Who’s Who in Chapter K Chapter Directors:
Richard & Claire Aylward Contact:: [email protected] 516-449-8299
Assisted Chapter Directors:
William & Linda Reichling Contact: [email protected]
Chapter K Educator:
Rob Bellassai
Contact: [email protected]
Chapter K Treasurer: incoming
Jaime Alston
Contact: [email protected]
Chapter K Membership:
Claire Aylward
Contact: [email protected]
Chapter K Newsletter Editor:
Claire Aylward
Contact: [email protected] Ride Coordinators:
Jaime Alston & Linda Torres Contact: [email protected]
Dash 4 Cash Coordinator
Linda Reichling
Contact: [email protected]
Chapter of the Year Coordinator: Bill Reichling Contact: [email protected]
Tech Support:
Robert Turner
Contact: [email protected]
Chapter K M.A.D. Coordinator:
Robert Turner
Contact:[email protected]
Special points of interest: What’s new in the Chapter What’s new in NY State District What’s New in GWRRA
Seminars Meetings Ice Cream Socials Conventions In this issue:
October meeting cont 1-2 Who’s Who in GWRRA Weekend at the Opry Flyer Newsletter Ad form Turner’s Tech Tip Joke Page
Rob Bellassai Rider Ed 3 4-6 7 8 9 10 Wright Farm Ride
Ride pictures
Officer’s Training Register Oyster Festival Event Recipes
Support our Supporters East End Sunday Ride 2014 Winter Thing MA Calendar of Events 11 12 13 14- 15 16-17 18- 19-21 22 Website 22
ATTENTION; GATHERING PLACE FOR NEXT MEETING Next November 12, 2013 at the Bertuccis Restaurant 881 Walt Whitman Rd.,
Melville, NY 11747, Dinner at 6:30 pm and Meeting starts 7:30pm
Directions to location: Long Island Expy exit Rt # 110, Huntington North , heading north, go under viaduct for Northern State Parkway, Bertuccis Restaurant is on the left (west)
Chapter K Newsletter Editor: Claire Aylward
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October Gathering
Well it was great being back in our usual gathering place, with lots of space for our banner, projector and of course our Mas-cot Alf as he is perched above us all. CD Richie Aylward opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Richie announced an update on Bill Reich-ling and his condition. As everyone is aware Bill has been in the hospital since September preparing for a bone marrow transplant treating his Leukemia. Unfortu-nately, Bill has been suffering due to a He-matoma he developed while a biopsy test was performed. This has been very uncom-fortable and he is in quite a lot of pain. Bill and Linda have told us that Bill will be in the hospital about a month and hopes to come home mid October but will still be housebound as his immune system is com-promised. Linda is sleeping at the hospital to help Bill since he can not walk and movement is painful. Nice going Linda. Hurry back Bill and Linda we are looking forward to your return.
As many of the members know our Treas-urer Robert and Lorraine Ingenito have stepped down from the Chapter Treasur-er’s position and Jaime Alston has gracious-ly volunteered to fill that position, thank you Jaime.
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continued from page 1Important announcement; Officers Certification Program Training is being offered on Long Island, NY. This is a great opportunity for all members of GWRRA to learn about all the practices and procedures that drive our wonderful association. How we differ from “Motorcycle Clubs” and why certain procedures are in place to go forward with “Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge”. Don’t forget to pre-register for this training so that we can forward you the “Student Workbook” and “Officers Handbook” and assist in preparing you for this training.
Chapter N hosted the NY District Ride Out September Ride-Out up in Lake George area. Phil Genova told us a little about the bike tour he chose and the BBQ and how much fun it all was. Linda Torres and Jaime Al-ston also said they had a really nice time.
Our Chapter Educator, Rob Bellassi was on a Caribbean Cruise down South, so Leadership Trainer, Claire Aylward presented a seminar on “Listening and Communication”. The key word here is “Listening”, hearing is automatic but listening is by choice and if you are not listening you are not really hearing the message being offered to you. Everyone present at this seminar received credit for this seminar on their GWRRA Personal Training Record.
