VOLUME 4 ISSUE 8 GWRRA ILLINOIS DISTR I C T NEWSLETTER - AUGUST
REGION E …. 2016
GOLD WING ROAD RIDER S ASSOCIATION
HOT OFF THE SHELF — MARY ADAMS DISTRICT DIRECTOR INSIDE THIS ISSUE: I want to say THANK YOU to FROM ILLINOIS 1 - 2 DISTRICT everyone who attended the Illinois Summer DIRECTOR Rally!! YOU are the main reason the team REGION E HELP 2 puts so much effort into these events. YOU REQUEST — are the main element in these events. Our ADD - SHIELDS 3 goal for each event is for YOU the members to have a great time. Mother Nature didn't
MEC COORD. 4 want to cooperate and tone it down for us, MALLETT but we showed her and still had a great time.
ADD — 5 - 6 The weekend started off with a party and ended with a party!! Dinner was GOTTSCHALK great, some money got handed out and pie in your face isn't so bad,
PICTURES 7 - 9 especially when it was melting before it even got there. SUM M E R R A L L Y So many people enjoyed the museums and the restaurants. There COY / IOY YEAR 10 is so much to see and do in Pontiac. Elle & her team truly made us feel LISTING welcome to their city. The flag parade is always well received and the city
STAFF LISTING 11- 12 couldn't wait for us to ride through their town! There are always so many Thank You’s that need to be said and I can't say THANK YOU enough to Chapter C!! They stepped up and took over the hospitality room and a ride on Friday & Saturday! They did a fa-nominal job!! The summer rally is in the books but we aren't done with the year yet. There are Chapter events going on every weekend that you can attend. Bob & I will heading out the next 3 weekends to join Chapter Z, Chapter R and Chapter L in the Poker Runs. After that we are off to WING DING!! We have our own Illinois Couple heading to the Couple of the Year. Lets be there to make plenty of noise so that they know we are out there in the audience to support them. Bob & I will be working the Ticket Sales booth on Wednesday afternoon. If you haven't signed up to work get on the National website and see what is available. Chapter Q's skit won at the Region E rally and has been accepted at the GWRRA's Got Talent! Be sure to be there on Thursday night to watch this! We all know how funny it is and the group is working Continued PG #2 GWRRA—Illinois District http://gwrra-ildistrict.com ~ FRIENDS FOR FUN, SAFETY & KNOWLEDGE Page 2 REGION E REQUEST’S HELP AT WING DING
Going to Wing Ding in Billings, Montana? Want to enhance your fun? Want to meet new folks and be part of an exciting team?
Please join Sherry & me, Don & Cheri Walloch, and Bob Phelps and spend some time volunteering in the Ticket Sales Booth. Be part of selling tickets to our hopeful GWRRA family as they look to win a new Gold Wing or share in the daily 50/50.
On behalf of the Region E Team, Sherry & I are requesting your assistance as we work together to staff the booth. You can choose one of two four hour shifts on Tuesday, or one of three, three hour shifts the rest of the week.
Sign up is a snap. Just go to the GWRRA Region E Website www.gwrra-region-e.org, click on the GWRRA tab and the Ticket Sales Sign-up.
Critical needed sign-up times as of this email are as follows:
Tuesday, August 30, 1:00-5:00 pm Wednesday, August 31, 8:00-11:00 am Thursday-Saturday, 8:00-11:00, 11:00-2:00, 2:00-5:00
In advance, our sincere thanks to all who have already volunteered and those who will be joining us. We look forward to seeing everyone in Billings.
Sincerely, Jere & Sherry Goodman Assistant Region E Directors
HOT OFF THE SHELF CONTINUED—MARY ADAMS SR. DISTRICT DIRECTOR very hard to make sure their costumes and each character is in top shape! When we return we will be headed to the 31st Annual Goldwing Charity Ride for Ronald McDonald House of Springfield starting in Effingham, then on to the Southern Ride In. My boss will sure be happy when riding season is done..lol. Please be sure to add the November 5th to your calendar for the District OPS meeting at the Travelodge in Peoria. This is a very important meeting for the ALL officers and the membership as there will be new a District team for 2017. Make arrangements as we need everyone to attend. We will also be offering a HORIZON program following the OPS meeting. This is a course you will need to sign up for as there is printing and things that need to be ordered for it. Room reservations can be made by calling: Travelodge, 309-686-8000, ask for the GWRRA-Illinois District block. Room Rate is $84. Sign up will be on the District Website. Winter Warm Up dates are January 20th & 21st. The theme this year is "GWRRA Around the World". This should create some awesome skits this year. I have heard from a couple chapters and they have great ideas already! Ride safe, see you down the road!
