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CHAPTER CHARTER DATE: OCTOBER 29, 1989
CHAPTER DIRECTORS
APRIL 1992
TO SEPTEMBER 1994 DONALD & MARY SMITH
SEPTEMBER 1994 TO JANUARY 1996
JOHN & MERRIE HOERGER
JANUARY 1996 TO JANUARY 1, 1999 MIKE & DEB
MCKNIGHT
JANUARY 1, 1999 TO JANUARY 2002 GERALD & BRENDA DOPKOWSKI
(GERALD & BRENDA BECAME SENIOR DIRECTORS IN 2000)
JANUARY 1, 2002 TO
NOVEMBER 2005 LLOYD & SHIRLEY LINTZ (LLOYD & SHIRLEY BECAME SENIOR
DIRECTORS IN 2003)
NOVEMBER 2005 TO AUGUST 2009 DALE AND CANDY
DRESSLER (DALE & CANDY BECAME SENIOR DIRECTORS IN 2008)
OCTOBER 2009
TO JANUARY 2014 ROB AND PAM ROBINSON
APRIL
OCTOBER 2021 TO PRESENT JULIAN AND MARY JO MEADE
ASST
CHAPTER DIRECTORS
AUGUST 1992 TO OCTOBER 1992 BOB & SUE LORENZ
MARCH 1993 TO SEPTEMBER
1994 JOHN AND MERRIE HOERGER
FEBRUARY 1995 TO JANUARY 1996 MIKE &
DEB MCKNIGHT
JANUARY 1, 1999 TO JANUARY 2000 JACK & TRUDY PORTER
JANUARY 2001 TO 2002 LLOYD & SHIRLEY LINTZ
JANUARY 2003 TO DECEMBER
2003 TOM KOESTER & JACKIE DICKINSON
JANUARY 2004 TO NOVEMBER 2005
DALE & BEV MUSOLF
AUGUST 2005 TO NOVEMBER 2005 DALE AND CANDY
DRESSLER
NOVEMBER 2005 OCTOBER 2008 COLLIN AND MARLENE CHESNEY
NOVEMBER 2008 TO AUGUST 2009 JULIAN AND MARY JO MEADE
OCTOBER 2009 TO
JULY 2012 MARK AND LUANN BURGETT
NOVEMBER 2012 TO JANUARY 2014 CRAIG AND
CINDY BENNETT
MAY 2015
APRIL 2019 TO OCTOBER 2021 JULIAN AND MARY JO MEADE
May 2022 TO PRESENT DEEBb and NANCY BOLTERSTIEN
ASST
DISTRICT DIRECTORS
MARCH 2015 TO APRIL 2022
2013 NORM WEST BECAME RIDE EDUCATOR CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
DISTRICT
COUPLES OF THE YEAR
2019 JULIAN AND MARY JO MEADE
CHAPTER
COUPLES OF THE YEAR
1995
FRED & SUE SEYFARTH
1996 MIKE & DEB MCKNIGHT
1997 PAT & IDA
ROBERTS (ALSO WERE DISTRICT RUNNERS UP)
1998 NORM & VICKI ECHTINAW
1999 ART & CAROL DAULT
2000 DON & MARY SMITH
2001 LLOYD &
SHIRLEY LINTZ
2002 JIM & HOLLY SIMMONS
2003 CHARLIE & SUE
SUTHERS
2004 ART & CAROL DAULT
2005 GERALD & BRENDA DOPKOWSKI
2006 COLLIN & MARLENE CHESNEY
2007 MARK AND LUANN BURGETT
2008
JAMES AND CHARLOTTE RATKE
2009 ARLENE AND DOUG TURNER
2010 DALE
AND CANDACE DRESSLER
2011 MIKE AND NANCY HRIGORA
2012 LES AND
KAREN SMITH
2013 CRAIG AND CINDY BENNETT
2014 RO
2016 RICK AND SHERRY BIRCHMEIER
2017 DALE AND CANDACE DRESSLER
CHAPTER
INDIVIDUAL OF THE YEAR
2017 Jacquelyn Magee
SIGNIFICANT
HAPPENINGS
OCTOBER 19, 1990, WE HAD THE LARGEST KICK-0FF EVER HELD IN MICHIGAN UP TO THAT DATE. THE RED BARN WASN’T LARGE ENOUGH TO HOLD EVERYONE SO IT WAS HELD IN THE PARKING LOT. WE HAD OVER 450 GWRRA FRIENDS THAT CAME TO WISH US WELL.
JULY
1991, WE ALONG WITH CHAPTER L AND U, HAD HOSTED THE BLESSINGS OF THE
BIKES EVERY YEAR IN MAY.
JANUARY
1, 1995 BOB & SUE LORENZ WERE APPOINTED ASST DISTRICT EDUCATORS FOR
MICHIGAN.
