Indiana Chapter Q 2 Wings Over the Dunes Visit our web site at gwrrainq2.org Visit us on Facebook at GWRRA Indiana Chapter Q2 June 2016 Newsletter Volume 19, Issue 6 Hello fellow riders, Now that the weather is getting good for riding, let's get out there and ride those roads. I know a few of us have already done that. The group that went to Columbus told me they all had a great time. A few of us went to the Spring Warm Up in Rockville, and I think we all enjoyed ourselves. I know we did! There are some important fund raiser rides coming up. I hope we can make a good showing for the Chapter. I'm not saying you should go to all of them, but the ones that are important to you and your families. But if we have some showing, that would be great. If there are any ideas on rides or anything to help the Chapter grow or to improve, please let me or a staff member know. Thank you for your support to the new staff as we take this Chapter into the next era of Q2. Ride safe and always ride your own ride. Mark & Lucy Laing Table of Contents Page Opening Article 1 MEC article 2 Rider Educator 3 Community page 4 Table of Contents Page Q2 events page 5 Event Calendar s 6&7 GWRRA & Q2 Staff 8 Birthdays & Anniversaries 8 PBTF flyers 9 Visit Us! Our gathering place: Round the Clock 1607 Calumet Rd. Chesterton. When: Last Monday of every month Time: 6:00 pm to eat 7:00 pm to meet 1
Membership Enhancement Coordinator Kelly Parker Membership Enhancement Coordinators (MECs) check and run the list, call new and/or prospective members, remind members of expiring dues and do the needed paperwork but it is YOU the chapter members who need to take over when a new prospect visits our chapter meetings to see what we are all about. Think about what kind of meeting you attended for the first time and what drew you back. What if you had come and no one acknowledged that you were there and didn t ask if you had any questions or explain the whys, where s and when s. It is the CHAPTER MEM- BERS extending the hand of friendship again and again until new perspective members feel comfortable and want to come back and join us. Part of making new people feel comfortable is to be comfortable yourself. Most of us have been together for several years now we know each other s idiosyncrasies, what makes each other tick and how to get under each other s skin. It takes all kinds of people to make up a Chapter membership and keeping FUN in the fore-front of our motto Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge is a stress and tension releaser. When new people see us having good honest FUN and laughing and sharing funny stories about fun rides and fun places we ve visited just maybe they will want to come back. We need to mentor our new people. We need to extend that hand of friendship and get to know them. We need to take them under our wing and teach them the safety skills and share the knowledge that we have learned. We need to explain what GWRRA benefits are and expound on the GWRRA motto of Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge at all times to make our chapter a fun and great place to be. Find someone to invite and let s make new friends. Remember our Motto Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge 2
Nashville Spring Ride Recap Rider Education Dave & Beth Korwek We had a great time on the ride down to Nashville in Brown County last weekend. Though a little cool, the sun was out and the roads turned out to be in great shape for the most part. There were a few unexpected incidents on the way down, but, all in all, nothing that put a damper on the trip there. We had 15 people on 8 bikes for the ride down with Ron and Joyce Brown meeting us down there in Ron s shiny new blue pickup. Riding in such a large group and only taking secondary roads, there is the challenge of keeping everyone together. Stop signs and lights have a tendency to get the group separated either by the light changing or cars getting in between the bikes. Pulling over in a safe place to let the cars by or for the rest of the group to catch up adds considerable time to the trip. What might take a small group of 3 or 4 bikes a couple of hours, will take 7 or 8 bikes twice that. Make sure that you take that into consideration especially in either cool or hot weather. More frequent stops for people to either warm up or cool off, depending on the temperature, adds even more time to the ride. Make sure everyone is aware of the route that is going to be taken so that they can understand how long of a day it s going to be, that way they can decide for themselves if they want to take an alternate route to your destination to cut down on time. Less than 10 miles from the hotel we ran into a bridge that was out for repair. Thankfully a couple of local people pointed us to a detour that turned out to be a fantastic back road full of curves and hills. Was one of the best roads we did that weekend and I m going