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Chapter Officers DIRECTORS Randy & Delores Galloway [email protected] ASSISTANT DIRECTORS Mac & Janice McGlothlin [email protected] Ed & Mary Ann Grazier [email protected] EDUCATOR Murray Dunkin [email protected] ASSISTANT EDUCATORS Walter & Barbara Donnell [email protected] TREASURER Barry & Connie Glenn [email protected] MEMBERSHIP ENHANCEMENT COORDINATORS Johnny Victory & Brenda Lane [email protected] In this issue: The Bulletin” Chapter “E”, Stones River Wings Gold Wing Road Riders Association Greetings We hope everyone had an enjoyable July and a safe and fun 4th of July Celebration. The 4th of July comes around only once a year but we need to celebrate our Independence every day and remember the men and women who serve and have served to keep our country safe and free. As we enter into the activities for August we look back at the things we did in July and say “Wow what a good month, now how can we match or top that for this month”. In July Chapter E celebrated the 4th of July with a picnic and fireworks show at the Murfreesboro Sports Complex. What a great turnout for this activity, fourteen members and ten guests. On the 9th we held our monthly meeting at Shoney’s in Smyrna with twenty-eight members and thirty guests attending. After the meeting eighteen TN-E members took a ride through the countryside, stopping in Woodbury for dinner at Chilangos Mexican Restaurant before returning home. On the 15th four of our members played in a golf tournament to support the Cheerleaders from Riverdale High School in their fund raiser for 2016. The following Saturday, July 16th thirteen Chapter E members visited Chapter Y’s monthly meeting and after the meeting seventeen members rode to Nolensville for lunch at Martin’s Bar-B-Q. On Thursday night the 21st of July Thirteen Chapter E members took a ride to Tullahoma to visit Chapter G at their monthly meeting. The last week of the month was capped off with a week of camping and fun by fifteen members at Defeated Creek Park on Cordell Hull Lake that you will read about in this issue of “The Bulletin”. I could say it has been “A Hot Month” weather wise, but I told you I wouldn’t so I won’t. In the coming months we have so many activities to look forward to, Chapter E’s meetings, The Kentucky Blast on the 19-20, our Chapter Campout on the 26-28 at Long Branch Campground at Center Hill, Wing Ding, Fall Color Ride, The Veteran’s day Parades and the District OPS meeting just to mention a few. There’s no shortage of things to do, come out and join in the fun, you will be glad you did. As always, THANK YOU to all the members of Chapter E for all you do to make our Chapter the Great Chapter it is and will continue to be because of you the members. Thanks and Stay Safe Randy and Delores Galloway Chapter Directors August 2016 Volume 1, Issue 7 Monthly Social: Shoney’s Restaurant, 267 N. Lowry Street, Smyrna, TN Second Saturday monthly. Breakfast at 9:00 a.m., Social at 10:00 a.m. We are Friends for Fun Safety and Knowledge! Staff Comments September Activity Calendar/Activity Photos Region/District/National Items Tennessee Gathering Listing Paid Advertisers Smyrna, Tennessee

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Chapter Officers

DIRECTORS

Randy & Delores Galloway

[email protected]

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS

Mac & Janice McGlothlin

[email protected]

Ed & Mary Ann Grazier

[email protected]

EDUCATOR

Murray Dunkin

[email protected]

ASSISTANT EDUCATORS

Walter & Barbara Donnell

[email protected]

TREASURER

Barry & Connie Glenn

[email protected]

MEMBERSHIP ENHANCEMENT

COORDINATORS

Johnny Victory & Brenda Lane

[email protected]

In this issue:

“The Bulletin”

Chapter “E”,

Stones River Wings

Gold Wing Road Riders Association

Greetings

We hope everyone had an enjoyable July and a safe

and fun 4th of July Celebration. The 4th of July

comes around only once a year but we need to

celebrate our Independence every day and

remember the men and women who serve and have

served to keep our country safe and free.

