Fighting for the Rights and Education of Every Georgia Motorcyclist August 2012 A.B.A.T.E

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Fighting for the rights and education of every Georgia motorcyclist August 2012 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. STATE OFFICE ADDRESSES Advertising Fees www.abatega.org (Mailing Address) A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. P.O. BOX 116 Website 115 1 Month

Austell, GA 30168 Phone: (770) 881-7438 Fax: (770) 234-4177 Newsletter

A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA STATE OFFICERS 2012-2014 Term Black & White Term in Months State Director (Acting) (404) 324 –2037 Ned Williams $ 40.00 1 E-mail [email protected] $ 110.00 3

Legislative Director $ 200.00 6 James F/ Trucks E-mail [email protected] 1/4 Page Treasurer Gary Bonds (404) 915-8778 Black & White Term in Months Email: [email protected] $ 70.00 1

Membership Director $ 200.00 3 Heidi Stockwell $ 360.00 6 Email [email protected] $ 660.00 12 Asst, Membership Director Ann Crenshaw (229) 924-7449 Email [email protected] 1/2 Page

Sgt. At Arms Black & White Term in Months Dave Woodruffe $ 125.00 1 Email: [email protected] $ 360.00 3 Activities Director POSITION OPEN $ 660.00 6

Secretary of State (Acting) $ 1,200.00 12 Ann Turner (770) 881-7438 Email [email protected] Full Page A.B.A.T.E. Legal Advisor Steve Murrin (404) 221-0777 Black & White Term in Months $ 225.00 1 Christian Motorcyclists Association GA State Coordinator Mike Cook (229) 268-4455 $ 660.00 3 $ 1,200.00 6 A.B.A.T.E. State Chair Wade Warnock (678) 271-2860 $ 2,200.00 12 Ads Must Be Received in digital format or ready to scan by the 10th of the Director of Education month, accompanied by full payment, to be printed in the next issue. Credit Dr. Sue Duggan [email protected] card payments are welcome. Ads must be paid in advance to receive the multiple ad discount rate. If you wish, we can lay out your ad for you for an Regional Director, Northern Region additional $25 charge plus any reasonable costs. Additional charges and David Norman [email protected] services offered at the discretion of the editor. Please allow additional lead time for all ads that we must lay out.

Regional Director, Central Region Payment must be received in advance for ad renewals. If not you will lose Ricky Jordan [email protected] the discounted multiple ad rate and the account will revert back to monthly prices. Make your check or money order payable to A.B.A.T.E. of Georgia, Regional Director, Southern Region Inc. Send to: Jerry McDaniel [email protected] A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. Webmaster and Newsletter Design P.O. BOX 116 Bill Mattison [email protected] Austell, GA 30168

A.B.A.T.E. of Georgia, Inc. All rights reserved. This newsletter is published monthly and distributed throughout the state of Georgia as well as to other motorcycle organizations nationwide. A.B.A.T.E. of Georgia accepts no re- sponsibility for the comments or opinions from reprinted materials contained within this publication. We welcome your news, opinions, comments, com- plaints, and suggestions on Motorcycle related issues. All articles must include your name and address. We do not accept slanderous, accusing letters; profanities (photographic or written); non-A.B.A.T.E. related letters. A.B.A.T.E. of Georgia reserves the right to refuse or edit any article, photo, letter, or advertisement that is decided is not in the best interest of the organization or its members.

2 August 2012 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Some of A.B.A.T.E.’s accomplishments over the years: WHAT IS · Successfully lobbied for legislation that created the Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program (GMSP), our state’s rider education program that is available to all. A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, Inc.?

· Lobbied to have legislation passed to modify the existing manda- tory helmet law to allow adults age 21 and older freedom of choice The letters “A.B.A.T.E.” stand for as to the wearing of a helmet. American Bikers Active Toward Educa- · Successfully lobbied for legislation leading to the repeal of the Georgia law prohibiting use of speakers or headphones while riding tion. A.B.A.T.E. is composed of motor- a motorcycle. · Fought and stopped legislation introduced in the 1992 Session of cyclists from all areas of the state, from the Georgia General Assembly that would have made it illegal for all walks of life, and who ride all makes kids age 10 and under to ride as passengers on motorcycles. · Established May as “Motorcycle Awareness and You” month of bikes. A.B.A.T.E. is not a club, it is a through a proclamation signed by the Governor and through resolutions passed by the Senate and House each year. This is an non-partisan politically active organiza- annual effort that raises public awareness of motorcycles. tion working on motorcyclist’s rights. · Successfully lobbied legislators to approve increased funding for the Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program, in the amount of We are affiliated with national rights $170,000 after the license tag rate was raised on all vehicles to $20. groups like the American Motorcy- · Successfully stopped proposed legislation that would have clist Association (AMA), the Motorcy- increased the size of motorcycle tags. · Successfully lobbied for handicapped tags for motorcycles without cle Riders Foundation (MRF) and the further enabling legislation, by bringing it to the attention of the National Coalition of Motorcyclists Department of Revenue that the code section was written in such a way that it was already authorized. (NCOM). · Successfully lobbied for antique tags for motorcycles in the 1998 legislative session. · Established a 15 District organization that has led to more Our main focus is to keep motorcy- participation locally, while raising our membership statewide. The more members we have, means the more clout we have at the cle legislation in its proper perspec- State Capitol. tive. Many restrictive laws are enacted · Sponsor and promote the largest Swap Meet/Bike Show in Georgia, 5 times a year. by uninformed legislators. A.B.A.T.E.’s · Successfully forced prosecution of a trucker who, while making an goal is to keep our lawmakers informed illegal turn, killed fellow motorcyclist Mark Bonner. · Successfully lobbied to pass the “Frank-Lee” (ROW) bill to enhance of our members collective position on penalties to those who cause death or serious injury to a motorcyclists by failing to yield the right of way. Motorcycle related legislation. · Successfully lobbied to pass the “Tag/Title” bill SB-437 that allows Preventing unfair legislation from be- for registration of kit/assembled bikes. Signed by Governor Purdue May 14, 2008. coming law is easier than fighting to get

the law repealed.

Your benefits as a member of A.B.A.T.E. of Georgia: Organized lobbying of State and Federal legislators to make your Rider education and public aware- views on motorcyclist rights known to your Representatives. Current information on all motorcycle related legislation and where ness of motorcyclists are goals of your legislators stand on the issues that affect your motorcycling rights and freedoms. A.B.A.T.E.. We are not against the Monthly newsletter with legislative updates, event dates and places, and information wearing of helmets, and we encourage Membership card, patch, and one year pin for new members. all riders to ride safely. An informed and Yearly pin for renewals. Admission discounts at most A.B.A.T.E. events around the state, educated rider is a safer rider. Helmet including ALL State Swap Meets. Discounts at many motorcycle shops and dealers around the state laws do nothing to prevent an accident, Personal satisfaction of joining your brothers and sisters in promoting the great sport of motorcycling while supporting your right to and a helmet only provides the illusion ride by participation at State and District meetings, toy runs, blood of safety, while rider education is drives, camp-outs, bike shows, swap meets, etc. Spiritual consultation with the Christian Motorcycle Association proven to prevent accidents and save (CMA) for ride prayers, weddings, and visitation. lives. A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, Inc. IS A TEAM EFFORT WE WELCOME ALL RIDERS, ALL BRANDS

3 August 2012 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Ned Williams, State Director

As we enter the month of September we have a lot of work ahead of us. Our member legislative survey has been out with you, our members since last month. We will be collecting the results of the survey up until the month of November. While the survey is only four questions it is meant to give you, our members a voice at the state level to where we go as a political organization. Georgia’s voting districts have changed since the last election. As a result some of our members may be voting for people they previously did not have to vote for. On pages 16 though 25 we have listed the candidates currently up for election in our state as well as all of the new voting district boundaries for both the House and Senate of the Georgia General As- sembly. We are asking each district legislative coordinator to being efforts to determine the list of candidates up for election within their ABATE district. While that information is being gathered at the district level, we are tabulating the data from our member legislative survey sent in the last newsletter (and copied in this edition as well) and online at http://www.abatega.org/legislativesurvey

When that data is complete we will then be sending out candidate surveys that each candidates’ constitute ABATE members can request they answer. This action will help our members meet their potential elected officials but it will also make sure those candidates are aware of who ABATE of Georgia is.

Also we have the updated sponsor/supporter kits to districts for their sponsor meeting location and each district will be getting at least one, more, if your district has sold sponsors or supporters memberships. The sponsor program has show significant success over the last few months. We hope that with the newly improved sponsor stickers these efforts will help bring us new members at each sponsor and support location.

Lastly, the Griffin Swap meet has been postponed until next year, we hope this move will give ABATE more time to get the word out to the general riding public and help us make this event a success that attracts riders from every riding style, age group, gender and race.

Ride safe everyone, Ned Williams State Director, ABATE of Georgia.

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5 August 2012 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Closed Districts are a complete loss to ABATE of Georgia. Districts 10, 12 and 14 need to be reopened and made productive once again. These Districts closed for different reasons and for the most part they still have a membership base. If you have friends or family members in those areas please talk with them about reactivating the districts so we can continue with the growth we need in order to accomplish the fight for our rights. I have made an effort to contact those that have an e- mail address however a friend’s request is much more likely to have an impact in getting this done. It only requires 3 officers to open a district. One must be the District Coordinator and the other must be a Treasurer and the third can be any position. Make the phone calls and see what we can accomplish.

District Coordinator Contact Information

District 1st Name Last Name Phone # EMAIL 1 Heidi Stockwell 706-428-9760 [email protected]

1W Terry Simmons 706-313-2006 [email protected]

2 Anthony G Love 706-754-8517 [email protected]

3 Dave Woodruffe 678-778-9646 [email protected]

4E MICHAEL COLLINS 770-938-3285 [email protected]

4W Ann Turner 770-845-5864 [email protected] 5 Michael Mustain 404-229-4022 [email protected] 5/N Joe Harris 770-921-5238 [email protected] 6 Don Whitlow 770-294-7640 [email protected]

6-2 Michael Volk 770-252-9653 [email protected] 6-3 Jim Blessitt 770-235-9642 [email protected]

7 Delmar M Singleton 478-731-6180 8 Nancy James 706-592-1015 [email protected] 9 Ronald Foxworth 706-681-1694 [email protected] 9-2 Derrick Lewis 706-333-7729 [email protected] 11 David Jackson 912-441-7586 [email protected] 13 Danny Jones 229-322-6966 [email protected]

15 Stephanie Cruwys 912-269-6500 [email protected]

6 August 2012 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. ABATE of Georgia, Inc. met with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) on July 19th, 2012.