Mary Adams Illinois Sr. District Director Every member counts!
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GWRRA ILLINOIS ASSISTANT DISTRICT DIR. -GENE & ANNETTE SHIELDS
I have to say I think the Summer Rally was the best I have attended. Not the weather, but the city of Pontiac and all they did for our group. The facilities were great, the attractions were great and the Tourism staff were great. And of course our own District Director, Mary Adams and “Not My Job Bob” did a great job in Gene & Annette Shields making it the best rally ever. It goes to show how you can make an Assistant Director, IL event into a good or great event when you have leadership that District depends on a team working together and members that get involved. Sometimes it only takes a few doing little things that make a BIG difference in how your event ends up.
It was unfortunate that chapter L had one member that had to spend a few days in the hospital, after he got home, because of the heat. It should make you think of how do I avoid having health problems when it is very hot or cold? How important is it to keep hydrated. When it is so hot we lose more than just sweat, but we also loose electrolytes. that is were we can get into trouble. You need to drink more than just water. Drink something like Gatorade or one of the sport drinks that have electrolytes to keep your bodies systems in balance. As we get older, things like heat, cold and sun affect us more. So keep up on health information about how to avoid trouble when you are in adverse or extreme weather conditions. Keep safe when riding and have a good month.
Gene & Annette Shields NW Illinois District Directors
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GWRRA ILLINOIS DISTRICT MEP COORDINATORS - CHARLES & NANCY MALLETT Fun Activities and Seminars
Need some ideas of fun activities? Don’t forget to check out the GWRRA website under the MEP programs. There is a complete Activities Guide available. It is also available in segments if you don’t want the entire guide. You can use these ideas at your socials or other events. When you read these, you might come up with your own ideas. Check out and participate in Charles & Nancy Mallett the fun activities at the different rallies you attend and bring them or a version of Membership Enhancement them back to your chapter. Program Coordinators
Remember that there are all kinds of free seminars available to you and your chapter participants. All of the various seminars: Membership Enhancement, Rider Education, Motorist Awareness or Leadership are free to GWRRA participants and are full of information that we can all use. Check out the different seminars available by going to the IL District website under “Knowledge” and open the drop down to reveal the lists.
Check out the schedules at any upcoming rallies you are going to attend and also at Wing Ding. If you don’t have the opportunity to take advantage of them at rallies or Wing Ding, you can set up a seminar for your chapter. When you attend a seminar, don’t forget to tell your chapter Rider Educator, MAD Coordinator or MEC for their reports.
Take advantage of all GWRRA has to offer.
Let the good times roll!!!
Nancy & Charles Mallett GWRRA IL District MEP Coordinators [email protected] Pie Face—Mary Must have been a bad girl
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ASSISTANT ILLINOIS DISTRICT DIRECTORS —STEVEN & DIANE GOTTSCHALK
Greeting from Southern Illinois, Did you miss the Illinois District Rally this past weekend? BIG mistake, we had the best time ever! First we want to thank the City of Pontiac for sharing their hearts and camaraderie with our GWRRA family, what an outstanding job they did, what an outstanding community they have. Everyone gave support to our Members Steven and Diane Gottschalk and the District Team in every aspect of this Rally. Thank you from the bottom Assistant Director, IL District of our heart! Region E MEC Coordinators Second, we want to thank everyone that did video’s and pictures throughout the weekend and shared them on face book, you’re all awesome and did an outstanding job of showing the fun we all had! Thursday afternoon kickoff started at the Eagle Performing Arts & Conference Center with registration, games and catching up with our GWRRA family. At 5pm opening