CHAPTER OFFICERS AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS

Director

Judy & Shane

Patishnock

410-939-4780

Asst. Director

Kevin Paul

443-834-2608

Treasurer

Fran Haslup

410-676-0777

Educator

Rodney Malone

443-617-8599

Motorist

Awareness

Coordinator

Mike Haslup

410-676-0777

Web Master

Chris Nagel

410-914-5376

Sunshine Lady

Ruth Malone

410-459-2946

Couple of the

Year 2017

Chris & Marge

Nagel

410-914-5376

Visitation ,

Mileage,

Firehouse

Coordinator

Marge Nagel

410-914-5376

Phone Tree

Rodney &

Ruth Malone

443-617-8599

410-459-2946

Membership

Enhancement

Cathy Kelley

443-417-0441

Storekeeper

Marge Nagel

410-914-5376

50/50 Raflle

Neal & Carol

Reynolds

410-658-4216

CHOY

Coordinator

It’s a Team!

Newsletter

Cathy Kelley

443-417-0441

Ride Coordinator

Shane Patishnock

410-939-4780

July NEWSLETTER 2017

“Mason-Dixon Wings”

Greetings from our Chapter Directors

Judy & Shane Patishnock

MD-H Chapter Meeting – 4th Sunday at Golden Corral, 706 S. Philadelphia Blvd., Aberdeen, MD

Breakfast at 0800; Meeting at 0900

By the time this newsletter is posted the year will be officially halfway over! Which also means that the riding

season is well under way so hopefully this means that many of you were able to take advantage of the great

weather during the month of June to get in some FUN rides.

Shane and I took some time this month to get away, decompress from our work jobs as well as taking a very

short break from our chapter duties. I have to say that it was really great to re-energize ourselves and that it was a

much needed break. Thanks to our friends for inviting us along with them – it was an awesome trip!

This month at our Chapter Gathering we had the pleasure of having Ms. Tara Lathrop, Harford County

Department of Community Services, Office of Drug Control Policy, provide our members and our guests to a

“Drug Awareness” presentation. For those who weren’t able to attend our Gathering and hear her presentation,

you missed a lot of great information. Thanks go to Ms. Lathrop for taking personal time out of her schedule to

come provide us with loads of information.

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We also wanted to remind you that we will need your support to have a successful “Christmas in July” for

our Perry Point Veterans. You’ll find the list of much needed items later in our newsletter, it was also in our

June issue. Do keep in mind that of the hygienic items are to contain alcohol (read the labels please) and

absolutely no camouflage clothing! If you have already purchased items for this event and won’t be able to

participate in the drop-off, feel free to give me a call and we will make arrangements to pick up your

contributions. We will be dropping off all chapter contributions the morning of 21 July; 2-, 3-, and 4-wheels are

needed for this event. Those who plan to participate, please be at our place by 8:45am so we can load up the

bikes and trailers with the chapter donations. Shane will lead us on a short ride to the Perry Point VA, we’ll do

our donation drop-off at 10am, then conclude the event with a ride to lunch somewhere. We hope as many of

you as possible will be able to join us in this endeavor.

We will also be making “Thank You for Your Service” cards during the next few weeks so that we can

personally hand them out to the Veterans after our July Chapter Gathering, so stay tuned for more details (watch

for those emails!).

For those 12 members who signed up for the CPR/Medic 1st Aid class, if you haven’t paid the $30 fee for

the class, please have it for me at our July Chapter Gathering (23 July). It can be cash or check; if check, make

it payable to Maryland District. Julie Ahearn will be providing this training at our home on 12 August, from

10am to 2pm. So don’t forget to mark your calendar!

Last but not least, remember to mark your calendar with our ‘Upcoming July Activities’! Chapter H needs

YOUR SUPPORT to make our all our events (riding, training, charity) successful and FUN! Also mark your

calendar for the ‘Save the Dates’ events. Looking forward to seeing y’all at our upcoming events!

