March 2024

Meetings: Shawano meetings 1st Saturday of the month at 1 pm. See text for locations
Langlade meetings also listed in text

ABATE of WI 3C Regional Rep Report – Shawano County

Hi Everyone!

Our Shawano Region 3C meeting was held at Take-A-Chance in Advance on Saturday, February 3. We had 18 members in attendance! Meeting started with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by a Moment of Silence for those in harm’s way. Thanks for everyone that came to the meeting!

Lynn reviewed our January 2023 Treasury report and monies surrounding the Langlade Walking Meat Raffle. We held a 50/50 raffle and a 2nd raffle at the meeting. Nice job everyone for fundraising for ABATE.

Reminder that the Road Guardians Accident Scene Management course is on March 24 at Tanners Bar & Grill (Kimberly) from 10 am to 6 pm because the first 10 minutes are the most important in a crash. Call Pauline for more information or check the Road Guardians website.

Pauline reviewed the Shawano County highway construction projects to watch out for: Hwy 45 from 29 to Langlade Cty; Hwy 29 and MMM (install J turn); Hwy 47 south of 29 and several improvements with Hwy 117 in Bonduel. There were accident and intersection reviews in the County.

May is Motorcycle Month activities are confirmed. We will meet and hold a MC Safety campaign and Shawano meeting at Lisa’s Longhorn Saloon in Shawano. We will be on the WTCH Breakfast Club on April 30 at 8 am and Langlade will have a radio spot on WACD 106.1, May 10 at 7:45 am.

Officer’s Training was Feb 9-11, 2024. So much information but the most important was that Lobby Day is the most important day for membership showing up for ABATE legislative meetings at the Capital. Much information was discussed, including our talking points and the need for a 10% membership showing. With a good turnout we look like the Motorcycle Issue Experts! Here is some other info from Officer Training:

Financial, Junior Patriots, Share The Road, Highway Safety, Safe Rider, Newsletter all gave updates. BRC courses are available on the website. A special class for ABATE BOD is happening. If you want to take a rider’s class with others in our organization check it out. Regarding transportation, we need to work on riding a safe ride. According to statistics the number of motorcycle fatalities increased 27.5% from 81 fatalities in 2022 to 102 in 2023.

50th Anniversary events and product were noted and posters, shirts, hoodies and Summer Hummer posters were available. Looks like a great time. Great bands and nice-looking logo. Remember, Summer Hummer is the weekend after Father’s Day this year on June 20-23.

A huge thank you to Mike Mueller for stepping up to handle ABATE product. We really needed to get some ownership here so we can have better product management. Thank you, Mike!

Krissy Bowe has also taken charge of Marketing and shared tips, items, and assistance when needed. We took some direction to give Krissy FB access, how to get marketing supplies, and how to make better event posters. Great presentation Krissy!

Another big change is that Region 3C will have Outagamie County under our wing until a full leadership team is in place. Welcome Outagamie members and Tom Dawes as Area Rep! Several other regions were aligned with existing regions to allow for better communication and mentorship. Look for other information in this newsletter. Next meeting is March 9 at Hooker Bar & Grill (Leeman) and April 13 at Whistle Inn (Nichols).

Region 5B is having a Tomahawk Chili Feed Party on March 16 and a Hurly to Hayward run on July 20. Watch for more details on these events.

Legislative: The 2024 ABATE Lobby Day talking points are: Fuel Choice, Protect E10 or Less, Right to Repair, Vehicle Data Recorder Protection, and Anti-Profiling. We received more details on each item that will be provided on the bus routes. We need to show up and provide a consistent message from our members to our legislators.

Speakers: We had two speakers, Chopper and Slider Gilmore, who presented on The Price of Freedom and What Successful People Do (ed. set goals). Both were received well.

2024 B2B Tour: Please get your responses in now! Deadline is Feb 29th. We have a few new businesses in our book this year: Landsharks Bar & Grill (Cecil), Back Roads Bar (Bowler) and Emils Bar (Bowler) is renewing as Philthee’s Sports Bar.

We will have a meat raffle at The Lumberyard Bar & Grill in Bonduel at our Shawano meeting with meat from Charlies County Market. Come out and support ABATE of Wisconsin!

We have the 50th Anniversary Raffle and a new raffle for a small mini-motorcycle chopper (winner picked at SH). Check these out at the next meetings!

Thank you to Delores and Frank for having us at Take-A-Change. Your hospitality is very much appreciated. Shawano County monthly meetings are on the 1st Saturday at 1pm. Langlade meetings are on the 2nd Saturday at 1 pm. Our next Shawano meetings are March 2 at The Lumberyard (Bonduel) and April 6 at Wayne’s Place (Bonduel). The next Langlade meeting is March 9 at Club 55 and April 13 at Little Rock Bar & Grill (Aniwa).

Be bold. Take the first step!

Ride Safe. Rie Free.

Pauline Forrest, Region 3C Rep.

 

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