Since this is our regular meeting place please RSVP with the number of attendees you will be bringing so the restaurant can be prepared. We eat at 5:30PM and we start our meeting at 7:00PM. Thank you,
Peter & Darla Flynn, Chapter Directors, FL1-A, Tampa, FL, (813) 567-1430, website: www.fl1a.org, email: acdfl1a@ymail.com
New rules for obtaining the plaque follow: Visitation Form and New Wanderer Rules
Be sure to print out the new Visitation Form (Revised January 12, 2010) and discard all older versions.
The Florida District Wanderer:
Chapter FL1-A has captured the Wanderer from FL1-K2 St. Petersburg, on March 9, 2010.
It will be available on Saturday, March 20th at our regular monthly gathering at Frontier Steak Cattle Company, 8602 Sligh Ave, E, Tampa, FL.
Hot Potato #1: On January 24, 2010, FL2-L delivered the Hot Potato # 1 to the 4 Chapter Breakfast in Titusville and placed it in the hands of FL1-F Titusville.
Hot Potato #2: On February 20, 2010, FL1-O, DeFuniak Springs took the Hot Potato #2 to FL1-A2, Tallahassee at their Lakeside Rally
The Region "A" Wanderer: is in the possession of:
Chapter GA-L Rome,GA has captured the Region Plaque. The Plaque will be offered Saturday March 13th. We will eat at 12:00 noon and will give both the Georgia District and Region Plaques away at 1:00 p.m. The location is Western Sizzlin 801 Martha Berry Blvd, Rome GA 30165.
Kevin Henkle & Sheri Harley
Chapter Directors GA-L
(678) 315-2791
New rules for obtaining the plaque as presented at the 2010 Chapter Conference are in effective immediately. For complete rules and new visitation form, click here: Visitation Form and New Wanderer Rules .
There is a place on the new form to note whether or not the visitation was a Wanderer attempt. Chapters are to complete and send to Cliff Hotchkiss their monthly visitation forms by the 10th of the following month. Cliff's address is 7928 Emu Court, Orlando, FL 32822. Remember that the first rule for anything we do is that ALL participants must have FUN!
Any questions regarding the new Visitation and Wanderer Program should be directed to the District Directors.
THE HOT POTATO will be available for delivery immediately following the Florida District Wing Gathering. The intent is to encourage Chapter visitation. Keep the plaque moving!!!
1. The shortest route will be used to determine all mileage as calculated by Mapquest.
2. Distance traveled will be measured from the regular published monthly meeting place to destination.
If a Chapter does not have a published meeting place, the courthouse in the town the Chapter is
chartered will be used to determine distance.
3. There is no mileage limitation but the further you travel, the higher your annual miles.
4. A minimum of FIVE CHAPTER PARTICIPANTS (with current GWRRA cards) are required to
hand off the “Hot Potato” Guests who ride with a presenting Chapter cannot be an Officer of any
other Chapter.
5. MOTORCYCLES WILL BE THE ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION USED!
6. The “Hot Potato” must be delivered to Chapter meetings, Kick-Tires or a Chapter Poker Run only.
7. For statistical purposes, mileage is computed as follows: number of people with current GWRRA membership cards X (times) the number of miles traveled. This includes Riders and Co-riders.
8. The “Hot Potato” must pass through the hands of three chapters before it can be re-presented to the same chapter. Should the “Hot Potato” remain with one Chapter more than fifteen days, the three chapter rule is waived, and any chapter may go get it, and claim the statistical mileage.
9. Any District Staff member present will resolve any disputes among Chapters. If mileage is challenged, Mapquest will be the deciding factor. If disputes still cannot be resolved, the plaque will not be transferred until the District Director makes a final decision.
At Wing Gathering the Chapter with the most member miles during the year will have permanent possession of that year’s “Hot Potato”.
It is the responsibility of the receiving Chapter Director to advise the District Director, Bill Berry and the Webmaster, Millie Prince, that they have the “Hot Potato” so that it can be posted as quickly as possible on the website.
The Plaque may be captured by any GWRRA member(s) or chapter who arrive at the meeting place of the chapter holding the plaque and must travel by motorcycle March 15- November 15. The capturing chapter must not be composed of unassociated members who assemble on site for the sole purpose of capturing the plaque.
The capture will be determined by combining the sum total of the number of chapter member times the number of miles ridden one way. The miles must be computed from the chapter monthly business-meeting place to the capture site. The chapter with the greatest total amount of miles becomes the new "Captive" chapter. If there are any questions concerning mileage, refer to Mapquest. All Region Staff, District Directors and Assistants should exclude themselves from the mileage calculations in capturing the plaque. Any question as to miles traveled or other issues must be resolved at the time of the capture. Once the plaque has departed the point of capture, there is no recall.
A chapter which has captured the Wanderer is not eligible to take it back from
the chapter that immediately captures it from them.
It must pass through that chapter and be in possession of another
chapter. It will be the responsibility of the captive chapter to report the capture immediately to
The captive chapter must make the plaque available within 30 days of capture on a Saturday or Sunday.
The plaque goes into play at the Region A Rally and will be recalled and returned to the Region A Director two weeks prior to the next Region A Rally.
AT THE REGION A RALLY, THE WINNING CHAPTER WILL BE THE CHAPTER THAT TRAVELED THE MOST MILES. THEY WILL BE AWARDED $100.00 AND THE ENGRAVED PLAQUE.
THE CHAPTER WITH THE SECOND MOST MILES WILL BE AWARDED $50.00.
"Believe in 'Wing' Magic"
March 11, 12, 13, 2010