Tara Lathrop (left) from Harford

County Dept. of Community

Services, Ofc. of Drug Control

Policy with Judy at our chapter

gathering. She did an awesome

job giving a Drug Awareness

presentation to our members &

guests.

Ice Cream social at Nottingham Creamery

Our ice cream ride in June was to Nottingham Creamery in PA. It was a small crowd but

great ice cream as usual. Shane led a Covered Bridge Ride in PA on June 24 and then we rode

to Shady Maple for lunch. After our gathering Shane again led a ride for ice cream. At our

gathering Judy presented Oscar with a certificate and cash prize that he won way back at

WinterThing for having the 3rd highest mileage in Maryland District last year. Lillian Cruz,

District Couple of the Year Coordinator, attended the gathering to present our Couple of the

Year, Chris and Marge Nagel, with their medallions.

See flyer later in newsletter for a ride to benefit Wounded Warriors, Sat. July 8. KSU at noon

sharp. Pre-registration $20 driver. Day of the ride $25. 2nd rider is $10. Price includes a

chicken dinner, baked beans, salads and dessert.

Here are some photos of the presentations at the gathering.

Oscar’s award for District 3rd High Mileage 2016 Chris & Marge get COY medallions

Greetings from our Assistant Chapter Director

Kevin Paul

Greetings from our Rider Educator

Rodney Malone – Ride Prepared, Be Safe

and Have Fun!

We love to ride our bikes because we probably all have a little of that rebellious streak in us. But at the same time we do not

want to be a victim of a motorcycle accident. As with new cars having new braking systems, motorcycle manufacturers have

been working on perfecting motorcycle safety features. Here are some of the biggest innovations in motorcycle safety, along

with a few hints of what’s to come.

AIRBAGS

Honda was the first to introduce a motorcycle airbag system in 2006. Motorcycle airbags haven’t really caught on, though —

the Honda Gold Wing is still the lone production bike with such a system, and it only protects against head-on collisions. Most

of the innovations in this area seem to have come from makers of suits, jackets, and helmets, rather than the bike

manufacturers themselves. The first airbag suit to hit the market was from Japanese manufacturer in 2008, followed soon

after by their airbag jacket. Both items attach to the bike with a wire, and when the wire becomes detached, airbags in the

neck inflate to help stabilize the bones in the neck.

There was some concern about riders forgetting to unhook the tether, however, causing an accidental deployment. Italian

apparel company Dainese solved this problem with their “wireless” D-Air® suit, the first system that doesn’t require a physical

connection to the bike. The D-Air, which was made available to consumers in 2011, uses sensors and special algorithms to

detect crash conditions. It takes about 45 milliseconds to deploy.

HIGH-TECH HELMETS

Helmet manufacturers have also been experimenting with airbags. Barcelona-based APC Systems brought the first airbag

helmet to market in 2008. Their design used speed sensors to determine when a crash was imminent, which inflated an

airbag that protected the rider’s neck and upper spine. A Swedish company has also come up with an invisible inflatable

helmet which deploys from a collar worn around the neck. This technology is currently just for bikes but motorcycle

manufacturers could come up with their own version. There is also something called a Thermahelm. This is a brain cooling

helmet that contains a chemical packet that activates in the event of a crash, creating a reaction the cools the rider’s head to

help reduce brain swelling. INTELLIGENT LIGHTS

All headlights illuminate in front of you but adaptive lights show you what’s around the next bend. In 2008 BMW offered

adaptive headlights that tilt according to the bike’s lean angle. Brake lights are a special concern on motorcycles. Since bikes

decelerate much faster than cars or trucks, riders sometimes don’t use their brakes to slow down. That means the vehicle

behind the bike may not get any warning that the bike is losing speed. This safety feature called Vololights which can be

installed on your motorcycle automatically light up when the motorcycle slows down — whether the rider is applying the

brakes or not and flashes at different rates communicating to the driver behind you to let that driver know that you are

slowing down.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES

BMW was the first to pioneer ABS for motorcycles in 1988, and in 2010, Bosch announced the world’s first ABS designed

specifically for motorcycles. This braking system should be a requirement on all new motorcyles as it has been shown that

ABS can reduce the rate of fatal motorcycle collisions by around 31 percent. We all enjoy riding our bikes and we want to

be as safe as possible. Just as they are perfecting innovations for new cars, motorcycle manufacturers should be

offering new innovations to make riding safer. While new cars and trucks increasingly are incorporating new technology

such as sensors and alert notifications that they are approaching too closely to the vehicle in front of them, motorcycle

riders have not yet benefited from this new innovation. Riders must maintain alert status at all times for their own

safety. ((The above article was taken from a blog on motorcycle innovations.))

