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Chapter PA-T
Chapter Directors Randy & Janet Shawley (814) 267-5082
Assistant Chapter Director Bob & Carolyn Short
Chapter Educator Gary & Lu Ann Paugh
Membership Enhancement Jim & Sue Melius
Chapter Couple of the Year Roger & Debbie Fields
Treasurer Bill Phillips
Ride Coordinator Ken Baker
Newsletter Editor Bill & Dawn Wilgus
Birthday & Anniversary’s Dawn & Bill Wilgus
GWRRA NORTHEAST REGION (B)
Pennsylvania District
Somerset, PA.
Monthly Gatherings
Second Friday of each month.
Eat at 6:00 Gathering at 7:00
Kings Restaurant
1180 North Center Ave.
Somerset Pa. 15501
GWRRA LEADERSHIP
President Anita ALkire
REGION “B” DIRECTOR Tom & Renee Wasluck
Pa. District Director Rick & Andi Riek
Pa. Assistant Director Jim & Diane Heffelfinger
Pa. Assistant Director Harold & Diane Jackson
Pa. District Treasurer Sharon & Ed Golonka
PA Membership Enhance-ment Coordinator Diane & Jim Heffelfinger
PA District Rider Education & MAD Doug & Cindy Motter
PA Asst. District Rider
Education Phil & Darlene Pirozzi
PA District Trainers Gerry & Bonnie Vanart
PA District COY Coordina-tors Barry & Rhonda Blyler
District Couple of the Year Dana & Danise Hartle
District Webmaster Mike & Darlene Ammerman
Calendar of Events
December 2017
12/8-Gathering
Chapter Director Randy & Janet Shawley
FROM THE DESK OF THE CHAPTER DIRECTOR
HELLO CHAPTER “T” FAMILY
Hello everybody, I hope that your Thanksgiving was a safe and happy one.
If you were not at the last gathering, here’s what you missed.
Chapter B came to visit us with 10 members. I would like to thank Chapter B for
making the trip to our gathering. We had a blast!!
We had 29 members attend the November gathering. Peggy Yommer won the
Progressive. Andi Riek won the 50/50. (she always wins)
The final menu was set for our after-Christmas Banquet. The menu will remain
the same as last year. (if it aint broke don’t fixit) We will be having a cake for de-
sert. Feel free to bring an additional desert to the banquet if you wish. The ban-
quet will be held in the ballroom this year that way we will have more room for
our activities.
If you are participating in the mileage challenge, please make sure that I have
your year ending mileage at the December gathering. The mileage awards will
be given out at the banquet.
The new chapter team will be reviled at the December gathering. The chapter
team will consist of the Chapter Director, Asst. Chapter Director, Chapter treas-
urer, Chapter Ride Coordinator and Chapter Social and Member Enhancement
Coordinator. These changes are being made in accordance with the restructur-
ing of the G.W.R.R.A. organization.
The December gathering will also be the ride schedule meeting for nest year. If
you have any ideas for rides for the chapter, please bring them to the Decem-
ber gathering
Please bring your raffle tickets and money to the December gathering.
That’s all I have for now. Hope to see you at the gathering on December 8th.
“Keep the shiny side up and the rubber side down”
Randy & Janet Shawley
Assistant Chapter Director
Bob & Carolyn Short
We want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a
healthy Happy New Years.
I can’t believe the weather has been so nice for riding. I’m
sure by the time this newsletter goes out the weather will
change. This year has just flown by so quickly, its hard to be-
lieve we need to start shopping and baking. We are looking
forward to the family getting together again. Hope every-
one has a great Christmas, and Santa is good to you.
Bob & Carolyn Short Asst. Chapter Directors
Chapter Educator
Gary and LuAnn Paugh
Chapter Couple of the Year Roger and Debbie Fields
Hello everyone ,We hope all had a good Thanksgiving and maybe some of you
even got a deer. I guess it’s time to put the trike away and winterize it. I hope eve-
ryone went riding a good little bit this year. I was hoping to to get more riding in
this year, but I guess not! Christmas will be here in a couple of weeks. We are
looking forward to spending time with family and friends. Going to programs at
Church and making up the stockings for the kids. This year Mom and I did 12
stockings and hope to do more next year. We buy toys all year long. Merry Christ-
mas to all!
Roger & Debbie
Chapter Membership Coordinators Jim & Sue Melius
Hello Everyone,
As I sit here on Thanksgiving Day typing the newsletter and sniffing the turkey
cooking, I am wondering where has the last three years gone? I can’t believe
that this is our last newsletter article as PA District Directors. It just seems like
yesterday we told the District Directors, Dana and Danise Hartle and Region Di-
rector, Tom and Renee Wasluck that Andi and I would agree to become the
GWRRA PA District Directors. They say time flies when you’re having fun – well,
there has never been a time where we did not have fun at the many Gold Wing
functions we attended.
Andi and I would like to thank everyone on the district team for making our jobs
easy. From the District Rallies, District Meetings, and the staff meetings we
knew that if any of you were given a task to do, it would be done to perfection.
We always said that we believed we had the greatest district staff around. Again,
we thank all of you all from the bottom of our hearts. We will truly miss working
with all of you and we are sure to remain awesome friends.
Some people we had asked to be part of the district team accepted our offer,
some turned down the opportunity. We feel those that didn’t accept a position
missed out on the chance to make some wonderful friendships. The friendships
Andi and I have made being District Directors throughout the years will last a
lifetime. Granted throughout our tenure we have had some rocky roads but in
the end, everything worked out. If our new District Director asks for your help,
maybe consider taking a position and possibly making a difference in our great
Pennsylvanian District.
Along with thanking the District team we would like to say a special thank you to
all our chapter leaders throughout the GWRRA organization. We would especial-
ly like to thank our PA chapters and chapter members for welcoming us at eve-
ry event we have ever attended. The fun and comradery that is shown in our
chapters is without a doubt something special. Your dedication to GWRRA is ap-
preciated.
With our tenure being over please remember the fun will continue with new
leadership and new ideas. All I can ask is for you to support the new leadership
as you supported us. You can do this by supporting all the programs that the dis-
trict is involved with.
We would like to wish Harold and Diane Jackson all the luck that is possible in
their new position as PA District Directors. I know they will give 110% in every-
thing they do. We wish them the best and congratulate them on the new PA Dis-
trict Team they are working on putting together.
Thank you again for all the support in our tenure. Hope to see every one of you
somewhere soon.
Andi and I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and safe and blessed
New Year.
Rick and Andi Riek
Former PA District Directors
Chapter T Birthdays
BEST WISHES TO ALL OF YOU!
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the following mem-bers for a speedy recovery!
Ken Baker
1st Bill Phillips
5th Debbie Baker
5th Peggy Yommer
16th Sharon Shaffer
26th Marty Yommer
27th Mike Scheve
28th Dawn Wilgus
29th Roger Snuffer
31st Nancy Yaskanich
Chapter T Anniversaries
18th Bill & Dawn Wilgus
29 Tom & Sandy Vigna
DECEMBER 2017
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