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ABATE of Arizona Chapter Report - Southern Arizona Another Too Broke is in the history books and it turned out to be a good one. The weather was perfect, attendance was up about 300 riders from last year and a stone fox became Miss Too Broke. Now, what more can you ask? Well, we asked for some Chapter member help and Bob Welton, Cliff Abel, Papa Gene Lueth, Jim DeYoung, Bill Greene, Dawn Detelj, and Mike Messer showed up. Yours truly was there and our Coordinator was working 18-hours a day on State membership and any other job that needed to be done. If I missed any of our members that helped out I apologize up front. It's hard to relay how interesting it is to work the registration desk. Literally everyone shows up at your table and it's an eclectic mix of people to say the least. I honestly enjoyed my time working the desk. Our Chapter was also responsible for the Poker Run. We ran a Ken Lamb style run with no designated stops. The turnout was excellent and an informal poll of those returning from one of the three routes showed the riders and their passengers enjoyed the “no stop” routine. If we're designated to the Run task next year we'll try and make it another “no stop” one. Dawn put on her sales hat and took off with a bag of ABATE pins we've had hanging around for a while. She came back with the bag almost empty. I didn't ask her how she did it but according to Ron “she sold the crap out of them.” Thanks Dawn. Be sure and check out this month's Masterlink for further information and a bunch of photographs. State and Chapter elections are coming up fast. As usual, we need some new blood in both groups. Please think seriously about donating a little of your time to the Chapter and become an officer. Trust me it's not a hard job and there's lots of help available. Our first highway cleanup of this year had a few, but very dedicated folks show up and fill nine bags of trash. The place looked pretty good and we had enough chow left over to feed the patrons of Buddy's Bar. Our next cleanup is scheduled for October 16th. The weather will be cool and we could certainly use a little more help. Mark it on your calendar please. Dawn, our merchandise person, tells me we're getting closer to a Chapter shirt. How close I don't know but it will be a pay up front affair and chances are it won't be a t-shirt. Let your ideas be known and wear it proudly. Our next meeting will be August 22nd at our usual place, the Kettle Restaurant with breakfast at 8:30 with the meeting beginning at 10 sharp. See you there. In the meantime, ... ...Ride Hard, Southern Arizona's LQQK Out For Motorcycles Trailer
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