe ride free but most of all ride russ here s to a speedy recovery captain wylie lynn and fred corr abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 5

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hey ya ll no report for this month next state meeting will be april 12th in tally at 2:00 p.m we re getting excited about going to tally in a few weeks i hope we see alot of gator alley members going the ride to the capitol is april 13th the thrill you get when you see the capital in that long line of bikes is something you will never forget so let s make gator alley proud when we go in and talk to our legislators representatives and their aids don t forget the casino run on april 19th then mash bash on may 1st 2nd til next time i hope all is safe ride on rick loy state delegate #1 gator alley chapter ride baby ride tina loy state delegate #2 chapter historian elections report as per the request of the chapter i am currently working on getting the bod s position descriptions ready for print in the newsletter the problem i brought to the bod s attention at the last meeting was the fact that the state s descriptions are 12 pages long and the gator alley descriptions of the bod positions is 7 pages long so in order to save space and cost in the newsletter the descriptions will be condensed as much as they can be and still describe the duties my personal thought for anyone interested in a position is that if you are serious about stepping up you should be at both the bod meetings and the chapter meetings to fully understand how things are run also talk to the current bod or past bod members and figure out which position you can honestly and realistically commit to before you are nominated it is your responsibility to follow through i have 5 copies of the state bylaws with me today but i can no longer make copies at work so only take one if you are really interested in a position or do one step better print out your own copy from the website the nomination process starts next month i am asking you in advance do not nominate people who do not wish to be nominated it is just a waste of time and space in the report if you are truly interested then do your part and fully understand the words volunteer and commitment i am pretty sure next year s bod is already sitting in this room because if you are here at the monthly meetings you obviously want to be a part of this chapter i believe that it s everybody s job to do the work no matter how long you have been in this group if you are still a member and you want your opinion heard and validated in the proper channels be a part of the bod and make things happen a strong board with participating members is the only way that we will continue to move forward with our goals and directives everyone needs to be a part of that if you have any questions for me please feel free to call or email me respectfully submitted margo dugan abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 6

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important stuff march legislative report hey everyone we are now in the time when the legislative season starts to heat up things will be happening fast and we will need to be able to respond quickly with a string and clear voice the post cards have gone along way to help give the gator a voice the purchase of the post cards was a great investment in the future of gator alley and i thank you for that trust at the february chapter meeting we sent out a second batch of post cards aimed directly at our state senators enlisting their support of sb 968 which is the stiffer penalties bill for hitting a motorcyclist here is a few of the highlights of the bill a person who is convicted of a moving violation that causes serious bodily injury to a person riding on a motorcycle commits a misdemeanor of the second degree shall pay a fine of not less than $500 serve a minimum of 30 days of incarceration and attend a driver improvement course the court shall also revoke the person s driver s license for not less than 30 days a person who is convicted of a moving violation that causes or contributes to causing the death of a person riding on a motorcycle commits a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall pay a fine of not less than $1,000 serve a minimum of 90 days of incarceration and attend an advanced driver improvement course the court shall also revoke the person s driver s license for not less than 1 year there have also been three cell phone restriction bills filed in the senate this year last year none of the cell phone bills went very far but we will still keep an eye on these on of the bills sb 112 that prohibits the use of cell phones while driving in a school zone was introduced by sen bullard who represents eastern collier county so maybe we can show her support for her bill and she will be more willing to help support abate of florida on a bill that we need passed another interesting bill is sb 262 this bill will require a law enforcement officer who has a reasonable suspicion that a person was driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle when it was involved in an accident the accident may have caused or contributed to the death of a human being to require that the person submit to a blood test to determine the alcoholic content thereof or the presence of specified substances etc in order to keep up to date with all the action i implore you to go to www.floridaabate.com and sign-up to get the e-mail up-dates as soon as they happen see ya darrin scribe brooks abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 7

