Chapter Meeting - 4th Sunday at the Golden Corral, Aberdeen, MD Breakfast 8:00A.M./Meeting 9:00A.M.

Region B (Northeast Region) / Maryland - Chapter H

Serving Harford, Baltimore & Cecil Counties & Southern Pennsylvania

Web Page - http://gwrra-mdh.com

“Mason-Dixon Wings”

January NEWSLETTER 2015 544

CHAPTER OFFICERS AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS Director

Cathy Kelley

443-417-0441

Asst. Director

Shane & Judy

Patishnock

410 939-4780

Treasurer

Fran Haslup

410-676-0777

Educator

Rod Malone

410-939-6417

Motorist

Awareness

Coordinator

vacant

Web Master

Chris Nagel

410-914-5376

Sunshine Lady

Linda Hartman

410-287-8414

Couple of the

Year 2015

Kevin & Carol

Paul

443-834-2608

Visitation &

Mileage

Coordinator

Marge Nagel

410-914-5376

Phone Tree

Rod & Ruth

Malone

410-939-6417

Membership

Enhancement

Rick Brown

410-671-4516

Goodie Store

Sue Miller

410-668-1318

Ride

Coordinator

Sue Jacobs

410-939-2353

CHOY

coordinator

vacant

Newsletter

Cathy Kelley

410-879-3063

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. Speaking of holidays - our

Chapter Holiday Party is coming up at the Bayou on Saturday, Jan 3, starting at 5 pm. This is always a

fun time with a buffet dinner and ‘Chinese Gift Exchange’ of gifts costing about $10 -$15. We’ll have a

slide show of the past years and some presentations too, including our Chapter Calendar for 2015, so I

hope to see you there.

Barbie Aspinall worked with her church to find a ‘needy family’ that we helped with Christmas presents

and food once again this year. Barbie and her helpers, Judy, Ruth, Marge, Fran, Mike and Suzie

shopped and wrapped to make this family’s holiday a little brighter. Thank you all for your work as Santa

and elves! Photos can be found later in this newsletter

The Surettes led a New Year’s Day ride to lunch. It was very well attended with 18 people and 11 bikes

so you can tell we are not wimps that let the cold weather stop us. Don’t know why I am saying ‘we’ and

‘us’ – I didn’t go! You will find some pictures later in the newsletter. Thanks to Pete and Alice for

coordinating the event!

Once again I encourage you all to join us in Ocean City Jan 8-10 for our Winter Thing District

convention. We have over 200 people attend from Maryland and our neighboring districts, so it’s a great

opportunity to renew old friendships and meet new riders. You never know, you might just find some folks

Greetings from the Chapter Director

Cathy Kelley

to meet up with for some new riding experiences in the coming year. Since our convention is in the winter

there is no real riding to speak of, therefore you have a chance to take seminars and classes that will help

you in both your riding and Gold Wing experience. You will find the schedule at the end of this newsletter

– the room numbers will be available at Winter Thing.

We would like everyone going to Winter Thing to bring one food item for the hospitality room, such as

some cookies or granola bars, maybe something homemade like a cake. We’ll be supporting a local OC

food bank too if you are inclined to donate some items like dry or canned food. Also, if you have any gift

cards you would like to donate to the raffle basket we would appreciate them. Our basket will be based

on the movies, so if you have any dvd’s to donate that would add to the appeal of our basket. Best of all,

there will be a costume contest at the Friday night dance. Dress up like you are going to the Oscars or a

premier or dress as a film character since the theme is ‘Silver Screen’ to honor our 25th silver anniversary

of Winter Thing!

Our next big event will be our annual Spaghetti Dinner Bingo on Saturday, Feb 21. We will discuss the

details at our gathering on Jan 25 so be sure to be there so you don’t get stuck with mopping detail !

The flyer for this event is now on our chapter website – don’t forget we all have to pay too! If you are a

new member plan to be there – it’s lots of fun along with some work …. Flyer is attached below.

Cathy

ACTIVITIES & ARTICLES

December gathering winners ! Happy Birthday in January

No meeting Marge Nagel Bill Jacobs

Cathy Kelley Mark Jackson

Kevin Paul

Be sure to come to the gathering to get

your Golden Corral birthday gift card! It’s $10.

Happy Anniversary in January!!

Ruth and Rodney Malone

Shane and Judy Patishnock

Rick and Cathy Brown

Don’t forget - somewhere in this newsletter, you will find hidden someone’s GWRRA member number.

If it is yours, tell Fran at the next gathering and you will win a Golden Corral gift card!

