WANDERERS GENERAL MEETING
WANDERERS GENERAL MEETING
April 27th , 2002
Location: Country Choice Restaurant
ATTENDING: Bill Edwards; Dick Useted; Gary Steinweg; Greg & Seanna Huber; Ron Growel; Pat Sammarco; Chris Brown;
Mike Calderone; Kent Saxon; Quintin Bradley; Jim Hockett; Don Presten; Rob Matias & Maureen (can’t read the
last name---sorry); Rod & Rose Fleming; John Q. Lawrence; Thomas Cassidy; Joe Durham; Barry Borden; Gery Marcelino;
plus new members---Bill & Debbie Ball; Carole Helstrom; Al Sessler; Leon Smeiska & Joy Harris. Also present
was Rod’s mother Ruby Briggs.
Meeting called to order by Bill Edwards at 10:00 AM.
MINUTES: John Q. made a motion that the minutes be accepted as posted on the website; Rod seconded. Reading of
the minutes was thus dispensed with.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Gary gave us a brief overview of the state of the club treasury, to which I will sum up by
saying, “We have $400 +/- after we set aside the newsletter expenses of $300 for the year.” The reason for the
vagueness is because Gary was taking in money at breakfast for dues & patches, so he didn’t have a to-the-penny
accounting. (More about the disposition of the funds later.) Rose motioned that we accept the treasurer’s report
as posted and as summed up; Dick seconded. Motion passed.
OLD BUSINESS: None
TOY RUN: Ron Growel had a pretty detailed report of the last Toy Run Committee’s meeting all prepared, but since
these points were already released to the Wanderer’s membership via the website, he limited himself to giving us
an abbreviated version:
1. Pauma Casino has been confirmed as the destination point for the ride. They are generously offering to provide
food and maybe some other goodies (hats, coupons, etc.). There is a spacious parking lot, and there will be a few
port-a-potties for the use of people under the age of 18, since they will not be allowed inside the casino.
2. Pins and shirts will be offered at the end point as well as at the beginning.
3. St. Vincent de Paul and Father Joe will continue to be the recipients of the riders’ generosity.
4. Suggestions are still being taken for the shirt design.
5. The Wanderers will have a booth again this year.
6. John Q. will emcee.
7. Don Presten has offered to put together the media representation this year, so as to be sure that the ride gets
the appropriate image. There was some concern as to the correctness of the media focus last year.
8. There will be an e-mail list for the Toy Run. If any member is aware of other clubs or charitable organizations
that might be interested in subscribing, sponsoring or participating, e-mail Ron.
NEW BUSINESS: John Q. handed out silver pins to all members present that have either joined the club recently or
renewed their membership. He also passed around one of the gold pins so the club could see them, drool, and make
plans to qualify for one as soon as they could.
John also had the results of the poll, which was taken on the website. Basically, the Wanderers are a bunch of
people who need ONE DAY’S (hour’s) notice to ride SAFELY for a FULL DAY, in a GROUP on MOST ANY KIND OF ROAD, as
long as it’s MINIMAL FREEWAY, leaving from EAST COUNTY (as in El Cajon), and stopping at a MOM & POP TYPE RESTAURANT.
The Wanderers are mostly LEADERS, who nevertheless would take an ADVANCED RIDERS COURSE to improve their skills.
(Secretary’s note: Pretty accurate description, I think.)
Chris Brown announced that he would be returning to Africa, and that the Wanderers “Colors” would be photographed
at the Equator-----very impressive!
RIDES:
1. Mike Calderone suggested a Photo-shoot Ride for those who want to update their website picture, or who want
to be added.
2. John Q. offered the suggestion that we hold our own “Blessing of the Bikes” ceremony, which Tom Cassidy has
agreed to perform. The ride could begin at South Shores, and go up to Mt. Soledad for the ceremony, and then on
to end point unknown.
3. Someone then had the idea of combining the two rides, which appealed to everyone. Therefore, the two rides will
be held simultaneously on June 1.
4. Rob Matias has been training for the Marathon coming up on June 2. Since most of couldn’t RUN it, Rod suggested
that we ride the route and cheer Rob on. Rod will research the route and announce details later.
Don Presten initiated discussion about the Newsletter. He pointed out that almost everyone had access to the Internet,
and that it made little sense to continue sending the Newsletter out in paper form. It was, therefore, an unnecessary
and costly process. Instead, he proposed that the Newsletter be given its own page on the website, and continue
to be edited by Pat Sammarco. If anyone would like it in paper form, it would be simple to just print it out and
mail it to that person. Since the set-aside for the newsletter expenses was about $300 per year, the electronic
format would free up that money for other uses. Don then made a motion to that effect; Rod seconded, and the vote
was unanimous.
Voting for new officers turned out to be very easy, since there was only one candidate for each office, and no
other nominations were forthcoming. John Q. made a motion to accept the ballot as presented; Tom seconded. Motion
passed unanimously.
New Officers for 2002-2003 are as follows:
President Rod Fleming
Vice-President Greg Huber
Secretary Rose Fleming
Treasurer Gary Steinweg
John Q. motioned that meeting be adjourned; Rod seconded. Meeting adjourned at 10:50.
Respectfully,
Rose Fleming
Secretary