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President GWRRA
Anita & JR Alkire
Directors
Ray & Sandi Garris
Deputy Directors East
Bob & Nancy Shrader
Region “A” Directors
Jim & Sue Jackson
Region “A” Assistant
Director/Webmaster
Ed Porter
Florida District
Senior District Directors
Bill & Gina Berry
Assistant District Directors
William & Cheryl Smith
Harry & Lynn Anderson
Nate & Danelle Kinion
Cliff Hotchkiss
Rick & Madalena Buck
CHAPTER FL1-M
Chapter Directors
Curtis & Kim Palmore
C-727-742-2042
Asst. Chapter Directors
Paul & Wavy Begin
H-727-536-6156
Asst Chapter Directors
Jack & Janet Holzer
H –727-547-4061
Chapter Educators & Data
Tracy & Sharon Dunn
H-727-544-2961
Treasurer
Bill Zulas
H-727-542-7255
Membership Enhancement Coor-
dinator /Motorist Awareness
Bill Miller
H 727-545-5405
KICK TIRES
1st, 2nd, & 4th Thursdays
1st –Village Inn-2525 Gulf
to Bay
2nd– Country Skillet-2829
Roosevelt Blvd
4th—Rotating –See calen-
dar
Eat at 6:00 Meet at 7:00
VISIT US ONLINE AT
suncoastwings.com
Chapter FL1– M
Suncoast Wings
Newsletter
Volume XVI Issue 4
April 2016
Goldwing Road Riders Association
Region A - Florida District
Clearwater, Florida
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FL1-M Team…………...…........……....Pg. 2 CD………………………………...….…..Pg 3
Rider Ed…………………..……..….…....Pg 5
April Calendar…………..…….……......Pg 9
Member Articles…………..…….……..Pg 10
Special Days……………..……...…….Pg 15
Public Relations…..…..….........……...Pg.16
Goody Sales...…....…........……….......Pg.16
Florida Events…………………...….….Pg.17
Chapter Dollars……………….………..Pg 18
Ads……………………….……...…......Pg. 20
GENERAL GATHERING
3rd Thursday -Cozy Corner
1700 S Missouri Ave
Clearwater
Eat at 6:00 Meet at 7:00
2011 & 2013 FLORIDA DISTRICT
CHAPTER OF THE YEAR *
2011 REGION A CHAPTER OF THE
YEAR *
2011 1st RUNNER UP INTERNA-
TIONAL CHAPTER OF THE YEAR *
Friends for Fun,
Safety & Knowledge
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CHAPTER FL1-M TEAM
Asst. Chapter Educator
Ron & Kathy Jackson
H 727-433-0549
Asst. Chapter Educator
Glenn & Joanne Duncan
727-418-2273
Webmaster
Paul Begin
H-727-536-6156
Ride Coordinator Team
Charlie Nolan
H-727-939-8356
Curtis Palmore
C-727-742-2042
Ron Jackson
H 727-433-0549
Secretary
Wavy Begin
H-727-536-6156
Newsletter Editor
Margie Miller
H 727-545-5405
Asst. Member Enhancement
Cathy Sweeney
727-546-0524
Goodie Sales
Mary Claypool
H727-391-4568
50/50 Sales
Tom & Ruth Hicks
H 727-725-2882
Steven Burson
C-727-678-1181
Goodwill Ambassadors
Activities Coordinators
Annie Zulas
H-726-7033
Chapter Photographer/Historian
Kim Palmore
Chapter Photographer/
Glenn Duncan
727-418-2273
2016 Couple of the Year
Tom & Ruth Hicks
H-727-725-2882
2016 Individual of the Year
Steven Burson
C-727-678-1181
Triathalon/Race Coordinator
Mary Claypool
H727-391-4568
Asst, Triathalon Coordinator
Glenn Duncan
727-418-2273
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Chapter Directors’ Message: “HOW SWEET IT IS!!!”
As Jackie Gleason used to say, “How SWEET it is!” That about sums up Chapter
M’s 2016 District Rally experience! Thank you ALL for participating to make FL1-M the great Chapter that it is. Kim and I appreciated everyone who attended the Rally and
hope that you had FUN! Chapter M was certainly visible everywhere at the Rally. We want to thank everyone who sold raffle tickets throughout the year, volunteered to work the Indoor Games, participated in Chapter Challenge and devoted time to be in the Tal-
ent Show and Chapter Pride. We are proud to be your Chapter Directors!
Next year’s District Rally is set for March 23-25, 2017, at International Palms Re-
sort in Orlando. The theme will be “A Tropical Paradise.” The District Team will be working closely with the Hotel to iron out some of the problems encountered this year.
So next year’s Rally should be even better!