Since we didn’t have a gathering in December, the number in that newsletter will be honored in

January along with the number in this January newsletter.

Greetings from our “Rider Educator”

Greetings all!

DECEMBER WAS CALM AND UNEVENTFUL FOR THE MALONE FAMILY THIS YEAR. WE ENJOYED GETTING TOGETHER WITH SOME OTHER MEMBERS THIS MONTH DURING THE ANNUAL STAFF APPRECIATION DINNER AT THE KELLEY’S HOME WHERE THE FOOD AND COMPANY WERE EQUALLY DELIGHTFUL. RUTH AND I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU HAD A WONDERFUL AND SAFE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY AND WE WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR! OUR CHRISTMAS HIGHLIGHTED WAS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO “SKYPE” WITH OUR YOUNGEST SON MARC, CURRENTLY SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN (WHAT A TREAT IT WAS).

NOW ON TO THE BUSINESS OF RIDER EDUCATION AND INFORMATION SHARING, SOME OF THIS INFORMATION BELOW WAS PREVIOUSLY SHARED IN NEW YORK DISTRICT’S NEWSLETTER. IT SEEMED FITTING TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION HERE IN OUR NEWSLETTER AS WELL.

PREVIOUSLY, MEMBERS HAD TO ASK CHAPTER EDUCATORS TO CHECK ON STATUS OF THEIR TRAINING RECORDS AND LEVEL SUBMITTALS. THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE MOST EXPEDIENT PROCESS. IN JANUARY 2014, GWRRA MADE IT EASIER FOR MEMBERS TO REVIEW AND VERIFY THEIR OWN INFORMATION WAS RECORDED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS DATABASE. HERE’S HOW MEMBERS CAN REVIEW THEIR OWN RECORDS WITHIN THE GWRRA’S NATIONAL RIDER EDUCATION PROGRAM LEVELS DATABASE:

Go to www.gwrra.org

Slide cursor over “Programs” on the blue menu bar and then select “Rider Education”

On the left side of screen, scroll down the list and select “My R.E. Information”.

Next, assuming you do not already have a user ID/password, select “I need help logging in”

Construct your user ID and submit for a password following the directions provided.

Review your information. As you view your records, roll your cursor on “history” areas to expose information. If you find errors or omissions, do your best to locate proof of the information that is missing. If you are unable to locate proof of something you participated in, contact your Chapter Educator, District Educator, or Region Educator to inquire if they might have a record of proof. You can also contact the instructor or a fellow attendee. With substantiated documentation your District Educator can correct the record. Please view the database as one of your membership benefits. Use it as a tool when you seek to participate and move on to the next rider program level. If all fails, please don’t hesitate to contact someone in the Rider Education chain, we are here to serve you. Always Ride Prepared, Be Safe, and Have Fun

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RODNEY

Rodney Malone

Greetings from the ACD

Judy and Shane Patishnock

Welcome to 2015!! Shane and I hope that y’all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas and New Years’ Holiday. Now along

with the 2015 New Year comes the time to make New Resolutions!! A New Resolution could be anything from

making a life change, to getting more education, accepting a new job – well you get the idea!

However, since this is a motorcycle chapter, I’m hoping that the focus of some of your New Resolutions would

include increasing your attendance and participation in our Chapter H meetings and events, coming up with potential

ideas for rides, whether to an event or your favorite restaurant, or even increasing your motorcycle riding skills as a

rider (and co-rider!), maybe offering to host a Chapter Pot Luck which could be at your residence or favorite park, or

perhaps volunteering for a Chapter H staff position – these are just a few ways to include Chapter H and motorcycle

riding in your New Resolutions.

Chapter H Staff welcomes and encourages your involvement, attendance, participation, and fresh ideas to help

keep the FUN in everything we do. Your Chapter H Staff work hard to make Chapter H a great chapter with lots of

FUN riding events, but we cannot do it without your support and involvement. That being said, we recognize also that

our members cannot always attend every Chapter H meeting or event as family events, work, etc., sometimes get in

the way.

January 1st was our Chapter H kick-off ride with Pete Surette leading the ride around Havre de Grace, through

Darlington, across the Conowingo Dam, through Port Deposit, then back to Rte 40 and on to our final destination,

Riverside Pizzeria, for some good food. It was a short, relaxing ride with plenty of good food and a lot of catching up

on friend/family news.