Upcoming July Activities

8 July (Sat)- Wendy’s Potluck/Pool Party – 1pm – open to members/children/grands. Contact Wendy

for address and what to bring. 443-854-9990.

-Ride to benefit Wounded Warriors – nice ride and chicken dinner. Contact Kevin 443-

834-2608

9 July (Sun) Northeast Region Summer Fun Day, Greentown PA. Members MUST register in

advance by 22 Jun – there will be NO on-site registration. Support our District Couple of the Year,

Charles and Shirley Dorsey as they compete for the Region Couple of the Year. Message from Cheryl

Harman: “we are going up for Region B Fun Day but making a camping trip out of it. We’re going

Fri, July 7 – Mon July 10. We are booked at http://koa.com/campgrounds/delaware-water-gap/ .

We’re in site 106. “

12 July (Wed) MD-H Ice Cream Social: 7pm Maplehofe Dairy, Quarryville, PA

21 July (Fri): Christmas in July: Meet at Patishnock’s home at 9am; deliver to Perry Point VA at

10am. More details TBD.

23 Jul (Sun): MD-H Gathering: SPECIAL NOTE: Tentative date to distribute “Thank You for Your

Service” cards to Perry Point Veterans.

27-20 Jul (Thu-Sat): New England District Rally, Sturbridge MA. Flyer on our website.

Save the Dates

5 & 6 Aug (Sat-Sun) – ARC, South Hagerstown High School. Details to follow.

**12 Aug (Sat) – MD-H CPR/1st Aid Class: 10am-2pm (approximately), at Patishnock’s house. This

class is limited to 12 people only; $30/pp; reservation and payment cutoff is 29 July. The class is good

for those who need initial or refresher. Signed up are Mike & Fran, Marge?, Cathy, Paul, Barbie?, and

Judy & Shane.

19-20 Aug (Sat-Sun): TRC: Hosted by Jeff and Jeanie Kauffman at their home, 11012 Pin Oak

Terrace, Hagerstown. This class is full. No date has been set for a second TRC; contact Al General or

Jeff & Jeannie Kauffman, MD-F, if interested.

29 Aug – 2 Sep (Tue-Sat) – Wing Ding 39, Grapevine, TX. See flyer on our website.

Ads in our Newsletter – if you have a business or someone you know has one, they can

place an ad in our newsletter for a nominal fee.

Business Card: $15/6 mo; $25/yr Half Page: $30/yr Full Page: $100/yr

WINNERS, BIRTHDAYS, & ANNIVERSARIES

You must attend the monthly meeting to receive your birthday gift of a $10 Golden Corral Gift Card!

July Anniversaries

None

July Birthdays

Paul Breeden

Alice Surette Glenda Milford

Pete Surette Will Berrell

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June Gathering Winners!

Progressive - no one

Shirt/Vest – Pete

Newsletter number- no one

50/50 #1 –Shane

50/50 #2 –Rodney

50/50 #3 – Oscar

First Aid Kit – Carol Reynolds

Don’t forget – somewhere in this newsletter, you will find hidden

someone’s GWRRA member number. If it is yours, tell Fran at the next

gathering and you will win a $10 Golden Corral Gift Card!

Winner must attend the meeting to collect their gift card.

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Visited Wisconsin Chapter H With the ladies from TN-V at Henry Ford Museum

It’s always nice to hear someone say to you “Nice Bike”, but this time it turned into a GWRRA Chapter visit. We had

just walked into the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn Michigan, when two ladies walked up to us and mentioned the bikes.