The day began with a presentation to the GDOT Board of Directors at 9:00 a.m. ABATE presented two plaques. One plaque was in recognition for correcting a road hazard situation on Hwy 190, due to the work of a Road Safety Audit during the month of August, 2011. ABATE was invited to participate in this road safety audit, which resulted in the cor- rection of a section of Highway 190 on Pine Mountain. The other plaque was for the GDOT’s outstanding effort in promoting motorcycle awareness through the use of messages on overhead signage around the state during the month of May, 2012. Just before lunch, ABATE met with GDOT Commissioner Keith Golden and his staff. Sue Duggan thanked them for their assistance in getting District 1 their permission to conduct a Motorcycle Awareness Rest Stop on I-75 Southbound at mile marker 319 on May 12, 2012. The new “Watch for Motorcycles” signage was discussed. GDOT would like our member’s opinions as to where they believe the dangerous intersections or roadways are and where this additional signage should be placed. Please contact Sue Duggan at [email protected] if you know of extremely dangerous locations where additional signage is needed. GDOT will also look at the Motorcycle Awareness message rotations on their digital overhead signage and continue to display these awareness messages around the state. Road repair, specifically tar snakes, was discussed last. The use of tar snakes to repair road damage is cost effective according to GDOT, but dangerous to motorcyclists when the roads are wet. GDOT would be willing to look at other materials and asked us to find out what other states are using with regard to cracks in the roadway. As long as we can find an equivalent alternative, there may be hope in reducing the slippery when wet road surfacing caused by tar snakes. All in all, it was a positive day for ABATE of GA, Inc. and the Georgia Department of Transportation. Communica- tion lines are open in all areas dealing with our roadways.

ABATE of Georgia State Director, Ned Williams, ABATE of Georgia State Edu- cation Director, Dr. Sue Duggan, GDOT Chief Engineer, Gerald Ross and ABATE of Georgia General Council, Steve Murrin standing with the plaques presented to GDOT

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1W: The Fourth Monday of each month at the 1:1st Tuesday of the month at the 2: 1st Sunday of the month 2:00pm, Location Dari Dip on Villanow St. Lafayette. Meeting Logan’s Roadhouse 2140 East Walnut alternates every other month: El Jinete Mexi- starts at 6:30pm Avenue Dalton, GA can Restaurant in Clarkesville, GA or Lo- rena’s in Dawsonville

4E : 1st Wednesday of the Month 7PM, Con- fetti’s Bar and Grill, 6470 Spalding Dr. Norcross, GA 30092-4656

5N: third Tuesday of the month 7PM at Cycle 3 The Watering World 4225 Atlanta Highway ,Athens hole ,Tri County Ga Plaza 451 W Bankhead HWY Villa Rica 1st 5 : 7:00PM 2nd Tuesday Sunday of each of the Month at 5 O’Clock month at 2:00 pm Somewhere 7189 Turner Lake Rd Covington Ga

4W :1st Sunday at 12:30pm at Red’s 8: Last Sun- Timbers, 730 Con- day of the cord Rd. Smyrna Ga. month @ 2pm at Road Runner Cafe, 2508 Peach Orchard Rd. 6/2: the 1st 6 :1st Tuesday (Rt. 25), Thursday of of the month Augusta the month at at 7:00 PM at 7PM @Jekyll The Grove Bar and Hyde's, and Grill, 7: 1st Sunday of HWY 29 4681 Bill the month at 2:00 North, New- Gardner PM at AP's Hidden nan Pkwy., Hideaway on Broadway in Macon 9: 1st Tuesday 9/2: 3rd Mon- of the month at day of the 7:30 PM at Month at 6 Player’s on 54th pm Los Na- St. Columbus. opales Res- 11: 2nd taurant 382 Sunday of the month S. Davis Rd. at 3:00 PM Lagrange, Ga at The Redleg 6/3: 1st Monday of Saloon every month at Savannah, 7pm at Big Daddys GA Oyster Bar,101 Crossings E # 3, Peachtree City, GA

15: 1st Sunday of every month at 2PM at Toucans Ale House 2450 Perry Lane 13: Meets 1st Sunday of Month Road Brunswick, GA 31525 @2PM at The Henry T. Elrod Welcome Center 100 Washing- ton Ave. Ashburn, Ga

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9 August 2012 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Chaplain’s Corner Mike Cook Ga. CMA State Coordinator

Rolling down the highway from what I have been reading may take on a whole new meaning in the near future. We have people in high place that like to make changes that first off they can only understand or try and push something thru that most people have no idea as to what is going on till it is done. It seems as if they have their way we will not be riding our bikes in the not so distant future. So as we go into another month it may be a good time to remember that this is an election year. We can make a difference only if we band together and vote for the ones that side with us on the issues. How do we know if what they tell us is the truth or not? Will they do what they say they will do when they get into office? Are, is it just another ploy to get elected then they will do exactly the opposite of what they said they would do. Mostly it is just do what they want too or it seems that way anyway. Hopefully you get out and exercise your right to vote for the important election coming up. Reality has taught us that we are going to be left expecting if we put our trust in their lives. We are going to troughed to the curve so to speak and there is nothing that we can do about. Well almost nothing anyway. For many years there is always someone on our side that does not request a payment or our vote to be with us and speak on our behalf. He is with us at all times and will never forsake us or ask for something that we cannot deliver on. He walks with us during our worst of times as well as the best of times. He is always there to pick us up and carry us if necessary when we are at our lowest time of our lives. Sounds like a politician with the exception that in all the years I have known him he has never lied to me even once. Looking back over the years I can tell he has been with me longer than I have been with him. I am slow on getting it and I wanted to do it my way but still I was able to begin my walk with him and still going on today. He is with us each day walking along beside us and even on some occasions he is carrying us along the path. I never thought about it in that respect till I seen the poem Footprints. We are not alone we have someone on our side we just need to let him in. We can go thru life thinking we are walking alone or we can accept his presence and walk with him. He will accept you right where you are now. Need help, just find a member of CMA and ask for their help. Ride Safe! Here if you need us

MAY GOD BLESS

Christian Motorcyclists Association Georgia Contacts - Here if you need us! State Coordinator – Mike Cook 229-268-4455 NW Area Rep – Bobby Grimes 678-986-4708 M GA Area Rep – Terry Kleeblatt 770-788- 3948 SE Area Rep- Eric Shumans 912-269-3272 M West Area Rep-Barry Walker 770-328-0873 NE Area Rep – FL- Cliff Finney 706-491-0658 SW Area Rep Mark Joiner 229-886-2124

ABATE District - CMA Chapter Presidents District 1 – Dalton – Robert Bearden 706-217-8229 District 14 – Jesup – Larry Holloway 912-586-6324 Lafayette- Rick Winkler 423-987-4137 District 15 - Brunswick – Dan McFee 912-399-2663 Ellijay – Eric Wieberg 706-273-9987 St. Marys – Jon St. John 912-510-0264 District 2 – Gainesville – Dan Montgomery 678-513-3763 Blairsville – Rick Chandler 828-644-5689 Cleveland – Keith Garrison 770-869-0414 District 3 – Rome – David Maloney 770-527-8260 Cartersville – Mark Germany 678-721-1216 Carrollton- Greg Harper 770-949-0265 District 4 – Lawrenceville – Dave Wilson 404-432-7381 Jonathan Landwer – 678-463-6955 Marietta – Lee Brooks 770-309-3618 District 5 – Conyers – Roy Skinner 770-483-0416 Athens – Diane Hardigree 706-769-6911 Loganville – Mike Luther 770-267-5712 District 6 – Griffin – Jimmy Dykes 770-567-5994 Newnan – Riley Guttirrez 770-301-4172 District 7 – Warner Robins – Scott Frey 478-235-6555 District 8 – Augusta – Kelly Newsome 803-593-5351 District 9 – Columbus – Larry Eggie 706-888-2603

10 August 2012 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. IMPORTANT: ABATE of Georgia: PEACHPASS INFO FOR MOTORCYCLES

The new "HOT" Lanes (most of the current HOV Lanes are being converted to HOT Lanes) will require a "PeachPass" to use the Lane, this cost money, $20.00 minimum, plus the cost of the Geor- gia Legislature realized the motorcycles will still need to be exempt from the "PeachPass" and Ride like a pro would like to offer the members of ABATE still be able to use either the "HOV" or "HOT" a special discount on Ride Like A PRO Atlanta Advanced Motorcycle skills training. This offer is good for current Lanes. and future members of ABATE. The ABATE discount pric- ing is $140.00 per rider - a $10 discount off regular price. What do you need to do? To use the new "HOT" As I offer to all my students, they can retake my advance Lanes will require that you register your motorcycle training classes for 12 months after they take the initial with the "PeachPass" people and there is NO class. They will need to email or call and check if I have additional space in the class CHARGE for this. All you will need is your motorcycle license tag and drivers license numbers. You Scott Ford CANNOT NOT USE THE WEB to register but must call the following number: (855) PCH-PASS Ride Like A PRO Atlanta (724-7277). If you use the online form then you will end up paying for the privilege to use the "HOT" www.ridelikeaproatlanta.com Lanes.

ABATE of Georgia needs your input and assistance in tracking the Motorcycle Only Safety Checkpoints and the Rolling Random "safety" stops known as B.E.A.S.T. We expect that The Georgia State Patrol may set up at a DOT truck weigh station north of Macon on I-75 and perhaps on I-85 north of La- Grange. If you see a LARGE portable message board near either of these locations or even further south near a DOT weigh station or Rest Area contact us at 770-881-7438 and leave a message or e-mail [email protected]. These are normally set out a day or two before the stops begin. If you have the opportunity record through pictures or video what is happening. You can forward this information to the e-mail above. We hope you have a safe and enjoyable ride.

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Do you know of a traffic signal that does not see your bike when you pull up? Is there a pothole that no one will fix? Is there some form of road hazard that public works NEEDS to repair? Are there roads that have more than a few isolated accidents, with or without fatalities?

If so, TELL US!

If you have a special skill that you feel can help ABATE of Georgia please go to the volunteer page on the ABATE of Georgia website and let us know how you can help

http://www.abatega.org/helpus.htm

Please do not forget to fill out the ABATE of Georgia Member legislative Survey, your opinion matters to us.

The paper survey can be found on page 37

The online version can be found at http://www.abatega.org/legislativesurvey/

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The ABATE back patches are available in large for men $30.00 and medium for women $25.00 , Contact y our District coordinator to get yours now!

