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Chapter IN-L2 NEWSLETTER PAGE 1

GOLD WING

ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION Friends for fun, safety and knowledge.

Rick & Debbie Warmels Indiana District Directors (260) 740 -2321

Paula & Joe Swift Indiana Assistant District Directors (317) 797-1398

GREENWOOD WINGS L-2 Volume 25 Issue 5 “A non-profit organization” May 2020

GREENWOOD, INDIANA TEAM INDIANA L2 Monthly Meeting Information:

Chapter L2 of the Indiana District of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association meets on the 2nd Sunday of each month at MCL, 3630 S. East Street,

Indianapolis, IN. Please join us to dine at 3:00p.m. and the meeting starts at 4:00p.m. Everyone is always welcome!

Hello members!

Well we made it through the month of April. I know chapter

L-2 had two of our members who have had the Covid 19

Virus and I have heard they are both home and doing well.

They are Sandy Clayton and Kelly Martin. This has been a

very different and difficult spring but we have not lost

anyone to this pandemic which is a wonderful thing and we

still have the summer to look forward to.

Even though this has been a very different spring, we have

to take a minute to think about all the positive things that

have come from being quarantined at home:

1. The air is purer

2. The water is cleaner

3. Less pollution

4. The yard work is or is almost done

5. I have learned to cook which has saved us some

calories and $$$

6. The house is cleaner

7. I have Read more and have taken some online

classes with GWRRA

8. And I have a whole new appreciation for my family

and friends. I have missed them all dearly.

We have been given this time to slow down, plan some great

rides, spend quality time with our families and just

appreciate each day. Hopefully you have all mapped out

some great rides to take and or a vacation to enjoy.

Joe has worked in the yard and has completed our new

swing gazebo and I just love it. The dogs and I are swinging

every day. (see picture) Now we have a great place to get

together and still be able to “Social Distance” We can’t wait

to have everyone over to party with us.

Everyone, please be safe and please take care of yourselves

and if you need anything, let us know.

If the chapter has any events planned, we will let you know.

Joe and Paula Swift

Chapter Directors

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Chapter L2 Officers 2019

Chapter Directors

Joe and Paula Swift

317-440-4330 Swiftauto@sbcglobal.net

Assistant Chapter Directors

Darrel & Terry Porter

darrelegeneporter@gmail.com

Goodie Store

Jack Siegfried 317-455-1345

jack.siegfried10@yahoo.com

Chapter Treasurer

Steve Catlett

scattowing@sbcglobal.net

Membership Enhancement Coordinators

This position is open if anyone is interested

Newsletter Editor

Paula Swift 317-797-1398

Pkswift08@att.net

Sunshine Person

Carla Crock

317-893-4290 carlacrock@hotmail.com

Ride Coordinators

Reggie and Sherri Miller Reggie114717@gmail.com

Directors of GWRRA: Jere & Sherry Goodman director@gwrra.org

Indiana District Directors: Rick & Debbie Warmels - in.dd.gwrra@gmail.com

Assistant District Directosr: Paula & Joe Swift – pkswift08@att.net

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Greenwood Wings e-mail addresses

Ann Barnum halo11970@yahoo.com

Ben Bingham ben.bingham44@gmail.com

Larry Booth jeeplove@hotmail.com

Larry & Brenda Bowling the_bowlings@msn.com

Henry & Penny Brinegar hpbrinegar@msn.com

Steve Brown kb9ldk@yahoo.com

Steve & Malinda Catlett scattowing@sbcglobal.net

Floyd & Laura Catt catthouse828@comcast.net

Dave Chambliss dchambliss96@gmail.com

Sandy Clayton skclayton@sbcglobal.net

Paul & Carla Crock carlacrock@hotmail.com

Eddie & Donna Cross edcross925@aol.com

J.D. Dake jdake@att.net

Lissa Dake wishbear287@hotmail.com

Shirley Dake sjdake3@att.net

Dan Earle dan_earle@hotmail.com

Charles & Linda Hestand chestand@aol.com

John & Angela Keith jbk654@sbcglobal.net

Norllinda Lacey nqlacey@yahoo.com

Eddie & Diane Lawyer dlawyer4@aol.com

Cliff Leppink cleppink@indy.rr.com

Rex & Cathy Liggett rexliggett831@gmail.com

Robert Llewellyn buddynumberone@yahoo.com

Kelly & Lou Martin onebadgw@gmail.com

Reggie & Sherri Miller reggie114717@gmail.com

Dan & Michelle Phillips hdphillips10@comcast.net

Darrel & Terry Porter darreleugeneporter@gmail.com

Jack & Bonnie Siegfried jack.siegfried10@yahoo.com

Duane Straw dstraw_2000@yahoo.com

Joe Swift swiftauto@sbcglobal.net

Paula Swift pkswift08@att.net

Woody VonDielingen vondielingen@sbcglobal.net

Willy & Mary Wallace willychop2@yahoo.com

Ron & Gina West rhwest2001@reagan.com

Becky Whittington Becky0964@aol.com

Ken Whittington kwhitt1234@aol.com

Jim & Frances Winebarger jfnav95@aol.com

Eric Zimmerman jericz@comcast.net

Melissa Zimmerman melissaaz@comcast.net

**Please check your email address and let me know if

there are any mistakes so I can get them corrected in the

next newsletter.

Thank you.

Paula Swift

Rider Education Article for May: TOPIC: Let’s Get Ready to Ride!