AUGUST
1, 1995 BOB & SUE LORENZ WERE APPOINTED DISTRICT EDUCATORS
JUNE 12, 2002 ONE OF OUR MOST CHERISHED MEMBERS, DON SMITH AKA PAPA SMURF PASSED AWAY. HE WAS AN UNFORGETTABLE, LOVING, SHARING AND GIVING MAN. HE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED.
RAINBOW
CONNECTION
2001 OUR
CHAPTER SOLD $6,000 IN TICKETS.
2002 WE CAME IN 3RD ON TICKET
SELLS. OUR CHAPTER SOLD $6,500 IN TICKETS.
2003 WE CAME IN 2ND
ON TICKETS SELLS. OUR CHAPTER SOLD $7,000 IN TICKETS.
2004 WE
CAME IN 2ND ON TICKETS SELLS. OUR CHAPTER SOLD $7,000 IN TICKETS.
2005 WE CAME IN 3RD ON TICKET SELLS. OUR CHAPTER SOLD $7,000 IN TICKETS.
2006 WE CAME IN 4th ON TICKET SELLS. OUR CHAPTER SOLD $7,000 IN
TICKETS.
2007 OUR CHAPTER SOLD $7,000 TICKETS
2008 WE
CAME IN 2ND ON TICKETS SELLS. OUR CHAPTER SOLD $7,000 IN TICKETS.
2009 WE CAME IN 2ND ON TICKETS SELLS. OUR CHAPTER SOLD $7,600 IN TICKETS
2010 WE CAME IN 1st ON TICKETS SELLS. OUR CHAPTER SOLD $8,110 IN
TICKETS
2011 WE CAME IN 1st ON TICKETS SELLS. OUR CHAPTER SOLD
$8,000 IN TICKETS
2012 WE CAME IN 1st ON TICKETS SELLS. OUR
CHAPTER SOLD $9,000 IN TICKETS
2013 WE CAME IN 1st ON TICKETS SELLS. OUR CHAPTER SOLD $7,990 IN TICKETS
2014 WE CAME IN 1st ON TICKETS SELLS. OUR CHAPTER SOLD $7,480 IN TICKETS
2015 OUR CHAPTER SOLD $1,870 IN TICKETS
2016 OUR CHAPTER SOLD $1,040 IN TICKETS
2017 OUR CHAPTER SOLD $1,180 IN TICKETS
2018 OUR CHAPTER SOLD $1,297 IN TICKETS
2019 OUR CHAPTER SOLD $1,225 IN TICKETS
2020 OUR CHAPTER SOLD $1,225 IN TICKETS
2021 OUR CHAPTER SOLD $1,250 IN TICKETS
CHAPTER
CHARTIES
JULY 1991, WE HAD A MYSTERY RUN AND THE PROCEEDS WENT TO LIVINGSTON COUNTY’S BIG BROTHER/SISTER PROGRAM.
SINCE
2002, THE CHAPTER MEMBERS HAVE BEEN DONATING GIFTS AT CHRISTMAS FOR ONE
OUR LOCAL NURSING HOME.
SINCE 2003, THE CHAPTER HAS BEEN DONATING TEDDY BEARS TO OUR STATE AND CITY POLICE AND SHERIFF DEPARTMENT IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY. WHEN THEY ARE ON A CALL AND CHILDREN ARE THERE, THEY HAND THESE TEDDY BEARS OUT TO HELP COMFORT THE CHILDREN
SINCE 2010
OUR MAIN CHARITY IS THE DONATION OF PERSONAL ITEMS
TO GLEANER FOOD BANK AFTER TALKING WITH THE PEOPLE AT GLEANERS THEY INFORMED
US THAT THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR PERSONAL ITEMS (DEODORANT'S, SHAMPOO'S
ETC.)
PEDIATRIC
BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES
AKA
RIDE FOR KIDS AWARDS
IN
1993 WE WERE THE CHAMPION FUN RAISERS IN MICHIGAN WITH A TOTAL OF
$7,400.
IN
1994, WE CAME IN 2ND PLACE FOR MICHIGAN WITH A TOTAL OF $4,262.
IN
1995, WE CAME IN 5TH PLACE FOR MICHIGAN WITH A TOTAL OF $3,091.
IN 2002, WE RECEIVED “IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF LLOYD AND SHIRLEY
LINTZ” FROM PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES.
IN 2005 OUR BIG FUND RAISERS WENT TO, DALE & BEV MUSOLF FOR A TOTAL OF $3,600. LLOYD & SHIRLEY LINTZ CAME IN 2ND WITH $1,050 FOR THE KIDS.