A Special offer for ABATE of Georgia Members from Two Wheel Adventures

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Call us (678) 896-5909

Two Wheel Adventures will be offering a class every other month. Cost per Student is $125.00 First class offering starts Feb 26, 2012 Students have to ride their own bikes, must have a valid motorcycle endorsement

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14 August 2012 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. The next three pages list the candidates for each Georgia General Assembly house seat. In districts where the incumbent candidate is running unopposed there is only one name listed. The page following this table shows the Candidates for the Georgia Senate. On the pages that follow the senate table, you can see the new voting districts as they have been set for both the House and the Senate.

House of Representatives

DISTRICT 33 Tom McCall(R) 1 John Deffenbaugh(R) David Vogel(D) 34 Charles Gregory(R) Thomas McMahan(D) 35 Ed Setzler(R) 2 Jay Neal(R) 36 Earl Ehrhart(R) 3 Tom Weldon(R) 37 Sam Teasley(R) 4 Bruce Broadrick(R) Bill Bolton(D) 5 John Meadows(R) 38 David Wilkerson(D) Howard Johnson(D) 39 Alisha T. Morgan(D) 6 Tom Dickson(R) 40 Rich Golick(R) 7 David Ralston(R) 41 Phil Daniell(R) 8 Stephen Allison(R) Michael Smith(D) Jana Hill(D) 9 Kevin K. Tanner(R) 42 Stacey Evans(D) 10 Terry Rogers(R) 43 Sharon Cooper(R) 11 Rick Jasperse(R) 44 Don L. Parsons(R) 12 Eddie Lumsden(R) 45 Matt Dollar(R) Barbara M. Reece(D) 46 John Carson(R) 13 Katie M. Dempsey(R) Kevin West(D) 14 Christian Coomer(R) 47 Jan Jones(R) 15 Paul R. Battles(R) 48 Harry Geisinger(R) Lelia Benham(D) 49 Charles Martin Jr.(R) 16 Trey Kelley(R) 50 Lynne Riley(R) Rick Crawford(D) 51 Wendell Willard(R) 17 Howard Maxwell(R) 52 Joe Wilkinson(R) 18 Kevin Cooke(R) 53 Sheila Jones(D) Pat Rhudy(D) 54 Edward Lindsey(R) 19 Paulette Braddock(R) Lynne Brown McKinney(D) 20 Michael Caldwell(R) 55 Tyrone Brooks(D) Lillian Burnaman(D) 56 Mable Thomas(D) 21 Sean Jerguson(R) 57 Pat Gardner(D) 22 Calvin Hill(R) 58 Earl Cooper(R) 23 Mandi Ballinger(R) Simone Bell(D) 24 Mark Hamilton(R) 59 Margaret Kaiser(D) 25 Mike Dudgeon(R) 60 Keisha S. Waites(D) 26 Geoff Duncan(R) 61 Roger Bruce(D) 27 Lee Hawkins(R) 62 Ladawn B. Jone(D) 28 Dan Gasaway(R) 63 Ronnie Mabra(D) 29 Carl Rogers(R) 30 Emory Dunahoo(R) 64 Virgil Fludd(D) 31 Tommy Benton(R) 32 Alan Powell(R) Mary Beth Focer(D) July 2012 15 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only.

97 Brooks Coleman(R) 98 Josh Clark(R) 99 Hugh Floyd(D) 100 Brian Thomas(D) 101 Valerie Clark(R) Timothy Swiney(D) 102 Buzz Brockway(R) 65 S. Beasley-Teague(D) 103 Timothy Barr(R) 66 Bob Snelling(R) 104 Donna Sheldon(R) 105 Joyce Chandler(R) Kimberly Alexander(D) Renita Hamilton(D) 67 Bill Hembree(R) 106 Brett Harrell(R) Leigh McMurtry(D) 107 David Casa(R) 68 Dustin Hightower(R) 108 B.J. Pak(R) 69 Randy Nix(R) 109 Dale Rutledge(R) Herbert Giles(D) 110 Andy Welch(R) 70 Lynn R. Smith(R) 111 Brian Strickland(R) 71 Robert Stokely(R) Blackmon 72 Matt Ramsey(R) Bill (D) 73 John Yates(R) 112 74 Valencia Stovall(D) Doug Holt(R) 75 Mike Glanton(D) 76 Sandra G. Scott(D) 113 Pam Dickerson (D) 77 Darryl Jordan(D) 78 Demetrius Douglas(D) 114 Tom Kirby(R) 79 Tom Taylor(R) Williamson 115 Bruce (R) 80 Mike Jacobs(R) 116 Terry England(R) Sandy Murray(D) 117 Regina Quick(R) 81 Chris Boedeker(R) 118 Carter Kessler(R) Scott Holcomb(D) Spencer Frye(D) 82 Mary M. Oliver(D) 119 Chuck Williams(R) 83 Howard Mosby(D) 120 Mickey Channell(R) 84 Rahn Mayo(D) 121 Barry Fleming(R) 85 Karla Drenner(D) 122 Ben Harbin(R) 86 Lisa Y. Kinnemore(R) 123 Barbara Sims(R) Michele Henson(D) 124 Wayne Howard(D) 87 Earnest Williams(D) 125 David Hopper(R) 88 Billy Mitchell(D) Earnest Smith(D) 89 Stacey Abrams(D) 126 Gloria Frazier(D) 90 Pam S. Stephenson(D) 127 Quincy Murphy(D) 91 D. Dawkins-Haigler(D) 128 Mack Jackson(D) Anderson 129 Susan Homes(R) 92 Tonya P. (D) 130 David Knight(R)

93 C. ?Tina? Hoffer(R) Jr. Dar?shun Kendrick(D) 131 Johnnie Caldwell (R) 94 Karen Bennett(D) 132 Gene King(R) 95 Tom Rice(R) Carl Von Epps(D) Brooke Siskin(D) 133 John Pezold(R) 96 Mark Williams(R) July 2012 16 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Pete Marin(D) Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only.

134 Richard H. Smith(R) 173 Darlene K. Taylor(R) 135 Danny Arencibia(R) Haley Shank(D) Calvin Smyre(D) 174 Ellis Black(R) 136 Randy Kitchens(R) Carolyn F. Hugley(D) Teresa Lawrence 137 Debbie G. Buckner(D) 175 Amy Carter(R) 138 Mike Cheokas(R) J.C. Cunning- Kevin T. Brown(D) 139 Patty Bentley(D) 176 Jason Shaw 177 Glenn Gregory(R) 140 Robert L. Dickey(R) Dexter L. Sharper(D) 141 Allen Peake(R) 178 Chad Nimmer(R) 142 Nikki T. Randall(D) 179 Alex Atwood(R) 143 James Beverly(D) 180 Jason Spencer(R) 144 James Epps(R) Whipple-Lue It is important for ABATE of Georgia Districts to Mary Ann (D) locate the voting districts that their ABATE District 145 Quentin T. Howell(D) 146 Larry O?Neal(R) covers and meet with the candidates in those dis- 147 Willie L. Talton(R) tricts. We must raise awareness of this organization 148 Buddy Harden(R) among the members of both the House and the Sen- 149 Jimmy Pruett(R) ate. After the November elections, ABATE will be 150 Matt Hatchett(R) Rahman closely watching the new members for the various Sheikh (D) committees in the General assembly and we will be 151 Gerald E. Greene(R) calling on our ABATE members to reach out to 152 Ed Rynders(R) those elected officials. First we will want to know 153 Carol H. Fullerton(D) 154 Winfred Dukes(D) where each of them stand on issues important to 155 Jay Roberts(R) ABATE members. Next we will need to rely on 156 Greg Morris(R) those contacts as we work to pass legislation in the 157 Delvis Dutton(R) coming session of the General Assembly based off 158 Butch Parrish(R) the results of the legislative surveys included in last 159 Jon G. Burns(R) Tankersley month’s newsletter. We will tabulate the results of 160 Jan (R) those surveys Marc Silver(D) 161 Bill Hitchens(R) 162 Bob Bryant(D) 163 J. Craig Gordon(D) 164 Ron Stephens(R) Craddock Lauren (D) 165 Mickey Stephens(D) 166 Ben Watson(R) 167 Jeff Chapman(R) 168 Al Williams(D) 169 Chuck Sims(R) 170 Penny Houston(R) 171 Jay Powell(R) Jewell D. Howard(D) 172 Sam Watson(R) July 2012 17 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. The candidates on this page are running for the Georgia State Senate

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DISTRICT 32 Judson Hill(R) 1 Earl Carter(R) 33 Steve Thompson(D) 2 Lester G. Jackson(D) 34 Valencia Seay(D) 3 William Ligon Jr.(R) 35 Donzella James(D) 4 Jack Hill(R) 36 Nan Orrock(D) 5 Curt Thompson(D) 37 Lindsay Tippins(R) 6 Hunter Hill(R) 38 Horacena Tate(D) Doug Stoner(D) 39 Vincent Fort(D) 7 Tyler Harper(R) 40 Fran Millar(R) Donald Mitchell(D) 41 Steve Henson(D) 8 Tim Golden(R) 42 Kenneth Quarterman(R) Bikram Mohanty(D) Jason Carter(D) 9 Don Balfour(R) 43 Ronald Ramsey Sr.(D) Scott Drake(D) Davenport 10 Emanuel D. Jones(D) 44 Gail P. (D) 11 John Bulloch(R) 12 Freddie Sims(D) 45 Renee S. Unterman(R) 13 John D. Crosby(R) 46 Bill Cowsert(R) 14 Barry Loudermilk(R) 47 Frank Ginn(R) 15 David Brown(R) Tim Riley(D) Ed Harbison(D) 48 David Shafer(R) 16 Ronnie Chance(R) 49 Butch Miller(R) 17 Rick Jeffares(R) 50 John K. Wilkinson(R) Nelva Lee(D) 51 Steve Gooch(R) 18 Cecil Staton(R) 52 Chuck Hufstetler(R) 19 Tommie Williams(R) 53 Jeff Mullis(R) 20 Ross Tolleson(R) 54 Charlie Bethel(R) 21 Chip Rogers(R) 55 Gloria Butler(D) 22 Hardie Davis(D) 56 John Albers(R) 23 Jessie Stone(R) Akhtar Sadiq(D) Robert Ingham(D) 24 William Jackson(R) 25 Burt Jones(R) Darrell Black(D) 26 Bobby Gale(R) David E. Lucas(D)