As we enter into the activities for August we look

back at the things we did in July and say “Wow

what a good month, now how can we match or top

that for this month”. In July Chapter E celebrated the 4th of July with a

picnic and fireworks show at the Murfreesboro Sports Complex. What a

great turnout for this activity, fourteen members and ten guests. On the 9th

we held our monthly meeting at Shoney’s in Smyrna with twenty-eight

members and thirty guests attending. After the meeting eighteen TN-E

members took a ride through the countryside, stopping in Woodbury for

dinner at Chilangos Mexican Restaurant before returning home. On the 15th

four of our members played in a golf tournament to support the Cheerleaders

from Riverdale High School in their fund raiser for 2016. The following

Saturday, July 16th thirteen Chapter E members visited Chapter Y’s monthly

meeting and after the meeting seventeen members rode to Nolensville for

lunch at Martin’s Bar-B-Q. On Thursday night the 21st of July Thirteen

Chapter E members took a ride to Tullahoma to visit Chapter G at their

monthly meeting. The last week of the month was capped off with a week of

camping and fun by fifteen members at Defeated Creek Park on Cordell Hull

Lake that you will read about in this issue of “The Bulletin”. I could say it has

been “A Hot Month” weather wise, but I told you I wouldn’t so I won’t.

In the coming months we have so many activities to look forward to, Chapter

E’s meetings, The Kentucky Blast on the 19-20, our Chapter Campout on the

26-28 at Long Branch Campground at Center Hill, Wing Ding, Fall Color

Ride, The Veteran’s day Parades and the District OPS meeting just to

mention a few. There’s no shortage of things to do, come out and join in the

fun, you will be glad you did.

As always, THANK YOU to all the members of Chapter E for all you do to

make our Chapter the Great Chapter it is and will continue to be because of

you the members.

Thanks and Stay Safe

Randy and Delores Galloway

Chapter Directors

August 2016

Volume 1, Issue 7

Monthly Social: Shoney’s Restaurant, 267 N. Lowry Street, Smyrna, TN

Second Saturday monthly. Breakfast at 9:00 a.m., Social at 10:00 a.m.

We are Friends for Fun

Safety and Knowledge!

Staff Comments

September Activity Calendar/Activity Photos

Region/District/National Items

Tennessee Gathering Listing

Paid Advertisers

Smyrna, Tennessee

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Time sure does fly, July is gone and August is definitely here. Feel the

humidity and the heat, boy its been hot. We had a good ride last month to

Chapter “G” with 14 Chapter “E” members attending. Our chapter took

home several door prizes with Brenda & Rennee Victory winning the

50/50. A trip to DQ made a perfect winger’s night. Speaking of winger’s

I notice a lot of people out riding by their self, if you know any of these

people invite them to come ride with us. You never know when you

could make a friend and a new chapter member.

Invite them to a meeting and let them see how we

roll.

Remember to be Safe, Have Fun, & Keep Riding

Johnny Victory & Brenda Lane

If you think you are to old to learn try attending a

motorcycle Experienced Riders Course (ERC).

Take it from a rider that has been riding for 39

years there is still a lot to learn. This class will

teach you how to roll over objects in the road, why

T-Clocks are important, importance of wearing the

proper riding gear, the proper way to negotiate a

curve and so much more. I thought I knew a lot

about riding a motorcycle, but I was very sadly

mistaken.

So if you are like me and have been riding a

motorcycle FOREVER, I strongly urge you to take

this course. I learned so much I didn’t know.

You may even get a discount on your motorcycle

insurance for taking the class. Remember safety is no

accident.

Your Chapter “E” Assistant Educators

Walter & Barbara Donnell

OTHER KEY CHAPTER

STAFF MEMBERS

Sunshine Lady

Janice McGlothlin

50/50 Coordinator

Geraldine Jones

Motorist Awareness

Tim & Carol Moore

Newsletter Editor

Walter & Barbara

Donnell

Johnny Victory/Brenda Lane

Membership Enhancement Program

Coordinators

Assistant Educators

Walter & Barbara Donnell

- If you don’t wear all the gear, all the time!