We started talking and soon found out that these two ladies also had Goldwings and were with GWRRA Tennessee Chapter V

– The Choo-Choo Wings – get it – Choo-Choo – Tennessee – ha!

The two ladies were Robin Smith and Corliss Cooper – Coop, as she preferred to be called. Coop had a Goldwing Trike

but was selling it to Robin as she really wanted two wheels again and had just gotten a 2012 (I believe) Goldwing. Both of

these ladies have only been with GWRRA for about a year – and as most of us know – once you are in, you get a position.

Coop is the treasurer and Robin has miscellaneous duties - such as visitation, mileage.

We decided that we would have a chapter visit right there in the corner of the Henry Ford Museum. We swapped

visitation cards, talked about our chapters, rides, and even had a 50/50 to make it an official visit. Fran Haslup was kind

enough to pull whatever change she had in her pocket (which was 53 cents), I asked Coop to pick a number and she won!

It was great to meet and talk with members from another GWRRA chapter and told them if they are ever in Maryland

to make sure they give us a call and we will do the same if we make it to Tennessee.

A couple days after that we arrived in Madison, Wisconsin. Approximately 30 minutes out of Madison is a little town

called Arena in which Wisconsin Chapter H meets. We had contacted the Chapter Director, Marcella Newell, before we left

on the trip to make sure that they were still having their monthly meeting and told them we would be stopping by for their

gathering. What a great group of people!! Everyone made us feel so welcomed and the food was good too! Marcella, who

likes to be called Mark, has been riding for years and loves the twisties. I was a little concern that Chris got a little glow in his

eyes – lol. A lot of members in this chapter have given up their bikes, mostly due to health reasons, but they are still actively

involved and are keeping that chapter alive – it was great to see.

This is one of the FUN parts of GWRRA, visiting different chapters. It’s always nice to visit your home state chapters,

but when you get a chance to visit other state’s chapters and meet some wonderful people who also have that love of riding

– it doesn’t get any better than that! That’s FUN!!!

‘Nice Bike’ said the ladies and then we

had a chapter meeting….

At Niagara Falls

At the Henry Ford Museum

Don’t they look like honeymooners?

Chapter Members Volunteer for Komen Promise Ride

Covered Bridge Ride in PA followed by lunch at Shady Maple

Gold, Wing and Wingster heard that some of

our Chapter members went on an exciting bike

trip so they flew the coop to Welcome them

home. Wonder where they landed????

Early on Saturday, June 24, Fran & Mike rode down to Edgewater

MD to support the Susan G. Komen Promise Ride, a bicycle ride

along a beautiful route. Originally they were going to offer

motorcycle support along with Barbie and Glenda, but the day

started out rainy, so Fran and Mike went in the car. They ended up

helping at a snack and water stop, but saw other motorcycles out

from Chapter C.

Thanks to Fran & Mike for their support. Look for more information

on this opportunity next year.

• Toiletries*: body wash; deodorant (no aerosol cans); mouth wash (alcohol-free in plastic

containers only); shampoo; triple-edge disposable razors, shaving cream (no aerosol cans), aftershave (alcohol-free in plastic containers only); combs; toothpaste for sensitive teeth, soft compact head toothbrushes with cover; lip balm; denture adhesive; denture cleaning tablets • Forever Postage Stamps • Simple crafts- coloring books for adults, simple painting crafts, model kits, leather/suede craft items/kits (please, no jigsaw puzzles) • Gloves, hats, scarves, rubber boots or totes • Undergarments and socks for male and female Veterans (must be new) • Duffle bags and suitcases • Battery operated radios with headgear type earphones for patients • Paperback crossword puzzles and word search puzzle books • Musical CDs – easy listening, classical, relaxation music • Movies on DVD (recent movies please) • Large print books • Snack Foods* – commercially prepared, individually wrapped (all food items must be given to nurses- no food can be given directly to residents/patients) • No-tie shoe laces * PLEASE CHECK EXPIRATION DATES- we cannot distribute expired items * WE CANNOT DISTRIBUTE ANY ITEMS CONTAINING ALCOHOL * WE CANNOT DISTRIBUTE AEROSOL DEODORANTS *WE DO NOT NEED TRAVEL SIZE TOILETRY ITEMS, FULL SIZE ONLY PLEASE * JIGSAW PUZZLES AND BOARD/CARD GAMES ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED For facility specific items, please contact your local Voluntary Service office: Baltimore VA Medical Center: 410-605-7100 Loch Raven VA Extended Care & Rehabilitation Center: 410-605-7000 x5877 Perry Point VA Medical Center: 410-642-1038

