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FEED THE CHILDREN Fundraising
 
As a Chapter, we set a goal to raise $5,000.00 to donate to FEED THE CHILDREN at this year's STAR-BQ, being held in Kerrville. We are planning a Chapter Ride to the event, so make your reservations soon (go to the EVENTS page for more info). At our January meeting Wendy and Sabrina came up with an idea to get us started, and we followed through with it by dipping and selling nearly 70 dozen chocolate covered strawberries for Valentine's Day. It was very successful! We made over $560.00 profit.
   We want to thank all of those involved, with a special thanks to the Matlocks for allowing us to use their home for this occasion. A great big thanks needs to be given to Wendy for all she did in coordinating the event, and her friend Sandy for helping us get started.
   If we are to achieve our goal, we all need to be doing what we can to raise donations. Talk to businesses that you frequent to see if they would be willing to contribute to FEED THE CHILDREN. There are donation forms available (contact Mark at mlcampbell42@verizon.net ) to present to contributors; and it is a tax deduction.
   If anybody has other ideas on how we as a Chapter can raise more donations, please feel free (actually, it is encouraged) to let us know. Contact Paul, Mark, Sabrina, or any of the officers, and we will bring up to the Chapter. Or, just speak up at our monthly meeting and present your ideas.



The Month in Review
 

January
Not too much went on in January, due to the cold and our 50/50 rule (if it is 50 degrees or lower, or a 50% chance of rain, we don't ride). The Chapter officers did get together at Big Daddy's BBQ to work out some ideas for rides for the rest of the year. Also, at our Chapter meeting in Jan the idea for the Valentine's Day strawberry fund raiser was conceived.

December
   December 6 some of us braved the excruciating cold to join in the US Marine Corps. Toys For Tots run that started in McKinney.
   During our meeting held on Dec. 13, we read the STAR Chapter Charter, discussed what we would like to do at the next Texas STAR-BQ, possible charitable events, and the idea of setting up a weekend ride once every quarter.
   A few of us also rode in other charitable rides, including the big TFT ride in Dallas.
November
Nov.14 thru 16 - The Cycle World International Motorcycle show was held at the Dallas Convention center, where a few of the Chapter volunteered at the STAR booth.
Nov.8 - Paul and Sonya hosted a wonderful holiday party, where we also held our monthly Chapter meeting. During our meeting we nominated, and selected the Chapter officers for 2009.
October
At our October meeting, We planned a holiday party to held at Paul's place on Nov. 8 (we decided to have it early so that members wouldn't have conflicts with family holiday plans). We also watched a video on becoming a safer rider, and then did some exercises on the motorcyles to put into practice what had been viewed.




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To post announcements, reviews on the previous month's activities, and/or classified ads, contact Mark Campbell at mlcampbell42@verizon.net