Your board of officers needs to be an odd number of members. Reason is
for voting on matters of importance.
Chairman
Co-Chairman
Secretary
Treasurer
Road Captain
Road Dogs
Sgt. at Arms
General Meeting Order:
1 meeting a month minimum
Opening/Minutes taken
Endowment/Group Helmet
Collection
Roll call of Officers
Meeting count
Communications & Notices
Account Summary
(Treasurer)
Old Business
New Business
Any other
business/Awards/Announcements
50/50 (if want)
Meeting adjourned
Ride!!!
Moose Riders Bank
Accounts:
The lodge of the elected treasurer is to be the host lodge where
the money, fees will be deposited. Each group can determine which
account within there lodge they will use. Earmarked strictly
for your District Moose Riders. All matters of money must be put
forward to a vote within your Moose Riders meetings.
Fees-Dues:
All dues are to be sent to VMA
Virginia Moose
Association, Inc.
c/o Paula
P.O. Box 4433
Lynchburg, Virginia 24502
4/21/2010
The Dues
are $17.00 per year ( no prorating )
$9.00
goes to the VMA and $8.00 goes to the group.
Each group has to be
more accountable for their members.
Secretary/Treasurer must
on a monthly basis check to see if a member has expired.
All
the money will be sent to the above address and the new members name,
address, etc and VMA will send you a check to be deposited into your
Moose Riders account for $17.00 per member. ($9.00 to VMA
State & $8.00 back to group = $17.00)
Every 6 months a new and
updated roster will be sent to the Virginia Moose Riders State
Secretary.
Membership Cards:
When a new member joins
and there application and money is sent to VMA, that members information
will be sent to the Moose Riders State Chairman and a membership card
will be printed and mailed to the members address, or District home
lodge.
******** To update our
current Roster for the State. Send a completely updated membership
roster from your District to the State Chairman and a new membership
card will be issued.
Activity Group:
Moose Riders are now classified as an Activity Group just like, Sports,
Etc. and are entitled under the Moose By-laws to exist in the Moose
Fraternity.
Donations:
Send all donations to VMA
Virginia Moose
Association, Inc.
c/o Paula
P.O.
Box 4433
Lynchburg, Virginia 24502
It does not matter who
you are making your donations too. Paula, VMA State Secretary will
make photo copies of all the documents and record all donations and then
forward check/s to the earmark charity you designate. The
reason it has to be done this way is so your district will get all the
appropriate recognition/credit for your accomplishments.
Word Changes within our
Guidelines:
We are NOT a Motorcycle
Club. We are a Motorcycle Group or Riding Group.
Dues
are now called Fees
By-Laws are now called Guidelines
Moose International is
currently rewriting the Moose Riders Guidelines.
I
have been working real hard trying to organize our State Moose Riders
Group. I was put into office by the State Executive Board at the
Richmond State Convention. At that Convention I was invited to
present numerous questions and was able to discuss many issues that have
been brought to my attention. I have received countless phone
calls and emails and I appreciate all the input you provided. I
was able to present everything to the Executive board as a written
report that each executive board member received there own copies.
They had a meeting to discuss the report and the above listed items
where discussed and approved by the Board. I hope this will answer
a lot of the questions that you have had. If not, Please feel fre
to e:mail me at nvance@cox.net.
Please forward
your District Officer information including e:mail addresses and phone
numbers if possible to our webmaster at
jpuckett@vmaweb.com to update
our records. Also, please forward any photos you have of your
group doing fundraisers or just out doing what you do. Group shots
from each district would be nice for posting to your individual district
page.
Complete
Roster information is needed to print everyone's membership card.
Please forward your district rosters to myself at
nvance@cox.net.
Welcome to the
Virginia Moose Association Mooseriders Website. The Mooseriders were
formed in December of 2004. We have suffered through the growing pains
and organization hurdles and grown to a respectable size. We owe this
growth to our members dedication to their fraternity and to the ability to
have enough foresight to realize the enormous potential of such an endeavor.
Our members have done a great job of supporting many Moose charities and lodge
functions, not to mention community projects. Our participation in these
community projects serves as a great opportunity to raise interest in our
Fraternity as well as our Mooserider Committee. Please feel free to
browse this website and if you need any more information, please contact a
Mooserider chapter near you or use the contact info on this site. If you
do not have a Mooserider chapter in your district and are interested in
chairing one, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Thank you for
your interest in the Virginia Moose Assoc. Mooseriders.
2010 Virginia Motorcyclists Legislative Roundtable
August 14th, 2010 -- 10:00 am
Richmond Marriott
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 12:45:16
-0400
From: "Jim Cannon"
<jim@tommcgrathlaw.com>
To: Virginia Moose Riders
Subject: Virginia Motorcyclists Legislative Roundtable
Dear Fellow Motorcyclist;
I would like to extend an invitation to your
organization to send a representative or two to the 2010
Motorcyclist Legislative Roundtable. We will be meeting to
discuss concerns, issues and ideas of things to address with the
2011 session of Virginias General Assembly. As fellow
motorcyclists, organizations like yours, and your members are the
best source of information on things that affect both the enjoyment
and safety of our favorite pastime.
The meeting will begin at 11:00 AM August 14, 2010 at
the Richmond Marriott, 500 East Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219.
Complimentary motorcycle parking will be provided. Please RSVP
to Jim@vcomonline.org, or
(800)437-9434.
We look forward to your support this year, and feel
free to call with any questions.
