Directors Of GWRRA Jere And Sherry Goodman Director@gwrra

Gold Wing Road Riders AssociationOhio Chapter C-3 -- Cross RoadsJANUARY 2021Directors of GWRRAJere and Sherry Goodmandirector@gwrra.orgDistrict DirectorChapter DirectorRoy & Becky JonesSanto , It’s not the Destination,it’s the Ride. And the Fun!!!C-3 website: www.gwrraohioc3.orgOur next Gathering: POSTPONED UNTILFURTHER NOTICE!!

GWRRA Vision and Mission StatementsGWRRA VisionGold Wing Road Riders Association [GWRRA], founded in 1977, isrecognized as the world's largest single-marquee motorcycle association inthe world. GWRRA provides safety, technical, and educational services to itsMembers world-wide.GWRRA MissionDedicated to our Motto; Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge, GWRRAMembers enjoy the freedom of belonging to a not-for-profit, non-religious andnon-political organization.GWRRA Values Friends - GWRRA Members are men and women from all walks of lifewith varied interests and backgrounds. We have Gold Wing and othertouring motorcycle riders of all age groups. Some ride solo and manyride with small and large groups! New Members join GWRRAespecially for the technical information we share; some of ourMembers join for the enjoyment of riding with friends and also meetingnew friends. Find your future riding friends with your Region Map.Fun - As a family organization, GWRRA has certain fun groups toinclude restaurant, picnic and campout runs. We also have GWRRAgroups to include charities, parades, and small or large events acrossthe country. GWRRA Members can participate in live or videoseminars through Rider Education Programs.Safety - We strive for improvement through GWRRA safetyworkshops. We will share technical expertise, news and tips aboutriding, maintenance and the best touring routes in the world. Safety isfor Life on our GWRRA Rider Education Programs page.Knowledge While generalization about a group of individuals as large as today'sGWRRA is difficult, GWRRA Members are likely to be independentthinkers, fun-loving, generous, adventuresome, cooperative andunfazed by the natural challenges of riding in the rain, temperatureextremes or highway uncertainties. Many Members have completedCPR and first aid training, making them the best-prepared motorcycleriders on the world's highways! Find " CPR and First Aid Training " onour GWRRA Medic First Aid International Programs.

2021 Ride ScheduleHi gang, It is finally 2021!!!! Let's hope this year is better than last! It is time tosubmit those riding ideas for our ride list. Please email your ideasto: ominari2@wowway.comJust hang in there a little bit longer. It will be Spring soon. Hopefully thisCOVID monster will be under control so we can get together again and ride.I have already been counting the days to meet with my good friends. I missyou all!Stay well,Roy

Chapter Director - Santo C.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Here’s to looking forward to 2021. It’sgotta get better.I hope you all had a great holiday and were able to talk or visit with friends andfamily. Willy and I spent Christmas with our two daughters here in Cleveland,after all of us strictly quarantined for two weeks prior! We enjoyed our time andfood together. Now, we are all looking forward to a better 2021. We have ideasfor the Chapter in 2021 coming up soon and look for members to join in!First, Jim Hopper and I were sworn-in as Assistant Chapter Direct and ChapterDirector, respectively, in a December virtual meeting by Doug and Lynn Kerst,Assistant District Directors for North Central Ohio. Philip Vink introduced Jimand I to the team on the call. After an awkward joint recitation of the Oath, whereJim and I tried to coordinate our voices, we stayed on for updates from Doug and the other chapterofficers who attended the call.Ohio and personal judgment still call for limited exposure in large groups in indoor spaces. We all agree todelay our chapter gatherings at least until we can be outdoors or other safe settings. Jim and I talkedabout having a chapter virtual/online/internet meeting where those of you able and willing can catch upwith other members. Other chapters have been doing this with some success. I know it’s not a familiarway to “meet” for some of us, but I will work to provide help and easy-to-follow steps for those wantingthat. Meeting this way is a great alternative to not meeting. Give me your suggestions for “virtualgatherings” and look for details soon.We are planning rides for 2021, and we will also do this virtually in the coming weeks. Roy, Jim and Iagreed that we want your ideas and as much planning or ride-leading help you can provide. But, if youhave a ride idea, it does not require you to lead the ride. So, think of the roads, events, or places you thinkwe would enjoy this year and be ready to share your list! For myself, it’s fun to share the places Willy andI have discovered in our rides. We know many good hotdog spots within 200 miles!The state chapter has events for us, too. Cabin Fever is still on for Feb 11-13, 2021 at Salt Fork Lodgewith a “Game Show” theme. There are two 2021 Rider Courses--one in Wilmington OH on May 1 and 2,and in Canfield OH on May 22 and 23. One day is reserved for trikes. I’m planning to attend the CanfieldRider Course. We can all use a refresher. There are also local chapter rides and events that we will shareas they come up.This is all just the start to a great and safe riding season in 2021!FIRST ZOOM GATHERING SCHEDULED FOR27WEDNESDAY, JANUARYth. TIME ANDAGENDA WILL BE SENT PRIOR TO THEMEETING

