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volume 29 issue 7 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[close]
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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 meeting july 12th 2012 7 pm chapter meeting july 22th 2012 11 am 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[close]
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executive board president vice president secretary treasurer ruth kalvin john frizz stevens lynn corr scarlett leeper 280-8004 200-6360 348-7119 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 daniel oppie laurajo smith will riffraff breen 200-7484 404-7006 776-6755 brad pedigo lynn corr fred corr robert rusty crans will riffraff breen roy steel stacy shillingburg pam miller sach draffen 580-7439 348-7119 348-7119 821-1943 776-6755 218-5582 300-5185 200-2980 290-4105 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 sach draffen jerry mason margo dugan dave rich 290-4105 973-670-1066 404-1279 285-4011 sachdraffen@gmail.com chaplin@gatoralley.net sunshine@gatoralley.net webmaster@gatoralley.net www gatoralley.net page 3[close]
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dear membership well i m back and very honored that the membership has the confidence to allow me to serve another term as your president thank you to those who are serving this year on the board of directors i think we have a great group we will be attending the leadership seminars on july 14th and will come back well prepared to get down to business some issues we will address this coming year are revamping how we deliver the newsletter membership and going over the chapter s budget needs in an attempt to increase income and reduce our spending at our first board meeting we will be reviewing the section of our by-laws that explains each position s responsibilities this will clarify to the entire bod the expectation for each position as well as allow us to ask questions the preservation run is july 8th and then the birthday party in september g.w clark will be chairing the birthday party this year so please see him if you would like to help thanks to margo for all the years she did it she made it a lot of fun because she put her heart and soul into it i m sure she will be helping g.w in some way and of course we will hear from her on the rick bradley man and women of the year awards we will need someone to chair the memorial run in october the run and gobble in november and then the heritage run in december if you have never chaired a run please consider it laura and myself are here to hold your hand if need be we want to get new people involved and that won t happen unless they make the choice to participate ask and you shall receive all the help encouragement and support you need to chair a successful run kind regards ruth kalvin general cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently read his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children it is a portion of an abc radio interview between a female broadcaster and general cosgrove who was about to sponsor a boy scout troop visiting his military headquarters female interviewer so general cosgrove what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base general cosgrove we re going to teach them climbing canoeing archery and shooting female interviewer shooting that s a bit irresponsible isn t it general cosgrove i don t see why they ll be properly supervised on the rifle range female interviewer don t you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children general cosgrove i don t see how we will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm female interviewer but you re equipping them to become violent killers general cosgrove well ma am you re equipped to be a prostitute but you re not one are you the radiocast went silent for 46 seconds and when it returned the interview was over page 4 www gatoralley.net[close]
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southwest florida legislative representatives directory governor rick scott rep the capital 402 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850-488-7146 fax 850-487-0801 senator bill nelson democrat billnelson.senate.gov 716 hart senate office bldg washington dc 20510 202-224-5274 district office justice center annex bldg suite 801 2000 main street fort myers fl 33901 239-334-7760 b40a dirksen senate off bldg washington dc 20510 202-224-3041 district office 3299 east tamiami trail ste 106 naples fl 34112 239-213-1521 rep kathleen passidomo district 76 kathleen.passidomo myfloridahouse.gov capital office 324 the capitol 402 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399 850-488-4487 district office ste 304 3299 tamiami trail east naples fl 34112 239-417-6200 lt governor jennifer carroll rep the capital 402 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399-1300 850-488-7146 fax 850-487-0801 congressman connie mack congressman david rivera republican republican district #14 district #25 115 cannon house office bldg 417 cannon house office bldg washington dc 20515 washington dc 20515 202-225-2536 district office 4715 golden gate pkwy ste 1 naples fl 34116 239-252-6225 202-225-2778 district office 4715 golden gate pkwy ste 1 naples fl 34116 239-348-1620 senator marco rubio republican rep trudi williams district 75 trudi.williams myfloridahouse.gov capital office 222 the capitol 402 south monroe str tallahassee fl 32399 850-488-2047 district office 12811 kenwood lane ste 212 fort myers fl 33907 239-433-6775 rep denise grimsley district 77 denise.grimsley myfloridahouse.gov capital office 222 the capitol 402 south monroe str tallahassee fl 32399 850-488-3457 district office suite b 205 s commerce ave sebring fl 33870 863-385-5251 rep matt hudson district 101 matt.hudson myfloridahouse.gov capital office 222 the capitol 402 south monroe str tallahassee fl 32399 850-488-1028 district office harmon turner building suite 212 3299 tamiami trail east naples fl 34112 239-417-6270 rep jeanette nunez district 112 jeanette.nunez myfloridahouse.gov capital office 1003 the capitol 402 south monroe str tallahassee fl 32399 850-488-7897 district office collier cty admin bldg 2399 e tamiami trail ste 305 naples fl 34112 239-434-5094 senator garrett richter district 37 richter.garrett.s37@flsenate.gov capitol office 322 senate office building 404 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399 850-487-5124 district office 3299 east tamiami trail ste 302 naples fl 34112 239-471-6205 page 6 senator larcenia bullard district 39 bullard.larcenia.s39@flsenate.gov capitol office 218 senate office building 404 south monroe street tallahassee fl 32399 850-487-5127 district office 8603 s dixie hwy ste 304 miami fl 33143 305-668-7344 www gatoralley.net[close]