Its finally spring and the weather is warming up. There are

three things to consider when getting ready for a new riding

season

1. Preparing your bike 2. Preparing your gear 3. Preparing yourself

There are many inspection checklists for your bike. MSF has a

good one as does GWRRA. Most are based upon the TCLOCS

system. I like the GWRRA N.17 version, but the others are also

very good.

Inspecting your riding gear for proper fit and for condition is

fairly straight forward. One thing to keep in mind is the idea

that “if you ever want to use it later in life, cover it up” saying

when speaking of motorcycle safety gear. Do the zippers and

snaps work? Is the material in good condition? Does it fit

properly? Pay extra close attention to the helmet. Check the

made on date. Check the fit. Check the padding for condition.

Finally getting yourself ready after the long winter. Start out

slow with some quick practice drills.

Slow speed turning, cornering, straight line braking, collision

avoidance. Take a few minutes to acclimated in a safe area

before heading out on that first long ride.

Chuck and Chris Jacobs

Indiana District Educators

Team GWRRA

Rider Education Asst.

cjacobs@bluemarble.net

A huge thank you from Sandy for the flowers Chapter L2 sent her.

She is home recovering from the Covid-19 Virus. She was in the

hospital for a week and is now home.

Have a speedy recovery Sandy, we are praying for you.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS…

Southern Indiana Ride - June 6 & 7

The ride will start in Bedford at 9 am. Some of the planned stops are Bill Larkins

Birdhouse Paradise, Birdseye Ind., Overlook Restaurant in Leavenworth, Ind. We will

stay in Corydon for the night. On day 2, we will meander over thru Madison, Ind.

ending at Stones Restaurant in Millhousen, Ind.

Approximate mileage for day 1 is 170 miles and approximate mileage for day 2 is 185

miles.

Northern Indiana Ride - August 8 & 9

The ride will start in (A2) Lebanon area at 8 am, then progress to the following areas;

(K) Lafayette, (U2) LaPorte, (O2) Elkhart, (F) Warsaw, & (U) Angola we will stay

around Angola overnight. Day 2 will start in Angola and progress to (G) New Haven/

(D2) Ft. Wayne, (T2) Huntington, (T) Portland, (L) Richmond and ending in the (E)

Anderson/Muncie area.

Approximate mileage for day 1 is 280 miles and approximate mileage day 2 is 230

miles.

You can join either of the rides for both days or just for a part of them.

And as of today, May 4th these rides are still on!

P.S if you haven’t heard, Wing Ding has been cancelled for this year. So sorry to

have to let you know.

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WE MISS SEEING YOUR FACES!!

BE SAFE!!

Points contest for 2020.

The team colors are maked along with the monthly point

Last Name First Name Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Nov Total

Brinegar Penny 2 2 0 4

Brinegar Henry 2 2 0 4

Catlett Malinda 2 15 0 17

Catlett Steve 2 15 0 17

Catt Laura 0 2 0 2

Chamblis Jane 0 0 0 0

Chamblis David 0 0 0 0

Catt Floyd 0 3 0 3

Crock Carla 11 15 0 26

Crock Paul 11 10 0 21

Cross Eddie 7 6 0 13

Lawyer Diane 9 6 0 15

Lawyer Eddie 11 6 0 17

Liggett Rex 0 0 0 0

Liggett Cathy 0 0 0 0

Miller Sherri 4 17 0 21

Miller Reggie 4 17 0 21

Siegfried Bonnie 7 10 0 17

Siegfried Jack 7 9 0 16

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Wallace Mary 0 0 0 0

Wallace Willy 8 0 0 8

Barnum Ann 1 6 0 7

Clayton Sandy 0 2 0 2

Llewelln Robert 0 4 0 4

May is Motorcycle Awareness Month. With everyone being cooped up due to

the Coronavirus, nice weather along with restrictions starting to be lifted,

more people will be getting out. Please be careful of people who are in a

hurry, anxious to be out and about, and may not be looking twice! Stay

Safe!

May Facts:

The month of May was named for the Greek goddess Mala. She was the

goddess of fertility. The Romans had a similar goddess named Bona Dea.

They held the festival for Bona Dea during the month of May. The Romans

called the month Maius. The name changed over the years. It was first

called May in the 1400’s near the end of the Middle Ages. And now you

know!

The flower for May is: Lilly of the Valley

The birthstone for May is: Emerald

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The Zodiac signs: Taurus and Gemini

Happy Mother’s Day to all the ladies. Joe and I hope you have a wonderful

day.

June 2020

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6

Southern IN.

RIde

7

Southern IN

Ride

8 9 10 11 12 13

Eddie

Lawyer’s B/D

14

Possible

Chapter

Meeting,

more info to

come.

15 16 17 18 19 20

Paul Crock’s

B/D and

Siegfried’s

Anniversary

21

Father’s Day

22 23 24 25 26 27

Brown’s and

Catt’s

Anniversary

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28 29 30

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May 2020

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

3

4 5

Leslie

Matthew’s

B/D

6

7 8 9

10

11 12 13

14

17 18

Dave

Chambliss

B/D

19 20

Martin’s

Anniversary

21 22

Kelly Martin’s

B/D

23

24

31

25

26 27

28 29 30

Duane

Straw’s B/D

**If we can go on a ride, we will let everyone know, But for now, we are cancelling all May

events and rides.