Perry Point Needs List – for our Christmas in July for VA center

Chapter Gatherings – MD District and Neighboring Region B

State/Chap Date/Time Meeting Address POCs Telephone # Email

MD-B 3rd Sat

8am/9am

Golden Corral

1001 Shoppers Way

Largo, MD

Charley & Shirley

Dorsey

301-843-7721 shydee@comcast.net

MD-C 2nd Sun

8am/9am

Golden Corral

6701 Chesapeake Center Dr.

Glen Burnie, MD

Tom Prentice 410-969-0372 tomp913@verizon.net

MD-F 2nd Sat

8am/9am

Golden Corral

17635 Valley Mall Road

Hagerstown, MD

Jeff & Jeannie

Kaufmann

410-667-5617 J_kauffman@myactv.net

MD-H 4th Sun

8am/9am

Golden Corral

706 S. Philadelphia Blvd.

Aberdeen, MD

Judy & Shane

Patishnock

410-939-4780 (J) Winglady08@hotmail.com

(S) Feelfree14@hotmail.com

MD-I 1st Sun

9am

The Riverview Restaurant at

Wicomico Shores Golf Course,

35794 Aviation Yacht Club Rd

Mechanicsville, MD

Roger & Rose

Tenbrink

240-508-0079 rtwanderer1@yahoo.com

MD-J 3rd Sun

8am/8:30am

Bob Evans

3408 NW Crain Hwy,

Bowie, MD

Terry Gardner 410-255-3672 A90098@verizon.net

MD-L 2nd Sun

8:30am/9am

Denny’s Restaurant

8493 Ocean Gateway

Easton, MD

Jeff McCarter 410-251-6882 mccarter@4-shore.net

PA-A 3rd Sun

8am/9am

Lions Share Diner

812 N Pottstown Pike(rt100)

Exton, PA 19341

Ben & Pat

Robinson

610-970-0991 robinsonb@comcast.net

PA-B 4th Sat

9am/10am

Apple Tree Family Restaurant

100 South Centerville Road

Lancaster, PA

Wayne & Kim

Ferland

603-359-4341 wftigger@gmail.com

PA-C 3rd Sat

1:30pm/2:30pm

Bonanza Restaurant

850 Chambersburg Mall

Chambersburg, PA

Dan Campbell 717-387-0684 joeevoc@hotmail.com

PA-F 2nd Wed

6pm/7pm

Sunset West Restaurant

521 E. College Ave.

Pleasant Gap, PA

Daniel Walker 814-231-0660 drwalkergwrra@comcast.net

PA-V 2nd Sun

8am/9:30am

Cross Keys Motor Inn &

Convention Center

6110 York Road, New Oxford,

PA (Corner of Rte 30/94)

“Woody” & Jo

Woodfill

717-632-4648 luvdogz@embarqmail.com

PA-W 4th Sat

9am

Kelly’s Scenic View Restaurant

504 E. Main St.

Everett, PA.

Chris & Christie

Hull

814-766-2286 chrishull@embarqmail.com

DE-A 4th Sat

8:30am

Route 40 Diner

1705 Pulaski Hwy,

White Clay Shopping Center

Bear, DE

Winston Griffith 302-836-4936 gwrradea@gmail.com

DE-B 1st Sat

8am

Pizza King

300 W. Stein Hwy

Seaford, DE

Ken & Lois

Ingram

Ken.lois@mchsi.com