January 3rd

was our annual Chapter H Holiday Party held at the Bayou Restaurant in Havre de Grace. The

member turnout and food was good, camaraderie even better, and the Surettes did a great job on the 2015 slide show

as always! (Remember if you take pictures, whether at our chapter functions or at other events that you attend, send

those pictures to Alice so they can be included in our 2015 slide show.) In addition, the 2015 Chapter H Calendar was

provided to chapter members at our Holiday Party. If you did not attend the Holiday Party, see Cathy Kelley to get

your calendar (one per family). For those members who received the calendars at the Holiday Party, please bring

them with you to our upcoming 25 January chapter meeting at the Golden Corral in Aberdeen; Cathy will have some

additional events for you to add to your calendar.

We hope that everyone will plan to attend and participate as much as possible in our upcoming 2015 chapter

events. Keep in mind that attendance and participation in chapter events does not necessarily mean you have to be on

2- or 3-wheeled motorcycles; 4-wheeled vehicles will bring you to our events too! We look forward to seeing you at

either WinterThing this coming weekend or our first 2015 chapter meeting on 25 January! Let’s keep the FUN in our

Chapter H activities and enjoy a season of some mighty fine riding, get-togethers, and camaraderie!

Gold and Wing Recap: Gold and Wing alighted at our residence in November, having arrived there while we were

away for the weekend. (I did notice that Gold lost one of his legs…hmmm must have been a very rough stay in Surettes’

shed!)

Update: Gold and Wing will be ‘flyin the coop’ this month – landing who knows where?!? They might fly high, they

might fly low; depends how nigh the wind does blow…

Shane and Judy

Ride Safe and Keep the Shiny Side Up!

Chapter H hits the road for the now annual New Year’s Day ride led by Pete & Alice

Judy, Ruth and Marge join Barbie in wrapping gifts for our ‘needy family’ at Christmas.

Look at all the gifts! We helped a family with 4 children.

Chapter H Photos

2015 Maryland Winterthing Schedule

Time Activity Responsible Chapter / Instructor Room

Thursday - January 8, 2015 11:00 - 3:00 Set Up District Staff Lobby 3:00 - 5:00 Early Registration District Staff Lobby 7:00 - 9:00 Rider Insurance Ice Cream Social Chapter L Room 311, 317

Friday - January 9, 2015

All Day 50/50 Sales 8:00 - 4:00 Registration Chapter I Lobby 8:00 - 4:00 Crofton & Rockville Power Sports Hospitality Room District Staff and CD's

Hospitality Room 318

8:00 - 4:00 Rider Ed Booth District & Chapter Educators Lobby 9:00 - 9:45 Couple of the Year Reception (All COYs) Gerry Yager

Conference Room 1, 2

9:00 - 10:00 High Side Scenarios REP Tim Grimes Conference Room 3 9:00 - 10:00 Motorcycling for the Mature Rider REP Hampton & Sharon Conway Room 311 10:00 - 11:00

Couple of the Year Round Table-All CDs, MECs, COYs Gerry Yager / Laura Watts

Conference Room 1, 2

10:30 - 11:30 Structure of GWRRA MEP Renee Wasluck Conference Room 3 10:30 - 11:30 Team Riding REP Steve Norbrey Room 311 11:30 - 12:30 Couple of the Year MEP Laura Watts / Dan & Mary Costello Conference Room 1 12:30 - 2:00 Sakura Steak House Bingo Chapter H Crystal Ballroom

1:00 - 2:00 RV / Camping SIG Ray Hartman Conference Room 1

1:00 - 2:00 Night Riding REP Helene Grosman / Tim Grimes Conference Room 2

1:00 - 2:00 Leadership Survival Skills LTP Eddie Grossman / Bob A'Hearn Conference Room 3

1:00 - 2:00 Share the Road (Motorist Awareness) REP-1st show Al General Room 311

2:00 - 3:00 Skin Care Seminar Linda Norbrey Hospitality Room 318

2:00 - 4:00 Motorcycle Yard Sale Regina Smith Conference Room 4

2:30 - 3:30 Trailering Seminar REP Ray Hartman Conference Room 1

2:30 - 3:30 Managing Change LTP Laura Watts / Bob & Julie A'Hearn Conference Room 2

2:30 - 3:30 Helpful Information for New Members MEP Kathy Brillhart / Dan & Mary Costello Conference Room 3

2:30 - 3:30 Riding with New and or Inexper Riders REP Tom Wasluck Room 311

4:00 - 5:00 Listening & Communicating LTP Ray Hartman Conference Room 1

Saturday - January 10, 2015

All Day 50/50 Sales 8:00 - 3:30 Registration Chapter J Lobby 8:00 - 4:00

Crofton & Rockville Power Sports Hospitality Room District Staff and CD's

Hospitality Room 318

8:00 - 4:00 Rider Ed Booth District & Chapter Educators Lobby 8:00 - 9:00 District Directors Meeting Region B Director Room 311 8:00 - 12:00

