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Looking Back and Looking Ahead….. July 2010 Now that June is behind us, we have passed the half way point of the year. Julie and I joined the Motorist Awareness team a little bit after the New Year started and we have been on a very steep learning curve. The very first thing we would like to say is: Thank You Georgia GWRRA members for all of your help, hard work and support! There is no way that anything gets accomplished without you! As a matter of fact; It is safe to say that “Motorist Awareness is alive and well in Georgia!” With this in mind, we would like to reflect back and give some special recognition to some Chapters and their members
for some great Motorist Awareness events during the last six months.
Back in late February and early March the members of Chapter K in the southeastern portion of our state and Chapters
A and P in the middle, set up and ran Motorcycle Safety breaks along Interstates 95 and 75 in conjunction with Bike
Week in Daytona. Not only did they provide refreshments and a snack for the weary motorcyclists, they also talked to a
very large number of motorists about “Sharing the Road” with us. In addition; bumper stickers and brochures were
passed out, ultimately helping to make the roads we ride, safer. April found Chapter A setting up an MA display at the Woodland High School Car and Bike show in Stockbridge.
Once again, interacting with show goers and passing out brochures and bumper stickers. Chapter T in Athens also held
their annual Spring Fling event in April and had an 18 wheeler onsite so that attendees could climb into the cab and see
for themselves the blind spots that exist. Those that made the climb came away with a better understanding on where to
position their bike/trike in order to be seen. May was Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the Motorist Awareness Coordinator for Chapter D, Ron Ciccarone
along with Terri and Phillip Kozlowski and the entire Chapter D team put on their 2nd Annual Motorist Awareness
Event in Cumming, GA on May 15th. It was a super event supported by city, county and state agencies. Check out the
June addition of Full Throttle magazine for an article about the event. June found many of us at the Georgia District Convention in Hiawassee. A great time was had seeing old friends and
making many new ones as well! We held a Motorist Awareness seminar that was attended by 28 members! After the
seminar, Dick Hopkins from Chapter A, Grady Riner of Chapter S along with my wife and I held a Motorist Awareness
event in front of Dill’s Food City off of Main Street in Hiawassee. In the intense sun and heat, we spoke to shoppers as
they came in and out of the store. One shopper after talking to us, took a bumper sticker and placed it on his bumper
before he even left the parking lot. Looking ahead, we see even more opportunities to get out our message of “Sharing the Road”. We have our ongoing
grass roots campaign of “Building Motorist Awareness One Motorist at a Time!” Additionally, we are sure you and
your Chapters have other ideas and events planned. Please let us know what we can do to help. If you have a story to
share, an idea for an event or even a suggestion, please send it to us. Motorist Awareness month does not just happen
in May, it happens every month! There is an acronym we were taught many years ago: TEAM (Together Everyone Accomplishes
More!) We would like to apologize if we failed to mention your event and Chapter. As we get better with the reporting process,
we will do another of these articles to showcase your Chapters and members. You can and do make a difference
not only to GWRRA, but the entire motorcycling community! Keep up the excellent work! Until next time: Be Safe – We'll See You On The Road! |
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