- If you text, or use a cellular phone, while

Driving!

- If you don’t take time to smell the roses!

- If you don’t ride safe, ALWAYS!

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“Enjoying the Great Outdoors”

A number of us took about a week off during the last full week of

July, and headed out to Defeated Creek Campground to just hang out

and enjoy the company of friends from the Chapter. Our camping

group is growing, with this month’s addition of Steve and Dianne,

and Barry and Connie. When we first mentioned camping to the

Chapter it was really refreshing to see how many of our participants

had such an interest. It was an even greater surprise to find out how

many of our folks actually owned, or subsequently purchased an RV.

We now have a number of folks who own Class A, Class C, Fifth

Wheel, or pull behind recreational vehicles. Our entire group for

this event numbered 16 campers, although Mac, Janice, Tanner and Connie had to cut their trip

short and return to town for (that dirty word - - WORK). Murray came out to the campsite two

days behind the rest of us, due to a family member who had been visiting him. Although we had

some rain, we had some great times when the morning was dry and even better times around the

four evening campfires. One evening was devoted to our visit to the local Mexican Restaurant in

Carthage, where the cuisine is quite enjoyable. On another evening our group enjoyed a catfish

dinner with all the fixins” at the Marina Restaurant. May I add, the deserts that were available after

the meal were just great.

We had some excitement on one afternoon, when a storm blew through, breaking a number of tree

branches, and uprooting a few trees. Steve’s truck received some damage when a big tree branch

(half a tree) fell on it, and Barry’s awning suffered a couple of bent arms from the strong winds.

The term “fasten your seatbelt” has a different term now . . . but you just had to be there to

understand. I know our ladies weathered the storm well, because they just kept on playing dominos

through all of the chaos. They had to be intent on the game, because we heard that a comment was

made “Look at that tree come down!”, and one of the other girls immediately asked “Whose turn is

it?” Connie Glenn was victorious in a highly contested game of “Chicken Foot”. All the while,

Randy and Ed were keeping watch outside in the vehicle, where they had taken refuge when the

blinding rain began. Oh well, just another memory of exciting, and good times.

Barry was able to try his hand at some fishing, and caught one largemouth

about 12-13 inches long. There wasn’t a lot to do with just one fish, so he

turned it back to the lake, to grow larger.

On Wednesday, part of our group rented a large boat and spent about two

hours riding around the lake. I believe Murray will comment on the boat

ride, in his Article.

As usual, this was an enjoyable event for all (except for the one afternoon of

bad weather), and a great warm up for the Chapter campout at Long Branch

next month. We’re looking for a really good time, and have participants

from other Chapters planning to join us for this event.

Ride safe, ride often

Ed & Mary Ann Grazier

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Ed & Mary Ann Grazier

Assistant Chapter Directors

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“On the Water”

Many members of Chapter “E” were RV’ing at Defeated

Creek Campground and it was one of those hot humid days

where just sitting around caused a person work up a sweat.

It was a “no brainer” when Mac walked up and said “wanna

do a pontoon boat ride?” It was a ‘cool’ idea and a motley

crew was quickly assembled for a slow ride around Cordell

Hull Lake. Mac, Tanner, Barbara, Walter, Jeff, Geraldine,

Barry and Murray booked passage for the tour.

One of the highlights of the trip was at the marina where we

watched the large carp that hung out at the dock wanting a

free handout. Who knew that they liked popcorn so much.

Once they were fed, we cast off the lines and started the

tour with Mac at the helm. The ride was uneventful but

smooth and cool and we enjoyed the scenery around the

lake. Tanner took the helm for a while and did a good job

piloting the craft. He might make a good swabby someday.

I also took the opportunity to impart some nautical

knowledge on the crew. Port is the left side of the boat,

starboard the right side of the boat, aft is the stern of the

boat, forward is the bow of the boat. I could have gone on

but everyone’s eyes were starting to glass over so I guess

they were land lubber’s and ground pounders at heart.

Nothing wrong with that.