Ride Coordinators Jaime and Linda discussed upcoming events. Members put on your thinking caps and think of where you want to ride to next year 2014. Certain rides are already scheduled to attend all the many won-derful District Conventions put on by our surrounding states within our Region B. The members discussed the upcoming weekends rides and activities; Oyster FestIval in Oyster Bay, NY and a ride out east. Watch your emails for ride alerts. The Moose Lodge in Greenlawn, NY is holding a Charity Event (St Jude’s Chil-dren’s Hospital) Halloween Party Saturday, October 26th and have invited us to join them. There will be a buffet, music, raffles and prizes for the best costume. Pre-paid tickets are $20.00pp and at the door the tick-ets are $30.00pp. The members said they thought a party would be nice. So we will post a email with the de-tails and to see who wants to come.
Get your shirt orders in, Claire is placing an order this week, it will be a small order but Richie Aylward will order some of his company’s shirts to increase our quantity for a better price. At this gathering many of the members purchased shirts and sets of the 10” back patches.
Claire Aylward handed out flyers and registrations on Maryland’s Winter Thing in January 2014 and Wing Ding 36 registration forms for the July 2014 event.
Richie ran the “are you wearing your GWRRA Chapter K patches” raffles and Jaime won. Richie and Jaime ran the 50/50 raffle and Jairo Yepes won. Chapter proceeds were $30.00.
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G w r r a c h a p t e r k n e w s l e t t e r o c t o b e r 2 0 1 3 N e w s l e t t e r
WHO’S WHO IN GWRRA
In the NY District
NY District Director: steve and katy nutting
NY Assistant Directors: Gary & Donna Cork and shawn and
dawn hayes
NY District Rider Educator: John & Pam VanDuesen
NY Assistant rider educator: Rick reardon
NY District Leadership Trainers: Richard & Claire Aylward
NY District News Editor: Phil Coons
NY District weB master: clark clemens
Northeast Region b
N.E. Region Directors: Tom & Renee Wasluck
N.E. Region Assistant Rider Educator: Al Stahl & Vicki Ross
N.E. Region Leadership Trainers: Eileen & Tim Guile
N.E. Region Membership Enhancement: Dan & Mary Costello
N.E. Region arl Membership: Pete and Marielle St Amour
N.E. Region Web Master: Clark Clemens
Gwrra director
GWRRA Director: Ray and Sandi Garris
Please go online to thank all the great volunteers who make up this great association: www.gwrra.org
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GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION CHAPTER K NEW YORK
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Little Johnny — — nickels and dimes
Little Johnny is always being teased by the other
neigh-borhood boys for being stupid. Their favorite joke is to
offer Johnny his choice between a nickel and a dime --
Little Johnny always takes the nickel.
One day, after Johnny takes the nickel, a neighbor man
takes him aside and says, "Johnny, those boys are making
fun of you. Don't you know that a dime is worth more
than a nickel, even though the nickel's bigger?"
Johnny grins and says, "Well, if I took the dime, they'd
stop doing it, and so far I've made $20!"
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From the Desk of Rider Educator Rob Bellassai
Motorcycle Camping
Part 4 of 7 – Personal Hygiene
After a long day on the road in high temperatures, a shower or bath is essential. Most campsites have full bathroom facilities. During my trip, I used KOA campgrounds that all had clean bathroom facilities, just remember to bring some soap, a towel and flip flops some us keep your feet clean in the shower and possibly walking back to your tent.
If you take a rustic approach, you can use a stream; just make sure there are no environmental is-sues with you using soap to clean off. Make sure the soap is environmentally friendly. Use good judgment and remember to pay attention to the environmental concerns.
If you accept the simple fact that you might not have the same opportunity for cleanliness that you have at home, you can stay quite comfortable on a camping trip. I carry several water bottles with me on each ride (several are easier to pack and if one leaks, you can chuck it and still have water.) I found a plastic coated folding bucket is handy for washing people, bikes and clothes. Avoid the can-vas models as they can take a while to dry.
Also, I carried Baby Wipes and CVS brand hand wipes with me. These are damp paper towelettes, moistened with water and other soft things. They are great for a last wipe-down of arm pits and other vitals before crawling into a sleeping bag, are in a rush to get somewhere and don’t find the time to shower or have trouble finding good bath facilities. They are also handy when using outdoor toilets. Invariably these outdoor potties have something akin to wax paper for toilet paper. Using Baby Wipes makes life easier and moisturizers/lubricants when sitting on your bike!!