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district legislative representatives 2008 regular session the govenor s office govenor charlie crist the capital 402 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850-488-7146 850-487-0801 fax email email charlie.crist@myflorida.com lt govenor jeff kottkamp the capital 402 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850-488-7146 850-487-0801 fax email jeff.kottkamp@myflorida.com the senate representative bill nelson democrat capitol office united states senate 716 hart senate office building washington dc 20510 202-224-5274 t 202-228-2183 f united states senate hart 317 senate office bldg washington dc 20510 202-224-3041 t 202-224-5171 f district office justice center annex building suite 801 2000 main street ft myers fl 33901 239-334-7760 t 239-334-7710 f 315 e robinson street landmark center 1 suite 475 orlando fl 32801 407-254-2573 t 407-423-0941 3653 cortez road west suite 90 bradenton fl 34210 941-727-6349 6415 lake worth rd suite 210 greenarces fl 33463 561-433-2627 3301 e tamiami trial administration bldg suite 203 naples fl 34112-492 239-417-6205 8603 s dixie highway suite 304 miami fl 33143 305-668-7344 website http billnelson.senate.gov mel martinez repuplican website http martinez.senate.gov mike bennett room 306 senate office building email bennett.mike.web@flsenate.gov 404 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1100 850-487-5078 republican-district 21 dave aronberg room 405 senate office building email aronberg.dave.web@flsenate.gov 404 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1100 850-487-5356 democrat district 27 garrett richter room 310 senate office building republican district 37 email richter.garrett.web@flsenate.gov 404 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1100 850-487-5124 larcenia j bullard democrat district 39 email bullard.larcenia.web@flsenate.gov room 218 senate office building 404 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1100 850-487-5127 abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 9

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district legislative representatives 2008 regular session the house name connie mack republican-district 14 http www.house.gov/mack washington office 115 cannon house office building washington dc 20515 202-225-2536 t 202-226-0439 f district office naples office 3301 e tamiami trail 1st floor naples fl 34112-3969 mario diaz-balart 328 cannon house office building republican-district 25 http www.house.gov/mario-diazbalart washington dc 20515 202-225-2778 t 202-226-0346 f naples office 4715 golden gate parkway ste 1 naples fl 34116 239-348-1620 t 239-348-3569 f suite 208 2120 main street ft myers fl 33901-3010 239-355-2411 suite 305 3501 del prado boulevard cape coral fl 33904-7223 239-344-4900 12811 kenwood lane suite 212 ft myers fl 33907 239-433-6775 suite 304 administration building 3301 east tamiami trial naples fl 34112-4902 239-417-6200 hendry county courthouse 25 e hickpoochee avenue labelle fl 33935 ­5015 863-675-5267 suite 305 collier county admin bldg 3301 east tamiami trail naples fl 34112-3972 239-434-5094 suite 212 3301 east tamiami trail naples fl 34112-3972 239-417-6270 nicholas r thompson republican-district 73 417 house office building 402 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850-488-1541 1301 the capitol 402 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850-488-7433 303 house office building 402 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850-488-2047 412 house office building 402 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850-488-4487 400 house office building 402 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850-488-3457 222 the capital 402 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850-488-7897 10303 house office building 402 south monroe street tallahasse fl 32399-1300 850-488-1028 gary aubuchon republican district 74 trudi k.williams republican district 75 tom grady republican district 76 denise grimsley republican district 77 david rivera republican district 112 email david.rivera@myfloridahouse.gov matt hudson republican party district 101 matt.hudson@myfloridahouse.gov abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 10

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general meeting of gator alley chapter abate of florida march 22 2009 meeting called to order at 11:00 am by russ ueeck president gator alley chapter pledge of allegiance to flag and moment of silence for lost brothers and sisters president russ ueeck welcomed all sojourners and vagabonds to our humble chapter meeting invited susan wyland to give an up-date on her husband wylie s injuries and we were all glad to hear that he will be returning home today encouraged the membership to sign-up to help at mash bash stressed to everyone that if you have a beef with the way things are being done you need to come to a bod meeting and express your feelings and quit talking behind everyone s back the bod meetings are open to all and everyone is invited to attend vice president ­ john stevens hailed and lauded all new members and honored guests recently attended the 5 star meeting more about that later acknowledged rick and tina s herculean effort for last weeks tally freedom rally to help send our members to tallahassee thanked russ for is operose task of giving gator alley such a great presence at the last two swamp buggy races secretary ­ darrin brooks no reported corrections in the february minutes so scott hughes motioned we accept the minutes as posted second by jim kalvin the motion was passed on a unanimous voice vote treasurer ­ michelle ueeck we have affluence in the repository if you want to know the details you have to come to the meeting sergeant at arms ­ scott hughes everything is hermetic and unassailable asked for some volunteers to help to with mash bash state delegates ­ rick loy next assemblage of the state delegates will be in tallahassee on april 12th legislative trustee ­ darrin brooks see separate legislative report for details special events coordinator ­ mark kirkum run today will be to joanie s blue crab shack announced the non-abate event of a weekend at lucky s to show our appreciation for all that he has done for gator alley the event will be march 28-29 see flyer for more info membership trustee ­ ann thomas proclaimed new members and presented anniversary pins see full report in newsletter newsletter editor ­ lynn corr not present webmaster ­ dave rich see separate report in newsletter products trustee dennis parsons we have products and you can now buy gator alley appeal at his shop at the iron rhino he can get special sizes and orders pr communications trustee ­ dave rich see separate report in newsletter download flyers from the website and give out area businesses abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 11