to have to remember it for the next time we re down there riding. Yet once again, it added time to the ride. Saturday turned out to be very chilly with the temps in the 40 s. We decided just to head into Nashville and walk around for a while. After a few hours, we all met up and had lunch and decided to do a short ride over the ridge to check out the Story Inn then back to the hotel with a short stop at the Brown County Winery. It was a short day, but given that the temperatures were that cool, it still turned out to be a great day on the bikes. The ride back home added a couple of more unexpected surprises as well. We had a bike die on us for no reason and then fire right back up with no trouble for the rest of the trip and a flat tire and loose bumper on a trailer that was taken care of with little fanfare. All of this adds time to the ride though, and when the temperature is 50 degrees with 15 to 20 mph crosswinds, it takes a toll on the people in the group. Most stayed warm while a few jumped into Ron s and Joyce s truck. Lucky them. We left at 9am our time and after a stop for lunch in Danville, we made it to our house at around 5 pm. For a 220 mile ride that should have taken 5 ½ hours, 9 hours later we pulled into our driveway. That is the reality of a large group on a long ride. I love these little adventures. That s why Beth and I ride. I hope we can do more in the future with the group. Just remember that when riding in large groups, that it s going to take longer. Everyone needs to be aware of this and that we all need to watch out for everyone in the group. Here s to the next adventure with Q2. 3
Members Community Page Send your information to Kelly Parker at newsletter@gwrrainq2.org and we ll add it to the monthly news letter. FOR SALE Have something you want to sell, post it here.. Send it to the newsletter editor at newsletter@gwrrainq2.org Chapter Colors Show you belong to a great organization wear them! Everyone wears their colors to the meetings, but what about to dinner on Tuesdays, or to other functions. You don t have to wear your vest and all, how about a teal shirt. The Chapter Store We have plenty of goodies in stock! See Lucy Laing to purchase your pins, patches, flags, and we now have vests.vests are $15.00 each and are available in a variety of sizes. We also have newer polo style shirts available for purchase for $20.00. Available in sizes S, M, L, XL, XXL, and XXXL (additional charge for XXXL). All store items are available upon request, contact Lucy Laing. Sunshine Gal Please contact Jean Vaclavik at 219-759-2489 or E mail: sunshine@gwrrainq2.org with the names of anyone that is sick, injured, or has passed away so a card may be sent and thoughts and prayers can be passed along. Sunshine Gal (Jean Vaclavik) will sew patches on cloth vests only for Q2 chapter riders. 365 US HWY 6 Portage Indiana 219-762-7778 or 877-762-7779 Scan the QR code 4
Information on this page will change monthly as rides get added to the schedule. Friday June 3 thru Sunday June 5th Camping at Potato Creek state park. Saturday June 4th Riley children s hospital poker run, Depart Munster HD at 0900 Tuesday June 7th, Station 21, 201 north main st Crown Point, 6 pm Thomas Honda, dinner 7 pm. Tuesday June 14th Bass Pro shop, 6425 Daniel Burnham dr. Portage, 6 pm Thomas Honda, dinner 7 pm. Saturday June 18th, Studebaker museum, South Bend In. Depart Thomas s 9 am. Tuesday June 21st, Harry O s 13226 Wicker Ave Cedar Lake, 6 pm Thomas Honda, dinner 7 pm. Sunday June 26th, Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation ride for Bobby Newman Pinhook Park, South Bend Indiana Monday June 27th, Q2 Chapter gathering at Round the Clock, Chesterton, 6pm dinner 7pm meeting 1607 South Calumet Rd Chesterton Indiana Tuesday June 28th, Swing Belly s 3101 E US 12 Michigan City, 6 pm Thomas Honda, dinner 7 pm. Tuesday July 5th T s pizza 840 E 3rd st Hobart, 6pm Thomas Honda, dinner 7pm. Tuesday July 5th through Sunday July 10 Camping at Tippecanoe State Park, Advanced reservations required. Saturday July 9th, Tippecanoe park ride, Depart Thomas 10 am Breakfast 0900 BACD, BAC, BAD. BYOF (m.o.u.s.e) Tuesday July 12th, Carlson s Drive in 118 W Coolspring Michigan City, 6pm Thomas Honda 7pm dinner Saturday July 16th, Alice s B-B-Q Lunch ride, County line Rd Crown Point. 