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Abate of Florida, Inc. Hillsborough County Chapter Meeting Minutes Hil Page 1 ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC. AMERICAN BIKERS AIMED TOWARDS EDUCATION Hillsborough County Chapter Newsletter April - May 2012 Volume 31 Issue 1 Your Local Chapter for Tampa Bay Area’s #1 Motorcycle Rights Organization Hillsborough Chapter Meetings For May and June 2012 will be held June 3, 2012 At the Polebarn ABATE of Florida, Inc. Page 2 ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC. ABATE of Florida, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of Florida as a motorcycle rights Our Mission DISCLAIMER organization or MRO. Statement ABATE of Florida, Inc. currently is the only The views expressed in this political MRO in Florida representing the newsletter are not necessarily those interests of it's members and the motorcycling of ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC., or the public at large. T o Fight for the Hillsborough County Chapter. This Freedom of the Road & publication encourages its members ABATE of Florida, Inc. is dedicated to securing Freedom of Choice for to submit letters about ABATE related and protecting the rights of all motorcyclists in the motorcycle riders of events, stories, articles, photographs, the state. poems, commentaries, etc. ABATE the state of Florida. The corporation has retained the services of a full time OF FLORIDA, INC. and the lobbyist. Hillsborough County Chapter accepts T o Become a no responsibility for the opinions, It is the duty of the lobbyist to coordinate with the powerful and viable views, or comments contained in this legislative trustee on matters of legislative interest and to put forth these interests to the legislators in Tallahassse. political force in the publication. state of Florida by Hillsborough County Chapter The lobbyist works closely with the Legislative Trustee and encouraging riders to reserves the right to edit any article the state Board of Directors to formulate favorable bills and pursue getting the bills enacted into law. register to vote, be ac- submitted for publication. All tive at the polls, and to materials submitted to Hillsborough The lobbyist is also responsible for finding a willing and communicate on a regu- County Chapter for use in this suitable sponsor in the Florida House and Senate for the lar basis with our newsletter become property of the aforementioned bills. legislators. chapter. In the area of education ABATE of Florida, Inc. has copyrighted a Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Program. The program is designed to be presented in schools and T o Promote safe other public forums to better educate students and the riding habits & driver DONATIONS TO general public. ABATE of Florida findings, show a greater ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC. need for public awareness due to the increased numbers awareness without ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE of motorcycles on the streets and highways of Florida. infringing upon the FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES rights of any individuals. We will endeavor to enlist the cooperation and participation of all organizations and individuals who share a similar interest in preserving our American tradition of freedom. T o Work towards Guidelines educating our legislators The corporation through its chapters enlists the talents of in motorcycle matters so For it's members to promote a positive public image and lobby that they are able to Submissions at the local level by contacting their respective legislators. make the best The corporation aligns itself with other organizations and decisions affecting individuals who are pursing the same rights and freedoms Members can submit photos, Florida’s motorcycle as guaranteed by the Constitutions of the United States articles, letters of interest, stories, and the State of Florida. riders. etc. The newsletter deadline is listed on the calendar pages. We will involve ourselves in fund raising to achieve our goals. T o Publish a Please do not submit accusatory or periodical publication to slanderous articles, or those The corporation raises money from memberships and fund raising events at both the state and chapter level. keep members of containing profane language. ABATE of Florida At the state level the main fund raising event is the informed. For Submissions, please contact: campground during Bike Week at Daytona. Patti Phone: (813) 695-9203 The chapters hold fund raising events throughout the year Or E-Mail: [email protected] across the state and use these funds to help the state organization pursue its goals at the local level. Hillsborough County Chapter Page 3 REMINDER!!!!!! Hillsborough County Chapter Member personal classified ads are Board and Trustees 2011—2012 free. This Does Not include Business Ads. Please e-mail or call in your ad President: Public