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Bull Shots
July 2020
Old Town Chapter - # 8194
Harley Owners Group
Brandon, FL
www.oldtownhog.com
Hello Old Town Chapter Members, It seems like the last month has gone by fast while we have been working slowly to get back to some type of nor-malcy. While many restrictions have been reduced, we are not out of the woods yet. Recent news states that the number of positive cases have spiked. The speculation is that more tests are being conducted thus the increased positive numbers but who really knows, right? In June we started recording the miles and event points for rides which will be used to determine the Rider and Member of the month. Those winners will be announced at the July Chapter Meeting. We even had the first over-night ride of the year which was Helen Georgia. The weather was better than forecasted with a little rain on several days but mostly dry. Can’t say the same for the riders on the way home on Sunday. They ran into severe weather but all made it home safe. While other overnight rides were planned earlier in the year they had to be canceled due to Covid. Stay tuned for additional overnight rides information. Speaking of Chapter meetings, we held the June Chapter meeting (for the first time ever) near the restaurant area of Brandon Harley Davidson. We had 55 members attend. There were some storms to the east but they were moving away and didn’t affect us at all. There was also a nice breeze blowing so this made it comfortable and kept the bugs down except the hornet that flew at me while I was up front. We are planning on resuming several meetings in the training room of Old Town Brandon HD. The June Road Captain meeting and the July Welcome Wagon Classroom are currently planned for the room. If anything changes we will let everyone know. We are also planning on returning to the Hilton Garden Inn for the July Chapter meeting. The hotel had stated that state they have the space (per guidelines) to accommodate our normal size group. We hope to have merchandise and Debbie sewing patches for us at that time as well. As a reminder the July Chapter meeting is on “Sunday” July 12th. This is due to HGI double booking the room inadvertently. A large family reunion is using the room both on Friday & Saturday that weekend. In the meantime Debbie will sew your patches on your vest at her house by appointment only. The best way to get ahold of her is to “text” her at 813-384-0207. It has been really nice to see more people from the Chapter as we go along. This has been and still continues to be a confusing time with many suggestions, recommendations and mandates for helping to stop the spread of Covid. What is the right thing to do, what should you wear as far as face coverings, should you shake people’s hand or hug people? Do you have an underlining medical condition, which makes you more susceptible to contacting the dis-ease? All good questions that we have been asking ourselves. The guidance from the CDC has changed numerous times and is likely to change again. The best answer I can come up with is do what you think is right for you and your family. If you are not ready to be with our OTC family yet, we do miss you but understand your decision. When you do come back if you are not ready to shake hands or give hugs, let us know. We will understand and respect your decision. Stay well and see you when we see you. OTC Director Rick Vincent
Rick’s Reverbs
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Eddie’s Echo’s
Welcome July! Let’s Talk Some Paws! Old Town Chapter Harley Owners Group has been involved with the “Paws for Patriots” for the past Fifteen years. This year, we will be hosting our 1st annual
Paws for Patriots Sporting Clays Tournament to support veterans that have been blinded, have lost limbs and/or suffer from PTSD. Together we can enable these wounded veterans to once again enjoy mobility, independence, and most importantly, allow him or her to do so with dignity. Let’s show them that their sacrifices matter to us. Let’s help to give them back their freedom. Thank you for your time and consideration all these years. I hope you will consider being a champion for this amazing cause again. Be sure to visit “Liberty”, the puppy bank, at the dealership, and see me, call me, or write me, for any and all flyers and sheets you may need. Also, you can see and download these from Oldtown-hog.com, and our Facebook page. Be sure and tell your friends and employers, we would love to accept any help they can provide. Welcome to the Road Captain family Bob Backus and David Constant! And welcome to our new members! Thanks to each one of you for your patience and for staying positive and safe last month and being the most AWESOME H.O.G. chapter in the USA!
Ride Safe and Have Fun!
