CHAPTER FL2-N OFFICERS

Chapter Director

Mo Dalton & Roberta Molignaro 321-403-7965 Daltonwingrider@gmail.com Assistant Chapter Director Paul & Pat Lytle 407-873-1455 Chapter Educator

Skip & Liz Sluder Chapter Treasurer Dave Furrow 321-890-6084 Membership Enhancement

Paul & Pat Lytle 407-873-1455

CHAPTER TEAM

Newsletter Editor Pat & Bob Farmer 321-632-7458

Ride Coordinator

Jake Rhodes & Connie Mavis 321-474-8265

Public Relations George & Kathy Faith 321-406-0438 /321-537-4053 Sunshine/Goodies Sales Emily Berggren

Couple of the Year - 2016

Paul & Pat Lytle 407-873-1455 Motorist Awareness

Vacant

Web Master / Beth Scott

FL2N Web Site

www.fl2n.org/ Florida Web Site

www.gwrraflorida.com GWRRA Web Site

www.gwrra.org/

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Erick Rost 12/11

Kelly Beaulieu 12/15

DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

Paul & Pat Lytle 12/23

John & Linda Shea 12/25

UPCOMING EVENTS/CHANGES

Dec. 9th – FL2N – Christmas Party

Dec. 28th - MONTHLY GATHERING @

Jimmy’s @ 6:30 pm

GWRRA OFFICERS & STAFF Director of GWRRA Ray & Sandi Garris Deputy Directors East Bob & Nan Shrader

Region “A” Directors Jim & Sue Jackson Senior District Directors Bill & Gina Berry Assistant District Director

Rally Coordinator Cliff Hotchkiss Assistant District Directors

Bill & Cheryl Smith Assistant District Directors

Motorist Awareness Nate & Danelle Kinion Assistant District Directors

District Vendor Coordinator

Denis Turcotte & Nikki Baha Assistant District Directors

District Rally Hospitality

Harry & Lynn Anderson Assistant District Directors

Couple of the Year Coordinators

Goodie Sales Coordinators

Geno & Kathie Jette Assistant District Directors

Membership Enhancement

Couple of the Year Coordinators

Chp of the Yr Coordinators

Madalena & Rick Buck District Leadership Trainers

Norm & Maggie Van Dame Senior District Rider Educators

Rick & Pam Northrop Assistant Rider Educators

Ray & Claudia Vega Assistant Rider Educators

District Webmaster

Scott & Kathy Kelly District Treasurer

Pat Van Lengen District Couple of the Year

Norm & Maggie Van Dame

Space Coast Wings GWRRA SOUTHEAST REGION “A”

CHAPTER FL2-N

DECEMBER 2016

The Chapter Directors We lost a very dear friend in November. Ruth Irene Polley was a well known and loved member of our Chapter. Ruth’s presence at our events always brought a smile to everyone’s face. When Ruth and Nolan heard we were going to Germany and that we were going to rent a Goldwing for two weeks the two of them started sharing with us some of their family stories of places that they had visited while in Europe It was great hearing about their adventures.

When we came back Nolan and Ruth asked how our trip was. It was great to share our adventures with them. We are truly blessed to have known Ruth for she was a very special lady and will be greatly missed by all her friends in GWRRA. Every time we saw Ruth she would always have a smile on her face and most of the time she would win door prizes and the 50/50 drawings when she attended our chapter meetings. Nolan and Ruth were always chipping in and helping the Florida chapters with their rallies no matter which chapter it was. They not only belong to our chapter they belong to several chapters and were always participating. This is the Thanksgiving time of year and we have lots to be thankful for whether we believe it or not. For instance we were all blessed to have known Ruth and we are very thankful that we had time to spend with her. So we hope that you can take the time to remember and to be thankful. Our days get so cluttered with work, retirement, and many other activities that divide our time, and I know that I lose track and forget to take the time to be thankful. We hope that you have had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your loved ones. As quickly as Thanksgiving arrived, it will be gone and we will all be rushing into the Christmas season. Our first event in December will be the Toy Run. Meet at Carnival Mall, KSU 07:30am. We will ride in as a group and hopefully be able to stay together. Bring Coffee or you favorite beverage, we will be supplying donuts. The next major event will be the Christmas Party, which has changed from the 3

rd to Friday the 9

th. The location of Dixie Crossroads has not changed. If you have not done so already, please RSVP to Mo via the contact information on the cover of this newsletter. The dress is Fancy/Casual. There will be a "Dirty Santa" Christmas Gift Exchange. Participation is not required, but if you do participate, please bring one gift per person participating (no participating as a couple). The limit for the gift exchange is $10.00. Gifts must be bagged or wrapped (so there is no peaking). Rules for participating will be set at the beginning of the exchange. If you are not familiar with where Dixie Crossroads is, the map is included on the event calendar on the chapter web site. We will have our regularly scheduled Chapter meeting at Jimmy’s on Wednesday the 28th. We hope to see you all there and hear about your Christmas stories. Ride Safe and Ride Often Mo & Ro FL2-N Chapter Directors