ceremonies began with the Mayor of Pontiac telling some of the highlights of their city. The District team then happily served our members an appreciation dinner of taco’s in a bag, homemade pie’s (Chocolate, Banana, Strawberry, Coconut, Apple, Butterscotch) from the Filling Station Restaurant and DQ ice cream (provided for free by their local Dairy Queen) and toppings provided by the District Team. Shortly after the meal concluded a Chinese Auction was done, to “Throw a cream pie in the face of our esteemed Director Mary Adams”. Bob Fowkes won this privilege but Mary got her revenge by returning the pie to Bob’s face. We then lined up for our beautiful evening sunset and bug run ride, where there were about 35 bikes riding in two groups. What a beginning to our District Rally and my favorite summer rally by far! Friday and Saturday festivities were held at the Pontiac Community Center where we had seminars, games, rides and more fraternizing with friends. A big thank you to Dave and Sandy Ginger for all the work they did on the games for our rally-game participation was high. This year we decided to do the on bike games as a Chapter Challenge, it didn’t work out as well as we hoped due to the extreme hot weather. We re-evaluated the situation and decided to bring them inside, the games not the motorcycles, and did them as team challenges. We ended up with 7 teams and 6 people per team; it started off a bit difficult but ended up a lot of fun and team spirit. Closing ceremonies took place back at the Eagle Performing Arts and Conference Center where we had another meal of pizza, nachos, salad, homemade pies and DQ ice cream (again provided by The Filling Station Restaurant and Dairy Queen). Yum! Yum! I can’t end this article without talking about the dinner theater that was also given for free by the performing arts community. It was so much fun; they had everyone participating from singing and dancing in the audience to members participating on stage; Sonny Gales, Carol Buzick, Tony Lasher, Lanny Anderson, Dave Bennett and Shirley Schmidt participated to the song “Car Wash”. (continued Next Page)
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ASSISTANT ILLINOIS DISTRICT DIRECTORS —STEVEN & DIANE GOTTSCHALK
There was so much going on that hasn’t been mentioned that I’m leaving for other people’s articles for our newsletter. It was just an unbelievable fun filled weekend that I am so sorry anyone had to miss! Who knows maybe next year?????? Ride safe and have FUN!
Steve & Diane, Assistant IL. District Directors Steven and Diane Gottschalk Assistant Director, IL District
MEC Coordinators, IL District
ILLINOIS COY / IND COORDINATORS DAVE & SANDY GINGER
Thanks for all of the support from the Chapters that donated gifts for us to raffle and for those that bought raffle tickets. Couple/Individual of the year program raised close to $300. Let us continue to make this a worthy program. All that were nominated, I wish that you will have as much fun with your reign as we did when we were chosen by our Chapter.
Dave & Sandy
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SUMMER RALY PICTURES—GREAT FRIENDS GREAT MEMOMORIES
Registration—Where the fun begins Scrapbooking Class—Looking good Ladies
Guided Ride—”Not My job Bob” leading the discussion—Telling them all he knows, short discussion
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SUMMER RALY PICTURES—GREAT FRIENDS GREAT MEMOMORIES
Car Wash Closing Ceremonies
Bike Show Winners Congratulations !! Eagle Theater
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SUMMER RALY PICTURES—GREAT FRIENDS GREAT MEMOMORIES
Frozen T-Shirt 2nd Place Heide Frozen T-Shirt—1st Place Kevin
Flag Parade—Always a nice event Flag Parade—Downtown Pontiac
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ILLINOIS DISTRICT ANNOUNCES 2016 COY / IOY
Congratulations to all Participants Be sure to get you chapter couple selection process started and keep us informed so we can recognize the folks here. By Dave & Sandy Ginger COY/IOY District Coordinators
GWRRA Proclamation
ILLINOIS
COUPLE OF THE YEAR 2016 Brian & Debbie King