While returning to Port (the Marina, not left), Mac

demonstrated his bumper car navigation skills by testing the

sturdiness of the dock and our craft. He should stick to

driving tanks. Barry landed on his feet and took some

pictures from the dock of the crew and craft for the

Newsletter. All and all, it was a safe, cool and enjoyable

ride that I think most of us would like to do again

someday…..or, we could rent jet skis.

Ride safe, ride smart and SEE you on the next ride.

Murray

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The Crew

Our Captains

Mac & Tanner

Jeff & Geraldine

Walter & Barbara

Janice keeping an eye

on Tanner with her feet

planted firmly on the

ground. Barry & Murray

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Janice McGlothlin

Sunshine Lady

“Be Seen From Behind”

This month let’s explore some ways to help us be seen by people behind us as we

ride. There are a few ways to be more noticeable. One would be to have a helmet

brake light. For anywhere from $50 to as much as $200 you can install on your

helmet a module that can have a single brake light or even a right and left turn

signal so everyone behind you can know what you are doing. Would this work

better than the brake lights that are already on your bike? Due to the fact that not

only is the light in a different location then the average person is use to seeing.

Which would cause your eyes to draw to it, meaning it just might work better in

conjunction with your standard bike lights. The only down side would be if you

have a passenger you would have to have it turned off or have a second light kit on

the passengers helmet as well. Or we could take a page out of the book of every cyclist and use reflective tape or

even battery operated flashing lights on your helmet to help be more

visible. There are brake modulators that you can install with mini-

mal effort that makes your factory brake light pulse 2 to 3 times as

you brake to draw attention to your bike.

All of these are for one reason to be more

noticeable to other drivers.

Be Seen and Be Safe.

Tim & Carol Moore

Tim and Carol Moore

THE “E” MAC’s

We have four birthdays in the month of September.

Barbara Donnell, September 14

Skylee Linzey, September 18

Janice McGlothlin, September 23

David Broadway, September 24

Happy Birthday from all of us in Chapter “E”

We have 1 Anniversary for the month of September.

Rick & Connie Smith, September 23

Janice McGlothlin

“The Sunshine Lady”

Thought for the day: “Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.”

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COUPLE OF THE YEAR PROGRAM: With only eight months of existence as a Chapter, Chapter “E” has no

official Chapter Couple of the Year, however it is our sincere pleasure to support the Couple of the Year

Program. We have among our participants three former Chapter Couples, two former Tennessee District

Couples and two former Region N Couples of the Year. It is our pleasure to embrace the Couple of the Year

Program in it’s entirety and consistently recognize those visiting Couples of the Year from our sister Chapters

who may participate at any of our Chapter activities and events.

Chapter “E” Tidbits It was great to host members from five other Chapters at our July Chapter Social. All in all, we had 30 guests who took time to join us and

joined in the camaraderie. A number of participants who are members of the District Team, were among our visitors.

Congratulations to “Mac” McGlothlin, who won the Quarter Fund for the month of July.

Congratulations to Jeff Jones & Brenda Lane for winning one of the 25/25 drawings in July. The other 25/25 was captured by Leonard

Costanzo from Chapter TN-Y.

The Chapter “E” website will initially launch during the next few days, and although “under construction” for the next few weeks, it is steadily

progressing and projected to be fully on line by September 1.

Several of our participants were enrolled in, and completed, the Experienced Rider Course, presented by the local Motorcycle Safety Foundation

Instructors on July 30.

Don’t forget the Chapter annual camping trip to Long Branch Campground on Center Hill Lake will be conducted on 26 - 28 August. Be ready

and plan to have a good time. We already have the majority of campsites near the gazebo booked, so rain or shine, we’ll have a good time.

The “Wings Across Tennessee” ride to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis will be conducted on 17 and 18 September. Plan to

attend, as we ride to Memphis to present our Chapter’s donation to the children of St Jude.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Candy Squares

1 cup melted butter

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (11 sheets)

1 cup peanut butter

1 (16 oz) package powdered sugar

1 (12 oz) package semisweet chocolate

1 - Line bottom and sides of a 13 x 9-inch pan with aluminum foil, allowing 2 to 3 inches to extend over the sides.

