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National & District Directors
GWRRA DIRECTOR
Ray & Sandi Garris
(602) 404-6875
NC-A Officers & Staff
SUNSHINE LADY/CARE BEAR
JANICE BUCKNER (336) 697-2216
NEWSLETTER EDITOR COLLEEN FITZGERALD
(336) 992-3089 [email protected]
GOODIE SALES ALICE MYERS
MEMBER ENHANCEMENT COORDINATORS
ALICE & RON MYERS (336) 697-8193
HISTORIAN / PHOTOGRAPHER HENRY JINNETTE
(336) 662-2151 [email protected]
NC District
The Wing Nut Piedmont Goldwings
NC-A meets the 2nd
Thursday of each
month
Gold Wing Road Riders Association
Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge
Captain Bill’s Seafood
6108 West Market St. Greensboro NC
Eat at 6:30PM,
Gather at 7:30PM.
All are welcome.
CHAPTER DIRECTORS
TOM & COLLEEN FITZGERALD (336) 992-3089
ASST. CHAPTER DIRECTOR TBA
TREASURER HELEN WILSON
(336) 697-8916 [email protected]
RIDE COORDINATOR PAULA HINES (336) 788-9980
CHAPTER COUPLE CARL & NANCY ALLEN
(336) 674-6223 [email protected]
SPECIAL EVENTS DWAIN STRADER
(336) 613-4820 [email protected]
Inside This Issue From our CD 2
Chapter Ride Coordinator
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Membership Enhancement
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Chapter Couple 5
Riding Together 6-7
Sunshine—Care Bear News
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Membership Page 9
Upcoming Rides and Events
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District News, National News
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Sponsors 16
GWRRA
NC CENTRAL ASSISTANT DISTRICT DIRECTOR
Libby Jennings (919) 732-7961
December 2018
NC-A
NORTH CAROLINA
DISTRICT DIRECTORS
Roy & Cindy Bryant (252) 883-8738
Greetings From Your Chapter Directors
Tom & Colleen FitzGerald
GWRRA NC-A “Piedmont Goldwings”
It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since Colleen and I took over the responsibilities as Chapter Directors for Chapter A. It’s been a fun year although I haven’t gotten to ride as much as I expected to this year. My wrist is healing and hopefully next
year we’ll be riding more. It’s been an eventful year for us and we’ve enjoyed our time working and playing with our fellow chapter associates.
There’s a lot going on in the month of December. Besides the Christmas holiday we’ll be traveling to the Murdock Center for Gifts on Cycles on December 1, 2018. The fol-lowing week we’ll be hosting our Chapter A Christmas party at the Fireman’s Club in Greensboro on Saturday, December, 8, 2018. Our final Chapter gathering of the year will be on Thursday, December 13, 2018.
We are getting ready for 2019 and several of us will be attending the NC District Op-erations meeting in January. We’ll be scheduling a Chapter Planning session for some time in January and hopefully, many will attend as we plan our Chapter activities for next year.
We hope to see everyone before the end of the year, but if not, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to our Chapter family at NC-A! We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at our next chapter gathering, December 13, and until next month, ride often and ride safe.
Tom & Colleen FitzGerald NC-A Chapter Directors
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Thanksgiving was turkeyful, and we are thankful! Black Friday was a spendfest, with heavy traffic, shoppers in a frenzy, not a great day to ride. Glad I got my Murdoch gifts a
little early. We may be facing some rain, 40% last I heard, on Saturday, December 1st, but my bike decorations will not melt with a little rain. Weatherman predicts a high temperature of 57 degrees, not bad when we wear our cold-weather riding gear, and some of us may even dig out our electric jackets. Of course, we’re all prepared with rain gear as well, just in case. Murdoch is always a great experi-ence, and it’s a joy to see the pleasure the residents get out of our visit. See you there!
Just a quick reminder, should you find yourself riding in rain, please do not use your cruise control – not on your bike, not in your car. Motorcycles and cars can hydroplane in the wet, and cruise control can contribute to this problem. For more information on your cruise control, check your owner’s manu-al and/or read the article on page 74 of November’s Wing World.
Speaking of magazine articles, in November’s issue of Popular Mechanics, there is an article titled, “Bring a Friend”, how and why to take a passenger on your motorcycle. Pretty well-written, and in-formative for both rider and passenger. You can gain insight into both perspectives. GWRRA had an “I do too” program, whereby a rider could earn a patch by riding a stated number of miles as a passen-ger on the backseat of a friend’s motorcycle. When I say “earned”, it really was. It takes courage and faith to be a passenger, and not in control of the motorcycle.
We’re proposing a ride for the IRP (Impromptu Ride Pool) and any Chapter participants who would like to go, everyone is welcome. Southern Supreme is famous for their Christmas fruitcakes and goodies, which make wonderful gifts, and it’s a nice ride down and back. Going through the store is a delightful experience, wonderful smells, and treats to drink and eat as well. It’s not a long ride, approximately 60 miles south east of Greensboro, but it’s nice, country riding, scenic and peaceful. We’ll discuss this at our gathering to determine a date, possibly December 8 (yes, I know that’s the party, but those good-ies would make nice presents), or December 15, unless the group wishes to ride down on a weekday. Please let us know your preference before the gathering.
Mark Hench, Jeff Roth and I have signed up to take the BikeSafe NC class Friday, November 30th. The weather is supposed to be good, and we’re looking forward to a great experience. Hope to get some good information to share with the Chapter. It’s always good to continue to learn and improve.
Watch for impromptu ride notifications - and see you at our gathering!
