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volume 28 issue 11 a merican b rotherhood ikers a gainst iming t otalitarian owards e nactments ducation dedicated to freedom of the road let those who ride decide

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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 6:00pm on tuesday following the meeting all members are asked to submit anything they have that would be of interest to their fellow members such as stories and/or pictures gator alley meetings board of directors november 17 2011 vfw 7pm chapter meeting november 27 2011 vfw 11am 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 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 disclaimer identification statement this publication is the monthly newsletter of abate of florida inc gator alley chapter p.o box 10395 naples fl 34101 page 2 www gatoralley.net

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2011 2012 board of directors executive board president vice president secretary treasurer ruth kalvin m crabby crabtree john zeke zavatsky scarlett leeper 280-8004 825-7497 434-221-5060 784-9661 president@gatoralley.net vicepresident@gatoralley.net secretary@gatoralley.net treasurer@gatoralley.net elected board sgt at arms legislative st delegate st delegate alt st delegate alt st delegate membership newsletter public relations products quartermaster special events safety director frank vetter lynn corr fred corr robert rusty crans paul evans roy steel stacy shillingburg lynn corr sach draffen debi reinbold daniel oppie laurajo smith will riffraff breen 404-1357 348-7119 348-7119 821-1943 961-1414 218-5582 300-5185 348-7119 290-4105 289-1004 200-7484 404-7006 776-6755 sgtatarms@gatoralley.net legislative@gatoralley.net statedelegate1@gatoralley.net statedelegate2@gatoralley.net altstatedelegate1@gatoralley.net altstatedelegate2@gatoralley.net membership@gatoralley.net newsletter@gatoralley.net sachdraffen@gmail.com products@gatoralley.net quartermaster@gatoralley.net specialevents@gatoralley.net safety@gatoralley.net appointed officals advertising exec chaplin sunshine webmaster asst sgt at arms www gatoralley.net sach draffen jerry mason margo dugan dave rich tom/heidi yahl 290-4105 973-670-1066 404-1279 285-4011 road captain sachdraffen@gmail.com chaplin@gatoralley.net sunshine@gatoralley.net webmaster@gatoralley.net john frizz stevens page 3

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dear gator alley membership i would like to thank crabby for presiding over the general membership meeting in my absence and no the boat didn t sink upcoming events are the run and gobble on november 20th and the heritage run on december 4th as well the chapter meeting will be held on december 18th because christmas falls on the fourth sunday this year the december board meeting will not changed it will be december 15th please take note of the new pages devoted to history in this newsletter we will try to do something each month whether it s pictures or news articles from the past it will help us remember where we came from and who brought us here our event calendar is also published in this newsletter the only event left that needs a chairperson is the casino run in april after that we are looking for chairs for the next election year the first one being the preservation run in july please consider chairing an event you will have lots of support from the bod and it s a good way to be a part of what makes your chapter a success if you don t want to be the head honcho then at least get on board with the person chairing the event and give a hand hope to see everyone at the swamp buggy races and the run and gobble most sincerely ruth kalvin ineptocracy in-ep-toc ra-cy a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers memorial run page 4 october 2011 www gatoralley.net

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hey yall well it looks like our riding season is finally here what nice weather we had an eventful past month about half way through we lost an older member tom wakefield a few from the chapter showed up we had a nice service with the reception and remembrance at his house afterward rain memorial run went well had a decent turn out rain after party was fun but most got rained out hard to get laid back when your soaked as most were a reminder to all who are willing to help when needed get me your name and number i promise i wont call all the time run n gobble is coming get your contribution to ethel please and give us the name of any member you know that could use a hand this thanksgiving next year it might be you or me i guess thats about it for now see you next month or sooner crabby never pick a fight with a greybeard if you win theres no glory if you lose just embarrassment i am looking for musicians that would like to play at the heritage run we need cornet trumpet clarinet alto sax tenor sax and a tuba player if you re interested call me jim kalvin at 280-6054 or email jimkalvin@yahoo.com abate of florida gator alley chapter page 5