Assistant Director,
Eddie Walker
479-200-4657
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Robin Bacchus 813.415.5011
Rick Bequette
813.380.7998 [email protected]
David Brown 813.309.6565
[email protected] Len Goellner 813.394.0339 [email protected]
Jeff Hatch
813.957.0464 [email protected]
David Constant 908-230-8892
[email protected] Recruit Road Captain
Road Captains
Jack Hinton 813.629.1730
Bob Monroe 813.503.8864
Leslie Day-Monroe 813.476.5836
Holly Orlando 813.532.6051
Cal Reimann 813-760-4757
Bob Backus 716-860-7394
[email protected] Recruit Road Captain
Gary Stein
813.382.2667 [email protected]
Eddie Walker 479.200.4657
Rain Tabraham-Winter 813.841.7767
Rick Vincent 813..625.1969
Ron Rook 813.453.6431
Head Road Captain
Randy Hutchinson 813.758.9305
Senior Road Captains
Tina Crumpler Walter Schneider
813.245.6564 727.858.8599
crump1313@ yahoo.com [email protected]
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Primary Officers Director Rick Vincent 813-625-1969 [email protected] Assistant Director Eddie Walker 479-200-4657 [email protected] Treasurer Bob Monroe 813-503-8864 [email protected] Secretary Dennis Adams 757-274-9933 [email protected] Discretionary Officers Activities Officer Leslie Monroe 813-476-5836 [email protected] Ladies of Harley Kathy Lawrence 310-809-4925 [email protected] Head Road Captain Randy Hutchinson 813-758-3905 [email protected] Editor Robin Bacchus 813-415-5011 [email protected] Safety Officer Len Goellner 813-394-0339 [email protected] Historian Mike Klein 813-310-4142 [email protected] Membership Officer Sarah Vincent 813-625-3144 [email protected] Webmaster Gary Stein 813-382-2667 [email protected] Public Relations Officer Jack Hinton 813-629-1730 [email protected] Sr Road Captain Tina Crumpler 813-245-6564 [email protected] Sr Road Captain Walter Schneider 727-858-8599 [email protected] Communications Officer Dana Del Colle 863-206-4118 [email protected] Parliamentarian Ron Rook 813-453-6431 [email protected] Fundraising Officer David Brown 813-309-6565 [email protected] Fundraising Officer Mary Lou Brown 813-789-8581 [email protected] Hugs Officer Lori Walker 479-935-6511 [email protected] Photographer Holly Orlando 813-532-6051 [email protected] Merchandise Officer Cathy Hutchinson 813-957-6041 [email protected] Merchandise Officer Colleen Mercer 352-816-0187 [email protected] Members at Large Member at Large Lisa Goodwin 727-501-2948 [email protected] Member at Large Lori Bacchus 813-624-5519 [email protected] Member at Large Ronald Lane 813-714-3744 [email protected] Member at Large Sandra Roland 706-773-0170 [email protected] Member at Large Gary Winter 813-679-0437 [email protected] Past Directors Past Director/Elder Robin Bacchus 813-415-5011 [email protected] Past Director/Elder Paul Fore 813-299-7510 [email protected] Past Director/Elder Marty Roland 813-244-9271 [email protected] Past Director/Elder Ron Rook 813-453-6431 [email protected] Past Director/Elder Cal Reimann 813-760-4757 [email protected] Past Director/Elder John McKelvey 813-267-0501 [email protected]
Old Town Chapter Board Members—2020
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Don’t Get In A Jam…Bee Safe July 2020
Welcome to the surface of the sun…
Summer riding in Florida feels a lot like the surface of the sun at times (that is, when its not like riding through Niagra Falls). All that heat needs you to prepare to keep yourself safe, and hydration is the biggest item to care for. Good hydration for any outdoor activity begins the day before. Make sure you are always drinking plenty of water, not just the morning of the ride / activity, put start the day before. There used to be a common school of thought that Coffee was bad for this because the caffeine would lead to dehydra-tion, but further studies have shown that coffee has more than enough water to counter those effects and help with hydrations, so if that’s your drink of choice, carry on (just go easy on the sugar). A lot of people think sports drinks such as Gatoraide or Vitamin waters are good for hydration, but they are just PART of the equation and shouldn’t be your sole source. In fact, too much of these can cause other issues and make you sick. A good ration to follow is 3 bottles of water for every 1 bottle of