2 - Stir together first 4 ingredients until well blended. Press mixture evenly into pan.

3 - Microwave chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 1 minute or until melted., stiring after 30 seconds. Spread melted

chocolate evenly over mixture in pan. Chill 30 minutes. Lift out of pan using foil as handles; cut into 1 1/2-inch squares.

Makes 4 dozen

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And Now, We have TWO! We all were shocked when Ed & Mary Ann made the decision to trade in their Goldwing Trike for a

Polaris Slingshot, and showed up in their new ride for the first time during the joint Chapter Fall Color

Ride last year. But now we have two Slingshots in the Chapter, the second one belonging to Dennis and

Marty Wolfe. There’s something patriotic about the above two photos. Check out the colors . . . Red,

White and Blue. Both couples are enjoying their new rides and having a ball. One thing for sure, “If

you don’t like a lot of attention, don’t buy a SLING.” No Randy, these are not OCMs (inside joke).

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We are friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge.

“We believe in giving back to the community whenever we can”.

Region “N” Convention Schedule

Kentucky District “Blast” August 18 to 20, 2016

Wing Ding 38 “Blazin the Bearthooth” Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, 2016

North Carolina District Rally “Wings Over the Smokies” September 22 to 24, 2016

Virginia District “Rally in the Valley” October 6 to 8, 2016

Region “N” Rally/Region Couple of the Year Selection Johnson City, TN November 4 & 5, 2016

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(The following comments by the TN District Director were extracted from the August TN District Newsletter.)

District OPS Meeting will be held on November 19. The location will be announced soon. We just want you to

know the date so you can make sure you are available.

As you know James and Jerlene Smithson stepped down as District MEC’s. We are sorry to see them go but

understand about work and having time to handle the MEC position. Work and family come first. Well we asked

for resume’s from interested parties and have made a decision on our new District MEC’s. We would like to

introduce Dennis and Anne Greer as the new Membership Enhancement Coordinators for Tennessee. Dennis and

Anne have a long history in GWRRA. They both are University Trainers. Dennis was the National Newsletter

Coordinator until National did that position. They have been their Chapter COY’s and competed for the District

COY 2012. Dennis is very knowledgeable on the ARL and has taught classes in that area. Dennis and Anne are

active in Rider Education and are Level IV Master Tour Riders. We are

very pleased and honored to have them on board the District staff. They

will be assuming their duties August 1. Welcome aboard Dennis and

Anne.

Winter Event is set for January 14, 2017 at the Lane Agra Center in

Murfreesboro. This will be our COY selection and hope to see all our

COY’s attending. Patti and Vickie have worked to find us a suitable

location that will have enough room for all our activities. I think it is

going to be a New Year’s theme. January will be a good time for us to

get together and have a good time. More information will be coming.

Ride safe and have fun.

Gary & Patti

“Featured Members of the Month”

Art and Doris Seely are Chapter “E’s” newest participants. Art is originally from Ridgeway, IL, and a retiree

from Trans World Airlines and Yellow Trucking, Inc. Doris is a native of Nashville, TN and a retiree from the

Nashville Metropolitan School System, where she still works part time. The Seely’s have two children (living

locally) and three grandchildren. Art and Doris enjoy traveling, and recently returned from a vacation in

Hawaii. They made mention of an impending planned trip to the Smokies in the coming months. They ride a

2000, red, Honda Goldwing GL1500, with a California trike conversion kit. Some of their travel plans

surely include some motorcycle riding, because they recently purchased a tow-behind trailer for their bike.

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Don’t forget to:

“Look Twice, and Save A Life”

(This article was extracted from the July edition of the 2016 GWRRA Insight Newsletter)

“First Responders”

Are You A First Responder? (If your Chapter, District or Region needs more response to your

flyers, invitations, etc., this might just fit in your Newsletter) When you receive a flyer

announcing a Chapter, District or Region event, or any communication that asks you to RSVP,

what do you do? Most of us just push it to the back burner for a while. We might think about

it, maybe check our schedules and perhaps talk to our spouse, or just do nothing right then.

