September-2018 St Clair Chapter Membership Newsletter

Meetings Held 2nd. Thursday Of The Month

September 13th. 7:00 pm

LOCATION: TR’s Place

4901 Concordia Church Road

Belleville, IL. 62226

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A Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education; A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois, Inc is organized for charitable, educational, civic, benevolent, social, and athletic purposes, including such purposes as the promotion of motorcycle use, acceptance, safety, and enjoy-ment. Said purposes include promoting of motorcycle interests of the corporation’s members and affiliates. Said corporation is further organized to undertake such interactions, including lob-bying and litigation support, with various governmental bodies as may be necessary or desirable to promote the motorcycling interests of the corporation’s members and affiliates.

ABATE OF Illinois, St Clair County Chapter

P.O. Box 235, Freeburg, Illinois 62243

President & Chapter contact: Ed Main

618-570-8432 emain68@yahoo.com

Vice President: Wayne Cornick wayne@wisperhome.com

Legislative Team: Mike Gallagher & Katie Main

Secretary: Frankie Wyda

Treasurer: Theresa Miller

Safety & Education: Rich KinKade

rkrkx2@ameritech.net

Public Relations: Katie Main katiemain414@gmail.com

Board of Directors Chapter Rep: Renie KinKade & Mike G

Membership: Renie KinKade rkrk143@ameritech.net

Newsletter : Mike Gallagher mikeg426@yahoo.com

618-791-5033

Activities: Alex Cortez

Sargent At Arms: Al “Thunder” Yung

Chaplain: Pastor Doug White 618-593-2277

To renew your membership: www.abate-il.org

-It’s EASY! Pay with Pay Pal-

To sign up for St Clair yahoo group: https://groups.yahoo.com/St_Clair_County_ABATE

St Clair County ABATE Chapter Inc May 1990

LEGISLATIVE The main thing going on legislatively is the election coming up. We

repeatedly invited 57th Senatorial candidate Christopher Belt to our meeting

and he was a no show. His campaign director Adam White flat out told me

that he worked for the senate and not the Democrat party and he had to clear

it with the Senate. Christopher said he would come to our meeting and Adam

said he would call me back, not once but twice he told me that. Neither one

happened. The Republican candidate stated she is for a minor motorcycle

helmet bill on our voter questionnaire for the primary election. Neither can-

didate returned our Voter Questionnaire for the General Election. So there

you have it, the one that will probably win seems to be a puppet for the sen-

ate and the other knows what's best for you. Happy Trails.

Mike Gallagher

LAP SPONSOR AT THE SPRINGFIELD MILE St Clair County ABATE is a lap sponsor at the Springfield Mile. The members pre-

sent at the August meeting donated until we hit the $100 mark. This is great public

relations and get’s our chapter name out to thousands of motorcycle race fans.

Hometown boy Jeffery Carver won the national event Memorial day and is the fa-

vorite to win it this September 2nd again. Jeff is from Grafton Illinois.

St. Clair ABATE and the Great Flood of ‘93.

Back in 1993, I had the honor of serving as President of the St. Clair

County Chapter. At the time, we were over 400 members strong and a pow-

erhouse within ABATE of IL, primarily due to the efforts of Michael and

Sheila Gallagher. As the rains began then continued, the local news (internet

was a baby and only rich folks had bag phones), which was our primary

source of information began talking about a “100 Year Flood”. At first, no-

body paid attention, but it soon became apparent that what was happening

outside was something phenomenal and life-changing. As levee after levee

failed, whole towns up and down the Mississippi became inundated in her

muddy waters and lives were lost and wrecked. After calling every member

living below the bluffs to ensure their safety, I met with key ABATE mem-

bers and we quickly devised a plan to help those impacted by the flood.