Assistant Chapter Director - Jim H.HAPPY NEW YEAR to Everyone!As Santo mentioned in his CD section of this newsletter, we have officially beensworn into our positions at the last Ohio GWRRA District meeting. We didn'thave time to practice saying the oath of office in unison before we spoke it, so wewere a little rough starting out. I thought we did a pretty fair job once we gotgoing. at least nobody asked us to repeat it! This was the first time I was part ofa large (8 people) Zoom meeting.Zoom is a piece of software that runs on your PC which allows multiple people to have a group conferencecall. All the people show up on your PC screen in a grid. It's pretty straight forward to setup and use. DougKerst (our ADD) tells us he has chapters holding meetings using Zoom (with up to 30 people). Santo wantsto try an experiment to see if it can work for us. We would like to schedule a Zoom meeting on theevening of Wednesday, January 27th. Additional details concerning time and agenda will beforthcoming.Here's what a Zoom screen with 8 people looks like:This photo was from our swearing-in ceremony. I took an iPhone picture of my computer screen, so thequality is poor, but you get the idea. **Note there is a yellow highlight around my box (top, center). This isbecause the system picked up my voice just as I said "Cheese". This highlight method is used to let youknow who's speaking (extremely helpful with a large group). Also, you may notice Philip (in the center of thephoto) looks like he's sitting in front of his Gold Wing. Zoom will automatically project (behind you) whateverpicture you supply it with. You type in your name when you start your session, and it displays that in thelower left-hand side of your photo.

Assistant Chapter Director - Jim H. (cont’d)Here's a link to a good 8-minute YouTube video which shows how to sign on and use ZOOM.Finish reading the rest of the Newsletter then click on the link below to view it when you have time.Joining a Zoom Call for the First TimeHere’s the link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?app desktop&feature youtu.be&v 9isp3qPeQ0EWe received overwhelming positive feedback (22 people) on selecting Jennifer's Restaurant(14415 Pearl Rd, Strongsville, OH 44136) as our new Gathering spot when we start having inperson group meetings again. Only one person made a cautionary comment that it might be a littlefarther, but it wasn't a problem since it's just part of "motorcycle riding".I officially put my motorcycle away a couple of weeks into December. It was the last day we hadweather over 50 degrees with no snow. I say "officially put it away" because I plugged in the tricklecharger. for me, that's official! Within a couple of days, we got a 6-8" snow dump at our place, somy timing was good. However, I noticed a few days later that I hadn't checked the big Butlerdrinking mug on the handlebars. I knew right away I had left it filled with water. Humm, was itfrozen? Nope! That surprised me. Now that I dumped the water. the bike's Officially In storage.Start thinking about potential rides we could do this year. We'd like to put a ride list together so wecan start discussing various options. I thought I'd list some ideas for rides from the past. Maybethese rides will trigger some ideas for this year:Zanesville cruise by way of Route 60Ride to Quaker State in Sharon, PARide to Waldo for baloney SandwichesRide to Utica, OH for Ice CreamRide to Tiffin Glass MuseumRide to Frankenmuth, MI (1/2 days?)Santo's Ridge Running in Southern OHAMA Museum, Iron Pony MotorsportsTame the Baby Dragon RideAuburn Cord Duesenberg Museum, INBuckeye Rally RideRoscoe Village, CoshoctonPresque Island, PATriple Nickel Twisty RideTony Packo's Toledo, OHQuinets Buffet, New Martinsville, WVHarding's Birthplace, Marion, OHOhio Caverns, West Liberty, OHNeil Armstrong MuseumDutch Village Restaurant, Clymer, NYMarietta Chinese Restaurant, OHRide to Wing Ding (3/4 days)Amish Back roads by Eric and Gay!Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, Clev

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