Did you ever stop and think about what we just did by doing nothing? We just slapped the event planner in the face.

This poor soul (who, by the way, is a Volunteer) has the huge job of planning how to entertain us at this event, be it

a ride, dinner, rally or even Wing Ding. Their job is to make a myriad of arrangements on our behalf, making sure

that our experience is positive and fun-filled. These events include many opportunities for us to really enjoy

ourselves and the people around us. These incredibly talented and dedicated people in our organization have

devoted many hours of blood, sweat and tears to arrange the meeting place, route, rest stops, places of interest,

meals, entertainment and, of course, an affordable and comfortable place to stay. Their job is really difficult when

you consider that most of their planning is done without the answer to the very important question: “How many

Members are going to attend?” The answer to this mystical and important question rests solely with you and me.

These hardworking Volunteers have been forced to make many, many decisions involving you and me with only an

educated guess, at best, about who will attend. They have even been forced to make reservations for meals, lodging

and meeting space with mandatory deposits, many of which are non-refundable. Many a sleepless night has been had

by these dedicated planners and volunteer leaders trying to outguess the rest of the group. What can we do to avoid

this dilemma? It’s really very easy! We can become a “First Responder” when we see that flyer or invitation

asking for an RSVP by responding immediately. The dictionary says RSVP is a French phrase that translates to

“Please respond.” It is a standard practice to reply to an RSVP request confirming attendance or declining. Yes,

even if you can’t or don’t want to attend, let us know, please. Here is a wonderful opportunity for you to have your

voice heard by the event planner. Let them know in a positive manner about your concerns regarding the timing

(hour, day, month, etc.) location, distances, type of event, cost , activities, type of food or anything that would cause

you not to attend. This is very valuable information for our volunteer leaders and planners. Positive feedback is one

of the most important parts of any successful organization. In order to become a First Responder we must do a

couple of things ourselves. When we receive an invitation we need to consult our calendar, communicate with our

spouse and then make a commitment to attend and, most importantly, communicate that information using that flyer,

registration or invitation. In first aid and CPR a First Responder can make a difference in someone’s life. With a

registration form, flyer or invitation, your response can also make a difference!! Sandi and I, along with all of our

volunteer leaders and planners thank you in advance for your support on this note. We congratulate all of those

Members who are ready to become First Responders.

Ray & Sandi Garris

Director GWRRA

602-404-6875

[email protected]

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Tennessee District Chapter Socials

Chapter A: Last Tuesday Monthly Eat 6:00 pm / Meet 7:00 pm Golden Corral, 315 Old Lebanon Dirt

Rd., Hermitage, TN CDs: Troy & Vickie Hurt 615-351-6629

Chapter A2: 3rd Monday Monthly Eat 6:00 pm / Meet 7:00 pm Shoney's 1021 W Lamar Alexander

Pkwy Maryville, TN CD: Jim & Joyce Hunsley 217-412-9986

Chapter B: 1st Tuesday Monthly Eat 6:00 pm / Meet 7:00 pm Shoney's Restaurant, 2405 Andersonville

Hwy, Clinton, TN Senior CDs: Tom & Kathy Peck 423-907-9712

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Region N

Glenda & Alan Keough

[email protected]

Kyle & Mitzela Craig

[email protected]

Jim & Beverly Rambo

[email protected]

Charles & Marion Dudley

[email protected]

Brenda Perkinson

[email protected]

Tennessee District

Gary & Patti Hamilton

[email protected]

Alvin & Josie Nelson

[email protected]

Max & Renee Thomas

mlt1958@comcast

Dennis & Anne Greer

[email protected]

Mike Burkitt

[email protected]

Director

Educator

Trainer

Member

Enhancement

Motorist

Awareness

Goldwing Road Rider Association 21423 North 11th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona

PHONE: (800) 843-9460 http://www.gwrra.org

HOURS: Monday—Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (CST)