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district legislative representatives 2011 2012 regular session governor governor rick scott republican the capital 402 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850.488.7146 t 850.487.0801 f lt governor jennifer carroll republican the capital 402 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850.488.7146 t 850.487.0801 f bill nelson senator democrat website billnelson.senate.gov capitol office united states senate 716 hart senate office bldg washington dc 20510 202.224.5274 t 202.228.2183 f district office justice center annex bldg suite 801 2000 main st ft myers fl 33901 239.334.7760 t,239.334.7710 f marco rubio senator republican washington 317 hart senate office bldg washington dc 20510 202.224.3041 t naples office none connie mack congressman republican district #14 website washington 417 cannon house office bldg washington dc 20515 202.225.2536 t 202.226.0439 f naples office 4715 golden gate pkway suite 1 naples fl 34116 239.252.6225 t 239.252.8065 f david rivers congressman republican district #25 website washington 417 cannon house office bldg washington dc 20515 202.225.2778 naples office 4715 golden gate pkway suite 1 naples fl 34116 239.348.1620 t 239.348.3569 f florida senate garret richter republican district #37 email richter.garret.web@flsenate.gov tallahassee office 322 senate office bldg rm 322 404 s monroe st tallahassee fl 32399-1100 850-487-5124 t naples office 3299 e tamiami trail administration bldg #203 naples fl 3411 239.417.6205 t lacernia bullard democrat district #39 email bullard.larcenia.web@flsenate.gov tallahassee office senate office bldg rm 218 404 s monroe s tallahassee fl 32399-1100 850-487-5127 miami office 8603 s dixie hwy #304 miami fl 33143 305.668.7344 t page 6 www gatoralley.net

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district legislative representatives 2011 2012 regular session the house name trudi k williams republican district #75 tallahassee office the capitol 222 402 s monore st tallahassee fl 32399-1300 district office lee county office 12811 kenwood ln #212 ft myers fl 33907 239.433.6775 t 239.278.7573 f collier county office 3299 e tamiami tr 304 naples fl 34112-4902 239.417.6200 email trudi.williams@myfloridahouse.gov 850.488.2047 kathleen passidomo the capitol 324 republican district #76 402 s monroe st email:kathleen.passidomo@myfloridahous e.gov tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850.488.4487 denise grimsley the capitol 222 sebring office 205 south commerce suite b sebring fl 33879-3604 863.385-5251 republican district #77 402 s monore st ste 222 email:denise.grimsley@myfloridahouse.go v tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850.488.3457 jeannette nunez the capitol 1003 collier cnty adm bldg 3299 e tamiami trail suite 305 naples fl 34112-3972 239-434-5094 republican district #112 402 monroe st #1003 email:jeannette.nunez@myfloridahouse.go v tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850.488.7897 t matt hudson republican district #101 email:matt.hudson@myfloridahouse.gov the capitol 222 402 monroe st tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850.488.1028 collier cnty adm bldg 3301 e tamiami tr 212 naples fl 34112-3972 239.417.6270 abate of florida gator alley chapter page 7

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are you going to heaven that s a question many people wonder about if you re a christian then you know the answer you must have salvation which is a free gift when we receive god s forgiveness through a personal relationship with and a faith in jesus christ rom.6:23 we enter into this relationship by confessing that we have sinned and fallen short of what god asks and we believe in jesus christ as lord and savior following god s law is very difficult and something most can t do on their own it is too easy to stray from the correct path if we live as the world does it is important to have christian friends around to help you stay on the path in rom.10:9 we re told that if you confess with your mouth jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead you will be saved in rom 10:10 we then read for it is with your heart you believe and are justified and it is with your mouth you confess and are saved your salvation if we read on we re told in verse 13 that everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved once we have salvation then there are a few laws we want to follow in order to please god we all know the ten commandments and we re told to stay away from adultry drunkenness homo-sexuality and to do good and share with others in their time of need nobody said it was an easy path to follow which is why we need christian friends to hang out with remember all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god gator alley chaplain jerry mason public relations ad executive for the people who are unaware of the accident that claimed the life of janine becker she was from estero court was held on october 20th in ft myers for stephen brown he is the one who hit both doug mcgill and janine becker mr brown was only charged with careless driving and driving a vehicle in an unsafe condition civil infractions vice president crabby ethel pastor jerry and i attended the hearing along with southwest chapter estero and caloosahatchee chapter mr brown was found guilty of both charges total fines $1500.00 and 6 months lost of license this was the max that the judge could give by law we are still waiting to see if another charge may be coming forth it is cases like these that the law has to be changed we were there to support janine becker s family but they gained nothing but our love and respect this kid walked get behind a bill that will stop this make calls or e-mail also call our people in tally on the ad side marti of solo salon thanked us for using her salon she is taking out another ad that is what we need remember that christmas is just around the corner so use our ad people for gifts gift certificates are great have a great thanksgiving keep the rubber down sach page 8 www gatoralley.net

