February 2020 Gold Wing Road Riders Association GWRRA Tennessee District Chapter TN-M, Lenoir City National & District Teams GWRRA P.O. Box 42450 Phoenix, AZ 85080-2450 800-843-9460 www.gwrra.org Directors of GWRRA Jere & Sherry Goodman [email protected]Director Eméritas Ray & Sandy Garris Presidential Assistants Bruce & Barb Beeman Francois & Chantal Seguin Bob & Nancy Shrader Tom & Renee Wasluck Don & Sharon Weber TN District Directors Dennis & Jan Peterson 931-302-5283 [email protected]Assistant District Directors, East Connie & Richard Pendleton 423-914-5275 [email protected]Monthly gathering We meet the 2 nd Tuesday of every month, eat at 6pm, gathering at 7pm Fort Loudon Medical Center 550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Dr, Lenoir City, TN Just off I-75, exit 81 GPS latitude/longitude: N35 49.497 W84 16.243 Please join us at 6pm for dinner before the gathering. We hope to see you at our monthly gathering, and all are welcome TN-M, chartered March 20, 1985 TN-M Team Chapter Directors Assistant Chapter Director Brian & Loretta Richards James Whitener 865-249-6173 [email protected][email protected]Treasurers Newsletter Editor George & Vida Maples Brian Richards [email protected][email protected]2020 Couple of the Year 2020 Individual of the Year Frank & Patti Balzer Ken Gray Webmaster Membership Enhancement Brian Richards Vacant – are you interested? [email protected]Acting Ride Coordinator Chapter Store Brian Richards James Whitener [email protected][email protected]Birthdays/Anniversaries Chapter Clothing Rene McInerney Marlene Kinney [email protected][email protected]Sunshine Contest Coordinators Carroel Edgmon VACANT - Interested??? [email protected]Phone Tree Committee Frank Balzer, Ken Gray, Burl McCammon, Mel McInerney Motorist Awareness VACANT - Interested??? Chapter website: www.gwrratn-m.org/ TN District website: www.gwrratn.org/ GWRRA National website: www.gwrra.org/
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Chapter Director’s Spiel Okay, we are into winter, thank goodness so far we haven’t had any appreciable snowfall, and
that is just fine with us. Hope you are all keeping warm and dry.
About now, I know we are, and probably you are too, starting to suffer from that dread
disease … “Cabin Fever”! Stuck in the house, staying out of the cold, etc., and having
withdrawal symptoms for fun with your fellow GWRRA members! Well, there’s a fix
coming soon. February 8th, at the James E. Ward Agricultural and Community
Center, 945 Baddour Parkway, Lebanon, the TN District Operations meeting
followed by the district’s “Winter Event”. While it is nice to sit in on the Operations meeting, to hear what is the latest news from GWRRA National and the District, and what is planned for the coming year, if you’re not interested in that, still consider coming out for the Winter Event, which should
start around noon, and there will be games, 50/25/25, table decorating-scrapbook-mascot contests, chapter challenge, lots of ways to have some fun with your fellow TN GWRRA members and get out of the house
for a day of fun and camaraderie. See the flyer further below. We had our initial ride planning meeting January 23rd, and have a good start for planning what the
chapter will have for fun activities in 2020 (see the detailed report further below). I can’t emphasize enough how important it is for each of you to review the email I sent out with the list of suggested rides, for you to prioritize/rank the rides you are interested in. We all want the ride calendar to be the best it can be, for lots
of great choices of things to do and places to go, with your friends. So please check out the email, pick the rides you want, rank them in order, and send the email back to me. Thanks a bunch for your cooperation
and support. On a side note, I want to thank all the members who sent cards, emails, and called wishing me good luck with
my knee replacement surgery and the complications afterwards. I can say that things have started getting better
and as the saying goes, I can see light at the end of the tunnel.
We hope everyone has a fun and exciting and romantic Valentine’s Day, February 14th. If you’re planning on
going out to that special restaurant for a wonderful meal, remember besides being Valentine’s Day, it is also a
Friday, so you might want to check into getting advanced reservations, soon.
Be safe out there, and we hope to see you at something in the near future. Brian & Loretta Richards, TN-M Chapter Directors
Assistant Chapter Director Hi, hope you’re having fun with your fellow chapter friends.
Don’t forget, weather changes quickly this time of year, so if you go on a ride, be prepared
with the right clothes, for whatever weather you might encounter.
If you’re planning on going for a ride, make sure you, your gear, and especially your ride,
are all at their peak performance level and ready to get out there and have fun. And make sure to be wearing the
proper gear for safety and the expected conditions.
Ride Safe! James Whitener, TN-M Assistant Chapter Director
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Chapter 2020 Couple of the Year/Individual of the Year Loretta & I want to congratulate our chapter TN-M 2020 Couple of the Year and Individual
of the Year, and we hope they enjoy their year as representatives of what being active,
participating members of the chapter is all about.
TN-M 2020 Couple of the Year
Frank & Patti Balzer
TN-M 2020 Individual of the Year
Ken Gray
Chapter Clothing/Flags & Hats We are researching a new source for better pricing. Please be patient with us, as soon as we have a new source
where we can get shirts, we will update this section of the newsletter. Thank you for your patience.