Sincerely;
Jim
Cannon
Click Here
to visit the Virginia Coalition of Motorcyclists Web Page
From Special Olympics Virginia - Piedmont
Region Director
Josh Walker
1st Annual Bike Run for the
17th Annual Virginia Moose Association
Special Olympics Softball Tournament
May 22nd, 2010
posted 05/31/2010
Thank you for…
“Continuing the Tradition”
Dear Members of the Virginia Moose Association,
I am writing to say THANK YOU!
This past weekend, over 550 Special Olympics athletes and
coaches converged on the small town of Bedford, Virginia, to participate
in the 2010 Bedford Softball Tournament. As usual, the result was
another wonderful spring weekend. The rain held off, and we had
great competition, another exciting opening ceremony, and a fantastic
fireworks show. I have already received some wonderful feed back
from athletes and coaches alike, and I can honestly say that it has all
been very positive. This event is always a favorite for everyone
involved, and the common factor every year is the hospitality of the VMA.
Thank you so much for everything that you have done to make
this tournament possible. I have attended every planning meeting
for this event since last spring, and I know first hand how much time
and energy each one of you puts into this tournament. For me, it has
truly been a pleasure getting to know many of you over the past two
years. And for those of you who have been coming to this tournament for
many years, I know that our athletes feel the same way, because many of
them are on a first name basis with you.
The great thing about this tournament is that it is not only a
Special Olympics event. This is a Virginia Moose Association event
as well, and as is the case every year, all members of the VMA should be
very proud of what it has done for our athletes.
Finally, I would like to share a few things with you. I
have placed two web links below that I would like you to click on when
you get a chance.
1)
The first is to an awesome video highlight show from this past weekend.
Hopefully it brings back the same good memories for you as it did for
me. For those of you who could not attend, this will give you an
idea of what a great time our athletes had.
2)
The second link is for all you Facebook fans out there. We have
uploaded over 120 photos from the tournament onto our Piedmont Region
Facebook Page. Check out the link to view the photos, and feel
free to become a fan of the Piedmont Region in the process.
Once again, thank you all for helping to make the 2010 Bedford
Softball Tournament such a wonderful weekend. Have a great summer,
and I look forward to seeing many of you again next year.
Sincerely thanks,
Josh Walker
Special Olympics Virginia
Piedmont Region Director
Click
Here to print the above letter for posting and distribution
Congratulations
to all the Participants
in the 17th
Annual VMA
Special Olympics Softball Tourney
May
22nd -
23rd, 2010
Thirty Two
(32) teams from the area showed up and dodged the rain drops and were
able to get the full tournament completed. The Highlanders,
Newport News Falcons and Wolverines, Lynchburg/Bedford Moose, Hanover
Mean Machine, Henrico Tornadoes, Iron Eagles, Newport News Hamsters,
Chesterfield Blaze and Mavericks, Monarchs, Richmond Eagles, VA Beach
Road Runners, Shining Stars 2, Spotsylvania Cavaliers, Loudoun County
Rangers, VA Beach Coyotes, Henrico Hurricanes, Loudoun Cardinals,
Rockbridge Wildcats, Chesterfield Barracudas, Chesterfield Blue Jays,
Chesterfield Rockets, Hanover Hawks, Chesterfield Bad News Bears,
Chesterfield Tigers, Powhatan Indians, New River Valley RockSolid,
Hanover Hawklings, Henrico Cyclones, Hokies, and York Flaming Tigers.
Thanks to all the Volunteers who once again made this event a great
event
and to the Players and Coaches "Congratulations and See You Again Next
Year"
Bob Morello
Virginia Moose Association Publications Chairman
Click Here to view additional Photos
from the 17th Annual Special Olympics Softball Tournament
*Please
note that you will need an Adobe version 7.0 or higher reader to download and
print these documents. You can download free by clicking on the Adobe logo
above.
I saw you, hug your purse closer to you in the grocery store line.
But, you didn't see me, put an extra $10.00 in the collection plate last Sunday.
I saw you, pull your child closer when we passed each other on the sidewalk.
But, you didn't see me,
playing Santa at the local mall.
I saw you, change your mind about going into the restaurant.
But, you didn't see me,
attending a meeting to raise more money for the hurricane relief.
I saw you, roll up your window and shake your head when I drove by.
But, you didn't see me, driving behind you when you flicked your cigarette butt
out the car window.
I saw you, frown at me when I smiled at your children.
But, you didn't see me, when I took time off from work to run toys to the
homeless.
I saw you , stare at my long hair.
But, you didn't see me, and
my friends cut ten inches off for Locks of Love.
I saw you, roll your eyes at our leather coats and gloves.
But, you didn't see me, and
my brothers donate our old coats and gloves to those that had none.
I saw you, look in fright at my tattoos.
But, you didn't see me, cry as my children where born and have their name
written over and in my heart.
I saw you, change lanes while rushing off to go somewhere.
But, you didn't see me,
going home to be with my family.
I saw you, complain about how loud and noisy our bikes can be.
But, you didn't see me,
when you were changing the CD and drifted into my lane.
I saw you, yelling at your kids in the car.
But, you didn't see me, pat my child's hands, knowing he was safe behind me.
I saw you, reading the newspaper or map as you drove down the road.
But, you didn't see me, squeeze my wife's leg when she told me to take the next
turn.
I saw you, race down the road in the rain.
But, you didn't see me, get soaked to the skin so my son could have the car to
go on his date.
I saw you, run the yellow light just to save a few minutes of time.
But, you didn't see me, trying to turn right.
I saw you, cut me off because you needed to be in the lane I was in.
But, you didn't see me, leave the road.
I saw you, waiting impatiently for my friends to pass.
But, you didn't see me. I wasn't there.
I saw you, go home to your family.
But, you didn't see me.
Because, I died that day you cut me off.
I was just a biker. A person with friends and a family.
But, you didn't see me.