Over the course of one week, we not only secured money, supplies and sup-

port from many local businesses, but we put together a “Flood Drive” re-

questing building materials, cash, clothing… ANYTHING that those who

had lost everything may need. We secured two tractor-trailers and held the

drive on the east end of Belleville out by the high school. The flood drive

was a huge success, completely filling both semis and raising thousands of

dollars in donations. Members got back together the following weekend to

escort the trucks to Alton. Approximately 30 riders and the semis were es-

corted from Belleville to Alton by the Illinois State Police. It was something

to see! We arrived at the Red Cross Command center in Alton and began

unloading the trucks. Their volunteers were taken aback by the scruffy and

rough looking bikers who had raised so much for folks they didn’t even

know. Right after the last truck was unloaded, the Command Center re-

ceived word that the sandbag wall in downtown Alton was failing and even

more homes and businesses were at risk. Without being asked or even giv-

ing it a second thought, we hopped onto our bikes and scootered downtown.

We parked the bikes and spent the next several hours rebuilding the sandbag

walls downtown.

So many members came forward to do a truly righteous act for those

in need that I get misty-eyed thinking about it today. I’ve been proud of

what our chapter and our members have been able to do over the years and

our response to the Great Flood of ‘93 is a great example of what we can

accomplish when we’re motivated and eager to do what needs to be done.

Tom Clark abate-il.org

Find us on Face book at

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Hi all,

Wow September is here already. Always love this time of year. The

weather is slowly cooling off and it is a good time to get some riding in. It's a

great chance to get out and see some of the beautiful country that we have in

our area.

If you take a nice ride and want to let others know about it post it on

our Facebook page. Or you could write a small article about your ride and

submit it to the newsletter. Mike G is always looking for good content and

would love to add it. Also, when you’re out and about remember to let peo-

ple know about ABATE and what we do. We could always use new mem-

bers. Don't forget to support our newsletter advertisers when out riding. They

support us.

It won't be long before the election will be here. Check out the candi-

dates and be an informed voter. (DO YOUR HOMEWORK). ABATE of IL

grades the candidates and puts it in the state newsletter. If you get a chance

to check it out, it may help you with your decision.

Hope to see you at the meeting September 13th and if you can bring a

small bottle of booze (airplane size) for our cooler we are giving away at the

Freeburg chili cook of on September 29th.

Until then, be safe,

ED

ON THE COVER

On the cover is long time ABATE member Bob Sherby. Bob has

been a member and news letter advertiser since 2008. Bob is the proprietor

of Faye Inn and just gave us $150.00 for a half page advertisement and an-

other hundred bucks for a five year membership renewal. Then he bought

four bike raffle tickets. We appreciate our advertisers.

ACTIVITIES REPORT

St. Clair ABATE will be having a Chili booth enttry at the Freeburg Fall Festival & Chili Cook Off on Saturday September 29. This will be going on from 11am – 7pm. Please come out and show your support and help Ed and I serve up some chili. We will also be drawing for the mini cooler of booze that day. So come to the next

meeting and bring in your mini bottles of booze to fill the cooler.

I am still working on a day of UTV/ATV riding at Coyotes in Coulterville, IL .

We will be purchasing the guns for the St. Clair County ABATE Gun Raffle this

month that will be held at our Meat Shoot in January 2019. More details to come.

If you know of any events coming up please let me know.

Thank you,

Alex Cortez

St. Clair Co ABATE Activities

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MEMBERSHIP REPORT September 2018

WELCOME to the following Renewal Members. Gayle & Lindell Tripp 1 Year

CONGRATULATIONS to Phil (River Rat) Smithe for winning the Membership Draw-ing in August. We have a MEMBERSHIP DRAWING at every monthly meeting. You MUST be present to WIN!! The drawing increases $5 each month if the winner is not present. Don’t forget about our chapter MEMBERSHIP CONTEST!!! Each member who signs up 5 NEW members will receive a 1 Year FREE Membership. Carry applica-tions with you and hand out. Talk motorcycle “Freedom of Choice”. Also, do not forget we also protect “Off-Road” riders so let’s get them involved as well. The membership numbers are always a month in arrears. As of August 1st

, our chapter had 178 members and there was 7222 state members. Keep up the great work and thank you for renewing your membership and signing up new members!!! Please inform all bikers about our mission!!! Renie KinKade Membership

St. Clair County ABATE

Meeting Minutes

August 9, 2018

17 members, 0 guests

7:04 Call to order

All said Pledge of Allegiance and moment of silence for our fallen sisters and broth-

ers.