Take a look at Kim’s photo story later in the Newsletter, which highlights the FUN Chapter M had at the District Rally. But just to recap for the record, here’s a summary
of our WINS!!
First Place Chapter Pride!!!
Second Place in Raffle Ticket Sales!!!
Largest Chapter with 44 Preregistered!!!
M’s USO Show won First
Place for Comedy in the 5 or more category!!!
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Pop’s “Gettysburg Address” won First
Place for
Serious 5 or more!!
Chapter
M’s Got
T
A
L
E
N
T
Steven Burson’s “Flag” won First Place in Seri-
ous 4 or Less!!
Jerry Costell won First Place
for
Longest Distance Sidecar!!
AND
In closing, we say farewell to many of our Northerners who will be leaving us this month. We wish you a safe ride home and look forward to seeing each of you again in
the Fall.
Ride Safe, Ride Aware
Curtis and Kim Palmore
Chapter Directors, Chapter FL1-M
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CHAPTER EDUCATORS
Please welcome Ron and Kathy Jackson, Glenn and Joann Duncan as the chapters new Assistant Chapter Ed-
ucators. (ACE)
As many of you know Ron and Kathy Jackson have had many positions in Chapter M and at the District level.
The Jackson’s have been the Assistant Chapter Directors, the Chapter Directors twice, the Chapter Educator,
the Area Ride Educator coordinators, and the Rider ED web masters.
Before joining Chapter M, Glenn and Joann Duncan were the Chapter Educators for FL1-K2, Saint Peters-
burg.
As you know Bill Miller has been ill the last few months. Bill was our only CPR/ FA/ AED instructor for the
chapter.
So to help him out Ron Jackson, Steven Burson and myself have taken the “Medic First Aid, Basic Plus” in-
structor course. Now four of Chapter M’s members can instruct the MFA CPR/ FA/ AED classes. (Cardio
Pulmonary Resuscitation, First Aid and the Automated Electronic Defibrillator)
According to Rick Northrop, the Senior Florida District Educator, there are now twenty two MFA instructors
and one trainer in the state.
By the time you read this article we will have presented a MFA, CPR/ FA class on April 3rd. As of this writ-
ing there are twenty two people signed up for the class.
When we present any CPR/ FA classes, we notify the Florida District of the date(s) and then those date(s) are
put onto the Rider ED portion of the web site so that other GWRRA members in or out of state can have an
opportunity to renew or learn the skills for CPR/ FA.
The Basic Plus CPR/ FA class teaches us how any person can save lives. You may be that person who be-
comes the first responder in a chain of responders for that patient. If you DO NOT take the FREE classes,
there may be a time when your help will be needed to help save someone’s life.
When is the last time you checked all of your first aid kits??
If you haven’t done this please do it NOW. Many of the first aid contents deteriorate because of the heat, oth-
ers have expiration dates on them.
Listed below is a Motorcycle first aid kit. Sharon Dunn, RN has reviewed the contents. Feel free to use this
list for your first aid kit.
Even though there is no mention of a fire extinguisher, I highly recommend one. A compact fire extinguisher
can be purchased at Wal Mart for about $14.00. If everyone had one then we could all use them to possibly
extinguish a fire.
Tracy and Sharon Dunn
FL1-M, CE
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Motorcycle First Aid Kit has special needs. This is mainly to do with size, but also the types of
common injuries that bikers may experience need a different balance of first aid content.
Motorcycle First Aid Kit:
Antiseptic Wipes - 5 or 6 packet wipes.
Alcohol Wipes
Antibiotic Ointment - Individual packets. Pack 6.
Anti-microbial Hand Cleaner – Waterless
Q-Tips
Band-Aids - A variety of shapes and sizes for small cuts and scrapes.
Steri-Strips (Butter-fly sutures, Adhesive Sutures, Adhesive Closures) - used to pull a small
gaping cut or wound together.
Large Combine Pads - For heavy bleeding (woman’s Kotex napkins also work)
5 Large Sterile Gauze Pads - For bleeding
Roll Gauze – several large width
Silk Tape
Paper Tape – (adhesive tape melts)
Razor Blade(s)
Heavy Duty Scissors
Bandage Scissors
Tweezers and toe nail clippers
6 Safety Pins
Non-Latex gloves
CPR Mask or Shield
Emergency Blanket - These are great for retaining body heat and can be used as a reflector
for rain and ground cover.
4 – 6 Normal saline 10ml vials - this doubles as an eye wash or wound cleansing.
Instant Cold Pack(s) - These are so useful with burns, bruising, swelling and sprains.
Burn cream or gel - Aloe Vera aids in healing, pain relief, has anti- inflammatory properties, helps prevent blistering and scarring.