Ride safe, ride often. Paula, Ride Coordinator
Greetings From Your Ride Coordinator
Paula Hines
GWRRA NC-A “Piedmont Goldwings”
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HELLO TO ALL!
WE WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Ride Safe, We Care
Alice & Ron Myers
Chapter NC-A MEC
Our A gathering was opened by Chapter Director, Tom FitzGerald, welcoming 25 members and 12 guests. We said the pledge and had a moment of silence.
Riddles were solved by Jay, Steve Craig, and Dwain.
Central Travelers Plaque captured by T2 Albemarle. Available at their gathering on November 8th.
Tar Heel Traveler captured by X2 Wilkesboro. Available at their gathering on November 10th.
COY Plaque captured by NC-N, brought to A. Carl & Nancy will take it to H2 Durham on No-vember 15th.
District Newsletter Editor, Steve Craig, presented NC-A Colleen with the August Outstanding Newsletter Award.
Upcoming Events: NC-N Burlington gathering moved to 11/20—bring a toy for Brunswick County; 12/1 Gifts on Cycles at Murdoch Center; NC-A Annual Christmas Party on 12/8; Dennis Hands having huge Motorcycle & Accessories Sale at his home on 11/10.
Discussed sicknesses—District Diana Temple had leg surgery and her brother was diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer, Gale Ben-ton starts chemo 11/12, (D) Ronnie Wilson had knee surgery, District Sue Langley recovering from back surgery, (K2) Wal-lace Truelove passed away 11/3.
Couples—Carl & Nancy captured plaque from Chapter N, taking it to H2 Durham 11/15. Nancy won the Chapter money.
Alice thanked everyone for coming, greeted guests & chapter members as follows: N (1), District (2), S2 (2), H2 (4), W (2), B2 (1), and 1 guest. Alice presented members, Ken Isley and Joanne Desiderati, with New Member Booklet..
Paula Hines, Chapter Ride Coordinator, shared experience/ride to the Pancake Breakfast and then discussed deer collisions and the free Ride Safe NC course available on 11/30/18.
Sunshine and Care Bear— Janice announced november GWRRA anniversaries, Wedding anniversaries, Birthdays and will be sending out cards to anyone not at the gathering. We enjoyed cookies for the special occasions.
Gifts on Cycles Basket (courtesy of John & Shirley Dye) was won by NC-B2 AC Pennington.
Thanks go out to Henry Jinnette, Chapter Photographer, for capturing moments of the monthly events and rides he and Bruce Wing ventured on.
Vest drawing won by NC-A Alice Myers and A-Greg and H2-Gary (Precious) won the 50/50 drawings.
Thanks to all for visiting Chapter A. See you at our next gathering, December 13, 2018.
Ride Safe. Chapter NC-A, Reporter: Colleen FitzGerald
Greetings From Your MEC
Alice & Ron Myers
GWRRA NC-A “Piedmont Goldwings”
Gathering Together
November
2018
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Having lots of fun visiting with sister chapters. Even captured the plaque a couple of times and carried it to other chapters to help
out our fellow COYs.
Many thanks to all the members who have been visiting other chap-ters and collecting the visitation cards—WE DID IT!! Picked up the last Chapter Visitation Card. Even though ASHEVILLE had to
change their date and time for their November gathering, Carl & Nancy, Henry, Jay, Tom & Colleen and Bruce Wing were able to visit
with NC-I. Good food, good group.
Ride Safe and have FUN!
Carl & Nancy Allen, Chapter NC-A Couple 2018
Couple of the Year plaque is headed to H2 Durham!
Greetings From Your
Couple of the Year
Carl & Nancy Allen 5
NC-A goes to NC–I Asheville 11/10/2018
Carl & Nancy, Tom & Colleen, Henry, Jay, Bruce Wing
NC-A visits NC-H2 Durham 11/15/2018
Carl & Nancy, Tom & Colleen, Janice & Bill
NC-A visits NC-O Hickory
Janice & Bill
NC-A visits NC-B2 Winston-Salem
11/13/2018
Paula Hines
BikeSafe NC Rider Skills Day
11/30/2018
Paula, Jeff, and Mark
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Paula Hines, Jeff Roth and Mark Nadel participated in this Skills day.
Don & Becky Herrmann
And Wishing a
Happy Anniversary
to anyone else who wed in
December!
Our Military, Law En-forcement, Firefighters, EMS/Rescue, and anyone working public service
Our thoughts and prayers are with each and
every one.
Remember Chapter Members and their families with sickness and deaths.
NC B2 Bob Remillard’s cancer has come back
NC Former District Director, Willie Hunt, passed away 11/22/18
NC B2 Verna & Leon Tyson’s son, Chris, passed away 11/16/18
NC A Carl Allen’s sister came home from hospital (1 1/2 month stay)
NC I John Williams very sick
NC Z COY, Evelyn Braswell, had mild heart attach along with other complications
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December Birthdays January Birthdays GWRRA Anniversaries
Birthdays and December
GWRRA Anniversaries
Larry Weavil 12-4
Ken Worland 12-11
Colleen FitzGerald 12-12
Jay Jinnette 12-13
Mack Canady 1-21
Debby Canady 1-12
John Dye 1-11
Becky Herrmann 1-5
Milton Goodpasture 12/01/1980
Ron & Alice Myers 12/14/2004
Pat Wilson 12/01/1986
Black Compact Camp Cadet Trailer
$600
Contact AB Kimel
336-288-0503
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December 8th Greensboro Firefighters Club
Air Harbor Road
6:00 PM
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Saturday, December 1, 2018
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Taken from the November 2018 District newsletter
WE CAN DO THIS 14
Taken from the November 2018 Insight newsletter—National News
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