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gator alley general meeting minutes october 23 2011 meeting called to order at the v.f.w by crabby at 11:01 a.m stand for the pledge of allegiance a moment of silence president report ruth excused vice-president crabby call for guests new members went to court house with estero river abate was not happy with results secretary zeke entertained a motion chapter minutes be accepted as printed in newsletter motion made by frizz 2nd by cathy motion carries treasurer scarlett gave her report if more information is needed see scarlett sgt arms frank all is secure membership stacy 431 members 3 new 2 renewals had life packets handed out year pins legislative/newsletter lynn excused ethel gave report see report for full details newsletter reports due by 6:00 p.m tuesday state delegate rusty see all information in rustys report p.r advertising sach stephen brown paid 1500.00 in fine for the death of janice of estero river abate no lost advertisers but we did gain a few products debbie we can now get the gator alley name bar also the gator alley patch quartermaster oppie may be looking for tables will get with crabby after meeting special events laurajo swamp buggy races next week run gobble heritage run swamp to city run 8th of jan casino run in april safety riffraff look out for the other ones there back needs help at swamp buggy grounds with the safety trailer we do make money on this event 700.00 for the weekend web master lockdown needs dates for dec meeting 8th b.o.d 18th chapter sunshine margo cards out see report for everything else old business mark thanked everyone for great turnout on memorial run ethel on run gobble will have escort for a short time to get into st mathews house please no burnouts leaving st mathews house we will have news coverage and you are a gator alley member boxes are being put out by our advertisers it is a all out chapter advertisers event ethel then read letters from out of state members great hearing from all of you frizz on mash bash dates to be first weekend in may crabby talked about tom wakefeilds service need margos birthday report cpr again with new prices and people to do it trying to get a meeting for 5 star heidi 25th year for heritage run need to be at this one they need socks cotton please new business no new business at this time good of the order terri cela talked about his book will give back $5.00 to the chapter for every sale hell be at the orange blossom library nov 29th 2:00 p.m extreme riders has saturday theme nights 7:00 p.m bike night on thursday october 29th halloween party 7:00 p.m tina october is breast cancer awareness month passes a hat for her walk monies raised cadillac talked about the wall coming to marco will start exit 131 rest stop dec 6th thanked everyone for all their support after his wreck marilyn is out of rehab but will be a while for her to walk again 50/50 barb donated to run gobble tee crabby again he must need shirts motion to adjourn heidi 2nd rusty 12:27 p.m respectfully submitted by zeke www gatoralley.net page 9

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october sunshine report the brooks family sympathy for the loss of their long time family member and pet buddy all of us critter folk know how hard it is to say goodbye to our fur-babies but can find comfort in knowing that we gave them a happy loving safe home to one of god s creatures that always believed that their purpose in life was to give us joy and unconditional love james hall son of treasurer angel and grandson of president mark of estero river chapter get well card for his shoulder surgery this young buck managed to break his shoulder in 3 places while playing football yet his youth and great physical condition is helping him recover so that one day he may continue with his jrrotc and sports goals i think we should keep an eye on this kid he s gonna be one of the good ones michele huscher thinking of you card after her surgery i had to give her hell because this is the 4th card i have sent her in one year two celebratory two recovery come january 1st she should be exempt from all bad luck for all of 2012 barb bachelor wakefield and family sympathy for the passing of tommy her husband and soul mate of 23 years past president and an essential part of gator alley s foundation his memorial service was well attended by many of the people he touched with his superb kindness sense of humor dedication to family friends and work he was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor many years ago that slowed him down but never stopped him from living the best life he could and embracing those around him being at his memorial just reminded me that everyone leaves a footprint when they go and our job is to continue the good that they gave to us while they were here best wishes to barb and the family and we are so glad that she was able to attend a couple of events these past few weeks you are one very special lady miss barb we are lucky to have you as a member and your students are lucky to have you as their teacher god bless you larry clay a get well card as he is still dealing with some health issues that keeps sending him to the hospital from his perspective bein sick is just a pain in the ass and just disrupts his day but we hope that he will find a solution that works so he can get well and get on with it wayne jenkins former commander of our vfw a thinking of you card as he will be going in for open heart surgery on november 3rd will keep you posted as to how everything turns out unfortunately we have had to send him a few cards this past year so hopefully this surgery will clear up some of his health problems and he can get back to enjoying the vfw from the other side of the bar updates cadillac and marilyn cadillac was able to attend the meeting after some healing time but is still a bit tender from remembering how bad it hurt to break the same shoulder the first time 30 years ago compared to coping with it now he fully understands that youth has it s advantages the great news is that marilyn is out of rehab and healing at home with cadillac as her apartment is on the second floor with no access to an elevator the bad news is she may find out that he is really hard to live with her therapists are extremely happy with her progress and see her doing well after a long steady program of rehab and tlc she can t put any weight on it for some time but a slow heal is a complete heal so we will be cheering for you all the way they have received much love support food visits emails and cards from all that love them but we all know that they would do the exact same thing if it was any one of us let the healing continue and may god give them all the patience they need when someone leaves the toilet seat up hey hey hey let s all give a cheer our good ol pappy is cancer clear whoo hoo how about that folks that ol bugger is blue twisted steel okay so the beer industry might have suffered a little bit but we will take this great news and thank the good lord for making sure that pappy is around to keep us all in line xoxo sweet pappy side note there were 2 bikes that went down on the corner of golden gate blvd and wilson blvd while neither of those men were abate members i had several calls/texts/emails as to who went down which goes to show you how many members are paying attention i have always said that metal and paint can be fixed but these victims were husbands dads uncles boyfriends sons friends to families that loves them and we all know how it feels to get word that one of ours just became the topic of the 6 o clock news i will be happy to send a card if someone would assist with the proper information but if i sent out a card to everyone who needed one there wouldn t be enough ink and paper in the world the best we can do is to be good and kind to each other when we are out on the road and help when we can abate of florida is only one group in collier county and even though we are flawed we are sewn together with the best of intentions thank you to debi reinbold for that awesome quote we are now getting into the holiday season and i hope that everyone in gator alley is able to be surrounded by the ones they love even if they aren t bound by blood i know that my family is 3500 miles away but god saw to it that i had ya ll to pick up the slack so my holiday question to this group is if godzilla had a son would he be named jesuszilla i ll let ya think on it a bit respectfully submitted margo fuoco page 10 www gatoralley.net

