THE MDA TUB RUN November 2015 BOARDTRACKER HARLEY OWNERS GROUP Chapter 3588 JANESVILLE, WI New HOG Chapter meeting location announced Boardtracker HOG Chapter is excited to announce we have secured a great new meeting location to hold our monthly chapter meetings. Our next chapter meeting, November 19 th will be at the Ramada Inn, 3900 Milton Ave, Janesville. The hotel is located on Milton Avenue at the I-39/90 interchange. Our Chapter meetings will meet in the Ramada restaurant, Starters Bar & Grill. Their menu features burgers made to order, handmade specialty pizzas and a classic Friday fish fry. Starters is open for breakfast daily from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m., and for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday. Starters will feature specials for our HOG members when we meet. Come out and join us Thursday, November 19 th at our next HOG chapter meeting. Social hour is from 6-7 PM and the meeting begins at 7 PM. We will have lots of updates on the Christmas Party, how to receive your Charter Member patches, and much more. Your chapter officers have been busy working out new ideas and activities for the upcoming year and look forward to serving you and providing a great riding, fun, and social experience. 1 st Annual Boardtracker HOG Chapter Christmas Party will be open to all at no cost or points. The Boardtracker HOG officers along with our sponsoring dealership director Paul Dwight, have decided to open up this year s annual Christmas party to our HOG members in good standing at no cost and no chapter points required. We believe the party should be a time to get together and share our friendships and accomplishments. We want to extend the invitation to all members and look forward to providing a great party and night of friendship, good food and fun. Said Dwight. Boardtracker HD dealership and the chapter will cover the cost of the party slated for Saturday, December 12 th at Boundaries Bar and Grill in Beloit. Cocktails at 6 PM Dinner at 7 PM. The date and location has not changed. We will still continue the format of asking our HOG members who attend to contribute $10. each to provide a Christmas to families who otherwise cannot have one. Deb Duncan who has coordinated our annual parties and given of her time each year to help make a Christmas possible for families who otherwise cannot will again coordinate the efforts. This year s event will again feature Ken Scott as DJ for a little dancing and fun, and as in years past a sumptuous dinner and lots of fun. Make sure you RSVP BEFORE December 1 st to attend. We cannot accept reservations after that date. The annual celebration will be December 12 th. Don t miss out on a great evening of fun and friends. Boardtracker HOG Chapter Meeting November 19th At the Ramada Inn Milton Avenue @ I-39/90 The Ramada Inn restaurant Starters will offer specials for our HOG members
Hello everyone! Hope all is well! Thanks to all of you that came to the October meeting it was a great time! We had a couple of new faces that we haven't seen in a while. It was a good time. The November meeting will be held at Char House (Previously Starters) in the Ramada Inn. 6-7 PM is Social hour and meeting is at 7pm. They will have food and drink specials just for us! Hope to see all of you there!!! Please feel free to email me any ideas questions or concerns so that we can discuss them at the next officers meeting in a couple of weeks. Thank you for your support and have a great week! Jeff Robbins Assistant DIRECTOR John Harris Jeff Hello chapter members. Well it has been a month since our last newsletter. I hope all is well with everyone. I look forward to seeing you all at the meeting. We had some new faces and hopefully we will see some more new faces in the meetings to come. Do not forget to sign up for the Christmas party with Greg at the dealership. We need a count of all who plan to attend for the dinner. You MUST sign up by Dec 1st. If you can not make it to the dealership you can call me and I will put you on the list. I can be reached at 262-949-5102. Have a great day and we will see you at the November meeting. John Happy November Boardtracker Chapter of HOG members. I hope everybody has been taking the opportunity to ride a few more times before it's time to store the bikes. Please email me at secretary.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com if you'd like to be added to our text message reminder system. You can also call or text me at 262-949-8290. I look forward to seeing everybody at our next meeting. In the words of Freddie Mercury from Queen "Get on your bikes and ride"! Sarah Sarah Conroy Fall MVParty So much FUN it was SCARY! Page 2