27 Jack Murphy(R) 28 Mike Crane(R) 29 Josh McKoon(R) 30 Bill Hamrick(R)

31 Bill Heath(R)

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July 2012 23 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER District 2 August 5, 2012 Meeting Minutes Bill Mattison, D2 Secretary reporting. At 2:10 PM Anthony led us all in the Pledge of Allegiance and Brother John led us in a Prayer. I then read the previous meeting’s minutes and received a motion to approve and a second to the motion. I also read Ned Williams’ introductory statement as Acting State Director. Our Treasurer Crystal was absent and Anthony then gave us a Treasury Report. Anthony also informed us that he and Davey have put together another “Chicken Run” to visit our brother “Chicken” in Blairsville on August 12th, KSU at 11:00am at the Ingles in Cleveland. We then took a vote on the proposed amendment up for approval at the next BOD meeting. The membership vote was yes on the amendment. Anthony then told us about the Chicken Run specifics to be held rain or shine. Anthony is also leaving at 7:00 am from Clarksville to ride to the BOD meeting. We then addressed the need for officers for the 9/9/12 D2 elections at Lorena’s. Anthony then read the officer position requirements. D2 Chicken Run 2012 We also need all members to fill out our member legislative survey sent in the last newsletter (and copied in this edition as well) and online at http://www.abatega.org/legislativesurvey Anthony then told us of the Allstate insurance signs promoting motorcycle awareness. Anthony also called our local political candidates to ask if they ride. Anthony then gave us an activities report including the “Rumble in the Streets Ride on 8/11 and a D2 Fall Toy Run and Nursing Home Supplies collection coming in November. Details to follow. At 2:45 we took a 10 minute break. At 2:55 we had a drawing for door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. We thanked and was happy to meet Randy and Marianne as new members of D2. Anthony then told us of our pending purchase of the MRF intersection kits for our District’s Schools. Our member Pauly then spoke on group riding safety. New business: Anthony said the D2 T-Shirts are on their way. I then closed then meeting with a legislative report and also told the members about the free classifieds currently on and the membership area coming soon to the state website.

Due to the Labor Day holiday our next meeting (normally held on the first Sunday of each month) has been moved to Sunday, September 9th, 2012 That Meeting will be held at Lorena's at 2:00PM 22 Prestige Ln. Dawsonville, GA 30534 This will also be our officer elections! Stand up, Serve and be Heard!

At 3:32 we asked for a motion to close the meeting and received it and a second to the motion. D2 @ Destination Helen

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District 3 Date: August 5, 2012 Location: The Watering Hole Villa Rica, GA Our meetings are held the 1st Sunday of every month at 2:00pm at the Watering Hole 123 Tri County Plaza Villa Rica, GA 30180. Meeting Minutes Dave called the meeting to order at 2:00pm with 5 Officers and 4 members present Dave led the pledge and Dustin led us in prayer Cindy read the minutes from the last meeting which were approved as read, and then gave the Treasurers report. Dave reminded everybody that officer elections will be held next month and told everybody to check their membership cards to make sure they are current. Linda talked about the upcoming trial of the man that killed David England two years ago, stating that the trial will not be put off again, per the judge, and that Pam would like as many bikes to show up as possible. Joe said it might be a good idea to survey membership to find out why people don’t come to meeting and what would make them want to come. Dave also talked about the MRF’s meeting of the minds coming up in September in Durham NC. And Linda talked about the semi-

District 4 East 8/1/12

The August meeting took place on Wednesday, 8/1/12 at Confetti’s in Norcross GA.

7pm - Pledge of Allegiance followed by a Prayer

12 Attendees

Treasury report – We have some money in the bank and insurance payments are up to date thru September 2012.

Gil had us up to his cabin in Dawsonville on Saturday July 21, 2012. Despite a little rain we had good attendance. The food and bev- erages were plentiful and everyone that attended had a great time. Gil, thanks for being a gracious host! Our membership for District 4 East stands at about 78 members

The ABATE state swap meet has been postponed until March 2013. We’re still planning to use the Kiwanis Fairgrounds in Griffin GA. More to follow on this. These’s a Board of Directors meeting on Saturday August 11, 2012 at AP’s Hideaway in Macon. Please attend if you schedule allows. District 4 East has been busy attending local bike nights. We attended the American Legion bike night on Thursday’s and they usually have 35 – 50 bikes attend. The food is good and everyone has a great time. Also, Ned attended a bike night in Decatur at Twain’s. It’s Thursdays as well and he said the were 50 bikes that attended. Twain’s is also in District 4 East ter- ritory. Sonic in Winder GA host a bike night the first Saturday of the month will a free burger and sundae to all bikers who attend.

District 4 East is planning a ride 8/18/12 to Lorena’s for lunch and then possibly continuing on to Destination Helen for some more fun and fellowship.

November 2012 is an election year. We’ve just completed the primary races and ABATE will be asking members what’s their prior- ity from a legislative standpoint. What would you like to see ABATE put it’s efforts towards? Is it the “red light” bill or possibly “lane filtering”. Keep and eye open for this survey request in the next newsletter. We are also looking to find which representatives currently ride motorcycles. ABATE of CA getting a lot of laws passed. Red light bill also passed in IL and MI

Meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm. Next ABATE District 4 East meeting scheduled for Wednesday 9/5/12 at Confetti’s in Norcross GA. Come out and find out what’s happening in ABATE District 4 East.

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Meeting opened in usual manner at Reds Timbers on Concord Road,in Smryna GA. (5 Aug ’12) Treasurer not present; we have spent no money other than insurance, but no monies are going into the account, either. No Activities Director, No Membership Director ( but we are talking-up benefits to people we meet) Cheef (Legislative D) reported that there is a proposal in the new highway bill that would prohibit demonstrations within a specified time and distance limit from any funeral ceremony, and from the procession preceding it. The intent is to prevent the Westboro church people from disrupting the solemnity of the occasion. But to be proper, it must prohibit all demonstrations, which would include the Patriot Guard. (We do not think it prohibits PGR from escorting the procession, though). He also reported that right after the release of information about the Colorado shootings, Sen. Lautenberg began verbal pushing for more anti-gun legislation, despite the fact that all weapons and ammo used had been purchased legally. (This is the same man who attempts to attach manda- tory helmets to every bill introduced. ((does he/has he ever ridden on a motorcycle?—sec’s note)) ) Old Business; Swap meet. Most likely will be postponed, because some committees do not even have 50% of the people they need to fill them. Specifically, NO VENDORS have committed to the event, and it is now probably too late to change that situation. No outside advertising has been done ( the other print outlets need 60 to 90 days lead time). We can postpone the event, and have the money paid used then, which means we lose nothing, or we can hold it and lose about 3 to 4 grand ( which we do not have). Deci- sion to be made at the Board of Directors meeting on 11 August. In answer to the question: should we dissolve, shut down or continue the district due to poor attendance? We decided thusly: We do have more than the 6 or 7 people who show up for meetings. It was suggested, STRONGLY that other members contact Ann with ideas for increasing bodies at the meetings. But, Remember we are NOT a riding club; we are about retaining our RIGHTS TO RIDE. Therefore, we will continue to hold scheduled meetings. (Sept 9 because of Labor Day weekend) New Business: Board of Directors meeting; Gerald will hold the proxy for the district, as Ann is the acting state secretary, and can not vote, nor speak to the board. The consensus of 4 W is to approve Ned Williams and Ann Turner for the positions they are holding as interim positions until the next election cycle in April of 2014. If they are not approved, the “remaining State Officers will appoint a person, without voting privileges, to fill the position until the next scheduled Board of Directors meeting”, (taken directly from Paragraph 2 of Ariticle 4 of the Constititution for ABATE of Georgia, Inc.) Thus, there is no time/space/possibility for electioneering. Not at the August BOD meeting. ((but by the time you read this, the meeting will have occurred; I am sure results will have been posted somewhere ( facebook? Website?) sec’s note))

Toy Run: 16 December 2012. Since we need no parade permit nor an escort for small groups to travel in the same direction, we will do that. And we will leave from the parking lot at Howard’s Restaurant ( very close to Timbers) – they are closed at that 12:30 noon. That we all meet at prearranged points is just a happy coincidence. Center for Children and Young Adults and DFACS have been the two stops. And, unless they have some negative feelings, we will meet in those parking lots again. Following the run, it would be likely to meet back at Red’s Timbers, for a no-host lunch. Or elsewhere, as we would still be traveling as small groups of friends. Barber Motorsports Track – Mid October Vintage races. Jon has his tickets already. It is not only a Vintage race, but a huge Swap Meet. It really does sound like it would be a good day trip, if not to see the race but only to peruse the swap meet area. Again it was suggested that we hold 50-50 drawings, including the people upstairs at the bar. Next month. And a request was made for each of us to try to contact at least one non-participating District Member (or former member) to try to determine what is important to each of them. (We do understand that meetings are not always easy to attend due to many things, but SOME feedback would be most welcome. There are phone numbers and e-mail addresses in the front of the Newsletter) Remember: the September meeting will be on the NINTH (9)== which is the second Sunday, due to the Labor Day holiday ( and possible day off for the people at Timbers). Until next month, ride often and with safety in mind. Watch out for the i----s who don’t watch out for us. Ann F. Turner, (reluctant) secretary

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District 6, Chapter 3 August 6, 2012 at Big Daddy’s Oyster Bar, Peachtree City, GA

The meeting was called to order by Jim [DC] at 7:11 PM. All stood for the Pledge and Wade led us in the opening prayer. There were seven members and eight guests in attendance. Everyone signed the attendance sheet. A motion was made to skip the reading of the minutes from the July meeting. They are available to anyone to read.

No report from the Secretary, Activities, Legislative or Sgt at Arms. Treasurer report is same as last month with the addition of the 50/50. Membership – 2 new members, Diane and Pete Petro, are here tonight, welcome, they joined online – current membership is now 18.

Jim – review of fund raising ideas and growing membership; volunteers needed for state event in Griffin at Kiwanis Field, Nov 3-4; discussion of BOD meeting agenda; reading, discussion and vote of new proposed bylaw – vote = 0-yes, 7-no, already covered by Ga criminal laws in addition to Abate bylaws [behavior unbecoming] and treasurer guidelines; discussion of confirmation vote for State Director and State Secretary, Joey moved to vote, vote taken. Upcoming District elections nominations taken. Treasurer has resigned, Sherry nominated to be Treasurer. Other offices open.