sports drink. An important DON’T when it comes to hydration is alcohol (sorry to be the bearer of bad news)…alcohol actually dehydrates you (that hangover you get after drinking too much is actually dehydration sickness). So go light on the adult beverages the night before any planned outdoor activities and make sure you end the night with a large glass of water to start the rehydration process. Another thing to consider…we know proper care helps prevent our bikes from breaking down, but it can still happen, and it seems they always know when you are the furthest from help to do the break-ing down. Make sure you keep a few bottles of water in your tour pack / saddle bags at all times. Should something happen, you can at least keep hydrated while waiting on help. Another good idea is to keep a small umbrella with you so you can shade yourself should you end up on the side of a not-so-shady road. Bee Safe…Ride the OTC way Safety Officer Len Goellner [email protected]
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Ladies Of Harley
Dear Ladies, Welcome to July. This month I have planed two events. The first is our monthly Tuesday Night Dinner Ride on July 14th at Stonewood Grill on Bloomingdale
July’s Puzzle. Be the first to text me a photo of the completed puzzle at 310-809-4925 and win a prize.
See you soon.
Kathy Lawrence
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OLD TOWN HOG CHAPTER – BRANDON, FL
BOARD MEETING MINUTES June 17, 2020
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Director Rick Vincent, via a Zoom conference call setup by Leslie Monroe.
Board Members Present: Rick Vincent, Eddie Walker, Bob Monroe, Dennis Adams, Cathy Hutchinson, Cal Reimann, David
Brown, Robin Bacchus, Lori Bacchus, Tina Crumpler, Ron Rook, Gary Stein, Len Goellner, Leslie Monroe, Marty Roland, Sandra
Roland, Walter Schneider, Lori Walker, Jack Hinton, Paul Fore, Dana Del Colle, John McKelvey, Holly Orlando
Guests Present: Kathy Reimann
Director – Rick thanked the group for showing up for the June, ZOOM Video Conference Board Meeting. Chapter meeting will
be Saturday, June 20th at Brandon Harley-Davidson inside/outside the restaurant out back. Rick will notify Dana to issue a Bull
Shots to members. Members are encouraged to bring a mask if they wish. There will be a contest for the best mask. Members
will be required to social distance. Rick will get soda, water and ice and members will bring their own chairs and adult drinks.
OLD BUSINESS:
We had no old business from May’s Board Meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
Treasurer – Bob Monroe – Bob stated the current Treasurer’s Financial Report. Road captains have money to give Bob that is
not yet in the budget, due to COVID -19 cancelation of meetings and events. A motion was made to accept the report, motion
seconded, Approved!
Secretary – Dennis Adams – Asked what is the latest on Hilton policy for occupancy. Rick stated that it is still at 60 people max
in the room we use. David Brown suggested we ask if we could use the patio outside the room for anyone over 60 for next
month.
Membership Officer – Sarah Vincent – Not present. Rick reported that we have 219 members, which include two new mem-
bers whom joined recently.
Head Road Captain – Randy stated that David Constant and Bob Backus passed the range portion of their road captain pro-
gram. They need to do their check ride before being announced to the members. Road Captain meeting for June will be in per-
son at the dealership. He will get with communications officer Dan Del Colle to get a Bull Shots out.
Senior Road Captain – Tina Crumpler – stated she will present Ride 365 and the 2 new programs HOG is offering; Walter
Schneider – All good nothing to report.
Communications Officer – Dana Del Colle – nothing to report
Safety Officer – Len Goellner – Planning on doing the Welcome Wagon ride in July as planned at the dealership.
Ladies of Harley Officer – Kathy Lawrence – Stated she just setup a Tuesday night dinner ride at the stone wood grill for Tues-
day the 14th of July and will send information to Dana, Randy and Gary to get word out.
Fundraising Officers – David Brown (Mary Lou Brown not in attendance) – 50-50 is going well and looking forward to getting
together for Chapter meeting.