September HOG Chapter Meeting Minutes, October 15, 2015 v Meeting began at 7:00 PM in the Rudi Kutter Pavilion. Pizza was provided by Boardtracker Harley Davidson. v Director Jeff Robbins opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. The Introduction of the new officers. Jeff announced our new Chapter meeting location will be The Ramada Inn, Milton Avenue, Janesville. A Sergeant of Arms for our chapter was announced. Joe Bucknell accepted the position along with becoming our new webmaster also. v Assistant Director John Harris announced our Christmas party will be handled by Bob & Deb Duncan, Lyle Boss, and John Harris & Sarah Conroy. New this year is there will be no minimum points Sarah Conroy needed and there will be no cost to attend. The cost of the party will be shared by Boardtracker HD and our chapter. We will still be requiring a $10 donation per person. The money/gift cards will still go to the families that have been chosen by Rock County. You must RSVP by Dec 1 st the party is on December 12 th. There will be a sign-up sheet with Greg at the dealership. We are planning a swap meet for next year. Our chapter points system will be changed. More to come on that. Membership Dues will be raised to $20 next year. v Secretary Sarah Conroy announced a HOG chapter Text Messaging Reminder System. Please email me @ secretary.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com if you would like to participate in a text message reminder system for meetings and upcoming events. v Dealership representative Paul Dwight discussed the Charter Member patches. All Current members will receive a Boardtracker HOG Charter Member patch if they renew between January 1 st and February 28 th. Boardtracker department managers will be attending all HOG chapter meetings. Paul also discussed winter storage, new bike negotiations and preplanned maintenance. Door prizes were drawn. Boardtracker also gave out raffle items to all members whose HOG # began with a zero. CeeCee Philipps announced upcoming events in the dealership. October 30 th will be kids trick or treating and a chili cook off. November 7 th Never Too Cold To Care ride for ALS will leave from Boardtracker HD at noon. The fall MVP Party was held October 17 th. Dan Duffy from service served BBQ pulled pork. There was a costume party and HOG members who came in costume will receive 5 points. Guest Speaker Diana Wells, Boardtracker sales staff talked about new bikes coming to the floor soon. There is a CVO limited that is so pretty she will shine a flash light on it so you can see her beauty. She is also receiving some CVO Street Glides in soon too. CeeCee offered points to anybody who comes in on Monday, October 19 th to look at the new bike. v Activities Director Lyle Boss. The Mileage contest will be brought back this year. The contest will begin 4/15 and end 10/15. You will need your bike inspected by service. Your mileage, make, model, and VIN will be recorded and there will be several categories. The chapter will have a Chili Cook-Off December 5 th at dealership and the customers will taste and choose the winner. We are calling all Chili Chefs! if you would like to enter your best recipe, Email activities.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com and let Lyle know. We are asking our members what activities you want, maybe a Bowling Night, or perhaps a Card Night?. Email me your thoughts and suggestions. v Road Captain Phil Welch was introduced and he discussed planning rides for next year. Looking for assistant road captains and anybody who may want to lead a ride. Phil introduced his Assistant Road Captain Perry Wolf. Perry thanked those who rode the Can t go to Sturgis ride he led September 26th. We had a few bikes go and will be looking to get more for next year. v Membership Officer Norma Franklin introduced our newest Chapter member, Troy Heflick. HOG membership forms will be kept in service. v Treasurer Laurie Cruse provided Treasurer Report copies for anyone interested in seeing our finances. v Photographer Laura Farnsworth would like to start collecting photos and putting together a year book for the chapter. Laura will get a photo of new members for the newsletter. Continued on next page Page 4
Minutes continued v Editor Don Carson announced the chapter officers have new Emails. The new contact Emails will be more uniform and allow the officers to keep their personal Emails for their personal use. See the November Boardtracked HOG newsletter s officers page for the new Emails. We will begin offering advertising space in the newsletter. I would like to announce our HOG members birthdays in the monthly newsletter beginning next year. I m always looking for your stories on a ride or about our members to publish. Email me your articles. v Merchandise, Sergeant at Arms, & Webmaster Joe Bucknell described how to get a Charter Member patch. The chapter will purchase a HOG tent and table covers with the Boardtracker Logo to setup at our functions. The tent will be 10x10 and Boardtracker is chipping in the difference for the cost of a plain tent and covers to add the Boardtracker name to them. We are offering a 15% discount on the former South Central Wisconsin HOG Chapter items remaining. The discount is our profit margin. v Ladies of Harley Mary Jackson spoke about our Camden