Supporter of the Month was by unanimous vote – R&J Automotive, Ron Klinger. Thank you, Ron. OPEN FORUM: Wade – 9/29 Gun & Knife show, Abate members get 50% off entrance fee. Diane – 10/6 Lisa’s Ride to support SPAN-GA, suicide prevention, passed out flyers, begins at Longbranch Steak and Seafood in Fayetteville. Next month’s meeting will be postponed due to Sept 3 being Labor Day. Will advise of exact date. 50/50 & DOOR PRIZES: 50/50 won by Marilyn – congratulations! 6 door prizes were won.

Near the end of the meeting, 4 of our guests joined; Timothy, Marilyn, Adriana, & Tim! Total membership is now 22 – a 550% in- crease in 6 months. Way to go 6/3!

MEETING ADJOURNED

DISTRICT 7 August 5, 2012

11 Attendees 4 Officer’s Present

Judy DeFore called the meeting to order @ 2:00 PM. Jackie DeFore, Chaplain, opened the meeting with prayer. Judy explained to everyone that Delmar was absent because he was attending the Black Hills Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota.

Judy announced that J.B. Walker’s daughter, Erica, had passed away the night before and asked everyone to remember this family during this difficult time of loss.

Judy introduced Cindy Arnold from the Jay’s Hope foundation. Cindy talked to the chapter about their upcoming ride on September 1. This will be a police escorted ride through Jones County. Registration begins at 9:00 AM at Harvey’s Supermarket, Gray, GA. $20 includes t-shirt; kickstands up at 10:30 AM. 50/50 tickets, lots of door prizes, chance to win 42” LG LCD TV with purchase of raffle tickets. $300 for high hand; $50 for low hand. $5 BBQ plates & live music. All bikes welcome and appreciated. Cindy en- couraged everyone to attend as Jay’s Hope helps children with cancer and their families. Judy DeFore let everyone know that Cindy & her husband are both bikers and they have supported ABATE and their events in the past. If anyone is interested in riding as a group please meet at the Burger King in Byron @ 8:30 AM on September 1 and we will ride as a group to this event. Or you can meet us in Gray, GA at Harvey’s!

The ABATE of Georgia Board of Director’s Meeting will be held at AP’s Hidden Hideaway on Saturday, August 11 @ 11:00 AM. This is open to any Abate member.

Reminded everyone about the Peach Pass for the “HOT” lanes in Atlanta. Let everyone know how to get their Peach Pass if they did not already have one. You must call the state number 855-724-7277.

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Asked members to be thinking about donations for our Christmas ride in November. Reminded them it will be here in just a couple of months and they need to start asking local businesses for gift cards and donations. The ABATE Love Run is scheduled for the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 24. We always collect money and gifts for a local children’s charity or orphanage.

Announced that ABATE of Georgia was having a “Swap til You Drop Swap Meet”, November 3 & 4th at the Kiwanis Fairgrounds in Griffin, GA. If we have enough people interested we could do a group ride to the swap meet. Griffin would not be a long ride for us from Macon and this would be good for us to support ABATE of GA. If you are an ABATE member it is only $5.00 to get in for one day.

We had copies of the ABATE of Georgia Legislative Survey. Judy let people know if they wanted to fill this out at the meeting and turn it in to her she would mail these in to the state for them OR you can go to the ABATE of Georgia web site and complete the survey on-line.

Dixie Bike Fest in Elko, GA is next month, September 13-16. Take I-75 to Exit #127, turn east towards Hawkinsville, travel GA Hwy. 26 for 5.8 miles, Dixie Bike Fest on right. NO ONE UNDER 21 ADMITTED. $30 admission for weekend or $20 per day. Bands, biker games, vendors. Steve Wiley & Howard always work hard to make this a fun time for all! www.dixiebikefest.net

The 50/50 drawing raised $18.50.

Meeting adjourned. ABATE District 7 will meet again on Sunday, September 2.

May God be with you wherever you ride!

DISTRICT 8 Minutes of June 24, 2012 Regular Monthly Meeting Roadrunner Café Peach Orchard Rd.

Meeting was CALLED TO ORDER at 2:05pm by Nancy James. Welcomed all for attending meeting.

INTRODUCTION of new members or guests – None

ATTENDANCE: (See attached) -4officers and 6 members for a total of 10 attendees.

OLD BUSINESS-

ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES of March 25th, 2012 Regular meeting, Minutes accepted as written With one change in the treasury report.

SECRETARY – Diann Marum: Handed out the last meeting minutes, March 25th , 2012. Also handed out wallet size card on “ Statement of your Constitutional Rights” to read when/if you are Ever stopped for a Motorcycle Check Point. These were actually handed out at the MRF conference in Atlanta Georgia. DC Report given by Nancy James – Dan Forest, the State ABATE Director, has resigned. Heidi Stockwell is our new State Membership Director. There is a swapmeet on November 3-4 in Griffin Ga. We will need volunteers for this event. June 30th will be the “Last Ride” event at the Ga. Capital building in Atlanta.

TREASURER report – Roger Pilcher –Petty cash: $465.37 Checking: $There’s money in the account. Roger Pilcher has resigned due to medical issues. Chaz Marum has volunteered to take the treasurer position for now.

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Report – May 5th the checks have been cashed for new memberships.

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ACTIVITIES DIR. Report by Jan Yu – June 26th is the Bike Night at the Sno-Cap. Diann Marum will Sell the 50/50. That entire volunteer should show up 5:30pm. August 5th is the “Beat the Heat” poker run and cook-out. There was much discussion on the Arrangements and activities for that day. This event will be held at the Lake Springs Park.

SGT at Arms report – David Shockey as resigned. Nancy James appointed Chap Robertson as our new New Sergeant of Arms officer.

NEW BUSINESS :

50/50 ______

Lucky 8 has been suspended until membership increases.

Next OFFICERS meeting; 7:00pm, Monday July 16, 2012, Mi Rancho Washington Rd.

Next REGULAR. meeting; 2:00am Sunday July 29,2012, Roadrunner Café Peach Orchard Rd.

Meeting adjourned - 3:00pm

Minutes for June 18, 2012 Officers Meeting Mi Rancho on Washington Rd.

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER at 7:00pm by Nancy James, 6 officers present and 2 members. for a total of 8 attendees. See attached.

ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES – None

DC report – Nancy James – We have had the Dice Run on March 6th. We had 77 participates and 16 new Members to sign up. At Vic’s Riders Block Party we gained 2 new members and 1 renewal. At the J.D. Paugh event we gained 1 new member. At the Proclamation we had 79 to sign in and gained 1 new member. At the Jokers Wild Poker run we had 24 bikes and 30 people. Dan Forest has resigned as State Director.

TREASURER – given by Roger Pilcher – Resigned due to medical issues with shoulder.

We have $ 863.31 in petty cash and $ 465.37 in checking account.

SECRETARY – given by Diann Marum – None

MEMBERSHIP – reported by Dave Pierson - There will be a revision on the membership list.

Current membership: 40 shows on the list but should be more.

Our new State Membership Officer is going to be Heidi Stockwell. He will be contacting Heidi concerning our district membership.

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LEGISLATIVE/MRF report – Joey Brush – Nancy James ask Joey to have a list of names and phone Numbers for State Office of Representatives along with their email addresses. Will check on the “Handle Bar” law, issue, for Columbia and Richmond Counties.

SGT at ARMS – Dave Shockey resigned April 18th, 2012. Nancy James appointed Chap Robertson To take this position.

NEW BUSINESS:

Next Regular meeting: July 29, 2012 at 2:00pm at Roadrunner Café on Peach Orchard Rd.

Next Officers’ meeting: July 16, 2012 at 7:00pm at Mi Rancho’s on Washington Rd.

Adjourned 9:10pm

District 9-2 July 16, 2012 Meeting Minutes The meeting began at 7:00 p.m. at Los Nopales on July 16, 2012. David Crowe gave the invocation and Derrick led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Sue read the June minutes and they were approved as read. Michelle stated we currently have 54 members and 14 are expiring over the next 30 days. Three members renewed that evening. Bridget stated we have $549 in our account and she will be sending a check to the state as soon as she makes a deposit. Susan, our activities director, was absent due to a recent surgery. Al explained the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) is offering license testing in case anyone needs to get their perma- nent license. Motorcycle Only Checkpoints are being challenged in the U.S. House of Representatives, thanks to Sensenbrenner. These checkpoints are already outlawed in Virginia, North Carolina, and New Hampshire. They are in the process of being outlawed in Illinois, California, Missouri, and New Jersey. Derrick added that Florida has billboards, etc. and this is why we are here: To Make a Difference! Dan explained the $5 taken from motorcycle registrations was supposed to go for training and safety, but the money is placed in the General Fund and we would have to sue the DDS to get the money back. This is how Florida was able to get those billboards, etc. They use their motorcycle registration money to purchase such items. Hopefully our Look Twice Save a Life, Inc., will collect money for motorcycle awareness, since it is a 501 c 3. Dan went on to say thanks to the Georgia Department of Transportation, we are allowed to ride in the Hover Lane and in the Peach Pass lane for free. Representative Powell is trying to rein- state monies that have been diverted into the General Fund by phasing in giving the money back. Maybe this is how we can get our motorcycle registration money returned. We should contact our Secretary of State and make a complaint to that affect. Old business included a conversation about the Tab Run Ride on September 22nd. Bridget will secure drinks. Dan will provide a list of vendors used last time. Al will work on logistics. Michelle will get the tent volunteers. It was noted that we are missing two banners that have been kept with the tent. Dan will check to see if they are at Xpectit. Sue will check with DDS to see if we can secure the onsite mobile license testing unit and the status of the ABATE trailer. She will also contact Chuck Watwood and Steve Murrin to see if either can make it. We need a safety demonstration instructor. Eric Allen was brought up and we need to follow up with Jim Blessitt to see if we can get Eric for this event. We decided on charging the vendors $100 for space at Pine Road Park. New business included a conversation about our acting State Director, Ned Williams. Sue explained how he came to this position and provided some background knowledge. Dan read his letter to the D.C.’s and members of ABATE as to why he stepped down. A motion was made to take a vote regarding approving Ned Williams as our new State Director. All members voted NO. Derrick will take that vote to the BOD on August 11th. Another vote was taken regarding Ann Turner. All members voted No to Ann be- coming our State Secretary. Brenda told us the Tin Man Ride raised over $5500 and she had T-Shirts for sale for $10, in case anyone wanted one. Future Rides Include: July 21st – Team Kyle Ride at Pine Road Park. KSU at 10:00 a.m. August 5th - Straight Spokes Fish Fry – Xtreme Rider – 11:30 a.m. There were 17 members and 8 guests in attendance. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

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The July 17th meeting was opened by Joe with The Pledge followed by a Prayer.The Minutes were waived and Officers Reports given Greg opened a discussion The Motorcycles Only Check Points and the C.D.C. involvement in Ins.Co.s and Helment is- suses.we then talked about upcoming eventsand routes.

