WANDERERS GENERAL MEETING
January 26th, 2002
Country Choice Restaurant
ATTENDING:
Bill Edwards, John Q. Lawrence, Gary Steinweg, Ralph Cole Sr., Chris Browne, Rod Fleming, Kevin & DeAnn Gayken,
Joe Durham, Dick (Grumpy) Useted, Thomas Cassidy, Barry Borden, Greg Huber, Ron Growel
Called to order by President Bill Edwards at 10:00 AM.
First order of business was the welcoming of two brand new members to our club. Greg Huber has already ridden with
us a couple of times and Joe Durham who's company we enjoyed during our latest trip to Tecate for tacos and border
traffic training.
MINUTES:
A motion was made By Tom Cassidy and seconded by several others, to accept the minutes as posted on the website.
TREASURERS REPORT
Gary Steinweg recapped the treasurer's report as posted. The club treasury currently has $450 available to squander
as wantonly as we wish.
OLD BUSINESS:
Brief discussion of our next upcoming ride. Rod will lead us to lunch at Viejas Casino. He promises this will be
an extremely easy ride and all club members are encouraged to attend.
Ron Growel recapped the 2001 Toy Run. The event collected at least $6000 worth of toys, $2100 in cash and another $2100 in matching funds from another contributor.
The Toy Run Committee has decided, based on an after assessment of this years event on a minor rules change. From now on, sponsoring organizations must have a representative attending 90% of all organizational meetings and must supply a minimum of 3 helpers during the actual event. Apparently there have been organizations taking credit for playing a major part in the planning without actually doing so.
Wanderer John DelSanto has been Chairman of the toy run committee for several years and wants a break from the responsibility this year. Volunteers? The club thought maybe Tera could do it.
The Roadhouse probably will not be the destination for this years toy run. Another location that
can handle a large number of motorcycles but still be an interesting ride is needed. The club thinks maybe Tera
can come up with something.
NEW BUSINESS:
John Q presents an idea he hopes will increase rider participation at club rides. The idea is to produce a patch
or pin indicating the member has ridden a certain number of miles on official club rides. 1000 miles is tossed
out as an example (about 10 rides?) Ride Captains would file a mileage report following each event and each club
member attending would be credited with those miles. When a specific number of miles are attained a small patch
or pin is awarded.
Ron Growel is concerned patches or pins of this sort might create a hierarchy within the club. The possibility
is discussed by those present.
A vote is taken the idea moves forward. John Q will form a small committee of club members who will produce two
options for members to decide between next meeting.
Reminder: Club dues are due in April. (And this is why they call em' the dues? Sorry Elton) To make this
a simple process the March newsletter will include a membership renewal form plus a participant questionnaire (same
as mailed last year) to see if changes can be made to increase participation at rides and meetings. Ron will forward
both items to Pat for mailing. Members are asked to fill out both and send to Gary Steinweg.
RIDE CALENDAR:
No new rides were added at this meeting.
WE'RE OUTTA HERE:
Someone made a motion to adjourn, someone else seconded and meeting adjourned at 11 AM. We went for a ride.
Respectfully submitted,
John Q. Lawrence
attempting to fill the very large shoes (figure of speech Rose) of Secretary Rose Fleming