Park fundraising efforts and noted the park is rebuilding in the Spring. v Safety Officer Dave MacDonald reminded everyone who may be riding that with colder temps coming you need to GO SLOW and keep an eye out for black ice especially in the mornings and on shady road. Listen for freeze warnings and dress warm for a ride. v Greg Davis MVP Boardtracker reminded the members about the November 7 th RIDE FOR ALS. The cost is $25 to register and a Leather jacket will be given away to a lucky winner. If you don t want to ride a $10 donation is requested. Prize to win is a cooler. Registration will be from 10-12 and kickstands up at 12 PM A 50 minute ride with a pizza bash will follow. Questions Meeting adjourned at 7:50 PM Our Next Boardtracker HOG Chapter meeting will be November 15 th Janesville. Social Hour 6-7 PM Meeting 7-8 PM at The Ramada Inn 3900 Milton Avenue, Don t forget! To be a CHARTER MEMBER with the Boardtracker HOG you MUST renew your 2016 membership before February 28 th. A membership form is on the back page if this newsletter edition. Dues for the new year are $20.00 Page 5
I hope everyone took the opportunity to get their bikes out for a stunningly beautiful fall day on Sunday the 25th. Opportunities are getting slimmer this riding season. I also hope to see many of you at the upcoming events at Boardtracker! Keep smiling! Any photos that you have from chapter rides this season can be sent to my email and we'll use what we can and archive the rest for a possible HOG year book. Thank you, and ride on! Laura Laura Farnsworth Fall is a great time to ride, the leaves are in their glory, the temperatures are cooler and there is a clean feeling in the air. But it is also a time for extra caution when out on your bike. The cool temperatures are here and that means there is a chance for black ice in the cold mornings and on shady areas of our gorgeous back roads. If you are heading out for a ride make sure you check the weather conditions. Wet leaves are also a hazard in the fall. Don t forget to dress accordingly too. Cold temperatures can cause hypothermia and you lose feeling in your fingers and ability to control your bike. Dress in layers so if it warms up during your ride you can peel off a layer and still be comfortable and safe. I look forward to riding with all of you and as always stay alert and ride safe. Dave MacDonald Dave During the Christmas Open House at Boardtracker on December 5th LOH will be hosting a bake sale, craft sale and gift wrapping. All donations will be given to CAMDEN Playground. CAMDEN will also be selling tickets for their quilt raffle. I'm looking for volunteers to work the gift wrapping table from about 10-4 in two hour shifts. Also anyone that does crafts, we will be accepting donations as well. Please call or email me at 815-289-8692 or email loh.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com if you are willing to participate in any way. Mary Jackson Mary I have a few important items to share with all of you this month. Our chapter officers now have new uniform email addresses. This was done to make a more uniform way of contacting the officers and also frees up their personal emails. Our HOG officers page lists the new addresses. Please use the new addresses to contact us. My new contact email for example is: editor.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com. Don Carson Also, I would like to announce our newsletter will begin selling advertising space. We have had many requests asking to advertise in our HOG newsletter. The rates are very reasonable and this is a great way to let our membership know about a product or business. Advertising is a great way for a biker friendly business to attract new customers, and our membership can patronize the businesses that help support our HOG chapter. If you have a small business or know of a business that may be interested in advertising with us, drop me an email and we will be glad to discuss our programs. Almost any business is allowable with the exception of a business that sells items that directly competes with Harley Davidson or our sponsoring dealership. Bars, lounges, restaurants, liquor stores, bakery, convenience stores, insurance, real estate, skin care, hair salon, attorneys, travel agency, auto repair, firearms, golf courses, and the list goes on and on. Starting in our January edition of Boardtracker HOG chapter newsletter I will be announcing upcoming members birthdays for that month. No ages, just a special birthday greeting from the chapter to you. Look to see who s having a birthday on The Last Word Squeaks & Squeaks page each month. I will be editing and publishing the next several Boardtracker HOG newsletters from Florida, but I am only an email away. Please send me your announcements, news bits, or an article of a trip or bike event you attended to share with our members. See you on the road, Don Page 6