RUNS AND EVENTS: For Info.on our Runs or Events Contact Joe at 770-921-5238 or Cam at 706-206-2309 Sept.08 - we are having a Poker Run Reg.9am KSU 10am from Cycle World 4225 Atlanta Hwy. Bogart,Ga. Sept.18 - is the District 5 North meeting 7pm in the Customer lounge Oct.06 - we have two suggestions a lunch run to S.C. or a run Allen K. has planned for us..we will know for sure at the Sept. Meet- ing Oct.12 - Cycle World will have a Swap Meet Call Shelly for info.at 706-548-3300 Venders also Nov.03 We will have a Ride to the State Swap Meet in Griffin,Ga.Meet at Cycle World At 8:30am KSU 9am sharp! STATE EVENT WE NEED ALL MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE TO MAKE THIS A GOOD EVENT AND DON,T FORGET TO BRING FRIENDS AND GUESTS!! Nov. 03 & 04 ABATE OF GA. has a SWAP MEET in Griffin,Ga.1025 Hill St. Gates open at 9am for Info.or Vender Info. call the State Office at 770-881-7438 or e-mail [email protected] or [email protected] Dec.08th - is still open to suggestions anyone have one??? Jan.12 - is the date for our 2nd annual Frosty Balls Ride we will take suggestions for this also! Government Elections are coming up think long and hard on WHO you want over seeing your best interests.

DISTRICT 11

ARE YOU READY FOR A GOOD TIME ?!?! THE HISTORICAL 21st ANNUAL "BIG ROY'S" IS BEING HELD SEPTEMBER 14th, 15th & 16th, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEKEND ON THE 15th WE HAVE THE FA- MOUS "BIG BILLY'S HOT WING COOK-OFF"

We can't give you minutes of a meeting because the deadline is BEFORE the meeting ! BUT District 11 is hitting it's roughest stretch of activities - FOR THE OFFICERS !!! We were able to take a little breather but now the officers need to lean into the wind !! We just had a Dice Run and Member- ship Drive on August 5th. Not quite the turn out we had hoped for, but the weather was iffy. It had rained especially hard early in the morning and although we started out with clear skies, there were scattered showers and some riders sported wet fannies for the afternoon !! We ate well at the last stop and the food never ran out. We also had some great door prizes for our crowd. The winners were: First Place with Four-of-a-Kind - Eric Brierton. Second Place with a Full House - whatdayaknow! Eric Brierton. And Worst Hand "Winner ?" with a Pair of Ones ! - David Steinhauser. The 50/50 was one by "Scuzz" Randy Hughes. GREAT BIG thank yous to our start host, Southern Biker Gear in Richmond Hill; our stops: New South Motorsports in Savannah; Fast Lane Fro Yo in Rincon; Graybeards Motorcycle Service in Ellabell; and our last stop, Blueberry Hill in Garden City. The owners of Blueberry Hill, Danny & Rita, are slowing making changes over there so keep an eye on them and watch their progress ! Thank you to EVE- RYONE who participated in our run. Our success is measured by your attendance and satisfaction !! District 11 has/had another event on August 25th, teaming up with the U.S. Military Vets MC for a Biker Appreciation Poker Run. We always have a good time with this one. It was starting at Dutt's business : Southern Custom Motors out on Hwy 21 in Port Wentworth, and ending at the USMVMC's awesome clubhouse. Their clubhouse used to be someone's home and has the biggest, most open kitchen I've seen, with a door that opens right out onto the back yard where they set up the food and door prizes for these runs. And speaking of door prizes, you can always count on seeing some great things packaged together and being set out to tempt you into parting with your little prize tickets !! This event also spotlights the Wounded Warrior Project.

August is also Nominations for Officers and September is our Election for Officers. There WILL BE changes this term. The Officers from two positions have made no secret of the fact that they'll be taking a rest from their 3 year positions as Officers and enjoying "just being a member" for a while ...... At the meetings we hear strong opinions from many of you. Now is your chance to make a difference !!

30 August 2012 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. District News From whenever till late September, the Officers will also be putting together the NEW ABATE CALENDAR for 2013. Make sure your events or activities are submitted so that we can compare dates and try to avoid severe overlapping of events. THIS IS VITAL !!! We are also looking at advertisers for the calendar. Did you want to renew your ad ? Change your ad ? Has it been a while since you advertised with us or have you never advertised with us before but can't wait to jump on board ?! THIS IS A 365 DAY A YEAR ADVERTISING, YA'LL !! When we give out those calendars for the first time at the annual Toy Run on the first weekend in December, we usually hand out about ONE THOUSAND !! AND we have them at future events AND officers usually carry them around town on or in their vehicles !! Just look at the potential number of people you could be reaching with your advertising dollar !! And the the cost is dirt cheap for the exposure you'll be getting !! So pick up your phone, open your CUR- RENT calendar and call ANY of us. We'll be glad to talk with you. Do you have a favorite business you think would like to be in our calendar ? Call us and tell us about them !!

But in September comes one of our two BIGGEST EVENTS for DISTRICT 11. Most commonly known as "Big Roy's", this event has a BIG, BIG name for a BIG, BIG amount of FUN !!! Preee - ssen - tiiinng ...... The 21st Annual Great Ogeechee River Valley Swamp Meet "Big Roy's Memorial" and Ray Jones Remembrance (whew !!!) .... so you can see why we call it "Big Roy's", right ?!? September 14, 15 and 16 of 2012, we will be ALL OVER the Shady Oaks Campground, just south of Sylvania, GA. (There should be a flyer in this newsletter edition also.) ALL VEHICLES ARE WELCOME, AS ALWAYS !! We have power & water hook-ups for 24 spots and lots of additional space for tents. You can enjoy a lot of camp-site visiting; renewing old friendships and making new ones. OF COURSE we'll have a Bike Show and Bike Games and we do some Field Games as well. Traditionally, we also have "Big Billy's Hot Wing Cook-Off" on Saturday, September 15th. There have been times when the entries were NUCLEAR HOT, but then the Judges would never be able to taste anything for the rest of their LIVES, so we're asking for FLAVOR above heat. And we have a Live Band on Friday and Saturday night called "Lost Southern Boys". I predict we'll have a rockin' good weekend in the woods at Sylvania, GA. You should make plans to join us ! You can contact our Activities Director, St. Louis, @ 912-856-1730 or our District Coordinator, Junkyard, @ 912-441-7586 if you have any questions.

Just a quick addition everyone ..... At the regular meeting on August 12th, we held nominations for new officers for the upcoming 2012-2013 term. At the September 9th ABATE District 11 meeting YOUR CHOICES FOR NEW OFFICERS WILL BE : District Coordinator: Junkyard (David Jackson) / Kathy Green / Rick Vogley Secretary: Lisa Holt Membership Director: Betsy Haddock / Shari Mullis-Redlin Treasurer: Darlene Thornton-Williams / Christina Link Legislative Director: Rex Williams Activities Director: None Sgt - at - Arms: None ~~~ At voting time, the following positions will also be filled: Road Captain / Chaplain / WebMaster / JR. ABATE Liaison / Hogologist (a cook with a grill or access to a grill) REMEMBER --- You will have ONE MORE CHANCE to make nominations before the voting begins. There are TWO POSI- TIONS with no nominees at all ..... ALSO --- YOU MUST HAVE YOUR CURRENT ABATE MEMBERSHIP CARD WITH YOU OR, IF YOU ARE A NEW MEMBER, THE RECIEPT THEY GAVE YOU WHEN YOU SIGNED UP. We will have the most updated membership list available at the next meeting BUT YOU MUST be able to prove your current standing with ABATE in order to receive a voting ballot.

District 5 Meeting Minutes August 14-2012 Officers present DC: Michael Mustain Treasurer: Heather Smith Act. Dir. Richard Jackson Secretary Sandee Clark Meeting held at Six ways 2 Sunday in Conyers Ga. 7:00PM Members Presents 13 Guest 1 Submitted by Sandee Clark – D5 Secretary Michael called the meeting to order led in Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. Officers Report Secretary minutes – motion made and 2nd to accept July minutes as written Treasurer report – All our bills are paid we have $1774.50 in the bank Legislative report – Gene and Michelle posted updates on our site.

31 August 2012 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. District News Old Business Night Owl Ride at Stone Mt HD Beach Party at Stone Mt. Hd Recap of the summer riding in the heat. New Business Nomination for votes for abate D5 All in attendance - motion made to keep officers as is. Michael attended the BOD meeting was held 8-11-12 He informed D5 of by-law changes, GOHS, GDOT, DDS And the education kits, membership is down. Open Forum Loganville American Legion Post 233 will be organizing the Bike Show for the 2 annual Summer Showdown at the Harley David- son of Macon Sept.22-12 all bikes welcome. Supporter of the month Stone Mtn. HD, Mtn. Motorsports, Jail House Choppers, Horizion Motorsports, Cycleworld Athens, next meeting will be Sept.11-12 door prizes and 50/50 played and donated back by Sandee Motion made to Adjourn at 8:00 – 2nd all agree