Parliamentarian – Ron Rook – nothing to report.
Merchandise Officer –Colleen Mercer – not in attendance; Cathy Hutchinson no current sales to report and will ask
for help at the Chapter Meeting since Collen will be able to attend the meeting.
Public Relations – Jack Hinton – Will update Jorge on newsletter ad status when we get together.
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HUGS – Lori Walker – Stated she has picked up some stamps to send out some cards.
Webmaster – Gary Stein – Web is updated with Saturday’s meeting and will update has he receives new information.
Newsletter Editor – Robin Bacchus – Reminded everyone to send in the articles by the 20th. Newsletter challenge question
will continue, and raffle will be done at the Chapter meeting for 2 months and do a double at the next meeting to catch us
up. Asked if check rides have been scheduled and Randy reported “not yet”.
Photographer – Holly Orlando – Thanked David Brown for taking pictures on ride’s she has not attended.
Historian – Mike Kline – Not in attendance.
Activities – Leslie Monroe – No activities to report. Rick asked that she bring the flyers for the overnight ride sign-up sheets.
Rick will be signing a contract with the hotel for Little Switzerland and then let everyone know where it is.
Treasurer – Bob asked if he needs to bring any money to the Chapter Meeting for prizes. Rick will check and get back to
Bob.
Members at Large –Sandra Roland – Eddie did a great job on the Paws for Patriot meeting and told Rick he planned a great
ride to Helen, GA, Lori Bacchus – thanked Rick for the great ride to Helen, GA, Lisa Goodwin – nothing to add, (Gary Winter,
Ron Lane, not in attendance).
Assistant Director – Eddie Walker – PAWS fundraising volunteers have stepped up from last Zoom Chapter meeting. Eddie
thanked Leslie for setting up the Zoom conference to start planning PAWS event. PAWS bank is averaging about $20 per
week at Brandon Harley – Davidson. Eddie will start bringing the puppy out to our events has they start materializing. Ron
Rook to get Eddie the phone number for the person that makes the wooden flags for the raffle. PAWS for Patriots ride got
the green light from Andy at South Easer Guide Dogs. They will provide a lunch for us when Eddie firms up the date and
look forward to showing us what they do. PAWS flyers will be sent out at the Chapter Meeting, the web site and a Bull
Shots.
Past Directors – Paul Fore – Thanked the board for doing the Zoom meeting to keep things going; Marty Roland – Great
ride to Helen, GA and stated the Fall ride will be on great roads that Rick has picked out; John McKelvey – All good; Ron
Rook – same; Robin Bacchus – All good; Cal Reimann – All good.
Open Discussion: Dennis asked if Debbie was invited to the Chapter Meeting. Rick stated he would call her right after the
Zoom meeting. Dennis also asked for the Chapter Meeting agenda to help with the notes. Sandra Roland will send some
Helen, GA photos to Tina, Holly and Gary to post.
Rick again thanked Leslie for setting up Zoom meetings for all chapter activities.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:50pm.
Dennis Adams, Secretary
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NEVER FORGET!
BRANDON OTC HOG MEMBERS
THE STAFF AT THE ALL NEW BRANDON HARLEY DAVIDSON
WANTS TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE !
I have an open door policy and welcome your feedback with any questions, complaints, or comments.
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General Manager [email protected]
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Chapter membership forms no longer ask for a mem-
ber’s birthday; we are unable to modify these forms as
they are provided by National HOG. If you would like
to share your special day with us, please contact/email
our Membership Officer, Her Contact information: Sarah Vincent
813-625-3144 [email protected]
We’re glad you joined the Old Town Chapter and look forward to seeing you on our Chapter Rides and participating at our events. If you have questions about Chapter events, please contact Director, Rick Vincent. Remember, you must maintain your National HOG membership to maintain your membership in the Old Town HOG Chapter. Any member who lets their national HOG membership expire will be put as “inactive” in the Old Town Chapter and will no longer be eligible to receive the newsletter!