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humility show true humility to all men as we re told in titus 3:2 this is how paul tells titus to act toward the people of corinth where he is trying to settle problems in their church character and humility were qualities paul both preached and lived in miletus paul said he had served the lord with great humility and with tears acts 20:19 when we read of his bold defense of the faith and his aggressive preaching of the gospel we wonder how it could be described as tearful and tender in today s world we are taught to be assertive and have a tendency toward self-affirmation and we wonder how is it possible to be humble jesus showed humility to others at all times humility starts in the thoughts you have concerning others paul wrote in phil.2:3&4 do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit but in humility consider others better than yourselves each of you should look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others instead of living for self as is the what s in it for me attitude we should say what can i do for you god gives grace to the humble not to the prideful humble yourselves therefore under god s mighty hand that he may lift you up in due time 1peter 5:6 personal humility is a spiritual discipline and the hallmark of service of jesus ga chaplain jerry mason july 22nd abate of florida gator alley chapter page 7[close]
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gator alley chapter meeting minutes june 24 2012 10:00 am vfw pledge moment of silence president ruth kalvin welcome guest and new members pass the hat to compensate cma for their help at mash bash encouraged people to run for board of directors it s not in the best interest of the chapter for a few to do everything vice president crabby think about who you are voting for don t just fill the spot sectretary zeke zeke was thanked for being at the meeting he rode in the torrential rain asked that the minutes be accepted as written in the newsletter riffraff made a motion seconded by jim kalvin all in favor treasurer scarlett leeper totaled up money collected for cma passed around a yearly report of expenses sargeant at arms tom yahl all is safe safety riffraff breen reminded everyone about being safe during the rainy season thanked everyone for the help from last year please continue your support membership stacy shillingburg handed out pins see report in newsletter legislative/newsletter lynn corr encouraged people to run for newsletter editor lots of help is offered report by the cdc lead people to believe that helmets saves lives when in actuality the statics show that more helmet wearing crashes were fatal than those not wearing a helmet please see report we need to be informed we are all pr representatives delegates report fred corr see report in newsletter pr communication/advertising sach draffen mentioned new advertisers and those that extended their ads if you want to get pr info from sachs please give him your email products debi reinhold we have special prices on old event shirts and only 1 hat left quartermaster oppie thank you for everyone that came out and helped move the storage unit special events laurajo smith probably won t go on the fun run due to rain mentioned the preservation run july 8th 5 star event bowling challenge with hogs aug 5 th wants to look at participating in community events also setup meet up with other chapters memorial service at stans sunshine report margo fuoco made mention of all the cards sent to members and family old business dave pappas talked about the preservation run asked for people to get involved lynn discussed the fact of expense of newsletters and talked about changing it to online she also reiterated that if you want a newsletter mailed to you it will still be mailed advertisers should start getting their newsletters online 11 am chapter elections see the new roster for new board members new business gw clark has offered to run the birthday party this year good to the order nancy noy spoke about a fund raiser in estero jenny mccallion let us know about tommy byers and his medical condition vfw moose and eagles are raising money for a local member on july 7th fred corr suggested that we check the newsletter and the masterlink about events with other chapters always something to do ruth kalvin talked about 5 star event rusty crans concurred t-shirt was won by doug white 50/50 won by partway paul evans will breen made a motion to adjourn seconded by zeke 11:54 am respectfully submitted by lynn corr page 8 www gatoralley.net[close]
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june sunshine report cari lamontagne new member get well card for her bike accident that ended with a totaled bike and some scrapes and bruises her comment to me was i feel like i lost a best friend it was her first bike and she is a brand new rider my response to that was what someone told me when i started riding and from first hand experience it s not if you re going to go down it s when it happens but we can all be thankful that she wasn t seriously injured and she will be able to get another bike she was on vacation up north as of this report but our well wishes went with her the family of harley hogue the 53 year old gentleman from naples who died while riding his motorcycle on the infamous 11 mile road known as dragon s tail or tail of the dragon located in tennessee/north carolina we signed his naples daily news obituary and wished his family deep condolences