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Glow Stick - High intensity emergency glow stick for directing traffic or signaling for help.
6 Heavy Duty Zip-lock Bags - Tons of uses including removing used and contaminated
gauze, gloves and dressings.
Non-deodorant Feminine Pads - Feminine pads are highly absorbent and great for stopping
heavy bleeding.
Anti-diarrhea - tablets (example Imodium pills)
Anti-acid – (example, Tums or equivalent)
Antihistamine - for mild allergic reactions (example, Benadryl – tablets and cream)
Pain reliever(s) – Ibuprofen, Tylenol, Aspirin or equivalents
Triangular Bandage - For slings, padding, strapping limbs to splints when fractures are sus-
pected.
ACE bandages
10 feet of ¼” rope – can be used as temporary tourniquet, an arm sling, splint
2 wash cloths
Have at least one bottle of water on the bike or in a cooler to wet the wash cloths
325 MG Aspirin (for heart attacks, carry one whole tablet, patient to chew and swal-
low, one crushed tablet for patient not able to chew, put under tongue)
2-4 Sugar Packages – For Diabetics
Urgent QR, Wound Seal, Quick Clot– or equivalent (blood clotting powder)
Have your own personal emergency medications with you. (Examples Epi-pen, Nitro,
etc.)
SUBMITTED BY TRACY AND SHARON DUNN
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Subject: Mayo Clinic on Aspirin and Heart Attacks Mayo Clinic on Aspirin Dr. Virend Somers, is a Cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic, and lead author of the report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon. Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, means that something unusual happened. Somers and his colleagues have been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame. 1. If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at night. The reason: Aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the Aspirin would be strongest in your system. 2. FYI, Aspirin lasts a really long time in your medicine chest for years, (when it gets old, it smells like vinegar). Please read on. Something that we can do to help ourselves - nice to know. · Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve instantly on the tongue. They work much faster than the tablets. · Why keep Aspirin by your bedside? It's about Heart Attacks - There are other symptoms of a heart attack, besides the pain on the left arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating; however, these symptoms may also occur less frequently. Note: There may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack. · The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep did not wake up. However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep. · If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of wa-ter. Afterwards: *Call 911. *Phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by. *Say "heart attack!" *Say that you have taken 2 Aspirins. *Take a seat on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival and *DO NOT LIE DOWN! A Cardiologist has stated that if each person, after receiving this e-mail, sends it to 10 people, proba-bly one life could be saved! I have already shared this information. What about you? Do forward this message. It may save lives!
SUBMITTED BY TRACY AND SHARON DUNN
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SUBMITTED BY KIM PALMORE
District Rally 2016 Chapter M’s FUN Captured
First there was practice
for the Talent Show
and
Chapter Pride . . .
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THANKS to Janet
Holzer for assem-bling this fantas-
tic COY basket as Chapter M’s donation to the
District COY pro-gram. THANKS to Tracy Dunn for
building the lap-top that was in-
cluded which made our basket one of the most
sought after at
the Rally!
The FUN didn’t stop after our practice
sessions. There were “After Practice Parties” at Mickey D’s! One night we
were short on chairs, and Dave Patti-son perched on a high-chair and as-
sumed an appropriate pose!
Chapter M had FUN working the
Indoor Games!!
Some had more
FUN than oth-
ers!!!
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Then there were prizes!! Among the win-
ners, Mary Claypool won a $250 gift certifi-cate; Barb Pattison and Jim Jackson won
COY baskets!!!
And of course, there
was food! There was even a wedding be-
tween Nod and Nadia, officiated by Assistant District Directors Bill
and Cheryl Smith and District Senior Rider Educator, Rick
Northrup above!
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The Talent Show was awesome!!! Chapter M im-pressed the audi-
ence.
Many thanks to everyone who participated in
the
Talent Show!!
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Chapter Chal-
lenge was in-doors this
year; and a good thing it was because it
rained. Chap-ter M didn’t win but we
sure had a lot of FUN. Ste-
ven Burson won the Pie Eating Contest
“hands down” and was
awarded . . . A
PIE!
THANKS to Chapter M’s Team for par-ticipating in the Challenge, led by Jerry Costell with Bob Reynolds, Dave Morgan and Steven Burson !!