President’s report and opening statements: Welcome and thanks to all for

coming out. Just want to remind everyone to bring mini bottles of booze to add to

the cooler to raffle off at the Freeburg Chili Cook off. Still have Bike tickets to sell,

sales need to completed and returned to Mike before Labor Day Weekend. We

have copies of the Chapter By Laws and placed them on the tables for you to view

or take home.

Secretary: Both June and July minutes were provided at the meeting and

placed in the August Newsletter.

Motion made by Wayne, Katie seconded all were in favor to

accept the Secretary’s Reports.

Treasurer: Treasurer report was presented at the meeting. If you are interested

in seeing or hearing the report, you will now need to show up at the

meetings.

Motion made and passed to accept the Treasurers Report.

Membership: Remember when you sign up new members you can receive your

ABATE membership free for one year.

Membership Contest: Tonight’s drawing is $75.00

New Members: To be listed in the News Letter Membership report.

Renewal Members: To be listed in the News Letter Membership report.

Motion made and passed to accept the Membership Report. Newsletter: Provided a report in the State Newsletter. Purchased Stamps,

printed 170 newsletters to total $90.29.

Legislative: We are needing someone to stand in for legislative. Mike to stand

in on the interim until someone comes forward to actively support.

Additional studies have been produced by the National Reliable

Energy Laboratory showing the damaged caused by ethanol. Josh

and Bill attended the Mike Bost fundraiser. Our representatives

remember when we help. Let’s become more active with them for

ABATE. Motion made, past to accept the Legislative report.

BOD REPORT CONTINUED Events:

Legislative day for ABATE of IL will be in March 2019 ABATE of IL trip to Washington DC will be in Mid to Late April 2019 Meeting Of The Minds (MOTM) 2018 will be in Denver CO, 20-23 September

2018 at the Renaissance Hotel. 2018 conference is sponsored by ABATE of Arizona, ABATE of Utah, ABATE of Colorado and Nevada Soldier for Jesus MC. Cost is between $80-$100 see flyer for additional information. https://motorcycleridersfoundation.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/MOTM2018_flyer.pdf

MOTM is a fun event and riders from the entire US are in attendance. Breakout

sessions, information from our European riders is passed along as well. You would be amazed what changes come from the European riding com-munity to the USA.

Nominations: State Coordinator: None Assistant State Coordinator: None Secretary: Charissa Reed Treasurer: Paul Truax Legislative: Josh Witkowski Safety & Ed: Mike Brush (will think about it) Newsletter: Carla Enburg Public Relations: Brian Dukes Bike Raffle: Howard Nation – mentioned but not present to accept Activities: Mark Werries SW Region: Dennis (Skinny) Kinnikin

Next ABATE of IL STATE Board of Directors meeting is 20 October 2018. Every-one is invited to attend. This will provide you insight of what occurs at the state meeting with 60+ chapters in attendance. It is held in Springfield IL at Exit 90 to-ward the University of IL Springfield with meeting Location: BROOKENS AUDITO-RIUM (1st Floor) Renie KinKade

BOD Rep

ABATE of IL State Board of Directors (BOD)

Meeting 18 August 2018 Officer Reports: State Coordinator (Ryan Hubbard): Please keep all information regarding ABATE

of IL positive when posting on social media. Ryan has been receiving phone calls about people bashing others or chapters and it needs to stop. Assistant Coordinator (Jeff Marsh): Planning the State Seminar for 2019. Also agrees with Ryan that we need to move in a positive direction and remember our mission. Treasurer (Paul Truax): Will not be at the October BOD meeting. He will be doing

a session on being a Great Chapter at the 2019 Seminar. Legislative (Josh Witkowski): Gave out a handout on current and potential bills.