11am Thomas Honda. Tuesday July 19th, Marcella s Pizza 3854 W state rd 10 Wheatfield, 6pm Thomas Honda 7pm dinner Saturday July 23rd, Clementine s, South Haven Mi. 9am Thomas Honda (All day event) Monday July 25th Chapter Gathering, Round the Clock, Chesterton, 6pm Dinner 7pm meeting 1607 South Calumet Rd Chesterton Indiana. Tuesday July 26th, Wagoner s ribs, 361 Wagoner rd, Porter, 6pm Thomas Honda, 7pm Dinner Thursday July 28th through Saturday July 30th, Region D Rally, Coldwater Mi. Saturday July 30th, Ride to Region D Rally, Coldwater Mi. 0730 Thomas Honda, 0630 Breakfast at Rosewood. Tuesday August 2nd, La Quesadilla, St. John, 10033 Wicker, Thomas Honda 6pm dinner 7pm. Friday August 5th through Sunday August 7th Southern Indiana Overnight trip Departure time (TBD) Tuesday August 9th The Port Restaurant, 419 N Calumet rd Chesterton 6 pm Thomas Honda 7 pm dinner Saturday August 13th Q2 Annual Picnic, Woodland Park Portage, 0900 set up. Sunday August 14th, OINKS Ice cream, New Buffalo Mi. Depart Thomas Honda 1400 hours (2 pm) (Oinks is cash only) Tuesday August 16th Joe s Crab Shack, 2757 E 80th Merrillville, 6 pm Thomas Honda, 7pm Dinner Friday August 19th thru Sunday August 21st Camping, Potato Creek Tuesday August 23rd, The Stadium Inn, 2323 Wabash Michigan City, 6 pm Thomas Honda, 7pm dinner. Saturday August 27th, Grissom AFB. Depart 0900 Thomas Honda, Breakfast 0800 at Rosewood. Monday August 29th, Chapter Gathering, Round the Clock, Chesterton, 6pm Dinner 7pm meeting 1607 South Calumet Rd Chesterton Indiana. Tuesday August 30th, Red Robin, 3004 John Howell Dr. Valparaiso, 6 pm Thomas Honda, 7pm dinner Wednesday August 31st, WING DING Billings Montana. Use the Q2 web page for the current up to date events calendar. B.A.C.D. Bring a Covered Dish B.A.C. Bring a chair B.A.D. Bring a Drink 5
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat dren s Miracle ride Indy Legion Post 502 Ride for Dick Motsinger 19 Fathers Day ride for Bobby Newman June 2016 Crown Point shop, Portage Cedar Lake Belly s Michigan City 1 2 3 Camping Potatoe Creek state Park June 3, 4, and 5 8 9 10 11 22 23 24 25 29 30 Munster HD riley children s miracle ride to Indy. Thomas Honda Studebaker Museum 5 Riley chil- 12 American 26 Brain tumor 6 7 Station 21 13 14 Bass Pro 20 21 Harry Os 27 28 Swing 4 9am depart 15 16 17 18 Depart 0900 6
31 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat day. Gathering 7pm Chesterton July 2016 Hobart Camping Drive in Michigan City Pizza Wheatfield Ribs Porter 6 Tippecanoe 7 State Park Rally Coldwater Mi. 1 2 8 Rally Coldwater Mi. Tippecanoe park Q Crown point Clementine s South Haven Mi for Region D rally Coldwater 3 4 Independence 5 T s Pizza 10 11 12 Carlson s 17 18 19 Marcella s 24 25 Chapter 26 Wagoner s 9 10 am depart for 13 14 15 16 Alice s B-B- 20 21 22 23 Depart 0900 27 28 Region D 29 Region D 30 0730 depart 7
GWRRA National Staff: Executive Directors Ray Gariss Director@GWRRA.Org 800-843-9460 GWRRA District Staff: Region D Director Lloyd & Becky Glydewell 937-322-7156 lglydewell@att.net Indiana District Director Ray and Melinda Faber 765-307-0134 indd2016@yahoo.com Indiana Asst. Directors Wolfgang and Connie Gless 269-476-2321 wolfconn70@gmail.com GWRRA CHAPTER Q-2 STAFF: Chapter Director Mark Laing 219-741-5484 chapterdirector@gwrrainq2.org Membership enhancement coord. Kelly Parker 773-447-1861 membership@gwrrainq2.org Webmaster Don & Vikki Weaver 219-712-2344 webmaster@gwrrainq2.org Rider Education Dave Korwek 219-730-5497 educator@gwrrainq2.org Sunshine Gal Jean Vaclavik 219-759-2489 sunshine@gwrrainq2.org Stores Lucy Laing 219-741-2467 store@gwrrainq2.org Chapter Newsletter Editor Kelly Parker 773-447-1861 newsletter@gwrrainq2.org Happy Birthday June June 7 Ken Maynard June 10 Donna O'Rourke June 19 Walter Serabin June 25 Lucy Laing June 26 Nancy Broertjes June 27 Al Vaclavik Happy Anniversary June June 14 Dave/Beth Korwek June 16 Ron/JoeAnn Byers June 23 Ken/Judy Maynard Treasurer Denise Parker 219-776-2706 treasurer@gwrrainq2.org Ride Coordinator Jim O'Rourke 219-477-4324 ridecoordinator@gwrrainq2.org 8
2016 Ride for kids June 26 th 2016 Pinhook Park 2801 Riverside Dr. South Bend Indiana 46616 Register for the ride @ curethekids.org Lets make this a ride Bobby would Help us, help them. Greetings, Claudette and I are raising funds for the 12th annual Ride for Kids event out of South Bend. We've registered to participate in the Northern Indiana ride event to support the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Ride for Kids is a national motorcycle event that raises money for childhood brain tumor research. We are riding to help these kids and their families beat the odds. Help us reach our fundraising goal and support us as we join hundreds of other motorcyclists on a ride to cure the kids. You can donate online -- it's safe, secure and easy. God has put us on this path to help others. Please help us on this journey to help find the cause and cure of brain tumors in kids. Faithfully yours, Bobby & Claudette The Bobby (Robert) Newman 2016 Memorial ride for the kids. Let s help Claudette keep Bobby s legacy alive by participating in the 2016 ride for Kids. Bobby touched our lives and our hearts with his kindness and love for the kids. Go to curethekids.org and help us make Bobby and Claudette s dream a reality by donating to the Bobby Newman fundraising page, click on Bobby s name and you can donate right to Bobby s site. Please register for the ride on June 26 th and let s make this one something Bobby would remember. 9