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safety trustee ­ russ ueeck our booth at the winter swamp buggy races was a huge success we will be at the next swamp buggy event and are looking for volunteers to help work the booth read the collier county board of county commissioners proclamation of may as motorcycle safety awareness month presented the chapter with the city of naples proclamation and had a photo taken with the bod for the first time may will be proclaimed motorcycle safety awareness month in the state collier county and city of naples advertising executive ­ ginny rich thanked all the advertisers who have renewed their ads she has a new report in the newsletter that will give a 2 month notice to the expiration of ads quarter master ­ roger janes decreed that all of gator alley s assets are impregnable sunshine chairperson ­ margo dugan read off names of the debilitated and marred see full report in newsletter old business jim kalvin spoke about the preparations for this years mash bash this year we are changing things around to make it bigger and better and we are looking to break the 1000 attendance figure see flyer darrin brooks spoke about the casino run see flyer this event will actually pay you to attend dave pappas is seeking volunteers to help at the gait house this year at mash bash rick loy announced that the special run and yard sale to help raise money to send our members to the freedom right rally in tally was a humongous coup 5-star run will be july 25 up at the shell factory in north fort myers see flyer new business none good of the order heidi has patches to commemorate bart relay for life s run for the cure will be april 17 t-shirt drawing went to tom yahl 50/50 drawing went to karen guerra who gave the money back to the chapter motion to adjourn by paul evans second by thomas hoffman adjourned at 12:19pm these minutes are respectfully submitted by darrin scribe brooks he that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else benjamin franklin abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 12

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april 2009 sun mon tue wed 1 bike night thu 2 bike night grumpy s fri 3 sat 4 bike night saltwater cowboys tiki bar drinks out front 5 live music the rhino 6 7 bike night hurricane grill 8 bike night 9 bike night grumpy s 10 11 bike night saltwater cowboys tiki bar drinks out front 12 live music the rhino 13 tally run 14 bike night hurricane grill 15 bike night 16 board mtg 7pm 17 18 free lunch everglades tiki bar drinks out front cycle 19 casino run 20 21 bike night hurricane grill 22 bike night 23 bike night grumpy s 24 25 bike night saltwater cowboys tiki bar drinks out front 26 chapter meeting 11am 27 28 bike night hurricane grill 29 bike night 30 bike night grumpy s page 13 tiki bar drinks out front abate of fla inc gator alley chapter

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may 2009 sun mon tue wed thu fri sat 1 2 mash bash 3 4 live music the rhino 5 6 bike night mash bash 9 bike night saltwater cowboys 7 8 bike night tiki bar hurricane drinks out front grill 12 13 bike night grumpy 15 10 11 live music the rhino bike night hurricane grill 19 bike night 14 board tiki bar meeting drinks out 7pm front 21 16 free lunch everglades cycle 22 23 17 18 live music the rhino 20 bike night bike night tiki bar hurricane drinks out front grill 26 27 bike night bike night grumpy 28 29 bike night saltwater cowboys 24 chapter meeting 11am 31 live music the rhino 25 30 bike night saltwater cowboys memorial day bike night tiki bar hurricane drinks out front grill bike night grumpy abate of fla inc gator alley chapter page 15

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