Daytona 200 Newsletter January
Daytona 200 Constitution
I thought we could start the year out by reprinting the Daytona 200 constitution.
Daytona 200 Motorcycle Club Constitution
(Revised January 17, 2009) By Ginny McKissick
ARTICLE I - NAME: As we ring in the New Year I’d like to bring The corporation name is “Daytona 200 back a oldie but a goodie. The Daytona 200 Motorcycle Club, Inc.” MC News Letter!
ARTICLE II - OFFICIAL ADDRESS: Please send in any and all events, bike rides, Daytona 200 Motorcycle Club, Inc. birthdays, anniversaries, celebrations and Post Office Box 2502 don’t forget the pictures. Better yet write a Daytona Beach, Florida 32115 story about your event and include pictures.
ARTICLE III - OFFICIAL COLORS: Do you like to go out to eat? Write a Red, white, and blue restaurant review. Had a bad experience out somewhere, well warn the rest of us. ARTICLE IV - OFFICIAL UNIFORM:
Gray shirt or jacket with official emblem on Anyone want to do a movie reviews? back.
Bike repairs? Bike reviews? Where’s a good ARTICLE V - OFFICIAL EMBLEM: bike repair shop? Bike safety tip? Stan……. The Daytona International Speedway 200
Mile Road Race Course for Motorcycles. Know where a bike event is next month or even in two months, share it with the rest of ARTICLE VI - CLUB PURPOSE: us. To promote the general interest and
enjoyment in motorcycling, to improve the Page Daytona 200 Newsletter image of, and enjoy fellowship with other motorcyclists. 1 Welcome Back,Constitution ARTICLE VII - CLUB BOARD OF 2 Constitution Con’t DIRECTORS: Shall consist of elected Officers and three 3 Constitution Con’t (3) Trustees. The duties of the Board of Directors shall be to have a general control of 4 Toy Run Club administrative affairs and they shall follow the will of the 5 Christmas Party club majority membership.
6 Cruising, Birthdays Section 1. OFFICER QUALIFICATIONS:
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1. He or she must be a member in good Automatically assumes the position of standing in the club for a period of two years President should the President resign preceding the nomination. or be unable to serve, and shall serve the remaining term. 2. He or she must be an American At the expiration of the term, turn Motorcyclist Association member. over all properties belonging to the Club. Section 2. OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES: c. SECRETARY: Keep minutes of Club and board a. PRESIDENT: meetings. Preside at Club meetings. Renew corporation papers by filing Coordinate all Club activities with the annual report with the community officials. Department of State every year as Appoint committees to handle various prescribed by law. Club activities. Answer all Club correspondence. Indoctrinate all officers. Renew Club Charter with AMA yearly. Chair a monthly Board meeting of Coordinate all official outgoing officers to make recommendations to correspondence through the President the Club. and/or Board. At the expiration of the term, turn Update Club roster at beginning of over all properties belonging to the term including AMA number and Club. expiration date, or appoint (with b. VICE PRESIDENT: Board approval) a Membership Chair Preside at Club meetings in the to assume such duties. absence of the President. Notify President and Treasurer of any Assist the President in coordinating new members joining, and type out community activities. new membership cards for Head a complaint Board. If a member distribution, or appoint a Membership has a complaint on how the club is Chair to assume such duties. operating, or if any member has any At the expiration of the term, turn objection to a prospective member or over all properties belonging to the any club member, he should direct his Club. objection to the Vice President who d. TREASURER: will confer with the other officers for Write all checks for the Club. Two (2) the Board to make a decision. signatures are required for all checks. Welcome all prospective new members Pay and record all approved bills. and visitors and explain the functions Collect membership dues and deposit and rules of the Club. money into Club account. Order trophies, patches, and pins for Keep records of all club transactions Club events, or appoint a Club member to be maintained for display to State to assume such duties. Auditors. Coordinate activities for Club Report monthly to the Club the members’ enjoyment (e.g., socials, balance of the Club bank accounts and recreational rides) or appoint a Club itemized disbursements. member/Committee to do so.
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Change signature cards for incoming ARTICLE VIII - STANDING officers. COMMITTEES: Prepare tax report. Camping Committee: At the end of the term, turn over all The President will appoint a Camping properties belonging to the Club, and Committee Chair to receive deposits all books will be audited prior to the and donations, and coordinate shifts new Treasurer taking office. during the Club’s camping times. e. SERGEANT AT ARMS: All members of this committee are Maintain order at Club meetings and in responsible to the Chair, and he or charge of maintaining crowd control at she reports directly to the Board. Club events. Property Committee: f. PUBLICITY DIRECTOR: The President will appoint a Property Coordinate members to get posters Committee Chair to monitor and and flyers out on upcoming events. advise the Board of the need to Order all necessary materials to repair, maintain, and enhance Club prepare flyers. Have flyers printed. property. Assure that publicity regarding each This Chair reports to the Board. event or activity is distributed in a There is authority to spend up to timely matter as appropriate for the $300 per month if needed without event. consensus of the Board. Prepare news releases and radio Membership Committee: announcements for coming events and The Board will approve appointment of activities. a Membership Committee Chair who is Remit write-ups to newspapers selected by the Secretary. regarding any Club activity. This Chair will monitor the status of Keep a Club scrapbook. members and maintain accurate Maintain Club bulletin board. membership records, be informed as At the end of the term, turn over all to who works on Club activities or properties belong to the Club. events, keep activity point system g. TRUSTEES: records, and report directly each Will consist of three members: 2 month to the Board in its meeting. elected, one automatic. Information and Activities Committee. The President, upon expiration of the The Public Relations Director will term, will move to position of Trustee chair this Committee. for one year. It will be composed of the Web Site Must be a member in good standing Manager and Newsletter Editor. for three or more years in a row, It will prepare newsletters for coming elected by the membership for one- events and activities to all members. year term. The President may appoint any other Will make monthly reports on any committee on a temporary basis as recommendations to Club membership. needed. The President is an Ad Hoc member of all Committees.
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Toy Run 2013
Our Toy Run was held Saturday November 23, 2013. Thanks to Ron Czarney and Patti Clausen it was a huge success. Here are a few memories:
We raised more than $9000 for the Children’s Home Society. Because of all of our hard work there will be a very Merry Christmas for a lot of kids in Volusia and Flagler this year! Thank you one and all!
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Daytona 200 Christmas Party 2013
On December 7th we had our annual Christmas Party. Chef John & Ben cooked and as always the food was amazing!!! Thank you to Gail and the Christmas Party committee for the beautiful decorations.
Susan and Marie
Toni & Ed
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Cruising with Odie & Oneida
Odie & Oneida went on a Christmas Cruise!
The grapevine reports that they went on a
Carnival 5 day cruise to the Bahamas!
On a ship appropriately named the Ecstasy, they stopped at Little Stirrup Cay, Nassau and spent Christmas Day in Freeport.
Some of their shipboard activities included meeting new people and taking in the shows. The adventurers that they are they didn’t stay on the ship long but went exploring the islands, shopping, gambling and of course sampling the locale cuisine. Even though the weather was great it didn’t bring them any luck at the gambling tables!
January Birthdays
Our next meeting will be February 15
John Beighey Tommy Clausen Hope everyone had a wonderful Aileen Fields Jerry Tanner holiday and lets Linda Wright all have a great year!!
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