CHAPTER D-2 CAME IN FOURTH PLACE WITH $3,604
DISTRICT
RALLY EVENTS
IN 1993, WE WON 3RD PLACE IN BATTLE OF THE CHAPTER DIRECTORS.
IN 1997, WE TOOK 3RD PLACE IN THE BEST DRESSED CHAPTER.
IN
2003, WE TOOK 2ND PLACE IN BEST INDIVIDUAL RV CAMPSITE AND 1 DAYTIME AND
NIGHT TIME.
IN 2005, WE TOOK 2ND PLACE IN BEST INDIVIDUAL RV
CAMPSITE DAYTIME AND 1ST PLACE NIGHT TIME.
IN 2006, WE WON 3RD
PLACE IN BATTLE OF THE CHAPTER DIRECTORS.
IN 2008, WE WON 1st
PLACE WITH CHAPTER BRAG BOOK
IN 2008, WE WON 2ND PLACE IN BATTLE
OF THE CHAPTERS.
IN 2009, WE TOOK 2ND PLACE IN BEST INDIVIDUAL
RV CAMPSITE DAYTIME
IN 2010, WE WON 1st PLACE WITH CHAPTER BRAG
BOOK
IN 2011 WINGLESS WEEKEND WE WON 3RD PLACE IN BEST DRESSED
COUPLE
WE WON 1ST AND 2ND PLACE IN TABLE CENTER PLACE DECORATION
IN 2011, WE WON 1st PLACE WITH CHAPTER BRAG BOOK
IN 2011, WE WON
1st and 3ed PLACE IN BATTLE OF THE CHAPTERS.
IN 2011, WE WON 1st
PLACE IN THE SCAVENGER HUNT
IN 2012, WE WON 1st PLACE IN THE
BATTLE OF THE CHAPTERS
IN 2012, WE WON 1st PLACE IN THE ORANGE ROLL
IN 2013, WE WON 1st PLACE WITH CHAPTER BRAG BOOK
IN 2014 WE WON 1st PLACE WITH THE TABLE CENTER PIECE AT WINGLESS
WEEKEND
IN 2014 WE WON 1st PLACE AND 3ed PLACE IN BIKE SHOW, 2nd AND 3ed PLACE IN CAMPSITE JUDGING
IN 2015 WE WON 1st PLACE WITH THE TABLE CENTER PIECE AT WINGLESS
WEEKEND
IN 2016, WE WON 1st PLACE WITH CHAPTER BRAG BOOK
IN 2017 WINGLESS WEEKEND WE WON 2ND PLACE FOR BEST DRESSED CHAPTER
IN 2018, WE WON 1st PLACE WITH CHAPTER BRAG BOOK
IN 2021 Rally WE WON 1st PLACE FOR BEST DRESSED COUPLE
IN 2021 Rally WE WON 1st PLACE FOR BEST DRESSED CHAPTER
FUN
RUNS
IN
1993, WE WERE THE LARGEST CHAPTER IN ATTENDANCE FOR CHAPTER E’S 4TH
ANNUAL FUN RUN.
IN
1993, WE WERE THE LARGEST CHAPTER IN ATTENDANCE FOR CHAPTER L’S FUN
RUN.
IN
1995, WE TOOK “THE LONG DISTANCE, MEN WATERMELON RUN” FOR CHAPTER L.
IN 2006, WE WERE THE LARGEST CHAPTER IN ATTENDANCE FOR CHAPTER E’S 17TH ANNUAL FUN RUN.
IN 2007, WE WERE THE LARGEST CHAPTER IN ATTENDANCE FOR CHAPTER V’S BUG RUN OUR CHAPTER TOOK 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE.
IN 2010 OUR CHAPTER WON 2ND AND 3RD
PLACE IN THE TEAM TIMED ENDURANCE RUN OF CHAPTER J2
IN 2011 OUR CHAPTER WON 3RD PLACE IN THE CHILI COOKOFF AT CHAPTER V
IN 2011 OUR CHAPTER WON 2ND AND 3RD
PLACE IN THE TIMED ENDURANCE RUN OF CHAPTER J2
IN 2012 OUR CHAPTER WON 2ND 1up AND 3RD PLACE 1up and 2up IN THE TIMED RUN OF CHAPTER J
IN 2014 OUR CHAPTER WON 1st PLACE IN THE CHILI COOKOFF AT CHAPTER V and 2nd and 3rd place on 50/50 drawing
IN 2015 OUR CHAPTER WON 1st PLACE IN THE CHILI COOKOFF AT CHAPTER V
IN 2016 OUR CHAPTER WON 2nd PLACE IN THE CHILI COOKOFF AT CHAPTER V
IN 2017 OUR CHAPTER WON 2nd PLACE IN THE CHILI COOKOFF AT CHAPTER V
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