the family of stan gober owner and entertainer of stan s idle hour in goodland we signed his naples daily news obituary sending our sympathies and thanks for all of his support over the years we had many biker functions go through and end up there and i am pretty sure all of us have taken our out-oftown family and guests to see the infamous buzzard lope queen mary and stan himself collecting that yankee dollar he was a hometown hero and will be missed by many but i for one will always think of him when someone asks what kinda fish is that thanks stan for opening your doors to everyone from the poor fisherman to the outright billionaire we ll raise a glass of buzzard punch to your new home in that little drinkin village with a fishin problem in the sky frizz and jude stevens a big congratulations on their renewal of vows for their 40th anniversary staying together for that long wasn t easy but when you saw the way they looked at each other while saying their vows this time it was well worth the effort and blood sweat and tears we wish you many more happy years together what did the egg say to the water you get hot i ll get hard and we ll both be done in 3 mintues respectfully submitted by margo fuoco page 10 www gatoralley.net[close]
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please welcome your new 2012-2013 gator alley board of directors congratulations and best of luck for a successful and honorable year president ruth kalvin vice president john frizz stevens secretary lynn corr treasurer scarlett leeper sgt at arms brad pedigo legislative trustee lynn corr state delegates rusty crans fred corr alternate state delegates roy steel will riffraff breen membership stacy shillingburg quartermaster danny oppie newsletter pam miller products board of directors public relations sach draffen special events laurajo smith safety director will riffraff breen all the best margo www gatoralley.net page 11[close]
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abate of florida inc delegates meeting june 9 2012 called to order 2:03 pm clermont fl presidents report doc reichenbach doc gave presidents award to doc fish vice president doc fish big bend chapter excused due to death of former board member chris need to think more safety and take more care at events too many incidents curfew for children signed children waivers very important secretary report bob alexander no corrections submitted a vote of acceptance was taken and passed treasurer report patti nasrallah treasurers report presented see report in masterlink need new bank signature cards after elections sargent-at-arms mudder watch for oily conditions during rainy season cook shack being repaired state office boots pick up certified mail very important send tracking info for mail insure print and sign waivers are signed by all all rides need to be covered by insurance need to send officer updates to state after elections concerning accidental death benefits send in benefit card no visit by agent required membership val loper reports now going out via email unless otherwise requested awards for most new members see masterlink allow extra time for life cards send in orange cards masterlink bob von bulow update will be in november s issue pr/communications lockdown motorcycle check points see detail thanks to all for proclamations sent safety johnny james all orders need to be before july seminars please no nicknames for something safety class available at seminars in july online safety class not available as of yet products steve knee all orders picked up great deal on older shirts abate of florida gator alley chapter page 12[close]
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legislative scribe brooks encourage chapters to continue scheduling speakers to chapter meeting keep up the good work note state of massachusetts convicted a teen for texting and driving please send info on legislative events in your chapter nissan ad was pulled lobbyist doc reichenbach get out and meet candidates at town hall meetings don t be afraid to discuss issues with candidates legislators remember the last person they spoke to still trying to get support to secure the state safety funds governors veto is not the final say ethanol not wanted or needed not mandatory till more tests done new threat from saw grass as fuel looking to happen in tampa they want the jobs please call email when asked to do so you have the power as a voter legal council larry crow the state fair in tampa case is still on going check your uninsured motorist coverage many offenders don t have it n.c.o.m 2012 two bills passed in minnesota abate allowed to perform road guard north carolina killed bill on motorcycle only check points doc would like to see a class on road guards in florida and create a standard operating procedure n carolina killed m/c only checkpoints beware new in indiana and coming to a state near you check points for correct license and dui or scanning of license plates by observer vehicles at large events sport bike event is possibly october 2013 making it all about safety and legislative mrf ama supports prevention of motorcycle only check points bike week 2013 new board will work on event tallahassee 2013 april 15th ride to the capital meeting on sunday old business meeting sites for next year february 2013 independence chapter june 2013 southwest chapter august 2013 west coast chapter october 2013 hillsborough chapter december 2013 treasurer coast chapter july 14th leadership seminar in clermont state board elections positions that changed president doc fish vice president jim gladstone public relations rhonda griffs new business stop texting magnetic signs work good of the order thanked lake county for hosting 25 yrs old this year 5 star event coming up palm beach freedom rights rally 6/23/12 see their website for info adjourned 6:05 pm submitted by fred corr abate of florida gator alley chapter page 13[close]
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legislative this response is distributed by abate of florida inc submitted by lynn corr page 14 www gatoralley.net[close]
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