Of course, you should also take a towel with you in any case. It is the single most important piece of traveling gear you can name. When using an outdoor toilet / porta potty, always tap on the seat be-fore you sit down to make sure spiders or other critter’s don’t come running out while you are on the seat!!
Stay tuned for part 5 of 7 – Camping Gear in next month’s newsletter!!
Rob Bellassai
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Wright Farm Ride up in Gardner, NY — Oct 5th
Apple Picking Ride and Picnic
This was a great ride upstate New York, with lots of fun in between cruising the roads upstate to picking ap-ples to sharing and having a picnic. We thank Linda Torres and Jaime Alston for planning this event as well as leading us all safely there and back. Great ride.
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<<Welcome New Chapter K members:
Jairo (Jay) Yepes and
Picture below; Dianith Yepes
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Chapter K went to the Oyster Festival, Oct 19th
Well I guess we were so busy having fun we all forgot to take pictures. The
Oysterfest was a full day of entertainment and we all walked our feet off.
Oyster Bay, NY Oyster Festival
The Oyster Festival is the East Coast’s largest waterfront festival, celebrating
its 30th year this year In 2013, offering a fun mixture of new activities and old
favorites that certainly entertain the entire family. The Oyster Festival
originat-ed as a hometown parade honoring Theodore Roosevelt before evolving into
the largest outdoor festival on Long Island. Under the auspices of the Oyster
Bay Rotary. Every year, more than 200,000 visitors flock to an late-summer
weekend on the waterfront in downtown Oyster Bay. There is live
entertain-ment, tall ships, top-notch artisans, pirate shows, midway rides and the iconic
oyster eating and shucking contest. There is also a Food Court, where
volun-teer chefs and culinary pros work side by side, cooking and serving dozens of
unique oyster, clam and other seafood concoctions along with traditional
festi-val fare.
The Oyster Festival was rated by the Long Island Press as: Best Annual Event
on Long Island 2012
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RECIPES
Have you got a great recipe to share, here is the place, send us a favorite recipe and
enclose any facts you feel would be helpful.
Category “Snacks and Hor D’oeuvres”
Seasoned Chips
Spread potato chips on a baking sheet.
Sprinkle lightly with garlic or onion salt,
grated cheese, lemon juice, minced parsley or
chives, or any other flavor-adding condiment
you wish. Slide into oven a few minutes and
serve piping hot.
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Chapter K East End Ride on Long Island
October 20, 2013
Another fun ride thanks to Rob Bellassai who planned and lead us to Montauk the end of Long Island. We all had breakfast at “John’s Pancake House”. There are two breakfast spots in Montauk and both were packed with visi-tors and locals, but the wait was worth it. I (Claire) had the Crepes and they were really good. After breakfast we rode out to the Montauk Lighthouse and cruise those beautiful scenic roads that are just breath taking. Richie Aylward spoke how this is where Richie used to train for the half marathon runs for the Long Island Marathon. We learned that Rich Bullis also trained for the full Marathon, WOW we are impressed, 26 miles.
<<Hey who’s that young lady between Rob and Rich LOL! And below Ut! Oh, Claire’s looking for her money again!
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www. gwrra-ny-k.org
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UPCOMING EVENTS FOR 2013 MARK YOUR CALENDAR
October 26th Chapter K Gathering, Saturday Halloween
Par-ty; Buffet, Raffles etc., Moose Lodge ,Greenlawn, NY pre tick-ets $20 pp at the door $30.00 call 516-635-0152 for ticktick-ets
October 27th Halloween Ride; decorate your bike TBD November 3rd Sunday Ride tbd
November 9th Officers Certification Training on Long Island
November 10th Sunday Ride TBD
November 12th Monthly Gathering at Bertuccis in Melville
“Happy Thanksgiving to all our Friends and Family” Dec 6th or 7th Holiday Party Friday or Saturday night
Details to follow TBD
December 10th Monthly Gathering at Bertuccis in Melville
“Happy Holidays to all our Friends and Family”
January 1, 2014 Cold Finger Run
NEXT MEETING IS November 12, 2013 held at Bertuccis Restaurant, (RT 110) 881 Walt Whitman
Rd., MELVILLE, NY 11747. DINNER AT 6:30 PM AND MEETING STARTS 7:30 PM
Come and join us and help us plan future rides and events
GWRRA Chapter K
c/o Richie & Claire Aylward 53 East 13th Street
