Northwest Cascades Chapter #154 - Burlington, Washington

February Meeting and Chapter Charter Document Signing...



Gathered at Bob's ready for ride
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We gathered at Bob's Burger and Brew in Burlington for our annual Chapter Charter signing and to fill out and sign new ride waivers for 2009...
We had a great turnout with 21 members and 3 new people attending... Lot's of members and new faces
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Visiting
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Lots of visiting and catching up before the breakfast was ordered and the meeting began...
2009 ride waivers were passed around and we got to the business of filling out and signing those documents. Our Motorcycle endorsement on our driver's licenses were verified by Roy, the Chapter Sargeant at Arms... Signing the ride waivers
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Lenny reading the charter
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Then, on to the Charter. STAR Touring and Riding requires that each page of the Charter be read aloud to the membership so JohnG, Chapter President, passed around pages to some "volunteers". Leeny reads page 1..
Here's Jim P reading a page while fellow members listen in rapt attention... Jim reading the charter
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Roy reads a page
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Roy read a page as did Mark C, Frank C, Andrea, Steve O and JohnG. Thanks folks!
Roy now verifies that all have the required current STAR membership before allowing each to sign the Charter... Verifying membership
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Charter signing
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Then it's time to place our signatures on the documents. Don C signs his name...
As does Andrea. Good to see you here, Andrea! Andrea signs
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The Charter
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Here's what it was all about. Page one of this year's Charter documents. Now we're ready for another years of rides and good times!