Relations/ before the newsletter deadline. Richard Nasrallah Community Affairs: Identification Statement (813) 626-0589 Barbara “Beamer” Cronk ABATE Outloud [email protected] (727) 940-2238 Is the publication of the Hillsborough [email protected] County Chapter, Abate of Florida, Inc. Vice President: Published bi-monthly (6 times a year). James Sewell Products Trustee: ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC. (813) 763-2127 Becky Speer HILLSBOROUGH CO. CHAPTER [email protected] (813) 728-1895 P.O. BOX 16297 [email protected] TAMPA FL 33687-6297 Secretary: Ted Evans Newsletter Editor: Our Newsletter is available online. It (813) 417-1356 John “Rambo” Lowe is available in print by request only. [email protected] (813) 900-6474 If the chapter has an email address for [email protected] you, you will receive an email with a link Treasurer: to view the newsletter on line. If you Bill Nasrallah Web Master: would prefer to receive a copy via the (813) 850-6556 Patti Winter-Nasrallah US Mail, you will need to call Patti at 813 [email protected] (813) 626-0589 -695-9203 and request a printed copy. If [email protected] we do not have a current email address Sergeant at Arms: for you, you will receive a printed copy Jim Cass Chapter Delegates: of the newsletter via US Mail. If you (813) 421-2234 Milton Gonzalez need to update your email address [email protected] Steve Nasrallah please sent the information to [email protected] Membership Trustee: Alternate Chapter Steve Nasrallah Delegates: (813) 270-0596 HCC meets on the Last Sunday Richard Nasrallah [email protected] of each Month @ 1:00pm Ralph Holder At the Pole Barn (next door to Legislative Trustee: Richard & Patti’s house) at Milton Gonzalez 6921 Senoj Dr. Tampa 33610 (352) 206-0155 "Never doubt that a small Chapter Board Meetings are on same group of thoughtful, commit- date @ 11:00am @ Richard’s house [email protected] ted people can change the unless otherwise posted. Safety Director: world. Indeed, it is the only Jim Cass thing that ever has." All Meetings Are Open (813) 421-2234 And Everyone is Welcome ---Margaret Mead, 1901-78 [email protected] For Directions, call Richard @ 813-323-2816 or visit our website at: http://Hillsborough.abateflorida.com/ Click on “Meeting Times” Support Abate of Florida ABATE of Florida, Inc. Page 4 Nominations on the state level as well as the chapter level are upon us. Both elections will be held in June. At our next meeting we will be discussing the candidates for State Presi- dent and Vice-President and instructing our delegates how to cast our votes at the State Meeting. We will also be com- pleting our chapter nominations and elections at the next meeting. Our next meeting is a bit unusual for us. In May we had Mother’s Day, The Breast Cancer Awareness Run and Me- morial Day conflicting with our choices of meeting days and we needed to meet before the June state meeting. It was decided to have both the May and the June meetings on the same day, one starting right after the other. This gives our members time to spend the holidays with their families and still take care of important chapter business. We have had quite of few members nominated as well as some volunteering for board positions for this upcoming term. In fact Ted Evans volunteered to be complete this term as our Secretary since Beamer’s health has prevented her from completing her duties. I like to welcome Ted back on the board and wish Beamer a complete recovery from her surgery so she can once again be able to attend meetings. We have missed her smiling face. Put June 3 on you calendar’s and hopefully you can attend these important chapter meetings. Ride Safe, Ride Free Richard Our Vice President’s Voice: The time for Spooks N Scoots preparations is drawing near, I am getting the vendor list and applications sent out for vendors. Should you know of someone that would like to come please have them call me and I will try to set up a site for them. The preparation to be able to put on Spooks for our Brothers and Sisters is a daunting task, one that takes much of our time to complete. We will be asking for volunteers and hope that you would be able to provide some support for the cause. This past winter was a mild one and was great for rid- ing, not too hot and not too cold, I hope everyone enjoyed the season. We have nominations for the board and also elections this month. I hope that you will come to the meetings and show your support, and possibly join us on the board. New people bring fresh ideas and en- ergy to advance the Chapter into a better organization. Ride safe, stay healthy, James Sewell, Vice President, Hillsborough Chapter Hillsborough County Chapter Page 5 Ted Evans - Chapter Secretary During the April 29 meeting, I made a plea for members to step up to the plate to move in to Board and Trustee positions, to bring our chapter back in to our proud heritage of involve- ment.
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