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Monthly BMW meeting
March 26, 2022
Tom Wood BMW Motorcycle
1:00pm

Joe Hochderffer called his last meeting as President to order at 1:00pm at the new
Tom Wood BMW motorcycle showroom on 96th St. Indianapolis. He thanked Tom Wood and all the associates who contributed to the build and set up of the new showroom housing a great selection of BMW motorcycles and merchandise. The club members wish the best success towards this new endeavor.

He asked if all members could stand and introduce themselves. Welcome.
The April meeting is being hosted by Chris Clardy, details to come.

Joe thanked the group about their participation in Photo Tag.

Joe then asked Wayne to speak to the group about future Rally sites and details concerning The European Riders Rally coming up in May.

Rich Nathan is introduced as our new club President. Rich conducted the voting of 3 new Board member seats. The nominees are Brian Findlay, Jay Zach, Richard Snodgress, Sam Beery.

Club members shared conversation regarding Joe’s last meeting as President and thanking him for leading the club through the rough last couple of years.

Joe wrapped up the meeting by reminding the members to welcome their new President

Rich Nathan and that the April meeting is hosted by Chris Clardy.

Jay Zach, Richard Snodgress and Sam Beery are our new 2022 Board members, congratulations and thank you for your continued dedication to the club. Richard Snodgress is replacing Rich Nathan’s board vacancy.

We wish you the best of luck to Joe and thank you from all the club members.

Minutes respectfully submitted, Kelly H. 3/26/2022

Good afternoon fellow club members,

I want to remind everyone that we have our March meeting coming up. The meeting is being hosted by Tom Wood BMW at the new showroom on 96th street, March 26th at 1:00pm, please bring a chair. This is my last meeting as President. Please RSVP through this email or JoeBMW7711@yahoo.com if you plan to attend.

Have a great Sunday and see you on the 26Th,

Joe H.

Indianapolis BMW Motorcycle Club
February 20, 2022
Annual Mileage Award Dinner
Blind Owl Brewery

Members were invited to arrive at 4:00pm at The Blind Owl Brewery. Reservations included a private room that was equipped with a bar and buffet line for parties of 35 and more. Prez. Joe particularly enjoyed the party gift lighting the way forward!

A Mexican buffet and desserts were prepared for the club. Members ordered from the bar and started eating at 5:00pm.

Joe Hochderffer started the meeting by thanking members for coming out and celebrating the achievements of our high mileage riders, cyclists and runner. He also thanked the Blind Owl Brewery for providing accommodations for the evening. The club was able to save money by scheduling the dinner on a Sunday.

He recognized the work of Webb, Theresia, Kelly, Jay, Galen and Margie for the collective work that they do together helping the club be successful.

He followed by thanking the individual Board members and their contributions of time and guiding the club, while sticking to the By-laws.

Wayne Garrison recognized our riders for the miles that they rode and ran. Our high mileage rider is Galen Reinholt with 13,406 miles. Great job Galen!

Congratulations to our BMW motorcyclists, non-BMW motorcyclists, Bicyclists and Runners. Thank you for sharing your experiences and pictures with the club.

Wayne presented the newest MOA Ambassador honor to Kelly Hochderffer.

Pete spoke to the group about the MOA’s latest endeavor, the Grand Coddiwomple. A Coddiwomple is defined as, “to travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination” (I thought we were already doing that). Rules and challenges are on the website. The website offers this email address for more information, CODDIWOMPLE@BMW.ORG

Congratulations to Chris Clardy! His photo was chosen to be published in the 2023 MOA calendar. Way to go Chris, it is a beautiful picture!

Margie was our 50/50 prize winner.

Joe wrapped up the evening by reminding club members that the March meeting is going to be in the NEW BUILDING at the dealership. Please RSVP to Joe Hochderffer if you plan to come to the meeting. It will be March 26, 2022 at 1:00pm at Tom Wood BMW. We hope to see you there.

Thank you to all who attended, we appreciate your participation and celebrating our riders.

Minutes respectfully submitted,
KLH 03/05/2022