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past gator alley chapter president tom thank you for the foundation you help lay in this chapter you will be sorely missed page 12 www gatoralley.net

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run and gobble count down back in august when i volunteer to chair this event i asked for chapter participation letters were sent to our members out of state and those out of town we have gotten a great response back from these members the committee has put the monies sent to purchasing their canned goods some of our advertisers are participating by putting out boxes for canned donations with only a few weeks away it s up to us local members friends to come together on the poker run we have more members this year verses the past years that need our help so let get together and show our brotherhood for those in need see you at cj s at 9:00 am on november 20th to get signed in kickstands up at 10:45 too proceed to the st matthew s house then off to our stops and support our advertisers and have a fun day with your old and new brothers and sisters ethel christine diane memorial run recap i would like to thank everyone who helped make our memorial run such a success from the people who donated food to rick our meat chef to brad for the use of iron horse south tina for the sign in assistance and everyone who attended we had 84 people sign in what a tribute to all our brothers and sisters who are no longer with us physically i believe this was the best attended memorial run yet oh yeah i think it was also the wettest i would like to chair this event next year and hope i can depend on all of you again thank you mark abate of florida gator alley chapter page 13

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membership report hello everyone as of this report we have 428 members please check your membership expiration for renewing we seem to be losing a lot of renewals if you have any concerns please feel free to contact any of the board instead of just letting your membership go remember there is strength in numbers we can t let our guard down as far as legislation and safety is a big concern hope to see you all soon till then ride safe stacy new annual members pam sprattin richard robinson john martindale thank you russell sharbaugh marilyn reimuth max notter diane hemmer richard brinkmeyer tonya mannis renewals thank you for your continued support welcome to gator alley denise corbitt copola just transferred from southernmost chapter october 2011 expirations will breen matt hudson anthony souza doug tumbleson jeffery fowler betty lirot don taylor joseph fuimano terry moore roy terry robert gibson maryjo pletcher allen trone november 2011expirations robert boderman lisa griffith lehn lehnard charles rodriguez david chilcote shirley dayton richard dorris jim hashman rick ramirez karen guerra dee hashman patrick murphy alex olivera bethany stevens membership anniversaries 2-year diane hemmer jim atlen october 2011 anniversaries 3-year 4-year 5-year matt hudson betty lirot frank vetter gerald mason 8-year john grenga 9 year jim kalvin ruth kalvin 11-year joseph elyard cindy quinn 12-year 22-year 23-year john granger 25-year daniel potter 28-year john martindale butch brindenbaker john neel if you would like your membership card mailed please include a sase with your renewal form page 14 www gatoralley.net

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congratulations again to our rick bradley man and woman of the year denise russo and sach draffen very important sell those raffle tickets this is the biggest fundraiser for abate of florida and we need to contribute get a pack from scarlett sell them and turn them in before christmas give them as a christmas gift buy them for someone else stocking stuffers name tags on gifts whatever you can think of don t wait doc is encouraging each chapter it s a great prize for $5 i don t know about you but $10,000 would be nice in my pocket lynn corr legislative trustee abate of florida gator alley chapter page 15

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