District 15 Sunday, August 05, 2012 Open the meeting at 2PM with 8 in attendance. Stephanie has the sign in sheet. Stephanie passed out the handouts for discussion at today’s meeting. Open the meeting with devotion from CMA Chaplain Thomas Butler. Stephanie checked with Thomas to confirm if he was receiving the printed copy of the newsletter. A brief discussion on the membership application process was discussed for the visitors benefit. Treasurer Report given by Jerald Penzo in the absence of Randy. $279.00 in the bank acct./$27.00 in cash on hand=$306.00 for Dist. 15 total. Discussion on doing fundraisers for the dist. was entertained. A fundraiser would be necessary for this dist,. before we can afford to sponsor any event for the area due to the small number of members attending. One idea was to solicit support from the bike shops in town. Suggested to the Jesup visitors to check with Bargeron Motorsports when they have the chance for supporting ABATE. A local swap meet was suggested. Luke suggested a yard sale for funds. Possibly putting up an ABATE booth at scheduled events to hand out materials and take applications. No legislative update was discussed at this meeting. Stephanie had a discussion with Sue about the Safety program. More information to follow about the distribution of the program. Motion was made to accept the Dist. 15 minutes as presented for July. Luke made the motion. Seconded by Jerald. A discussion was started on the State Officer open positions due to resignations and the repositioning of the remaining officers. Ex- planation of the reasons for the resignations was explained. Copies of the State Constitution were handed out. The new positions will be voted on at the upcoming State meeting. Ned is the current acting State Director. The State Director is a two year term. The question was raised as to how this vacancy should be handled. It was suggested that the State send out notifica- tion to all members, asking for volunteers for the position. Set a deadline date to receive any replies for the position. Let the State qualify any volunteers. Put this information in a prominent position in the newsletter for all to keep current. Let each Dist. vote for their preference through their DC on the qualified applicants. A vote of confidence was taken on this subject and procedure outlined, or a similar form thereof. The committee rules were read and discussed. Some of the committee task may have been mislabeled caus- ing confusion and friction among some officers. A discussion was opened on the Proposed Bylaw. Stephanie solicited for any ideas attendees may have after reading the law to be sent to her by Aug. 9th, 2012. There should be a better checks and balance system in place. The Dist. needs to stay current with the Monthly Report concerning the finances. Make the bank statement available to all members at each meeting. Check that the statement reflects the transactions in the check book. A Dist. 15 vote was taken on the way the Bylaw is now written. Zero present in favor, all present in favor to reword the Bylaw. The current open positions in Dist. 15 were discussed and volunteers asked for. It was stated that Dist. 15 can meet in other towns to accommodate new groups of people wanting to visit and see what ABATE is all about. It was suggested that we have a sign at Tou- cans letting those coming in for the monthly meeting know where we are located inside. The new newsletter email address was given out to the attendees. A discussion of what is needed for the newsletter was covered. Participation in the newsletter was solicited by Stephanie. With no further business to discuss a motion to adjourn was made by Luke, 2nd by Dan. Next meeting, sept 9 2012, 2:00 toucan’s ale house.

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Meeting called to order at 11:20 by Sgt at Arms, Dave Woodruffe. Proxies received from Districts: 3, 4-W, 6, 6-2 and 9 . District 11 was neither present nor had sent a proxy. Reading of the previous BOD meeting minutes was waived. Treasurer’ s report: ( Gary Bonds) We have $4885.48 in the bank, and $6000 in the Savings Account ( from MotorPac). Accounts Receivable are 2364.01, with Accounts Payable being 2367.41 (Much of this is the on-going Insurance payments. And this is why each district MUST pay its share.) As of 10 August 2012, our Credit Card Balance is ZERO. And WE DID IT!! (It had been over 8 Grand)) We are now living within our means. And will have the usual on-going expenses of any household/business. Gary stated that he is tired of THIEVES being part of ABATE. People have taken OUR money. By accepting membership applications and the cash, pocketing the cash, and tossing the apps into the nearest wastebasket. People then call the state and complain. We are an organization built on Trust; DON’T STEAL . Gary wants to prosecute those people to the fullest extent he/we can. Up to and including jail time. Promises from some of them to re-pay the money has not borne fruit (or returned monies) ((as to the people who claim they paid the dues; the state is sending them membership cards)). Much discussion followed this, but no real conclusions were reached as to proper action to take at this time. Membership report: (Heidi Stockwell absent) We have 869 absolutely current members. If those who have allowed membership to lapse were to renew, we would have 1209. Question: Can each district mail postcards to expiring members? Yes, but make sure the Executive Board knows what the mailing is. I.e., send a copy to E-Board BEFORE it goes out (for approval) . The renewal due-now cards look like the actual cards that ARE the renewal cards. Often times when the “due” card comes in, it is mistaken for the membership card, and gets ignored. Could we go back to 8.5 X 11 sheets? Yes, but postage is higher, and $$$$ are short. Could we add status update changes to membership forms? Use the Problem Resolution Form; that is its purpose.

Education: (Sue Duggan) Look Twice Save A Life has now $879.61 in its accounts. Intersection kits have been received to be delivered. Sue has envelopes to go to Schoolboards after the kits have been delivered to the Sheriff’s office. These envelopes are un- sealed, so a cover letter could be added. Once the kits have been delivered to the Sheriff, then the letters go to the school boards telling them to go to the sheriff for explanation of the kits ( their purpose, hopes etc). We will need pictures and info to go with press releases when the kits are delivered. (gotta blow our own horns) GOHS (Governor’s Office of Highway Safety); Alcohol awareness should be our next campaign. GOHS will help. If we could get pics showing of collisions resulting from drunken/impaired drivers ( cars vs. M/C, Big Trucks/vs cars, Big Trucks vs m/c) we might be able to make visual impact. ((sec’s note: there must be some on the “net” somewhere. Could someone help find them and get them to Sue?)) GDOT ( Georgia Department of Transportation): Steve Murrin, Ned Williams, Sue Duggan met with the board which was a good meeting. Last Spring it had been brought to their attention that a portion of the road in the Pine Mountain area had had more than its share of Motorcycle accidents, due to the physical layout of the roadway itself. The state investigated the area in question, and FIXED IT. Both with signage and by changing the camber of the road itself. ((this is what having our “ducks-in-the-proper-row” can accomplish.))

DDS (Department of Driver Services): Sue met with Jim Kelly to discuss the problem of Perennial permits. Right now it is possible to ride a motorcycle FOREVER on a learner’s permit, by simply applying for an extension. We would like to see that changed to a ONE Year maximum for a learner’s permit ( the same as allowed for a CDL) then take the test. If the permit is allowed to lapse, then the whole program must be retaken. A question was raised about construction sites not cleaning the roadway of debris caused by the construction after work has ceased for the day. The area is SUPPOSED to be swept clean. If a rider goes down due to the dirt, the Highway Dept is LIABLE. A motorcycle survey was sent out to 2 thousand riders ( from UGA) only 500 responded, and the grant money is based on the number of responses received.

Legislative ( James Trucks): This is our Core Purpose. To this end, a member survey has been sent out with 6 questions. We cannot know what the membership wants for legislative action if we get no feedback. See the Newsletter, either in print or online, for that is where it is. Fill it out, mail it back so it can be tabulated. HB 161 had been buried in the rules committee because 4 ( FOUR) people did not contact their legislators. ((HB 161 is the proceed-thru -red-after-reasonable-wait)). Motorpac? It was supposed to do this (our legislative action); what happened to it? It was dissolved because of No Transparency with its funds. We risked legal liability. So, in time, a new one will be opened legally. James is tabulating the changes caused by re-districting so we will know which candidates are running in which district, and can then talk with them about issues important to our individual districts.

34 August 2012 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. After the November elections, we will have to identify all members of our state legislature with vested interest in M/C stuff. We will have to get to the house leaders, because they are the people who determine if the bill is put out the floor, or allowed to die in committee. James will get the information to us so we will be able to contact the proper people. It was suggested that the Legisla- tive Director’s report be entered in the Newsletter each month so all will know what has been/ should be done. Helmet laws? Now that Michigan has approved helmet choice, we have 5 states with Choice. But the Insurance Industry is firmly against choice. It is to our benefit to let the Federal Issue to be either solved or tabled before we spend any time or effort on this one. State Director (Acting) (Ned Williams): District Coordinators have been asked at least twice to send in the required list of who is holding which office. Some districts have not yet done it. Yes, elections are soon to take place, but that is no excuse. The State Sergeant at Arms needs to know on whom to call for help at state functions. Our charter states that we were founded to Fight for the Rights of motorcyclists. We are a political organization ( 501 c 4). As such, we fight for our own rights as well as the others who make up the 19l,000 plus licensed riders in this state. Road Hazards; It is critical to ABATE functioning that we be self-active, and report to the local public works departments which have jurisdiction in that area. You could send information to the E-Board on the problems reported to be fixed, and then inform the Board when they have been fixed. That info could go into the Newsletter. Newsletter: Official cutoff is the tenth (10th) of the month. But many districts have meetings after that, so their news is not so current. Minutes should be sent to: [email protected]. An auto-reply feature could be set up so senders will know the minutes were received. Last Ride; Poor attendance. When meeting other motorcyclists, try to find out what they know about ABATE. Ask them for reasons why they are not members. Mention the Proceed-thru-Red bill, and Road Snakes and learn from them. Lunch Break Swap Meet: (Ricky Jordan Chairman of Steering Committee: )Gate and Grounds committee has 6 Volunteers. Vendor Committee has 4 members, but no vendors; Entertainment has 3 members, and 2 bands; Advertising and Promotions – nothing but the advertising in our newsletter has been done here. Steering Committee recommends that we move the event to February, March or April, as by so doing our deposit can be applied, and we will not lose it. The motion made and seconded to postpone event. Discussion: “What makes you think you can do it later if not now?” The time involved to get all the advertising out. There is not enough lead time for the larger industry-related magazines. 35 to 40 people are needed – Committed People—to make this work. (people for games, bike show, car shows, bike washers, sponsors) The bands who have been contacted will be willing to work with us as to the dates. Motion called: the motion to postpone the Swap Meet carried, 15 to 3. Tentative dates to be the first weekend in March. (hopefully, we can get the larger vendors who are heading to Daytona).Kenny Love volunteered to be Chairman for the Advertising committee. Supporter Program; this has been going well. For $ 25. a supporter gets an easel, doorstickers ( that will be able to be seen), mate- rial to fill the easels, and newsletters. As well as advertising in the Newsletter. Each meeting place will get stickers for its doors. By-Law changes: There have been 2 incidents in the last 18 months concerning money missing. A new bylaw worded: If you take money from ABATE, we will come after you. This was hotly debated. If one is drafted, it must be read by membership 45 days before it can take effect. A motion was made (and seconded) that anyone who takes money from ABATE will be treated as the law allows; i.e., we will enforce the letter of the law. This was NOT approved by a vote of 0 pro, 12 con. New Business: Proxies D 1 proxy was submitted by text; in hand were proxies from D-3, D 4W, D 6-2 and D-9. A motion was made to approve the appointments as made by the E-Board. A member wanted to table this, but for lack of a second, this died. Discussion followed by which a process could be established to allow a special election to cover situations like this, and make a bylaw change. Motion was moved to vote ( secret ballot) on the affirmation of the acting State Director and State Secretary. 17 voting members, 17 votes tallied. Secretary – 11 aye, 6 nay for Ann F. Turner Director – 9 aye, 8 nay for Ned Williams.

Open discussion: Steve Murrin made a considerable donation to the treasury. He also reiterated that our numbers are down; we should do what we can to maintain the numbers ( members) we have, and each of us get one person to re-up or at least one new person to join. That will double our numbers.

Nancy James made a motion for a bylaw change for a special election. It found a second. Discussion: Steve Minter will draft a sheet to be sent to all DC’s for their discussion, then Nancy and Steve Murrin will write a new bylaw to allow for a special election for all state officers. This motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 3:35 pm. Respectfully submitted, Ann F. Turner, State Secretary

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A few photos from the District 4 east Day at Gil’s Cabin event.