APRIL
Special Days
Anniversaries
Bill & Winnie McGill 5
David & Zee Morgan 13
Buzz & Betty Probus 20
Anniversaries
Tracy & Sharon Dunn 1
Gene & Barb Henry 4
Edgard & Marcia Schulz 5
Joe & Patty Traylor 7
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MAY
Birthdays
Jack Holzer 1
Robert Adams 6
Terry Getz 16
Essie Zgorzelski 19
Janet Holzer 20
Bob McCarty 22
Ken Hale 23
Margie Miller 29
Kathy Jackson 31
Birthdays
Ronny Schwager 12
Winnie McGill 13
Fran Read 13
Patty Traylor 13
John Knof 19
Mary Ann Claypool 20
Mary Ann Todd 23
Bill Lattanze 25
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Public Relations
Don’t forget that we are still collecting clothes for Clothes for Kids. This is a year round en-deavor by Chapter M.
GOODY SALES
FOR PICTURES OF AVAILABLE ITEMS AND AN ORDER FORM GO TO suncoastwings.com. All orders should be given to Mary Ann Claypool on the order form on the website.
FLORIDA DISTRICT AND REGION A NEWSLETTERS
TO ACCESS THE REGION A NEWSLETTER CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK
http://www.gwrra-regiona.org/news/Newsletter/Anewsapr16.html
TO ACCESS THE FLORIDA DISTRICT NEWSLETTER CLICK ON THE
FOLLOWING LINK
http://www.gwrraflorida.com/newsletter.html
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2016 FLORIDA GWRRA EVENTS
April 9 FL1-A Poker Run Seffner
April 16 FL1-K Chapter Flagler Beach
April 21-23 Georgia District Rally Dalton, GA
May 19– 21 Alabama District Rally Eufaula, AL
Jun 11 FL1-X Rally Welaka
July 14-16 So. Carolina District Rally Anderson, SC
Aug 31-Sep 3 Wing Ding Billings, MT
Oct 8 Green Frog Getaway Pensacola
Oct 13-15 Mississippi District Rally Gulfport, Ms
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Chapter “M” Money Disbursements, per person
$1.00
Member can collect $1.00 after signing in on the sign-in sheet, at each event.
ALL of the disbursements listed below will be given out by the activities coordinator or an alternate, at the event or as soon after the event as possible.
$1.00
Attending Chapter M functions, where there is a sign-in sheet (Kick tires, M gathering, team meet-ings, rides, etc) and wearing M&M (non-chapter) attire or any GWRRA Rally shirt.
$2.00
Attending Chapter M functions where there is a sign-in sheet (Kick tire, “M” gatherings, team meetings, rides, etc) and wearing a Chapter M shirt with a 10” GWRRA patch or a vest with a 10” GWRRA patch.
$10.00
Attending a different Chapter functions/Rally and wearing Chapter M attire with a 10” GWRRA patch on a shirt and/or vest.
Participation in any Chapter challenge. When a member volunteers at any District Convention, Region Convention or Wing Ding for
working the games, volunteers as an instructor for training, helping with vendors or repre-senting Chapter M in an event (Talent show, Coy Selection, Chapter Pride, Best Dressed, Bike shows, etc.)
Any Double point visitation and wearing Chapter M attire with a 10” GWRRA patch on a shirt and/or vest.
$20.00
Attending any District Convention and wearing Chapter M attire with a 10” GWRRA patch on a shirt and/or vest.
Any participation in a Triathlon or race event sanctioned by the Chapter Directors. (Chapter attire is NOT required)
3. A Chapter member submitting an article for the newsletter (except the CD and the RE)
$30.00
Attending any Region Convention and wearing Chapter M attire with a 10” GWRRA patch on a shirt and/or vest.
$50.00
Attending the International Wing Ding and wearing Chapter M attire with a 10” GWRRA patch on a shirt and/or vest.
The Chapter Director may give out chapter money for special awards, recognitions, etc. that he/she deems appropriate. $$$ on the calendar means extra Chapter dollars.
ANY disputes over the distribution of Chapter M money’s will be resolved by the Chapter Di-rector or his/her designate on a case by case basis.
REMEMBER THE #1 RULE IS TO HAVE FUN.
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All CHAPTER M RIDES LEAVE FROM All CHAPTER M RIDES LEAVE FROM
All rides (including Breakfast rides) will leave from WAWA’s All rides (including Breakfast rides) will leave from WAWA’s
at the southeast corner of Roosevelt and US19at the southeast corner of Roosevelt and US19
PLEASE HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS PLEASE HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS
If you have changes in your address, telephone home/cell phone numbers or e-mail address send them to [email protected] or call Sharon or Tracy Dunn at 727-544-2961. We would like to keep our records up to date.
TO LEARN ABOUT CRUISES PLANNED BY CHAPTER MEMBERS PLEASE GO TO THE FLM-1
WEBSITE VIA THIS LINK
http://suncoastwings.com/Cruises/cruise.htm
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Our reasonable annual rates are:
Business Card $25.00
1/4 Page $50.00
1/2 Page $75.00
Full Page $100.00
Your ad will also appear on our website.
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