CPR / First Aid Recertification REP Tim Grimes / Julie A'Hearn Conference Room 1

9:00 - 10:00 Financial Reporting & the IRS LTP Terry Gardner Conference Room 2 9:00 - 10:00 Chapter Communications Plan LTP

Diane Vanderhoof / Tim & Eileen Guile Conference Room 3

10:30 - 11:30 TBD TBD Conference Room 2 10:30 - 11:30 Problem Solving LTP Ray Vanderhoof / Tim & Eileen Guile Conference Room 3 10:30 - 11:30 2015 Chapter of the Year Program MEP Denny Brillhart / Bob A'Hearn Room 311 12:30 - 2:00 Sakura Steak House Bingo Chapter H Crystal Ballroom 1:00 - 2:00 Member Benefits Overview MEP Walt Fulton / Bob & Julie A'Hearn Conference Room 1 1:00 - 2:00 Leadership LTP Gerry Yager / Sidney Spunt Conference Room 2 1:00 - 2:00 Co Rider REP Kathy Brillhart / Al Stahl Conference Room 3 1:00 - 2:00 Vacation Photography Al General & Jackie Bond Room 311 2:00 - 3:30 People Games Chapter F Conference Room 4 2:30 - 3:30 Coaching & Mentoring LTP Walt Fulton / Bob & Julie A'Hearn Conference Room 1 2:30 - 3:30

Share the Road (Motorist Awareness) REP-2nd show Sidney Spunt Conference Room 2

2:30 - 3:30

Accessorizing Your Motorcycle Chrome World Conference Room 3

2:30 - 3:30 Level Up REP Jackie Bond Room 311 4:00 - 5:00 Twigg Cycles Matchbox Raceway Chapter I Conference Room 4 4:00 - 5:00 Planning a Chapter Event LTP Helene Grossman / Scott Port Conference Room 3 4:00 - 5:00 Newsletters MEP Eddie Grossman / Sidney Spunt Room 311 6:00 - 8:30 Chrome World Awards Banquet Crystal Ballroom 9:00 - 12:00 Party by the Pool Poolside

Sunday - January 11, 2015

MD District and neighboring REGION B - CHAPTER GATHERINGS

MD-B: 3

rd Sat – 8am/9am Golden Corral,1001 Shoppers Way, Largo, MD

Aaron & Toni Cain 301-257-6264acain64@yahoo.com

MD-C: 2nd

Sun – 8am/9am Golden Corral 6701 Chesapeake Center Dr. Glen Burnie, MD

Tom Prentice tomp913@verizon.net 410-969-0372 MD-F: 3

rd Sun – 8am/9am Golden Corral 1735 Valley Mall Road Hagerstown, Md.

Scott & Melanie Port 301-491-0362 scottport@hotmail.com MD-H: 4

th Sun – 8am/9am Golden Corral Rt. 40 across from Walmart , Aberdeen, MD

Cathy Kelley cathykelley49@gmail.com 443-417-0441 MD-I: 1

st Sun – 9am/9:00am Hooters 3600 Crain Hwy. Waldorf, MD

Gerry Yager Bikermom47@gmail.com 301-934-1444 MD-J: 3

rd Sun – 8am/9am Bob Evans at Waugh Chapel Gambrills, MD

Terry Gardner a90098@verizon.net (410) 255-3672

MD-L: 2nd

Sun – 8:30/9am Golden Corral, Easton, MD

Danny & Paulette Horton Candyorange18@gmail.com 443-786-0074 PA A – 1st Sun 9:00am/9:45am Pottsdown Diner, 99W King St, Pottstown, PA

David Dittus ddittus1@comcast.net 610-393-0243 PA B - 4th Sat 9:00am/10:00am Apple Tree Family Restaurant 100 South Centerville Road

Lancaster, PA. Wayne & Kim Ferland (603) 359-4341 wftigger@gmail.com PA C - 3rd Sat 1:30 pm/ 2:30 PM Bonanza Restaurant,

850 Chambersburg Mall, Chambersburg, PA . Larry & Linda Dice 717-369-5131 lkdice@embarqmail.com PA V - 2nd Sun. 8:00am/ 9:30am Cross Keys Motor Inn Banquet Center Corner of Routes 30 & 94

Hanover, PA.

Michael & Shirley Prince

(717) 225-6499

mikep@princekitchens.com