Chapter Educator

FL2N Safety Corner

Autumn is a great time to ride, although the days can be much shorter. Temperatures during the day can comfortable shirt-sleeve weather, but temperatures at night can drop rapidly. And, the weather can change dramatically during the course of a single ride. As the Scouts say, “Be prepared!” Before you leave for the ride, make sure that you and your co-rider have the proper gear. Bring a jacket (or sweatshirt or coat or electric vest) for that drop of the temperature. It’s a lot easier than finding a place to stop for coffee every half hour. Pack the rain gear. Even here in Florida, it may be bright, with plenty of sunshine, when you leave and pouring cats ‘n dogs when you get home. There are several brands of rain gear available, from inexpensive to very expensive. The style and make depends upon how much you ride in the weather, how dry you want to stay. And how much you (or your co-rider) wish to spend. A real cheap, but very serviceable, option is a simple rain suite from Walmart. Trash bags might work in a pinch, but they are a real drag. Ride safe, Skip & Liz Sluder FL2-N CE-soon

MEC Report

As we scheduled no meeting this month so all could be with their families for Thanksgiving, Pat & I hope your turkey day will be a good one. A great time to relax and enjoy good food and family. On the 17th I drove over to Largo, Florida to take a Step Class with the Clearwater Chapter, FL1-M which was given by the Motorcycle Foundation instructor. The class was for advanced side car/ trikes, add ons, voyager kits and Spyder Can Ams. There were four Goldwing trikes, one 1800 with side car and my Spyder. The class was very informative. We were put through our paces from stopping in a curve, to swerving to miss the back of a truck or car to the left or right. I almost like I was riding a horse when swerving. You actually had to slide your body into the curve side to counteract the centrifugal force generated by swerving to miss that stopped object. There were several other maneuvers we practiced. Quick stops, weaves, basic turns, the sliding the rear end around a corner or drifting. All in all, it was a very good class and counts for your levels in GWRRA. With me being new to a Spyder Can Am rider, it made me much more confident about riding it. The educational classes are one of the main assets to belonging to GWRRA. Thanks to FL1-M Clearwater Chapter and Tracy and Sharon Dunn, Chapter Educators, Curtis Palmore, Chapter Director and instructor. On another note, Pat and I are looking forward to the Chapter Christmas Party on December 9th. We hope to see you all there. Paul & Pat Lytle FL2-N Membership Enhancement Coordinators

Let us know is we are disturbing you Joe!

Upcoming GWRRA Events

2016/17 Florida/Region/National GWRRA Events

Date Event

January 1st, 2017 First Ride of the Year, Shrimp "R" Us More

January 7th

– 8th

, 2017 Chapter Conference – International Palms Resort – Orlando

January 14th, 2017 FL2-L Pajama Party – Snoozin’ with the Fireballs

February 11th

, 2017 FL1-G Motorcycle Safety Day

February 11th

, 2017 FL2-G Chili Cookoff

February 18th

, 2017 FL2-A WINGTOBERFEST – John Stretch Park

March 23rd

-25th

, 2017 38th Annual Florida District Gathering of the Wings, "A Tropical

Paradise"

April 29, 2017 FL1-K Chapter Rally "Just Another Day in Paradise!”

May 5th

-7th

, 2017 South Carolina, Winging it Southern Style

May 18th

– 20th

, 2017 Alabama District Rally, Sitcom Mania

June 22nd

– 24th

, 2017 Georgia District Rally, Wingin at the Races

August 29th

– Sept 2nd

, 2017 Wing Ding 39

October 12th

– 14th

, 2017 Mississippi District Rally, Masquerade on the MS-Coast

Chapter Events Ginger and Garlic

Ly & Ro Texting each other

Chapter Events Swamp House Riverhouse Grill

Chapter Events Swamp House Riverhouse Grill

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016

SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT

27 28 29 30. KICKTIRE

Double D’s BBQ 634 Barnes Blvd (next to Himalaya Asian) Rockledge 298-6995

1 2 3

4 Toy Run

KSU 0730am Carnival Mall

5 6 9. KICKTIRE Kelsey`s Pizzeria U.S. 1, Rockledge, FL 32955 (321) 433-0095 kelseyspizzeria.com

8 9 Chapter Christmas Party Dixie Crossroads 6:00pm

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11 12 13 14 KICKTIRE Chaparral Mexican Grill, 1341 N Cocoa Blvd, Cocoa, FL 32922, (321) 576-9800 chaparralmexicangrill.com

15 16 17

18 Soup

Kitchen

at the Faith’s House.

19 20 21 KICKTIRE Meg O’Malleys Restaurant & Irish Pub, 812 E New Haven Ave, Melbourne, FL 32901 megomalleys.com (321) 952-5510

22

Newsletters

Articles Due to

Mo.

23 24

25

Merry

Christmas!!!

26 27 28 MONTHLY GATHERING Jimmie’s Restaurant Shirt & Vest) 1729 Admiralty Blvd – Rockledge 632-4611 Dinner @ 6:30 PM Mtg @ 7:30 PM

BK = Burger King @ 520/I95

PSJ = Parking Lot between KFC & Burger King

KSU = Kick Stands Up ( and away we go!!!)

PLEASE NOTE THE KICKTIRES DON’T MEET TILL 6:00PM

THE PLACES ARE TOLD THAT ARRIVALS COULD START SHOWING UP 15 MINUTES BEFORE (5:45)

PLEASE TRY AND DO SUCH

PLEASE INFORM THEM THAT ALL THE FOLKS WILL ORDERING AS THEY ARRIVE AND FOOD TO BE SERVED WHEN READY

NOT TO HOLD FOR OTHERS