National Directors: Ray & Sandi Garris

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Chapter C: 3rd Tuesday Monthly Eat 6:00 pm / Meet 7:00 pm Mama's House Buffet, 2608 N. John B Dennis Hwy, Kingsport, TN Senior CDs: Richard & Connie Pendleton 423-245-8484

Chapter C2: 3rd Saturday Monthly Eat 9:00 am / Meet 10:00 am Shoney's, 4148 Us Highway 127 S Crossville, TN CDs: Buddy & Brenda Turner 931-484-7337

Chapter E: 2nd Saturday Monthly Eat 9:00 am / Meet 10:00 am Shoney's Restaurant, 267 N. Lowry Street Smyrna TN CDs: Randy & Delores Galloway 615-893-0556

Chapter F: 3rd Thursday Monthly Eat 6:00 pm / Meet 7:00 pm Golden Corral, 2905 W. Andrew Johnson Hwy, Morristown, TN CDs: Elizabeth & Earl Smith 585-737-9823

Chapter G: 3rd Thursday Monthly Eat 6:00 pm / Meet 7:00 pm Gondola Pizza and Steak House, 412 E Carroll St, Tullahoma, TN CDs: Dennis & Anne Greer 931-728-1463

Chapter H: 4th Saturday Monthly Eat 9:00 am / Meet 10:00 am Shoneys, 1306 Murfreesboro Rd. Franklin, TN CDs: Will & Thu Horsley 615-483-2335

Chapter L: 1st Saturday Monthly Eat 9:00 am / Meet 10:00 am Ryan's, 405 S. Cumberland , Leba-non, TN Senior CDs: Andrew & Debbie Smith 615-784-9772

Chapter M: 2nd Tuesday Monthly Eat 6:00 pm / Meet 7:00 pm 550 Fort Loudon Medical Center Dr., Lenior City, TN CDs: Mel & Renee McInerney 865-809-1466

Chapter N: 1st Saturday Monthly Meet 5:00 pm / Eat 6:00 pm (Meeting First) Brooksie's Barn, 561 Oil Well Rd, Jackson, TN Senior CDs: Tony & Lori Douglas 731-676-9917

Chapter O: 1st Saturday Monthly Eat 9:00 am / Meet 10:00 am Golden Corral, 350 Stuart Rd. NE (I-75 Exit 27), Cleveland, TN CD: Brenda Perkinson 423-310-1551

Chapter Q: Last Monday Monthly Eat 6:00 pm / Meet 7:00 pm Shoney’s 3083 Wilma Rudolph Blvd, Clarksville, TN CD: Cindy Bidwell 731-642-7657

Chapter S: 3rd Saturday Monthly Eat 1:00 pm / Meet 2:00 pm My Time Cafe, 125 Main St, Portland, TN CDs: Grant & Carol Bottomley 615-337-8386

Chapter T: 4th Tuesday Monthly Eat 6:00pm / Meet 7:00pm Shoney's 315 E Emory Road Powell, TN CDs: Bobbie & Debbie Cash 865-705-7877

Chapter V: 2nd Saturday Monthly Eat 9:00 am / Meet 10:00 am Honda Southern Power Sports, 1394 Workman Road, Chattanooga, TN CD: Mildred (Millie) Batts 423-544-3565

Chapter W2: 3rd Saturday Monthly Eat 6:00 pm / Meet 7:00 pm Perkins Restaurant, 1340 South Germantown Pkwy, Memphis, TN CDs: Ivan & Leesa Coburn 870-739-1079

Chapter Y: 3rd Saturday Monthly Eat 9:00 am / Meet 10:00 am Jaycees Colonel’s Club, 403 Hicker-son Dr, Murfreesboro TN CDs: Allen & Dottie Wessels 615-218-4904

Chapter Z: 2nd Saturday Monthly Eat 5:30 pm / Meet 6:30 pm Catfish Campus Restaurant, 2509 Keith Dr, Columbia, TN CDs: Charlie & Pam Huffman 931-215-1650

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