BOARDTRACKER Bulletin Board Thank you to all who came to the MVP party on October 17 th. It was kind of cold but it was fun! Loved the costumes! Duffy did a great job on the pork and we hope you all had enough to eat and drink! Our next party is over the Halloween weekend. Employee carved pumpkins will be on display Thursday 10/29. You can come judge our pumpkins on Friday, Saturday and Sunday! Come hungry on Friday 10/30 so you can taste and judge our employee chili cook off 12-7pm! We are giving 1 MVP point each for judging in Janesville and Monroe! We will also be having a kids trick or treat through the departments and costume contest judged by the employees on Friday from 12-7. Did I mention that we will be in costume as well? The trees have changed color and the weather has been beautiful for a few more rides! As it gets colder remember to stop in to Boardtracker H-D and check out the heater gear to keep you riding longer into the cooler weather. You might need the heated gear for the Never too Cold To Care ride for ALS on November 7 th. Tickets are on sale now in the parts department. Boardtracker H-D is matching all donations dollar for dollar with a pizza and beer bash afterwards! 2 MVP points for registering. Hope to see you all there! Ladies, Mark your calendars for Ladies Night Out on 11/20 from 6 to PM! Call 608-314-1749 to RSVP. CeeCee Philipps Boardtracker Harley-Davidson Janesville Swiss Valley Harley-Davidson Monroe Marketing & Events Manager Page 7
BOARDTRACKER Chapter # 3588 2016-2017 Chapter Officers Position Name Phone number E-Mail Director Jeff Robbins 608-921-1584 director.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com Assistant Director John Harris 262-949-5102 asstdir.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com Secretary Sarah Conroy 262-949-8290 secretary.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com Membership Norma Franklin 608-444-2353 membership.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com Treasurer Laurie Cruse 608-302-9912 treasurer.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com Editor Don Carson 608-436-6876 editor.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com Sargeant of Arms Joe Bucknell 608-213-7279 Activities Officer Lyle Boss 262-903-6434 activities.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com Dealer Advisor Paul Dwight 608-314-1724 paul@boardtrackerhd.com Dealer Representative CeeCee Philipps 608-314-1720 ceecee@boardtrackerhd.com Road Captain Phil Welch 262-949-0319 roadcaptain.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com Assistant Road Captain Perry Wolf 262-215-0167 asstroadcaptain.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com Ladies Of Harley Mary Jackson 815-289-8692 loh.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com Safety Officer Dave MacDonald 815-979-2574 safety.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com Photographer Laura Farnsworth 608-728-4568 photo.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com Merchandise Coordinator Joe Bucknell 608-213-7279 merchandise.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com Webmaster Joe Bucknell 608-213-7279 merchandise.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com Historian Jeff Robbins 608-921-1584 director.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com When sending e-mail to officers, please include the word HOG in the subject line. Page 8
Upcoming Events Calendar November 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Food and Toy Drive Nov 1 to Dec 1 Boardtracker HD Showroom Daylight Savings Time Ends 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NEVER TOO COLD TO CARE RIDE for ALS Boardtracker HD KSU @ 12 noon Boardtracker HD Location TBD 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Veteran s Day 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Closed Event LADIES NIGHT OUT CAMO STYLE 5-8 PM Newsletter Deadline Boardtracker HOG CHAPTER MEETING Social 6-7 PM Meeting 7 PM BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING 8 AM - 7 PM Boardtracker HD Boardtracker HOG Officers Planning Meeting Milwaukee Grill December 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Boardtracker CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE LOH Gift Wraping, Bake Sale, Crafts Sale For CAMDEN PARK Boardtracker HD HOG CHAPTER Christmas Party Doors open at 5 PM Dinner 7 PM Boundaries Bar & Grill Hwy 51, Beloit, WI 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Special Holiday Newsletter Deadline Christmas Eve Christmas Day 27 28 29 30 31 New Years Eve KSU = Kick Stands Up (Leaving) Page 9
The Last Word.. Notes, Tidbits, Thank You s, Upcoming Events. THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR YOU! Send me your news and announcements one month in advance to: editor.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com CELEBRATE!!! Have a birthday, anniversary or announcement coming up? Send it at least one month in advance and we will publish it here! Email me at editor.boardtrackerhog@gmail.com Page 10
CHAPTER 3588 HARLEY OWNERS GROUP JANESVILLE, WI Rev. 11/28/15