Illinois ~ Chapter Couple / Individual of The Year Recognition for 2016 Chpt Couple of Year Individual of Year Chpt Couple of Year Individual of Year B-2 N C Ken & Gloria Haizenga James Fortner NW C-2 O Larrie & Kimi Wiggands D-2 Allen & Pam Compton PI DK Q James & Tonya Lampley Beggs Reid Hansen E Jerry & Kathleen Rondi R F S G Duane & Barb Imel T G2 U H2 Daniel & Alvah Fryer Jonnie L Mohr Y I Z Bill& Gail Onken Tony Lasher L Gene & Annette Shields Laurie Richards Z2 Danni & Don Schwieger Doug Koglin
These will be updated as new couples are recognized
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www.gwrra-ildistrict.com GOLD WING ROAD RIDER S ASSOCIATION
Mary Adams—ILL Sr. District Director MEET THE ILLINOIS DI S T R I C T 1600 Riverdale Rd. Lot 107 TEAM FOR 2015 Rock Falls, Il 61071 815-535-8349
Email: [email protected]
FRIENDS FOR FUN, SAF ETY, & KNOWLEDGE
Asst. District Director—Northern ADD District Director—Chicago-Land ADD District Director—Eastern Gene & Annette Shields Open—See Mary Adams if Tom & Pam Waller 1332 Griggs Road Rockford, IL. 61108 interested 110 North St 1-815-761-5271 Paris Il 61944
Email: [email protected] 1-217-822-6984
Email: [email protected]
Asst. District Director—Central Asst. District Director—Western Asst. District Director—Southern
Tony & Donna Gaitros Illinois Ambassador Program Steve & Diane Gottschalk 523 Oakley Rd Jack & Hazel Burton PO Box 83 Cambria, IL 62915 Cerro Gorda, IL 61818 3315 Foxrun, E Quincy, IL 62301 1-618-889-5778 217-763-2471 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Educator 50/50 Raffles Patches
Dan and Linda Sue Davis Lorie & Ron Heffelfinger Martha Ribbing
622 E Franklin, Lanark, Il 61046 1473 Lamson Dr. Winnebago, IL 61088 6201 Old State Rd
1-815-493-2265 1-815-335-2151 Aviston, IL 62216
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
District Photographers District Membership Enhancement COY/IND of Year Coordinators Walter & Jean Potwora Nancy & Charles Mallett Dave & Sandy Ginger
160 Red Bud 502 Sir Galahad 16949 Hillside Drive DeSoto, IL 62924 Monroe Center, IL 61052 Wood River, IL 62095 618-867-2920 Email: [email protected] 618-259-2358 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 815-751-6420 815-393-4629
Special Note *** Want to get more involved ? Ask to be part of one of the greatest volunteer organizations in the country GWRRA and help make it even better as there is no ceiling on improvement.
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MEET THE ILLINOIS DI STRICT TEAM FOR 2015
MAD Coordinator MFA Coordinator Webmaster Larrie & Kimi Wiggand Mike & Jan Buzick Roy & Cheryl Miller 209 Jackson St 112 Sunset Blvd. North Pekin, IL 61554 573 Franklin Ave. New Athens, IL 62264 1-309-382-1459 Troy, IL. 62294 618-444-4121 Email: [email protected] H - 618-667-7132 [email protected] [email protected] GWRRA MFA/CPR Instructor Newsletter Editor District Treasurer Leadership Training Program Dennis & Jean Bose Matt & Margie Shore 1074 W Park Rd P.O. Box 116 Position Currently Open— Freeport, Il 61032 Woosung, IL See Mary for Details 815-235-4340 815-284-2335 Email: [email protected] [email protected]
REGION “E” WEB SITES AND OTHER INFO
National: www.gwrra.org Region E : gwrra-region-e.org Illinois: www.gwrra-ildistrict.com
Wisconsin: www.gwrra-wi.org Iowa: www.gwrra-iowa.com Missouri: www.mogwrra.org
Minnesota : www.mngwrra.us North Dakota : www.gwrra-nd.org South Dakota District / Nebraska : www.gwrrane.com Insight Newsletter By The Book Region E Newsletter Link
http://mep.gwrra.org/ http://ltp.gwrra.org/ByTheBook/ http://www.gwrra-region-e.org/
PARTICIPATION PROGR AM TO RUN AGAIN IN 2 016 IN ILLINOIS
This is a participation program to get Chapters to visit other Chapter’s Events and promote fun and fellowship throughout Illinois. We are hoping many chapters will participate in this fun and easy program. Plus you can win some money for your chapter. Check out the District Web Site for full details and rules which are few. It will run January 1st - December 31, 2016.
It is made to take into consideration those that still participate but cannot ride. The goal is to get more out visiting the other chapters and chapter events. There is no limit as to how many other chapter meetings or gatherings they can attend. Even if they only attend their neighbors they will help boost that neighbors attendance, 50/50 and door prizes. The winner will be announced at the 2017 Winter Warm Up.
PRIZES: New prizes for this year
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