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Welcome and Congratulations on joining the
THE OLD TOWN CHAPTER
DID YOU READ OUR NEWSLETTER?
Send an email by Thurs, July 9th @ 1pm to [email protected]
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219 Members Strong!!
July Birthdays!!!
Greg Moore Clay Carter Deborah Speicher David Brown John Mckelvey Bill Speicher Ben Philhower Vince DelColle Cathy Hutchinson Kim Capaz Mark Rowley Barry Shapiro
As we are dealing with the postponement of our chapter meetings and activities, the Newsletter reader as well as other awards, will be conducted when we resume in person meetings.
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There are many examples: Remember the one where the rider has dollar bills falling off of
him as he rides down the road. Another with a rider dressed in white clothes – pretending to be a biker, adding they are America’s #1 motorcycle insurer. A third example –people at the office near their work stations holding a note of their co-worker noting he saved so much
money on his insurance, he decided to take time off for an adventure on the open road!
Buyer Beware: There are insurance companies who want to sell you insurance; and, they brag about how much money you save by doing business with them. However, the problem is later down the road – after a motorcycle accident – you find out the at-fault driver had
little or no insurance coverage; and to add insult to injury, we find many motorcycle insurance agreements themselves to be “empty products” to the biker, not providing adequate coverage!
Accidents Happen: A local biker was travelling on U.S. 41, in Gibsonton on his way to
Tampa when a Volkswagon Jetta made a left turn in front of him, violating his right of way, causing a serious motorcycle crash, with serious injuries, requiring admission in the hospital, surgeries and he is out of work for the next six months. Investigation revealed the
at-fault driver had no insurance; and, the biker who thought he had full coverage learns he has no medical payments coverage, nor any uninsured motorist coverage. After such medical bills and lost wages, this biker is likely to file for bankruptcy!
Protect Yourself: Make sure your motorcycle insurance has uninsured motorist coverage,
the highest limits you can afford. For additional protection, revisit your automobile insurance coverage, making sure you have uninsured motorist coverage in the insurance agreement and making sure you have “stacked” coverage; as, the same may follow you if
involved in a motorcycle crash. For additional information, visit HOG-LAW.com, click on the tab for “Helpful Information” and see our “Insurance” page – highlighting the “Five Facts
Every Rider Should Know About Insurance Companies.” Call Brad: If you or someone you know has been involved in an accident, feel free to call me
directly on my cell: (813) 220-7767 anytime 24/7 for a free and immediate consultation. There are no fees or costs unless we obtain a recovery; and remember, you shouldn’t pay the
maximum percentage of attorney’s fees as allowed by law as charged by other attorneys. Attorney Brad Souders represents injured bikers and their families in cases involving personal injury & wrongful death, representing bikers throughout Florida. Office in Tampa.
Ride Safe and please remember …
WATCH OUT FOR MOTORCYCLES!!! ®
Brad Souders - Attorney at Law
A Biker Representing Bikers
Toll Free: 1-866-HOGLAW1
Cell: (813)220-7767
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Old Town Chapter, Inc. #8194 9841 Adamo Dr. Brandon, FL 33619
This month’s Chapter Meeting is: July12th 2020 (TBD) Next month’s Chapter Meeting is: August 14th, 2020 at the Hilton Garden Inn
4328 Garden Vista Drive, Riverview, FL 33578 Social Hour from 6:00 PM - Meeting starts at 7:30 PM
Chapter Meeting Schedule for 2020 January 3rd - Past July 12th - February 7th - Past August 14th - March 6th - Past September 11th – April 3rd - Cancelled October 9th - May 8th - Cancelled November 13th - June 19th - Past Christmas Party - Dec. 5th
2020 OLD TOWN CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP Like what you see? Member of the National Harley Owners Group?
Membership forms are available at: www.oldtownhog.com
Enclose signed membership forms and a check for $27 for membership for 2020
Mail to:
Membership Officer: Sarah Vincent
6011 N. Gunlock Ave.
Tampa, FL. 33614
Help support “OUR” Great Chapter