Plans to have its own website shortly, which will come out of the Legislative Budget. Want to get chapter consensus on getting a bus to transport people to and from Legislative Day. If a bus were to leave from our Region, where and what times would you like it to depart and return? Be cautious when posting political issues on the chapter or state websites. ABATE of IL is working with both Federal & IL State groups involved with autonomous vehicles (Driverless) – More to follow Office Manager (Pauli Ward): Call if you want labels for members that have been expired for a while to send them a renewal form. Talk to off-road riders about be-coming ABATE members. Go to their meetings if possible. Safety & Ed (Mike Brush): Please help get the word out to watch for motorcycles

and be aware of our surroundings. Products (Tracey Eddington): Not present. Sounds like she did well with product

sales at the State Party in June. Newsletter (Janet Thompson): Wants each chapter to get at least one business

sponsor if they don’t already have one. Look on page 7 of the State Newsletter for sponsor information. Working on drafting a letter that can be submitted with an ap-plication to become a business sponsor. For $50 per year a business can be listed in the state newsletter under the business section of the supporting chapter. $50 a year is very small to get your name/advertise your business in the newsletter. Public Relations (Brian Dukes): Working on proclamations. Looking at additional

promotional materials to provide the chapters. Bike Raffle (Howard Nation): Not present. Per Pauli, need all tickets sold or not

turned in by August 28th or at the Springfield Mile. Activities (Mark Werries): Numbers were down this year for the State Party.

Those who attended had a great time. This was the first year this event was opened to the Public. It is encouraged chapters attend this event as it is nice to get acquainted with other chapter members as well as other fellow riders. BOD will de-termine the place, date and events for next year’s party at the October meeting. New Business:

No scholarship given this year. Annual MRF Pledge – Each chapter has been challenged to donate $1 per

member. Money needs to be received to the State Office (Pauli Ward) by 1 September.

Meeting Minutes Continued

PR: Springfield Mile is looking for sponsors per laps, several members

donated money to have our ABATE sign and mention ABATE on

that lap. We are looking for someone to step into the PR position.

Katie has taken on full time school and will no longer have the

time to put into this. If you or someone you know might be inter-

ested, please contact Ed Main.

Activities: Chili Cook Off- 29th September 2018 in Freeburg. We will have

our Gun Raffle tickets for sell. Shoal Creek Summer Bash, Butler

Illinois. August 24,25,26 Montgomery County Fairgrounds. Let’s

Ride for Brad and Mandy, August 25th. Start at Mandy’s. 100

MPH Club Motorcycle Rodeo, 22 Sept Caseyville Clubhouse 8300

Bunkum Road.

SW Reg:

Safety & Ed: Look out for road construction. Lawn maintenance personnel of-

ten blow lawn clippings and other objects out on the roads that can

be a hazard for motorcycles. Keep a look out. Watch out for deer

in the early mornings, several people have reported seeing a lot of

activity. Be safe.

BOD: Meeting is 18 August. Renie to attended

Old Bus: If anyone reads something in the By Laws that they feel should be

changed we will need to set up a committee.

New Bus: Elections are in November. Next month we will be taking Nomi-

nations for Officers for 2019. Come out and place your nomina-

tion! Several officers will be stepping down and we will have sev-

eral positions to fill. New Officers will start in January. Christ-

mas party will be in December.

Membership Drawing: $75.00, #105- River Rat, present. Congratulations! Next

month it will start over at $20.00

Adjourned: 7:50

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Safety & Ed Report – September 2018

Where has the summer gone, temperatures are starting to change and

it is great riding weather.

School is back in session and I have schedule for Mascoutah High School for

the driver’s education classes next month to provide motorcycle awareness.

If you are interested please contact me and you can contribute. This is fun

and exciting plus you are representing ABATE members providing education

to our young drivers.

Remain vigilant at all times as there is road construction areas that do not

take motorcycles into consideration. Lawn mowing continues to be a hot

topic as people are blowing grass on the roads. This creates a slick hazard

for motorcyclists. Also, chapter member Steve Gunther called the Saint

Clair County Sheriff's Office to report grass on the road and found out blow-

ing grass onto the road as a Class B misdemeanor. It is littering and it seems

to be a Hot Topic on a lot of motorcycle websites.

Do you have Flight insurance such as Air Evac Lifeteam (Air Med Care Net-

work)? If not, you should consider getting it in the event it is needed to airlift

and to get quick medical care. Will your medical insurance pick up that

cost? I encourage each of you to call your insurance and ask the question.

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Remain observant at all times!

Ride Safe

Rich KinKade

rkrkx2@ameritech.net