The new ABATE of Georgia Graffiti wall.

Starting next month, The ABATE of Georgia Newsletter and website will be featuring a Graffiti wall.

The Wall will be subject to the following rules.

No advertising for any business.

No Vulgar or inappropriate language.

You message may not exceed 256 characters, this includes spaces.

Cost is $10.00 dollars per month, payable via paypal or credit card at http://www.abatega.org/wall

Submissions can be submitted at http://www.abatega.org/wall

Submissions received before the 15th of the month will be featured in the following month’s newsletter and on the ABATE website. Submissions received after the 15th will be included in the newsletter of the month after the next month..

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If you can not access the online version of this survey please detach this page from your newsletter, complete this survey and mail it to the state office at PO Box 116, Austell, Ga 30168. The online version is located at http://www.abatega.org/legislativesurvey

The legislation allowing motorcycles to proceed after a reasonable interval when they are unable to trigger a green light (HB 161 in the last session) has failed to pass in each of the last several years. It is ABATE’s intention to continue its efforts to secure passage of this relatively benign legislation which should be non-controversial. Please provide a response if you disagree with ABATE continuing this effort.. Yes___ No___

Many of us in the motorcycle community believe there should be more stringent criminal penalties for drivers who seriously injure or kill motorcyclists in circumstances where the driver’s conduct is more culpable than simple negligence. A significant part of the problem is that prosecutors have considerable discretion to treat such conduct as a misdemeanor and often do so to avoid the time and expense of a felony trial. Please let us know whether you support an effort to alleviate this situation. Yes__ No__

We believe practically everyone who rides a motorcycle in Georgia resents the state’s practice of setting up “motorcycle only” checkpoints, purportedly as a “safety” measure. In truth, these checkpoints are nothing more than an arguably unconstitutional device to generate revenue, with most of the citations being unrelated to safety. Given the atmos- phere at DOT, eliminating these checkpoints is a long shot, but the Virginia legislature prohibited them this year, which is surprising in a state where the traffic police are so powerful that radar detectors are illegal. We ask for your comments on this issue. Please let us know if you have an interest in ABATE’s pursuing legislation which would authorize “lane filtering.” Yes__ No__

Please give us the benefit of any of your comments with respect to any other LEGISLATIVE matters ______

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Your Last Name:______(required)

Your ABATE Number ______(required)

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39 August 2012 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. “ Please visit our District Sponsors 1W: 5N: Dari Dip Cycle World 302 West Villanow Street, LaFayette, GA 4225 Atlanta Highway, Athens, Ga

1: 6/2: Logan’s Roadhouse Jekyll and Hyde's, HWY 29 North, 2140 East Walnut Avenue Dalton, GA 30721 Newnan, Ga

2: 6/3: El Jinete Mexican Restaurant Big Daddy's Oyster Bar & Pub 345 W. Louise Street (Historic Hwy 441) 101 Crossings E # 3, Peachtree City, GA Clarkesville, GA 30523 7: 3 AP's Hidden Hideaway The Watering hole in Villa Rica 4274 Broadway, Macon, GA 123 Tri County Plaza, Villa Rica, GA 8: 4E : Road Runner Cafe, 2508 Peach Orchard Rd. (Rt. 25), Confetti’s Bar and Grill, Augusta, Ga 6470 Spalding Dr., Norcross, GA 20% Discount with your ABATE card 9: Player’s 4W : 1500 54th Street, Columbus, GA Red’s Timbers 9/2: 730 Concord Road Southeast, Smyrna, GA Los Nopales Restauarnt 382 South Davis Road, LaGrange, GA 6 : The Grove Bar and Grill 11: 4681 Bill Gardner Pkwy., Locust Grove. The Redleg Saloon 2805 Fort Argyle Road, Bloomingdale, GA 5 : 5 O’Clock Somewhere 15: 7189 Turner Lake Rd, Covington Ga Toucan’s Ale house 2450 Perry Lane Road Brunswick, GA 31525

Attention District Secretaries.

Starting in the next few months we will be changing the way District news is reported. You will still email your news. However we have changed the email address you send it to as a team will soon be working on the newsletter and not one person.

Minutes should be sent in Word format or open Office Write Format.

Your filename should include your District number and the month and year they represent If these directions are not followed your News may be dropped from the newsletters.

Effective July 2012 , please email your District News to [email protected]

40 August 2012 A.B.A.T.E. OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. A.B.A.T.E. Of Georgia Sponsors and Supporters These Businesses contribute to ABATE and offer discounts to ABATE members

Stone Mountain Harley Davidson Horizon Motorsports 900 Dogwood Drive Southeast Conyers, GA 30012 858 Davis Drive Southeast Conyers, GA 30094 (770) 979-7999 (770) 785-7253 www.stonemountainhd.com/ www.horizonsmotorsports.com/ Mitchell’s Automotive and Truck Repair Weathers Honda 4281 Interstate Drive, Macon, Ga 31210 1808 Vernon Road LaGrange GA 30240 (478) 477-6403 Phone: 706.884.7327 Fax: 706.884.3827 http://www.weathershonda.com Mountain Motorsports 899 Iris Dr. S.E. Conyers GA 30094 Town Creek Food Shop Phone: 770.761.4800 Fax: 770.761.4900 3061 Upper River Rd, Macon, Ga, 31211 http://www.mtn-motorsportsnorth.com/ (478) 751-9393 20% off on Parts and Accessories Clothing to Fit People 5415 Austell-Powder Springs Rd, Austell, Ga, 30106 Rat Rodz Custom Cycles (770) 941-1142 318 Corporate Parkway, Suite 2 Macon, Georgia 31210 Tom’s Place 478-474-0048 461 Old Mill Place, Cartersville, Ga, 30120 http://www.ratrodzcycles.com (770) 386-7755

Al’s Appliance and Refrigeration Your Leather Loft 600 Ridly Avenue, Lagrange, Ga, 30240 968 Hiram—Douglasville Hwy, Hiram Ga, 30141 Katies’ Too Southern Buffet Restaurant (770) 439-0550 614 Lincoln St, Lagrange, Ga, 30240 Cycle World of Athens (706) 882-1222 www.katiestoo.com Free Drink with Buffet 4225 Atlanta Highway Bogart, GA 30622 Auto Tek Customs (706) 548-3300 www.cycleworldathens.com 6041 North Henry Blvd Suite A, Stockbridge, Ga 30281 (770) 474-4636 Freedom Powersports Kennesaw 3102 Cobb Parkway NW, Kennesaw, Ga, 30152 Jailhouse Choppers (770) 974 - 6000 www.freedompowersports.net 3541 Stone Mountain Hwy # 1 Snellville, GA 30078 (770) 978-8977

ProLeather & Associates 411 Maxham Road, Suite 1600 (770) 948-1285 www.Proleather&Team.com

Members, Districts, Businesses & Supporters with your donation of $100 or more you become an Honor Roll Member of A.B.A.T.E. of Georgia! As always your generosity and support is appreciated.

Steve Murrin

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Business Support Member Program

Any business that wishes to offer a discount on goods or services to an ABATE of Georgia member may have a listing in the monthly newsletter in the Supporter section. This listing will show business name, address, phone number, web site, district Number and discount amount offered. No Logos or other info. The cost to be listed is $25.00 per year. The Business Support member will receive an ABATE membership Easel and 2 Decals showing they offer a discount along with one full year of being listed. Any Business that is owned by an ABATE of Georgia member will receive this for $15.00

Business Sponsor Member Program

Any Business that wishes to be a Sponsor and offer a discount on goods or services to an ABATE of Georgia members may have a listing in the monthly newsletter in the Sponsor Section. This listing will show the business name, address, phone number, web site, district number and discount amount offered in large bold type. No Logos etc. The cost for this is $100.00 per year. The Sponsor will receive an ABATE membership easel, 2 decals showing membership, a discount of 5% on any additional advertising in the newsletter. Any business owned by an ABATE of Georgia member will receive this for $75.00. As a thank you to those business’s that allow us to meet there we will run their info in the Sponsor section FREE for as long as a district meets there. An individual or Business that provides more than $100.00 in goods or services to ABATE of Georgia will be listed in the Honor Roll section

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American Bikers Active Toward Education Post Office Box 116 Austell GA, 30168 Tel 770-884-7138 Fax 770-234-4177 www.abatega.org

Business Program for Supporters or Sponsors Supporter_____ Sponsor_____

Name of Business______

Address______

City,State, Zip______

Business Phone______

Business web site______

Discount Percent offered______

District located in______Application taken by ______

Date of Application ______Years of Term____

Notes______

______

Please turn in to your DC with a Check made out to ABATE of Georgia.

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NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U. S. POSTAGE PAID

AUSTELL, GA PERMIT NO. 15

IF YOU ARE A MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIAST—JOIN TODAY!

Your membership entitles you to our monthly newsletter, admission discounts at most A.B.A.T.E. events, discounts at bike shops throughout the state who support our ideals, a patch and pin for new members, and a year pin for renewals. Help protect your right to ride! Fill out the application below and

New Card # A.B.A.T.E. of Georgia, Inc. Membership Application 0209

______Membership Dues: Single $30, Couple $50, Junior $10 (Juniors must be 15 years old or younger) Make check or money order payable to A.B.A.T.E. of Georgia, Inc., or enter credit card information under your signature. New Card # Send to A.B.A.T.E. of Georgia, Inc., PO Box 116 Austell, GA 30168

______NAME______DOB____/____/____ NEW OR RENEW

How Paid NAME______DOB____/____/____ NEW OR RENEW ______ADDRESS______Amount Paid

______CITY______STATE______ZIP______

Expiration Date COUNTY______DISTRICT______PHONE (______) ______

______OCCUPATION______REFERRED BY______

Date Received E-MAIL ADDRESS______(OPTIONAL) LEGISLATIVE DONATION $10 ______OTHER ______MAIL PIN (S) $3 Pin ( )Patch ( ) ______

I agree to comply with A.B.A.T.E. rules for sanctioned motorcycle activities. I understand that all benefits become effective upon __/__/__ receipt of my membership card. I agree not to hold A.B.A.T.E. responsible for accidents that may occur at sanctioned events. Membership dues and donations are NOT tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. Registered Voter Y or N APPLICANT SIGNATURE______

Prefer to register and pay online? PAY BY CREDIT CARD ON WWW.ABATEGA.ORG http://www.abatega.org/join.htm

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